Your 2025 Garden

[NanaK]

Finally finished mulching the strawberries. I weeded out the main garden.

The mustard had filled back in from my last picking.
I turned on my radio, sat on a milk crate and worked my way down the row until I had 2 big bag fulls. One went to my aunt. I saw no bugs!!! Yay!

I also picked my aunt a huge bag of collards. She wants to freeze some. I'll send her more after Thanksgiving.
The chickens got a bucket of leaves too.

I still have 2 rows that have not been touched. The plants from the previous pickings are filling back out. Seems it is a good year so far for the greens.

We had cabbage for supper last night.

Picked one more head of broccoli. A couple plants have small heads. Some are making side shoots. This variety is called Gypsy. It has given me good side size side shoots in the past. All depends on the weather.

 

[fuzzi]

Heavy frost overnight, not in the forecast.


Glad I covered the raised beds last night.

 

[fuzzi]

My sweet potato harvest has been curing in the shed for about a month.

It's past time to store them properly.

I had a couple baskets that I bought in October at a yard sale. And a spare plastic laundry basket!

For packing material I brought home a big bag of shredded paper from work.

I first put the laundry basket inside the wooden one, then placed some shredded paper in the bottom of the laundry basket. Next I started making alternate layers of sweet potatoes and paper.

Ta da!

The outside basket keeps the shredded paper from falling out. The openings in the laundry basket and the loose shredded paper allow air flow.

First time I've done this, will let you know how it works out.

 

[Sally PB]

First time I've done this, will let you know how it works out.

I'll be waiting to hear how it goes!

What do you do with the skinny little sweet potatoes?

 

[fuzzi]

I'll be waiting to hear how it goes!

What do you do with the skinny little sweet potatoes?

I haven't, yet. Might try microwaving, then mashing.