Growing/sharing/learning to garden: 2023

[Queen K]

I'm done with Iris.

Got white, seedless himrod grapes soaking in cold water right now. They sure were hidden in that jungle of vines. The smoke kept me from trimming, cutting, pruning, and so many other chores that it's catch up time.

[Babba_not_Gump]

I'm done with Iris.

Got white, seedless himrod grapes soaking in cold water right now. They sure were hidden in that jungle of vines. The smoke kept me from trimming, cutting, pruning, and so many other chores that it's catch up time.

We used to have hemorrhoid himrod grapes.
Of the four or five different types of grapes we grew over the years, they were by far our favourite.
Sweet, seedless. Damn, I miss them.

[Lady tehMa]

I love the Himrod grapes, such big producers!

[Queen K]

Enjoying roasted tomatoes with cheddar cheese right now.

[Lady tehMa]

Potatoes dug up.

Beans have been harvested again, and I'm letting some dry for next year's seed. They're pole beans my grandpa used to grow, in the 40's. My family has been saving the seeds for a long time.

More large tomatoes were harvested, and I gathered all the currently ripe cherry tomatoes - they are in the dehydrator. And I harvested the black beans, some for next year's seed and some to try making refried beans with (I got them from a Mexican lady who rented across the street one summer, we shared bean seeds).

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[Catsumi]

LadyT…looks great! I especially envy your spuds that prices in stores ate gaspingly high.

Today after company left I nipped up to Garden Box 2, yes, the one where the deer fatten themselves on my green beans,chomped to the ground.

Just too busy to go there much now, so decided to pack it in. Pulled up the cuc plants and found huge ones overlooked by all the foliage plus smaller ones. Big cucs I peel, cut in half lengthwise, scoop out seeds with small spoon, then slice and add sugar, stir, into colander and refrigerate. Drained well, just add dressing. Good to go.

Then I took on the job of pulling out Black Krim tom plants that were forests unto themselves…like pulling out oak trees! Result of picking through the foliage yielded 2 boxes of green toms, now washed and tucked into cardboard boxes with crumpled newspapers, like babies in swaddling clothes. I was going to leave the boxes on the deck, but decided indoors would be ok.

Another bounty of fall radishes, better than springtime. I will do a late planting again in 2024.

Too much, all at once, together with pears and a whole watermelon still to deal with, but, I AM UP TO IT! Yessiree.

Garden 1, another zuc plant is deceased, one left, still flowering now; new, fresh green beans should be pickable by Sunday.

I can’t remember when was the last time I had to go shopping for fresh (snort) veggies.

[normaM]

I liked pickled watermelon rind if you feel like canning :/

[Lady tehMa]

I liked pickled watermelon rind if you feel like canning :/

Never heard of that before! Guess I'll have to Google it. After I figure out dinner.

I just came in from collecting flower seeds for my MIL to spread around her acreage.
Rose Campion, Rudbeckia, snapdragon, and a large amount of hollyhock. Some poppy, too. If it grows, it grows. If it doesn't, oh well.

[Bsuds]

I liked pickled watermelon rind if you feel like canning :/

Never heard of that before! Guess I'll have to Google it. After I figure out dinner.

I had to look it up too. lol

[Lady tehMa]

I found a recipe for it, looks interesting

https://altonbrown.com/recipes/watermelon-rind-pickles/

[normaM]

It's popular in the US. Really good too. I like pickled peaches too - you get both the sweet and tangy flavors/ My Mommy used to can crab apples, never see them for sale now. As a kid grew tired of them, now I crave them
Oh, I like the asian pickled radish yet loathe radishes otherwise.

[normaM]

as mentioned just incase you all want to fo some interesting canning - I just need a jar of each :)

[Babba_not_Gump]

It's that time of year, not much left, just the kale, cherry tomatoes and green beans.
Oh, and some flowers.

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[Lady tehMa]

It's popular in the US. Really good too. I like pickled peaches too - you get both the sweet and tangy flavours/ My Mommy used to can crab apples, never see them for sale now. As a kid grew tired of them, and now I crave them
Oh, I like the Asian pickled radish yet loathe radishes otherwise.

My mom used to can crab apples. You're right, I haven't seen them sold in years. I liked the taste but really didn't care for the texture. Though I can understand now as an adult, that peeling them would have been insane.

[normaM]

good Alfred Hitchcock shot Babba :/