Gardening, canning, pickling and everything related
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I was doing drip irrigation before it became common about 40 years ago when we were in Texas & even had my orchard on a drip system. Then I did a sand filter septic system with underground drip irrigation to water the yard too. Now her in Alabama, I do a very basic drip system if you want to call it that. However, I am moving to some very serious raised beds to keep up with the compost & try to make the overall long-term prep work & maintenance easier. We will have to see how those ideas go. We are 100% organic again too. in Texas we produced enough to give us everything we needed, give the friends & neighbors what they wanted, & Margaret would take what was left down to the fruit stand to sell. You will not get rich doing that for certain & we have never been certified organic, but the folks knew we had good stuff.
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Rabbit manure is the best manure in my opinion. It has the high nitrogen with out the burning ammonia. I used to raise the rabbits really for the manure. Now we just use our chicken, compost, chicken straw & Alfalfa, & some cow manure from a local dairy. I get rabbit when I can. Margaret says, “no more raising rabbits”. If this corona business keeps up, we might have to get back to the basics.
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Have you ever tried pickled turnips?
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My garden varies quite a bit. Right now, it’s fairly light. Lacinato kale, arugula, basil, longevity spinach, and Okinawa spinach. I also have spearmint, rosemary, marjoram, chives, and thyme in pots.
I was thinking about about putting in a couple others things, but it’s getting rather late to start planting around here.
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I’m with you there.
Tomatoes and green beans blooming, Peppers a little behind and Hatch peppers still little as my seeds came late but they like it hot anyway. Love those dehydrated tomatoes they last all winter. -
Tarp, It looks like you must have some venison in the area for brining & grinding too! The deer used to jump over my garden fence like yours in Texas & walk to the very middle to eat swiss chard & sweet potatoes. They loved them & would jump right over the fence & touch nothing else. They like the water melons too.
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Tarp, It looks like you must have some venison in the area for brining & grinding too! The deer used to jump over my garden fence like yours in Texas & walk to the very middle to eat swiss chard & sweet potatoes. They loved them & would jump right over the fence & touch nothing else. They like the water melons too.
calldoctoday Yup lots deer around here. Not much bigger that a big dog but sure do taste better.lol My green beans would be gone by morning without that 8 ft fence.
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Have you ever tried pickled turnips?
calldoctoday I made pickled kolarabi once, never turnips. Use them in pasties and oxtail soup though.
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Well here is my finished weekend project.
Isaiah 5:22 Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and champions at mixing drinks
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calldoctoday I made pickled kolarabi once, never turnips. Use them in pasties and oxtail soup though.
YooperDog When I was in Architecture school a long time ago I used to take extra vegetables from our garden to the professors & folks at the school. The Librarian once asked me if I had ever tried them & I said no. She said when she went to Mexico on a vacation they sat them out on the table like chips here in the states & they were good. So, since we grew turnips pretty well in that garden, I said, what the heck & if I can pickle a pickle, then I suppose I can pickle a turnip too. So I did a good batch. We thought they were pretty good, but not everyone liked them. That was 35 years ago.
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Tex_77 Tex, I am impressed! Let us know how it all grows.
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YooperDog When I was in Architecture school a long time ago I used to take extra vegetables from our garden to the professors & folks at the school. The Librarian once asked me if I had ever tried them & I said no. She said when she went to Mexico on a vacation they sat them out on the table like chips here in the states & they were good. So, since we grew turnips pretty well in that garden, I said, what the heck & if I can pickle a pickle, then I suppose I can pickle a turnip too. So I did a good batch. We thought they were pretty good, but not everyone liked them. That was 35 years ago.
calldoctoday do you slice them up or cube them? Sweet pickle? Sounds like a good side to munch on with a cervesa.
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Tex_77 Does that unit break down for storage? Pretty nice looking gardening cabinet.
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calldoctoday do you slice them up or cube them? Sweet pickle? Sounds like a good side to munch on with a cervesa.
YooperDog If I remember correctly we did them Kosher style, but if I know myself, I might have tried a sweet jar or two. I also seem to recall slicing them, a little on the thick side & definitely did not cube them or make them too thin. I may have even done a sort of sweet Kosher. I do some pickles now called “Bob’s Dad’s Pickles” after a friend of mine’s dad. Both of his folks are in their mid 90’s & doing pretty well for themselves. He gave me a recipe that is sort of a sweet kosher & it is real good.
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YooperDog well i suppose if you want to unscrew it…its Cedar so should be ok outside year round.
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YooperDog well i suppose if you want to unscrew it…its Cedar so should be ok outside year round.
Tex_77 looked like the selves removed for cleaning. Thought maybe it was pegged or wedged together
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Tex_77 looked like the selves removed for cleaning. Thought maybe it was pegged or wedged together
YooperDog The shelves do come out, but that is all. The design was from Bonnie Plants.
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Tex_77 That is AWESOME man! I can’t have a garden because I live in a neighborhood with insane HOA rules but I bet I COULD do that and it would keep it safe from the coyotes and bunnies! Can you link me to the instructions or post how you made it?
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