Gardening, canning, pickling and everything related
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calldoctoday Nice. We’re still about a month away from getting produce. Garlic is starting to mature, though. Squash just started to bloom. Always try to have corn “knee high by Fourth of July”.
wdaly Thank you, I really appreciate that. Yes, I always heard all my life that corn “has to be knee high by the 4th of July” or something is not right. Heck, down here it is all dried up & turned brown by the 4th of July or something not’s right! Amazing.
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craigrice Thank you, nothing like they used to be though, so it can get depressing at times.
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Making the most of my space in suburbia. Few type of tomatoes, cukes, melons, and peppers including Carolina reapers🥵. Got some herbs and then some random plants like garlic, naranjilla, ground cherries (aka cape gooseberries), blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, huckleberry, fig tree, hardy kiwi vine, and a grape vine. Last three haven’t produced yet. Also First season growing asparagus in container (we’ll see how it goes) couldn’t commit a spot in my yard yet.
Surg Wow, you have Huckleberries & Gooseberries, that is amazing. When I was on assignment in Montana I found out that huckleberries were basically the state fruit there. They made all sorts of things with huckleberries there. I always liked those huckleberries & goose berries. I liked Montana a whole lot too. The owners of the company I did the inspection for wanted me to go to work for them full time & move up there, but Margaret would have no part of it. If you like Huckleberries, you should visit Montana some time, they have all sorts of uses for them.
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Tex_77 Armadillo; Jonathon: “Will it BBQ?” Tex, time to set the traps!
Bob Stehlik if it is dilo, it will BBQ! But, I will still take your word for it!
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Surg Wow, you have Huckleberries & Gooseberries, that is amazing. When I was on assignment in Montana I found out that huckleberries were basically the state fruit there. They made all sorts of things with huckleberries there. I always liked those huckleberries & goose berries. I liked Montana a whole lot too. The owners of the company I did the inspection for wanted me to go to work for them full time & move up there, but Margaret would have no part of it. If you like Huckleberries, you should visit Montana some time, they have all sorts of uses for them.
Yeah I’m excited. I’ve actually never had a huckleberry before. But started them from seed this year and the plants are really taking off. Starting to flower now so we’ll see what happens. Hopefully the birds don’t get to them first like they did with my blueberries. The gooseberries are the same plant from when I was a kid. Been moved around in a bucket for many years. Finally put in the ground and is starting to flower so I’m hopeful that it bears fruit but not sure.
If anyone is interested in some out of the norm type of plants I highly recommend this place. [link text] https://www.rareseeds.com/
I have tried multiple things from them and I’ve had great results. And they back there seeds very well so if they don’t germinate they will make good for it.“A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.”
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Yeah I’m excited. I’ve actually never had a huckleberry before. But started them from seed this year and the plants are really taking off. Starting to flower now so we’ll see what happens. Hopefully the birds don’t get to them first like they did with my blueberries. The gooseberries are the same plant from when I was a kid. Been moved around in a bucket for many years. Finally put in the ground and is starting to flower so I’m hopeful that it bears fruit but not sure.
If anyone is interested in some out of the norm type of plants I highly recommend this place. [link text] https://www.rareseeds.com/
I have tried multiple things from them and I’ve had great results. And they back there seeds very well so if they don’t germinate they will make good for it.Surg Usually Huckleberries don’t fruit unless they are above a certain altitude. Here in Washington, our wild Huckleberries are found above 2500 ft. in elevation and you don’t want to know how much per lb. they get for them. They raid the National Forest with the permits since there are not enough rangers to patrol. They do the same to the mushrooms. The illegal pickers don’t like us since our recreation property abuts the National Forest and we chase a lot of them off. Wishing you the best on your crop Surg, your urban garden looks great.
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knee high by the fourth of July is a saying that was used in the north east do to the climate in that area
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knee high by the fourth of July is a saying that was used in the north east do to the climate in that area
Most always we are canning on the 4th of July weekend. It’s a traditional gift to SWMBO on her birthday!
This year it came early.
Denny O’s-Smokey Bones
I’d rather be sit’in in a boat and thinking about God,
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Most always we are canning on the 4th of July weekend. It’s a traditional gift to SWMBO on her birthday!
This year it came early.
@dennyo
Looks great. Love me some pickled green beans. First time I tried them was at an Amish flea/farmers market. Had a sample, and the guy came up behind me and said, “How’d ya like dem dilly beans!” Scared the crap outta me. I’ll never see them again without thinking of that moment. Nice looking crop you had there. -
Surg Usually Huckleberries don’t fruit unless they are above a certain altitude. Here in Washington, our wild Huckleberries are found above 2500 ft. in elevation and you don’t want to know how much per lb. they get for them. They raid the National Forest with the permits since there are not enough rangers to patrol. They do the same to the mushrooms. The illegal pickers don’t like us since our recreation property abuts the National Forest and we chase a lot of them off. Wishing you the best on your crop Surg, your urban garden looks great.
johnsbrewhouse
Oh man. Guess I won’t be so let down if I don’t get any fruit. Just went out to look again. Looks good so far. Fingers crossed.
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@dennyo
Looks great. Love me some pickled green beans. First time I tried them was at an Amish flea/farmers market. Had a sample, and the guy came up behind me and said, “How’d ya like dem dilly beans!” Scared the crap outta me. I’ll never see them again without thinking of that moment. Nice looking crop you had there.Surg Never had “Dem Dilly Beans” lol, but I do pickled asparagus.
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johnsbrewhouse
Oh man. Guess I won’t be so let down if I don’t get any fruit. Just went out to look again. Looks good so far. Fingers crossed. Surg Looks like good fruit set, you should get fruit. Enjoy them, they are delicious. I should pictures of my coffee tree in bloom. I may get a few Kona beans this year. Coffee trees are hard to grow out of the tropics and especially indoors.
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Finally got a chance to get some photos in. First photo is March, next two are today after nearly a month with no significant rain then weeks of very heavy rain. Everything is a little sparse. The tomatoes are Better Boy I believe, German Queen, & San Marzano. We ate all the cabbages, carrots, asparagus & harvested most of the Elephant Garlic. Still getting a few green beans, tomatoes, peppers, chard, basil, onions, eggplants, mints, cucumbers, etc.calldoctoday Thats a nice garden
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knee high by the fourth of July is a saying that was used in the north east do to the climate in that area
craigrice it works here in Ohio for corn, which I did not plant this year.
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Surg Looks like good fruit set, you should get fruit. Enjoy them, they are delicious. I should pictures of my coffee tree in bloom. I may get a few Kona beans this year. Coffee trees are hard to grow out of the tropics and especially indoors.
johnsbrewhouse
You should definitely post pics. Interested to see what they look like. Haven’t tried the roasting yet but I saw a method using a popcorn popper that looked interesting. -
calldoctoday Thats a nice garden
lkrfletcher Thank you, I really appreciate that.
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johnsbrewhouse
You should definitely post pics. Interested to see what they look like. Haven’t tried the roasting yet but I saw a method using a popcorn popper that looked interesting.Surg was going to get some pictures but my trees are getting top heavy and falling over now and I am loosing blossoms. I should get some more shortly. I was forced to stake the trees with heavier stakes and since they are indoors and eight feet tall, I need longer stakes than at hand. It’s way to hot to run the table saw and rip some new one. It’s 7 PM right now and 105 degrees here in Washington State. As soon as the fruit comes off, it will be time to prune them down to a more manageable size.
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Surg was going to get some pictures but my trees are getting top heavy and falling over now and I am loosing blossoms. I should get some more shortly. I was forced to stake the trees with heavier stakes and since they are indoors and eight feet tall, I need longer stakes than at hand. It’s way to hot to run the table saw and rip some new one. It’s 7 PM right now and 105 degrees here in Washington State. As soon as the fruit comes off, it will be time to prune them down to a more manageable size.
Habanero Dill Pickles
Canned these up yesterday.
Life is a Garden - Dig it.
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Habanero Dill Pickles
Canned these up yesterday.
lkrfletcher They look great.
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Habanero Dill Pickles
Canned these up yesterday.
lkrfletcher Looks good. Do you have trouble with your cut pickles getting soft?
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