Gardening, canning, pickling and everything related
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calldoctoday we have had no rain up here. Seems like all me and the wife do is water to try and save what we have. I put a 300 gallon tank on a trailer and go to the river and fill it with a one inch gas pump, then use the pump to suck it out of the tank to water. Works good, just getting old
kyle Wow, that is a lot of work to get it watered, but sounds great & I would do that if I had to. Wish I could ship some your way.
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johnsbrewhouse it’s hard to read about all the fresh garden stuff and to look at the pictures. Here in northern Wisconsin, I’m barely past the blossom stage.
kyle I can feel your pain Kyle. Western Washington is strange too. We had a late frost mid May, then 100 degree weather in late June and July. We usually don’t get much of anything until August with the mid temperatures. We usually sit at 80 degrees or less until mid August and have some rain. We have had no rain in 45 days.
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kyle I can feel your pain Kyle. Western Washington is strange too. We had a late frost mid May, then 100 degree weather in late June and July. We usually don’t get much of anything until August with the mid temperatures. We usually sit at 80 degrees or less until mid August and have some rain. We have had no rain in 45 days.
johnsbrewhouse Yes, that is strange. We were in Colorado a few years ago for a meeting & it was snowing or at least snow on the ground in late June. We absolutely loved that weather there then & it was the devil getting off the plane again in SE Alabama.
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Picked beans today, this is the second picking. I got another 2 lbs. from my small 4’ x 12’ raised bed. Looks like beans with the rockfish tonight.
johnsbrewhouse
Those green beans are one true thing I miss about not having a garden anymore. Nice. -
johnsbrewhouse
Those green beans are one true thing I miss about not having a garden anymore. Nice.PapaSop beans and tomatoes seem to be most different for me comparing garden fresh vs the grocery store
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PapaSop beans and tomatoes seem to be most different for me comparing garden fresh vs the grocery store
Ridley Acres
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PapaSop beans and tomatoes seem to be most different for me comparing garden fresh vs the grocery store
Ridley Acres
One more thought to this. Potatoes, missing those white Kennebec’s as well. -
lkrfletcher NOOOO I am sorry man! THat stinks that that happened!
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johnsbrewhouse it’s hard to read about all the fresh garden stuff and to look at the pictures. Here in northern Wisconsin, I’m barely past the blossom stage.
kyle I am with you on that, the season up north is definitely short. Chipmunks have chewed off a few of the peppers that are starting, they have since been retired. Tomatoes and winter squash are just starting to show fruit. On the good side wild berries are going gang busters and and my mushroom bed just had a flush.
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kyle I am with you on that, the season up north is definitely short. Chipmunks have chewed off a few of the peppers that are starting, they have since been retired. Tomatoes and winter squash are just starting to show fruit. On the good side wild berries are going gang busters and and my mushroom bed just had a flush.
YooperDog I put out a mushroom bed about 7 months ago.I had a small flush last week to get a little taste.I had always wanted to do it so gave it a shot. Hopefully i does ok.
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Had to pick green beans again. I just picked them four days ago, actually three days because I picked a small batch on Monday. I got 3 3/4 lbs. this morning, needed to get them picked before the heat hits this afternoon. Going to have to harvest some cucumbers and yellow squash in the next couple of days before they get to big.
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kyle I am with you on that, the season up north is definitely short. Chipmunks have chewed off a few of the peppers that are starting, they have since been retired. Tomatoes and winter squash are just starting to show fruit. On the good side wild berries are going gang busters and and my mushroom bed just had a flush.
YooperDog our raspberry and strawberry patches did great this year. Still picking raspberries. Finally picked our first green beans. Only thing that did really good was cabbage. Normal year I make my kraut first week of October. I think I’m going to have to do it next week before the heads split. Cucumbers are just starting to form now
hey vegetarians, my food poops on your food!
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we are still getting raspberries here and marionberries. The wild blackberries won’t be ready for 3-4 weeks. We are several weeks ahead this year with the unusual hot weather. Suppose to have several hot days this week 90+ degrees then a bit cooler.
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YooperDog I put out a mushroom bed about 7 months ago.I had a small flush last week to get a little taste.I had always wanted to do it so gave it a shot. Hopefully i does ok.
RON PARRISH first mushroom beds for me. The first flush was easily over 5 lbs. Things slowed a bit to a couple every day. More 'shrooms than I knew what to do with them. Gave a couple of lbs away.
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YooperDog our raspberry and strawberry patches did great this year. Still picking raspberries. Finally picked our first green beans. Only thing that did really good was cabbage. Normal year I make my kraut first week of October. I think I’m going to have to do it next week before the heads split. Cucumbers are just starting to form now
kyle I have been picking raspberries since the second week of July. I have been gathering on the average a quart a day, blueberries have started about a week ago along with thimble berries. Blackberries have just started to ripen, about a 7-10 days and they will be going well. I will be busy with wines this winter.
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we are still getting raspberries here and marionberries. The wild blackberries won’t be ready for 3-4 weeks. We are several weeks ahead this year with the unusual hot weather. Suppose to have several hot days this week 90+ degrees then a bit cooler.
johnsbrewhouse this year’s weather is changing schedules up for sure.
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Starting to see goldenrod in SE, WI which is usually an indicator of the end of summer for most. The bees have gathered sooo much honey this year, but I have some finishing touches to put on my antique honey extractor before I can harvest the honey. Anyone else wonder where did the summer go?
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Starting to see goldenrod in SE, WI which is usually an indicator of the end of summer for most. The bees have gathered sooo much honey this year, but I have some finishing touches to put on my antique honey extractor before I can harvest the honey. Anyone else wonder where did the summer go?
Ridley Acres Summer is right here 100 degrees with real feel of 105 todat
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Had to pick green beans again. I just picked them four days ago, actually three days because I picked a small batch on Monday. I got 3 3/4 lbs. this morning, needed to get them picked before the heat hits this afternoon. Going to have to harvest some cucumbers and yellow squash in the next couple of days before they get to big.
johnsbrewhouse Nice looking beans
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Ridley Acres Summer is right here 100 degrees with real feel of 105 todat
glen It is still very much summer here too, but starting to see the signs that the season will be changing very soon. Which has some degree of anxiety to come along with it. Too many things left to get done before the cooler weather comes, but harvest means reaping the benefits of all the hard work put in so far this year.
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