Teamwork makes common chores more bearable.Today I was able to pick some sweet corn finally. I ended up cutting them from the cob, saving a few for some dinners this week, threw them on cookie sheets and placed in the freezer to half way freeze then Ziploc bags for now. Later when I get more time, I will eventually can them up along with my green beans that are still in my freezer. Other than weeding some, and yes I am loosing the battle this time of year, harvesting and shelling peas to dry, not much more got accomplished other than the norm of housework and laundry, but my sweet hunny brought it in off the line and folded it up for me.
She's pretty hard to keep up with!looks like that i need to get more busy at canning now..
She's pretty hard to keep up with!
God, you're good!This week I have made up 24 pints of Chow Chow, 9 quarts whole Dills pickles, 9 quarts & 1 pint Marinara Sauce, froze 3 gallons of green beans ( I am waiting for a slow time to can them, but at least the prep is done for them), candied pineapple, made Hot & Spicy Cucumber Chips, Sour Cream & Onion Cucumber Chips, tried Candied Cucumbers, but wont to that one again. Wanting to try out a BBQ style, we'll see. Got tired of canning up pickles so dehydrating chips for awhile seems like a good alternative and they are ones even the veggie hatin hunny loves.
Thank you, but that is what you do when you have a bumper crop of cucumbers! And it was last year. . . this year was a struggle for my cukes so I am thankful I still have jars leftover now cause that will hold us over till next year. Now just praying for a good crop next spring. I did get some cukes when I replanted this year but those were only enough to eat fresh. This year has been so different in weather. I normally am eating cantaloupe by July, this year didn't happen till the end of August. . . those had to get replanted too.God, you're good!
I had a rough year too. Hardly any okra or cukes, and no squash, melons or eggplant. The canning is great though as what does produce well gets put away. I still preserved enough to eat over the winter even if we had no grocery stores. Potatoes were my bumper crop this year, and will always be planted from now on. They produce a lot and are easy to grow.Thank you, but that is what you do when you have a bumper crop of cucumbers! And it was last year. . . this year was a struggle for my cukes so I am thankful I still have jars leftover now cause that will hold us over till next year. Now just praying for a good crop next spring. I did get some cukes when I replanted this year but those were only enough to eat fresh. This year has been so different in weather. I normally am eating cantaloupe by July, this year didn't happen till the end of August. . . those had to get replanted too.
I think the weather is changing regardless of the cause. We are all going to,have to keep changing to,adapt to it. The greenhouse helped a lot, but it's not ammune to the effects of it either. My best suggestion is plant as many different things as you can. This alone increases the odds that at least you'll produce something to eat over the winter. I'm stuck on bed rest at the moment, but am allready itching to go out and plant some more fall stuff! In a couple days I will plant more carrots, beets, sunflowers, spinache and peas.This was not a good year at all, almost half a tomato crop didn't produce good tomato's, peppers done bad, corn not so good, our beans ok but not the best year, our cabbage, potatoes, cauliflower, cucumbers and carrots done super. Overall a disappointing year. The weather confused our gardens.
I think the weather is changing regardless of the cause. We are all going to,have to keep changing to,adapt to it. The greenhouse helped a lot, but it's not ammune to the effects of it either. My best suggestion is plant as many different things as you can. This alone increases the odds that at least you'll produce something to eat over the winter. I'm stuck on bed rest at the moment, but am allready itching to go out and plant some more fall stuff! In a couple days I will plant more carrots, beets, sunflowers, spinache and peas.
You can literally spend tens of thousands of dollars on a greenhouse, or you can do like I did and scavenge some leftover materials and get one for two or three hundred dollars. I do want to upgrade the roof on mine to an acrylic or lean panel as it will last a lot longer than the plastic sheathing. The beauty is you can start with something, and upgrade a little as you can. If ever possible, go to the builtmore mansion in Asheville N.C. and check out the greenhouse. You can probably find info online about it. I don't even want to know what it would have cost in today's dollars. 100x100 ft would be awesome. I can produce a lot in 20x20 even.Things certainly are changing, even the birds, tree rats, rabbits have all been confused that's totally out of sync, the humming birds have been in unusually low numbers, one butterfly and only a handful of dragonfly's seen this year. Least I have a full pantry from last years crop, diffidently have a lot of beets and peas.
I was looking into an indoor garden using artificial lighting that's temp controlled according to growing season temps something in the order of 100' x 100' but the cost would be prohibited.
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