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The Outdoor vegetable garden 2017

The Outdoor vegetable garden 2017

3 types of tomatoes, 2 types of bell peppers, 3 climbing cucumbers, 6 green beans, white onions.

(No, I don't live in Detroit or Gary, Indiana - the house next to me is being major reno'd for a flip & is looking a tad "worn".)

Edit: Garden has 2"+ layer of mulch applied across both beds 6/12/17





I really love gardening...

 

[Bud Green]

Some lilies we planted a few years back, opened up again about 2 weeks ago..
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[Douglas.Curtis]

Just packed half a gallon of beet greens with salt and curry powder, for fermenting. Makes a beet greens type of saurkraut. Yummmmmm! Cooking the stems up now in some olive oil and salt, since I only had a small jar for fermenting some stems. The stems are tougher and take longer to ferment to a soft state. The spinach has bolted... it was 100F at 8pm 2 nights ago, just too dang hot for them. Also a good fermenting plant.

One of the best things about gardens are all the types of produce you can ferment for healthy pro-biotic purposes.

 

[Green Squall]

Just packed half a gallon of beet greens with salt and curry powder, for fermenting. Makes a beet greens type of saurkraut. Yummmmmm! Cooking the stems up now in some olive oil and salt, since I only had a small jar for fermenting some stems. The stems are tougher and take longer to ferment to a soft state. The spinach has bolted... it was 100F at 8pm 2 nights ago, just too dang hot for them. Also a good fermenting plant.

One of the best things about gardens are all the types of produce you can ferment for healthy pro-biotic purposes.

Lacto Fermentation, right? I'm going to try this with my swiss chard.

How long do you let greens ferment?

 

[Douglas.Curtis]

Lacto Fermentation, right? I'm going to try this with my swiss chard.

How long do you let greens ferment?

Indeed. The salt content makes sure only the good yeasts and bacteria are acting on the food. (wildfermentation.com is excellent for information) Your chard will be very tasty!

Time depends on salt and temp. The more salt, the longer it takes. The higher the heat, the shorter. Mine have been taking between 5-7 days before being ready. I add more salt to jars with beets and stems, so they'll be softer when done.

 

[Green Squall]

I bought a Cherry Husk plant today. It's a type of tomitillo I believe. Can't describe the taste but here is a description I just found that's spot on...

"it was as if a cherry tomato and a tomatillo had a love-child and a pineapple was a distant aunt. Offering up a mild vegetal flavor with fruity tropical notes."

 

[Orrie]

IMHO, tomatillo only get better when you BBQ or roast them under the broiler.
Gives a sweetness to them that I prefer in my salsa.
Try it and see if you haven’t already. Good stuff



Been a crazy spring here (tween Salem and Portland) being so cold and wet.

Oregon Sugar Pod II peas are just now started producing edible pods.
I planted in Feb same as every year and compared to last few years, they are six weeks late.

That’s broccoli, cauliflower, kale and kohlrabi in the tray needing some attention so better get to it.

happy farming everyone

 

[Orrie]

Just harvested over two pounds of peas and love



These four containers will be used for growing cannabis in the greenhouse later this year.




Inadvertently pulled a plant out while messing around so took a pic of the nodules.

Normally the pea plants are winding down by now and I turn them under for a month or so before planting cannabis clones.
This year I may have to chop and dry the stalks before adding them back in to the mix.

anyone else use nitrogen fixers for their soil?

 

[Green Squall]

Here's a weird one....I keep finding potato seedlings in my garden where I have never planted them, and haven't planted any this year.

Is it possible an animal got to a potato last season and spread the pieces? That's the only plausible thing I can think of.

 

[unregistered190]

Nice gardens everyone

Neighbor just gave us some zucchini and yellow squash.....enough to where I think we want to pickle some to put up.

Any fellow stoners want to share your favorite pickling recipes? We prefer the sweeter ones vs the sour ones.

 

[Capt.Ahab]

Did you have potatoes in or near your garden last year? If you've planted potatoes in the past and allowed them to reach full maturity you may notice that they make berries that looks like green cherry tomatoes. It's full of seeds but is one of those fruits that needs to rot or ferment in order for the seed to spread. Most varieties of potatoes dont make viable seeds but some do, like Yukon Golds and many of the older heirlooms ,and the seeds can remain dormant and viable for years.

Here's a weird one....I keep finding potato seedlings in my garden where I have never planted them, and haven't planted any this year.

Is it possible an animal got to a potato last season and spread the pieces? That's the only plausible thing I can think of.

 

[Green Squall]

Yup I planted potatoes in the garden last year and did notice those berries. Thanks.

 

[Stonehedge]

IMHO, tomatillo only get better when you BBQ or roast them under the broiler.
Gives a sweetness to them that I prefer in my salsa.
Try it and see if you haven’t already. Good stuff



Been a crazy spring here (tween Salem and Portland) being so cold and wet.

Oregon Sugar Pod II peas are just now started producing edible pods.
I planted in Feb same as every year and compared to last few years, they are six weeks late.

That’s broccoli, cauliflower, kale and kohlrabi in the tray needing some attention so better get to it.

happy farming everyone

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Beautiful garden! Thanks for sharing the pics.

Same issue with my oregon sugar pods here in cali i just finished harvesting and killing off the peas during the week normally id have them out buy the first of may! Time to get my corn in going with the Silver Queen

 

[Orrie]

Thanks Stonehedge , your peas look good! Sweet tasting I bet

We've been eating peas every other day these past two weeks! We like them baked with all the usual suspects.
(Broc, kale and most of the peas are first ones to go so you don't see many) Lots o' fresh sage, thyme and rosemary tho!

I'll re-word my question-
Do you (or anyone) turn your peas/beans under after harvesting and grow another crop in the same spot?

It has always been suggested to turn legumes under before flowering (green manuring) but it seems to make no difference (to me) to let the crop mature and then turn it under. I was curious if anyone else harvesting an edible crop and doing the same.

I'll be doing some silver queen also. Never grew it before, seeds were gifted to me. Hoping for good things since the price was right




Gardening keeps a fellow humble....

I planted Earlivee corn a week ago and nothing has come up yet. I am afraid the seeds are going to rot in this cool weather. The comfrey grew like crazy

the onions are slow to grow this year

let me off this crazy weather roller coaster !

 

[Stonehedge]

I like to get the harvest!

I like to get the harvest!

I do the same as you Orrie i turn my legumes under or compost them after i harvest them.

Fava beans are one of my favorites to use in winter for fixing n into the soil for spring crops. Im portuguese we love fava beans though lol. Im sure lots of other legumes do the trick to.

Happy gardening,
Stonehedge out!

 

[Green Squall]

It happens to all of us...you forget to check the garden and end up with zucchinis the size of a dachshund. What do you do with them? You can only make so much zucchini bread and its a shame to throw away good food. I do like making pureed zucchini soup. It's pretty good with some garlic, onion and chicken broth. Any other ideas?

 

[Bud Green]

My friends in New England always had way more zucinnis than they could eat or give away...

They used to put them in grocery bags and abandon them on other people's front porches at night...

 

[Littleleaf]

It happens to all of us...you forget to check the garden and end up with zucchinis the size of a dachshund. What do you do with them? You can only make so much zucchini bread and its a shame to throw away good food. I do like making pureed zucchini soup. It's pretty good with some garlic, onion and chicken broth. Any other ideas?

squash patties

2 cups of grated squash (any kind)
1/4 cup diced onion
1/2 clove of garlic
1 diced jalapeño or fave pepper or none
3/4 cup grated cheese
1/4 cup flower
1egg

mix all ingredients together. Mix should be stiff not runny add more flower if it is.
Electric grill or a skillet to cook them on. Make patties and brown them on each side. (like making pancakes)

Deep fried squash balls. Same mix as above. Spoon into hot deep fryer (small spoon) Fry until brown. Drain and serve HOT!

Had patties for dinner. Good stuff.

enjoy

 

[3snowboards]

Thai pepper

 

[Nico Farmer]

Hi everybody

Some pics of my little garden.

Potent pineapple tomatoe plant

Potatoes and melon

Cherry tomatoes