The chili sounds yummy.
Good to know about the honeynut squash. I grow an OP pumpkin variety that’s sort of a myona variety LOL that we use for pumpkin cake/pie/dessert. They’re 10-15lbs each so each one is a commitment for fridge/freezer space when I bake them. I’m looking for something similar that’s a perfect size for ‘sides’ with a meal. The vineyness isn’t really an issue other than a where do I put them in the garden one.
Have you tried the container watermelon variety I saw this past year:?
https://www.jungseed.com/P/04069/Mini+Love+Hybrid+Watermelon
I saw somewhere, maybe in pinterest, that someone had grown those in a large container on their patio. I’m thinking of growing them similarly on my driveway starting early & covering with remay.
Was the plastic covering you used for your sweet potatoes difficult to get up & out of the soil?
“Was the plastic covering you used for your sweet potatoes difficult to get up & out of the soil?”
It takes the two of us to move it, though smaller pieces can be handled by one person. It’s super-heavy & thick plastic that Beau salvaged from a work site; it insulates sewer pipes and he’s used this particular batch for over 10 years, so it’s pretty tough!
We’ll clean up that lower garden in the spring, remove the plastic sheeting (we also grow Sweet Corn, Popcorn, potatoes, melons and leftover tomato plants down there) then he brings in the Bobcat to till it up and works in composted manure from the mule.
I’ve not tried that smaller watermelon you mentioned. We got four nice ‘rattlesnake-type’ watermelons this season. I don’t care for watermelon, but Beau loves it. Those are HIS babies. ;)