Posted on 10/11/2013 12:29:02 PM PDT by greeneyes
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That was in another place we lived in before coming to Texas.
I am willing to forego Saturday night baths as a sacrifice to offer up for the benefit of Marcella’s root crops. There are solidarity issues here (hmmph!).
Someone stole your washing machine repairman? That's pretty low.
/johnny
Heck, cassava root was poisonous, too, and it saved the lives of Captain Whoosiewhatsis’ crew when they were marooned on an island. They figured they’d cook it and die at least on a full stomach. Lo and behold! It turns out that they discovered tapioca! (I read that in a children’s magazine back in the Stone Age when magazine subscriptions involved sending a stone tablet through your window.)
Good to hear!
I could tolerate his having been stolen. (Have always had syntactical issues. *le sigh*)
You tell him, Gypsy. I have a shower so don't need a tub. I don't know how Johnny manages to fit in a washtub. The thought of seeing that image is making my eyes hurt.
Lol! I apologize for not pinging you. I just recently learned that when you talk about someone it’s good netiquette to ping them. Am not good at this yet but I’m trying to improve.
No big deal. You’re on my side. I’m sure people all over this forum are talking about me behind my back (I don’t care). :o) Besides, I’m paranoid so I’m SURE they are talking about me. I have misplaced my tin foil hat, that’s the problem. :o)
Brussells sprouts looking really puny. Peas sprouting fantastically and the grocery store celery ends are putting out some healthy green leaves.
I have never had to water garlic in the winter. I just plant it and forget it, except for the temperature.
Ok. We’re cooking with gas now though.
Two out of three ain’t bad.
LOL. That’s because Red Devil gave me very detailed instructions-like he almost had to draw me a picture. I have the process to reply to a post down really good though.LOL
Hi everybody!
((((HUGS))))
My herbs are doing nicely on my little patio.
Also pineapple, avocado, and aloe.
A regular tropical paradise in less than 100 Sq ft! LOL!
It’s amazing what just a few pots of soil can provide.
City water won’t do for the seedlings, it kills ‘em deader than a hammer.
Hi Johnny. Is this true? Is this one of your secrets for success with starting seeds? Something I have never considered.
With half or so harvested, so far we have a quart of dried whole coriander (cilantro) seed.
1.4 inches of rain last night; dry and windy today; snow coming late on the weekend again, but at least only a small amount. Last weekend’s storm has killed an estimated 75,000 cattle, as well as other livestock that was caught in it.
We’re slowly harvesting carrots, and have started on our second gallon of dried ones, as well as having canned another 8 pints this week. Harvested 50+/- pumpkins.
Also got my winter wheat planted; and the winter rye is well sprouted after last weekends moisture.
Main focus is to get everything cleaned up and battened down for what looks to be a long, cold winter.
The rabbits are pellet addicts, and not at all happy to be getting weaned off of them in favor of home produced feeds. In the words of me dear, sainted Pappy, to my long suffering sainted Mother, “tough if he doesn’t like it; when he gets hungry, he’ll eat it. This isn’t a short-order house!”
I did manage to dig 4 potato plants, but the rest still refuse to die. Speaking of not dying, the 2 volunteer tomato seedlings found last week seem happy in coffee cans on the kitchen counter; I’ll find them a permanent winter home in the next week or two.
Meanwhile, Mrs. AR is busy drying herbs & catnip, as well as helping with the canning and dehydrating preps; stacking the firewood I split & haul to the house; and cleaning up my messes. The catnip not is not only for our cats, but also is used for gifts for friends’ cats. An especially large amount goes both directly to the poor, downtrodden disadvantaged kitties at our local no-kill shelter, as well as for silent auction items at their fund raisers throughout the year.
Glad someone else likes persimmons. I am the only one in my family who does. We have a 50 year old Hayashi Persimmon Tree that seldom fails. But due to our extreme drought it made only about 40 persimmons last year and this year looks worse. Normally it produces several bushel baskets full.
The Hayashi is a seedless Japanese Persimmon. It is an astringent variety, it can only be eaten when it softens, or is dried. 3 years ago I made a drying rack to go inside one of my sunroom windows. The first year I dried 250 persimmons, they were wonderful. Last year I only had a small number of persimmons so I did not dry that many.
If you have never dried a persimmon (requires seedless variety), the first step is to peal the persimmons while they are still firm, but just before they ripen. You cut the stem in a T shape and leave a small patch of the skin on the end of the persimmon opposite of the stem. An apple pealer works great for this project. If the persimmon is already ripe, you cannot dry it like this.
Here is a good example of how it is done:
http://www.rootsimple.com/2012/11/how-to-make-hoshigaki-dried-persimmons/
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My Jalero (yellow) Jalapeno peppers are going wonderful. One of the few things that worked this year. Will have seed to share if anyone is interested.
Also have some Tasti Gold watermelon seed to share. Last years crop, but germination should still be good for another season.
We had an extremely late hard freeze at the Beginning of May. Have never seen that happen before. We had NO fruit this year, except for my fig trees. And the berry crop was terrible, suspect the late freeze killed many of the early bees. The berries bloomed, but did not set the normal crop of berries.
I also have a question. Where can I buy some Horseradish roots to put in my garden. I understand they can be planted in the late fall or in the spring. Most of the places on the web say they are sold out.
Am also interested in gardeners comments about different types of horseradish.
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