Posted on 10/02/2015 1:17:25 PM PDT by greeneyes
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I have done diddly squat on gardening this week, trying to get all in good order for upcoming medical procedure. Have to leave shortly for the lab for some additional stuff, so won't be able to do much responding.
I hope to be able to get on line at the hotel, but if not, I should be able to respond by Wed. or Thurs. next week. Prayers up for Johnny and Arrowhead. Have a great weekend y'all. God Bless.
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I was shocked, I live in a area where we cannot plant outdoors many things. We get snow 6 months out of the year. So last year I planted a chili pepper plan in my house. I noticed 3 day ago I have a chili pepper!!!!
I also have a oregano plant which is growing well. If I want to use some of it what do I do? Just take a leaf off and use it for cooking?
Beautiful up here to your north in Iowa, too.
Trying to finish my garden up for the year. I only have about half my potatoes dug. It’s a bumper crop, so it’s a lot of work. Especially since I’m still healing up from the arm I broke a few weeks back. Still trying to get my onions in too.
Tomatoes are starting to peter out, although we’re still getting some. Lots of peppers still growing, but we’ve had so many I’m not sure we want more. lol...
Still have a few watermelons out in the patch that have been slow ripening.
Still trying to finish putting up the mountain of apples we got this year before they all go soft.
Other than some sugar beets and carrots to dig late, that’s about it.
It was a very good season overall. Both freezers are full, and the canning jars are almost all full.
That must be terribly painful, digging potatoes etc. with your arm. I hope you are feeling better.
It’s healing fast. They did surgery and put in a plate, so it can’t really go anywhere. The only thing I can’t do now, really, is lift anything too heavy.
Thanks.
Best wishes for bountiful health in the bodies and in the gardens for all our FReeps. Nice sunny day in North TX-— can walk around midday with out getting the scorch. Tomatoes making a little rebound but smaller fruits. Got one small volunteer watermelon growing out of a 10 gal bucket. Vines everywhere but only one melon. In other small containers growing seedlings then harvesting them as sprouts for the green smoothies or salads.
Oregano:
Best used in a marinara sauce; rough chop and add to either bolgnese or pizza sauce (if you are making pizza!).
Other uses would be to START with sauteed onions in olive oil, add oregano and thyme, equally. Add to oil/garlic sauce or “bring-in” chicken breast. Finish with fresh tomato diced and splash onto fetiuccine.
Tonight, I’ll be pan-searing filet-mignon with basil and oregano. Oven roasting and making a pan-gravy to spoon over egg-noodles. Broccoli.
It was 47 degrees here last night in Massachusetts. I think that I have my husband convinced to bring in some of our tomato plants tomorrow.
So I can pick the leaves at anytime once they start to grow? The leaves on my plant are smaller than a dime. Real small plant, just started it this summer.
Forgot to add.....that looks like a good recipe, thanks.
Getting chilly here in west Michigan. I have potatoes to dig, yard long beans, carrots and second growth broccoli and some chard left, not much else. Hubby started chemo yesterday. 3 days a week, every 4 weeks for 6 months. The prognosis is fairly good. He has small lymphocytic lymphoma. It’s just me as far as support. Spiritually we’re both in a good place. Seeing God’s hand in all events. I was waiting yesterday for them to bring him across the street from the hospital were he had his port put in. He went straight from there to 6 hours of his chemo. So I was waiting for him for about an hour and a half, watching all the patients and caretakers come and go. Just as hubby came in a blind woman who had been waiting to be called back stood up and broke into a beautiful rendition of “Oh What a Beautiful Morning”, the chorus and 2 verses. She was just singing to us all, and her husband who was also blind. She had the most perfect voice. Tim just had the biggest smile. We all applauded.
Yes...anytime for Oregano.
The more woody the leaves, the stronger the flavor.
Smaller/younger leaves have a more agreeable flavor in sautees and hot-oil applications.
I have, in the past, created sautee’d angel-hair pasta with thyme and oregano, fresh garlic and a tablespoon of pesto. Serves 6!
OH MY thank you for sharing that story. Almost brought tears to my eyes. Best of luck for your husband as he goes through chemo, and prayers for both of you.
I was born in Grand Rapids. My dad born in Mt. Pleasant, and my mom in Lansing. Many childhood memories of Michigan.
Do I let them dry out or just as is. Please don’t laugh, I don’t know much about this.
Stronger grassy flavor if you let them dry a few days.
More subtle “flowery/grassy” flavor if you use them right away.
YMMMV
Thank you again!!!
This is a great youtube channel if you haven’t seen it yet:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_iXA60vSVfHtl_csAjknww
It’s the Seed Savers Exchange channel. LOTS of really great and infomative videos there.
One in particular was highly useful for me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wikhr33AEc&feature=youtu.be&t=4
Hand pollinating corn for seed saving (how to use the little baggie thingies for tassels and silks)
We’re still harvesting over 100 little cherry tomatoes each week and have been drying them into little poker chips in our dehydrator. I want to make “sun dried tomatoes in olive oil” and have looked at a few recipes.
One recipe included a worrisome note about food poisoning.
Anyone know about good techniques? Is this liking canning ?
Tnx !
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