Posted on 01/18/2020 7:47:34 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
A few years ago a flock of robins came in and devastated the berries on the Holly bushes, in the spring.- Tom
I’m planting some cherry tomatoes in spring for the first time.
Avoided them because I hate store cherry tomatoes.
And then someone explained that these will be homegrown- and thus far superior to store tomatoes.
Worth a try.
Walking onions are great to add to slow-cooked pork recipes.
Something about them gives the pork a superior taste. “Earthiness” maybe.
You will love them in a salad. - Tom
“Love them”.
And early!
Robin s got the Holly berries huh?
Doesn’t surprise me. Though it’s weird they do ir at a certain time.
Seems some bird should go for those berries in the winter when food is scarce.
Nature has it’s reasons though.
Grow tomatoes and Romaine lettuce this spring!
You don’t need to know anything about gardening to do it.
You’ll be so pleased with superior food you’ll be happy!
I’m a neophyte and I tell you all this in good conscious!
Yes, it sounds like mother nature has made it especially hard for them. That explains why when we had a cabin in the Sierras, a mother raccoon would come every winter with her babies. I was feeding them dog food. So darn cute. And smart little creatures.
Bears do that to, as I recall. There are others, but I’m blanking on which ones.
My theory is it’s so when the babies are partly/mostly weaned and reach the “eat everything in sight” stage, there’s a lot of fresh green growth for them to eat.
Lol!
Good morning. Love that picture.
No snow here in southeast Virginia. Just cold and rain. Good day to look at seed catalogs on line. Be safe out there!
Gardening???? We got 7” of snow yesterday and a few more overnight and still snowing. The Lake effect snow machine is in effect in west Michigan and who knows when it will dissipate. Yes I am complaining.
I’ve shoveled out the car so I have it in case of emergency, but I am in now for the DAY. Yuck! :-)
Love our walking onions, our patch is over 25 years old. If you can get them that old, the seed heads are so big they can be used like shallots.
The bigger walking onions are great on the grill. Cut off the greens, peel well. Rub with olive oil and season and put on the grill whole.
Best wishes and prayers for Lady Bender for a quick recovery!
$3 a quart, or 4 for $10.00, so at a minimum we’d go with 1,000 quarts, picked and ready to go.
We rarely went back home with any, but one really rainy season, MIL and I juiced the remainder each week then canned Jelly and sold that. (Nobody likes the seeds!)
Not as profitable be cause we had extra time, sugar and jars in the mix, but nothing went to waste and we sold it all but kept a little for ourselves. The Pint jars went for $5. :)
I used to raise laying hens (50 at a time) and sold eggs to a local Deli/Liquor store. I had the ‘Araucana’ hens that laid the colorful eggs. I put them in clear egg containers, wrapped them with a raffia bow. I got $2.50/dozen for them and the owner sold them for $5 and people were begging for more, LOL!
Granted, this was back before it was the norm for EVERYONE and their brother to have pet laying hens. ;)
If you were willing to put in the effort, you could make a buck here and there. I had good traffic past my farm, so I always had a little farm stand with this and that available with an ‘Honor Jar’ and no one ever stole from me. Doubt that would happen these days.
The in-laws also sold produce and herbs to local restaurants - again, demand back them was high before cooks and patrons alike started demanding food within a few miles of themselves...which, IMHO, is how we SHOULD be eating, anyway!
I really enjoy your posts Diana...
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