Was 11 degrees this morning. Had two inches of sleet a few weeks ago. Still green
Posted on 03/12/2022 6:45:42 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
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Thanks, Pete!
Celery freezes?? That’s a surprise, I would think that being so watery it would thaw like mush. Maybe chopping it makes the difference.
What garden?
I have six inches of snow outside my window.
Maybe I will be able to join you all in May.
Hah!
Thanks for the reminder!
It will be so nice to have that extra hour of daylight in the evening.
Bring it in, or cover it with a heavy towel if you can’t, remembering to take it off during the day when it warms up.
Strawberries (that are growing and producing, not dormant) don’t like nighttime temps any lower than 65 degrees, so 11 degrees will definitely damage and might even kill your plant!
Daytime temps MUST be above freezing, too. And they like full sun.
Was 11 degrees this morning. Had two inches of sleet a few weeks ago. Still green
Then, warm and rainy, which is fine. Rain pulls the frost out of the soil. Yay! Beau is not the LEAST bit happy, because he just started tapping the Maples for sap to make syrup and nighttime temps need to be colder than what lies ahead. (Trust me, we have PLENTY of Maple Syrup on hand; he's obsessed!)
That is excellent advice! :)
Awesome news on the backhoe! That will make SO many chores easier for you.
I hope you get some help in The Big Garden this season. I know your Mom is crazy for those tomatoes you grow! :)
My Mom is tomato-crazy, too. Must be a ‘Mom Thang,’ LOL!
I think I read one time that they like to have their roots shaded by other bushes. Anyway, I've got most of my currants nestled in the same corner of the garden where my main yellow raspberry patch is located. In that spot they definitely outproduce the currants growing in another spot on their own. I freeze a few quarts of the currants every year, but I probably only pick half of what is there before I have as much as I'll use.
At this point, I'm doubtful that I'll get through all my frozen plums and cherries before its time to harvest again. Its just me living here though, so I'm having to eat them on my own. Besides what the birds get and what I give away, of course.
Nurseryman Noah and I used to eat all the berries off the service berry bushes at Jung's and our boss would get mad because we were supposed to leave them as a 'selling point' for the customers, LOL!
We have three of the Saskatoon Service Berries. They look so pretty when they bloom in the spring.
Last season I noticed, for the first time, that they were loaded with Cedar Waxwings! I LOVE that bird, and they are pretty elusive, so seeing them was a THRILL for me. Anyhow, I now have 'Cedar Waxwing Trees' so they can have all the berries, as far as I'm concerned. :)
That ‘gasoline’ looks suspiciously like BEER, LOL!
Madagascar: “No shirt, no shoes...no FEET!”
We’re Zone 4, though most maps put us 5, and have a bearing peach. We often loose stuff that is supposed to be goo0d in 4, so try anymore to buy Zone 3 rated stock.
No idea about variety, as it came back from the surviving rootstock of a Contender that froze down to below the graft.
It’s a cling, and doesn’t ripen until late September or early October, so it’s always hairy, and often have to pick partially ripe, and hope. VERY sweet & juicy, with a heavy peach aroma and flavor, when tree ripened.
I was really stunned that they used a peach rootstock for it.
I chop it and freeze it loose on cookie sheets, then into ziplock bags. Take out what you need as you need it. I add it frozen directly to ‘stuff’ and I’ve not noticed it being mushy. Maybe cooking it from frozen helps that? It’s just going into soups and stews and casseroles, anyway. I’ve never tried to use it thawed again, now that you mention it...
I freeze the leafy celery ends along with other veggie trimmings for chicken or veggie stock. With those, I just throw them all together in the bag; carrot ends and peelings, broccoli and cauli stems, onion ends, etc.
I will try that thanks. I like to use the celery leaves too. Waste not want not!
I will try that thanks. I like to use the celery leaves too. Waste not want not!
I have been cutting off the leaves from the celery and washing them then letting them dry out and storing that as an herb.
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