Weekly Garden Thread - July 29-August 5, 2022 [The Rise and Fall of Kale Edition]

July 29, 2022 | Diana in WI/Greeneyes in Memoriam

[Diana in Wisconsin]

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[Augie]

At least he’s not using a steer to mow the house yard like he used to do before I moved out here! :)

You say that like there's something uncouth about such a practice. lol

[tob2]

I tried eating kale sauteed in olive oil with garlic. Yuck!

[daniel1212]

However,

US Poised to Deliver Bumper Wheat Crop the World Badly Needs www.bloomberg.com › news › articles › 2022-07-29 › us-poised-to-delive... 4 days ago · The US is poised to deliver a bumper spring wheat crop in the upcoming weeks, ... July 28, 2022 at 5:01 PM PDT Updated on July 29, 2022 at 9:10 AM PDT .

..

Wet Canada Weather May Be Good News for World Wheat Supplies www.bloomberg.com › news › articles › 2022-07-05 › wet-canada-weathe... Jul 5, 2022 · “The Canadian wheat crop will offset a larger portion of the shortfall from Ukraine.” Canada is a major wheat exporter and the potential for more output comes ...

Thank God for His mercy and grace, as famine and worse is what the post-Christian majority warrants.

[spankalib]

I lived for a time in Versailles (Ver SALES lol) Kentucky. The bronze plaque in front of the courthouse proudly proclaimed Versailles as

"The hemp-growing capitol of the world"!

IIRC, it's cannabis indica, not sativa.

We called it ditch-weed. The story I was told was that when the slaves harvested it for rope, etc., they stripped away the leaves - obviously wanting the stems, mainly, and burned the leaves in big bonfires...

Enough indica will apparently give a 'high', and they'd be dancin 'round them bonfires, yesirree...

[Diana in Wisconsin]

He fed that steer a Spaghetti Squash. The next spring there were Spaghetti Squash by the DOZENS growing in the front yard with plenty of cow-flop fertilizer. He is no longer allowed to plant Spaghetti Squash anywhere on the property, nor graze the cattle on the front lawn.

You know, he has 160 acres to ‘play on’ out here, and yet he and all the critters that live here are somehow always underfoot! ;)

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Diana’s Spinach and Kale Smoothie

2 cups fresh spinach
1 cup milk
1 tablespoon peanut butter
1 tablespoon Chia seeds
1 leaf kale (stem removed)
1 sliced frozen banana
1 Tbsp. Honey

Blend spinach, milk, peanut butter, Chia seeds, and kale together in a blender until smooth. Add banana and blend again until smooth.

[Pollard]

Farmer Jesse with the Best crops for Winter - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mLOIwZ4V0s

He’s a market gardener in Kentucky. No way most of us could grow exactly like he does because he gets $7-9.00/lb for his veggies in Lexington and spends hundreds of dollars a year in compost. He almost grows in pure compost and beneath that, dark, crumbly, living soil because of all the compost he uses. He also uses a lot of hybrids and equipment like seeders from Johnny’s Seeds which is pricey.

Still got some good tricks and knowledge and grows some things year round. Lettuce, Greens, beets and carrots. Even grows lettuce through summer. Evidently Lexington KY is full of veggie eating foodies.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Diana’s Kale Quiche

1 (9 inch) pie crust pastry*
½ package of cream cheese (half of an 8oz. package)
½ cup milk
4 eggs, beaten
1 Cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
1 Cup chopped Kale (can substitute chopped Spinach)
4 slices bacon, cooked & crumbled

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Press pie crust into a pie plate. (Deep dish is best.) *You can omit crust if you want. Spray your 9” pan with cooking spray. Generously sprinkle with grated Parmesan Cheese; Kraft-style cheese is fine. Gives a nice ‘bottom’ to the Quiche without the calories of using a crust.

Place cream cheese in a microwave-safe bowl; heat in microwave until softened, about 10 seconds. Stir cream cheese and milk together in a bowl; stir into beaten eggs. Stir Cheese into egg mixture; add Kale and Bacon. Pour mix into the pie pan.

Bake in the preheated oven for about 45 minutes.

Serve with fruit for Breakfast, or a salad for Lunch or Supper.