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Post by 12540dumont on Sept 26, 2011 15:18:41 GMT -5
Bunkie, What did you think of those Rosso Sicilian Tomatoes?
Holly
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Post by bunkie on Sept 27, 2011 8:49:15 GMT -5
holly i love them! thick walls, some juice, great flavor....like a paste tomato with style...meduin sized, round and oblate! they come on like gangbusters too. the plants have been loaded with fruit since the first flush. going to make salsa and ketchup with them today.
my other new favorite is the Italian Heirloom. HUGE fat sort of plum-shaped toms. like a paste, few seeds, great flavor. many many many fruits, too.
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Post by bunkie on Oct 17, 2011 13:55:41 GMT -5
more peppers...  last of the red miracle...  more toms...  lots of big ones this year...  hubby's volunteer squash plant...  cukes in October???!...  sunflowers...  more sunflowers...  hubby building a duck bridge so i won't get webbed feet...  sammy and ducks watching on...  ducks on bridge checking it out...  hubs digging duck pond out...they filled it in pretty good with muck...  sammy watching ducks in outside pen...  thelma and louise through the garden fence...  corner of root cellar in progress on right side. won't be finished till next year...  sammy's taken to 'lifting' and dragging the logs and boards that are around the duck pond fence...  after a little bit, he lays down and sleeps with the log...  winter squash and carrots...think we'll leave most of the carrots in the ground with a heavy mulch this winter, and dig up as we need them...  a good part of the 2011 winter squash harvest...  i have to take a pics of ray's Thelma Sanders cross later... |
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Post by Joseph Lofthouse on Oct 17, 2011 16:08:54 GMT -5
I only get to see tomatoes like that in photos.  I'm happy for you. It's nice to have help and to live in a tribe/family, but oh my gosh! One persons slop is another's treasured breeding program. |
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Post by bunkie on Oct 19, 2011 21:08:15 GMT -5
I only get to see tomatoes like that in photos. I'm happy for you. thanks joseph. it's taken me quite awhile to find those that will do well up here and produce in large and in numbers. if you want seed, pm me. we're in a cold/short climte. they may work for you. no tribe here joseph. just hubs and myself...and the beat of the drum just keeps on drummin' on... |
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Post by bunkie on Nov 9, 2011 20:41:56 GMT -5
rows of garlic just planted...  cavalry to the rescue to bust up a straw bale for mulch...  busting up bale...  broken up mulch...much easier to deal with...  bringing up more mulch from below...  disgruntled pete...cause hubs destroyed the bale he likes to sit on and watch others work...  pete taking nap on the trailor, still pounting...  pete helping dad...sitting on the boxes in the wheelbrrow...  mulching the rows of garlic begins...  more mulching...5 more rows to go...  happy pete found another bale to rest on...  |
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Post by bunkie on Nov 24, 2011 16:43:19 GMT -5
happy turkey day everyone! we have a lovely turkey roasting in the oven. i had to wrestle peta and sammy while i was trying to stuff it this morning.
cold here and feels like snow...time to pick more apples between basting... ;D
have a great day all!
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Post by potter on Dec 3, 2011 6:24:06 GMT -5
I noticed your lovely looking pickled garlic scapes on other page..would you be willing to let me know your secret of how you are doing them..well..whats in you pickle liquid?
Looks like something I would loooove to do next summer..eating my scapes in never ending stirfry's gets bit boring and pickling them never even entered to my mind. Good way of using them later on the year.. ;D So pretty pleeease for some instructions.
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Post by bunkie on Dec 14, 2011 9:45:57 GMT -5
i know potter, i never thought of pickling scapes till i saw this article... thedeliberateagrarian.blogspot.com/2007/07/making-pickled-garlic-scapes.htmlwe did the same as them and used our dill seed cause our plants hadn't made heads yet. we still haven't tried them yet, but will soon and will post about them. more pics... some of the beet and beet green harvest...  2011 thanksgiving turkey...  first snowfall...  sammy watching the ducks play in the snow...  sammy still enjoying watching ducks...  ducks drinking and swimming in their tubtrugs...most of the first snow is gone...  garlic, grains and jerusalum artichokes sleeping...  |
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Post by bunkie on Dec 24, 2011 13:01:05 GMT -5
HAPPY HOLIDAYS ALL! ;D
not sure where this came from, but it reflects the season...
"T’was the weekend before Christmas, and all through the yard,
Not a gift was being given, not even a card.
The tools were all hung, in the garage with care,
With hopes that St. Nicholas soon would repair.
The shovel with blade all rusty and cracked,
The pitchfork still shiny, but handle it lacked.
When out on my lawn, (it’s brown and abused)
I could see poor old Santa, looking confused.
No list had been left for Santa to see,
No gardening gifts were under the tree.
But wait there’s still time, it’s not Christmas yet,
And gardening gifts are the quickest to get.
You can forget the silk tie, the fluffy new sweater,
Give something to make the garden grow better.
If she wants a gift shiny, then don’t be a fool,
It’s not a dumb diamond, but a sparkling new tool.
If fragrance is listed you can forget French perfume,
It’s a pile of manure that’ll make gardeners swoon.
Give night crawlers, not nightgowns, a hose that sprays water.
(Anything for the kitchen is not worth the bother.)
Give a great gift that can dig in the dirt,
It’s better than any designer-brand shirt.
Now look quick at Santa, this guy’s not so dumb,
Under his glove, he hides a green thumb.
His knees are so dirty, his back how it aches,
His boots stomp on slugs, (he gives them no breaks).
The guy works only winter, you can surely see why,
For the rest of the year it’s as easy as pie.
He has elves plant through spring, pull weeds in the summer,
In fall they all harvest, but winter’s a bummer
And so Christmas gives Santa a part-time employment,
‘Till spring when the blooms are his real enjoyment.
So ask the big guy for garden gifts this year,
Seeds, plants and tools, Santa holds them all dear.
You see, malls may be crowded, vendors hawking their wares,
But visit a nursery, stress-free shopping is there.
Now Santa’s flown off, to the nursery he goes,
And his voice fills the night with loud Hoe! Hoe! Hoe!"
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Post by grunt on Dec 24, 2011 19:27:39 GMT -5
May you all have abundant happiness and health for Christmas, and all through the coming year.
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Post by bunkie on Feb 4, 2012 15:17:20 GMT -5
same to you and yours dan! and we have some more pics.... very little snow this winter, so far...  hubs breaking pond up  almost there...  boy duck watching  girl ducks watching too...  duck pond opened up...  and what do they do??? boy duck in bucket pool...  girl duck's turn in pool...  love that water...  snowstorm finally hit us...   sammy's readying the snow shovel...  garden in snow  ducks in snow...  ducks in snowcovered pond  sammy found curly's old sled...just in time...  sammy having 'sled' fun...  sammy and lizzie in snow...  pete checking the weather outside...  pete says, oh no, more snow...  sammy says, come on pete...  kidz...  pumpkin (from our gaardens) dark chocolate chip cookies...  |
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Post by bunkie on Mar 20, 2012 15:32:17 GMT -5
i gotta ignore this weather and start taking more pics of the inside 'doings', transplants, sprouts, etc... ducks in outside pen enjoying muddy stream...  3 boys, 8 girls, 8 eggs...  hubs heading up to the barn for firewood in the snow...  success....load of firewood in the tractor bucket...  lizzie heading back from barn trip...  dinner...ray, this was one that came from your thelma sanders mix...  |
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Post by bunkie on Apr 26, 2012 14:27:54 GMT -5
i was buried in duck eggs the other day and hubs suggested i try drying them...so...googling a bit i found info and attempted... here's some links i used... bigredcouch.com/journal/?p=3923www.dehydratorbook.com/dehydrate-eggs.htmlwww.theprairiehomestead.com/2011/12/how-to-dehydrate-eggs-or-not.htmlwisconsin.preppersnetwork.com/2011/03/how-to-dehydrate-eggs.htmli have them in bags and in the freezer now. i am waiting for a new hose for my foodsaver, then will vaccuum pack them in jars. some people have said they've lasted up to five years!!! i use them in baking and in scrambles. also, one can sprinkle them on the dogs' food for nurishment...for the dogs, of course! ;D i also tried roasting some in the oven. worked out wonderfully, but i used fresh eggs and they didn't peel well at all... Roasted Eggsrealfoodforager.com/recipe-roasted-eggs/Ingredients
Pastured eggs — as many as you need
Instructions
Make sure your rack is in the middle of the oven
Place a baking sheet or foil at the bottom in case an egg should break
Place the eggs directly on the rack
Bake at 325 degrees F for 30 minutes
Remove eggs and quickly place them in a blow of cold water (to stop the cooking)
Enjoy now or store in the refrigerator
They are exactly like hard boiled eggs |
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Post by sandbar on Apr 26, 2012 22:27:51 GMT -5
Bunkie, what a great idea ... cooking whole eggs in the oven! I am going to have to try that! Thanks. Always enjoy your pictures and comments.  |
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I'm happy for you.
