Gardening ..again
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This year I grew daikon radishes and purple top beets here at the farm. I had 5 beds, each one 5 feet wide and 75 feet long. I planted 2 each and one mixed bed. The daikons were for soil improvement and the beets for the deer. Turns out the deer like both. I harvested a couple bushels of daikons. Some I blanched and froze, some I took home for the wife, and I started 2 half gallon jars fermenting. One jar I added some ground up dried jalapeños. They should be done in another week, but I forgot my pH gage. I like testing ferments to make sure they're safe. They need a pH under 4. 3.5 is better.
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Today we processed 9 bags of cauliflower for the freezer. Also found some shiitake mushrooms on our mushroom logs. We had a few days of heavy rain last week and got a little production out of it. Enough for a few morning omelettes.
Gave away the three last Brussels Sprout "trees" last night. Today I cleaned up that area of the garden. Still have to harvest the chard & kale before it gets real cold later this week. That will be the end of this garden season.
Yesterday afternoon after looking at the forecast decided it was time to harvest the last of the kale & chard. We filled up 3 - 2 gal bags for the refrigerator . Then a neighbor came over and we filled a large bag for her. The roots and frames that supported the plastic for the last few weeks were removed. Today it's snowing, done just in time. Now the waiting to start next years plants a few months down the line.
Piquant
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You can have all the cold and snow. We're still mowing the lawn and in shorts here.
The only thing good about the cold & snow maybe it will kill some ticks.
They’ll just grow more.
Ticks slowed down here..
But was bad.
Hate those things.. I got the tick stuff on the dogs.
I sprayed everything in the begging of the season with permethrin. I have not found any on me.
The dog.
I throw a few ticks out the window on the way home.
Today just one tick was crawling on her.
The cold and snow don't kill them ticks i think though. They just go inactive.
But was bad.
Hate those things.. I got the tick stuff on the dogs.
I sprayed everything in the begging of the season with permethrin. I have not found any on me.
The dog.
I throw a few ticks out the window on the way home.
Today just one tick was crawling on her.
The cold and snow don't kill them ticks i think though. They just go inactive.
Real cold weather does kill them , but it has to stay cold for a number of days. Below 10 deg . And I thought I was done outside. Looked at the mushroom logs and harvested some Shiitake & Nameko . Enough for a few omelettes. DONE.
Rabidwookie2003
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And the pool is still warm and comfy.
Piquant
50 Cal.
Today we took some of the Elderberries & Aronia Berries out of the freezer. 3 crock pots and some lemon & sugar and we processed 10 quarts of tonic. Water bath canned. Still have more to do on another day.
I had every intention of tilling the plot up and let it "winterize" for a few months. I may yet.
What type of “tonic” ?
It's just the berries cooked and run through the food mill , brought to boiling again, add sugar & lemon juice. It is suppose to support the immune system. My wife takes a little every morning.
Piquant
50 Cal.
my patch is covered in snow at the moment 
