Prickly pear is tasty. It's just nopales. Best if the pads are young and tender, not old and woody. You have to burn off the thorns first....
@Melody Mc. yes, pre cut. You never know if that plastic was made from Kryptonite. Pulled weeds, then spread leaves. Now Im working my...
Sjoerd, thanks! I always buy new seeds too. That's usually things that a small gardener can't save easily (sweetcorn requires about 100 plants to...
@Melody Mc. I enjoy reading your challenges and your solutions. It shows a pioneering spirit! And please don't get stuck in any windows! :eek:...
@Tetters this is a commercial potting mix. This brand always works well for me. It's aged compost, peat moss, perlite. I don't trust my own...
Melody, thank you for asking that question. I think I said it incorrectly, not thinking about the meaning of "flesh ". It's actually the...
We all need to be careful not to spread diseases in our garden plants.
You're right, Logan. I do let tomato seeds ferment five days but cucumber two or three days. The rest is basically the same.
This works for me. I let a cucumber ripen until almost all of the green color is gone, and it is starting to soften a little. It was looking...
Yes! More leaves! It was very windy, but I managed to fill the truck. Truckload #4. I checked the overwintering pepper plants. Not much going...
Sounds like a great day! Lots accomplished, and a delicious meal.
You're making what kind of kebabs?
@Sjperd, you do a better job than I, removing potato volunteers. I sometimes find them in places that haven't been use for potatoes for two...
Thank you :stew1:
October is passed for me but I will try planting some snowpeas soon. I couldn't get into the garden today.
Yesterday I worked the day at one of my volunteer jobs. They had a potluck. I brought a chili with black beans and fried tofu crumbles (yes I'm...
Today pulled all of the Johnsongrass out of a young lilac bush. it will have a better chance to grow. I started the same with a young ginkgo...
@Cayuga Morning that's such a beautiful thought and gesture.
Collected another truckload of leaves. Spread 3/4 of them. I need to clean up the johnsongrass around a lilac and ginkgo, before spreading the...
Isn't that beautiful!
