I love trying new varieties & since I'm relatively "new" to gardening that is easy. It is also easy to learn from your mistakes. I named the garden after 2 of my kitties (my other passion) because they love hanging out there with me.
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| Weekend Aug 10, 2012 | |
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I'm motivated to pull out the old dehydrator this weekend and give it a go. I also plan on picking what will probably be the last "batch" of tomatoes. Hopefully I will get some cleaning up done in the garden in prep for fall planting. Speaking of fall - college football starts in 3 weeks - that really cuts into my gardening... ...see more |
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Boy we should all have stock in dehydrators! |
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I see you got some cream ;) Honeybadger got kicked off permanently. |
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Have you looked at the dehydrator thread on the forum? |
| He's not as pretty as Salty but I know he's more devious. Aug 10, 2012 | |
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Oh I think he is pretty! What a cool cat... |
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Pretty kitty! He has eyes like a Siamese. |
| Not quite tomato pie but sausage tomato quiche. Aug 10, 2012 | |
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Lol. Homegrown tomatoes make almost everything better! Looks delicious :) |
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It sure does. Now I get to say it.......Now I'm hungry |
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I hope I get some fall tomatoes! |
| Some of my favorite tomatoes this year. Aug 09, 2012 | |
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Nice selection...any plans? |
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I hope I can keep some of my tomato plants alive to produce again in October....These look delicious |
| My lone surviving pumpkin. Aug 09, 2012 | |
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What a cool pumpkin! What variety? |
| Garden cleanup & canning Jul 30, 2012 | |
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Spent Saturday doing garden clean-up ... removed the squash & pumpkin plants due to a squash bug invasion. I picked what will probably be my last "load" of tomatoes as the plants are looking somewhat ragged but I can't complain ... I've had a better yield this year than any year. Finished harvesting the onions & potatoes... ...see more |
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sounds like you've been keeping busy!! congrats on your successful tomato harvests...that's a great accomplishment! bummer about the squash & pumpkin! I saw & picked ONE squash bu... more » |
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Sqush bugs and I are very old friends. I swear the chickens won't even eat them. I've been cleaning up and pulling back my mulch so the sun will run everthing I haven't squished or squashed will run off. When is your first frost date? |
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I have pulled all of my squash too do to the bug! |
Invasion of the squash bugs
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It was just easier to pull the plants than try to cut off the leaves with eggs on them. |
| So far behind ... Jul 26, 2012 | |
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What a week ... my sister-in-law passed away Sunday after a long battle with breast cancer. Not unexpected but still many things to do. Consequently, I'm behind in everything. Hopefully I will catch up with you guys and the garden is not behind repair. |
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so sorry to hear of your loss...may you & your family find comfort in each other & cherish the memories of your loved one. |
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So sorry for your loss. |
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I am so sorry for your loss. Best of luck as you try to catch up after such an emotionally draining time and best wishes to your and your family. |
| Eggplant adventure & tomato sorrow Jul 19, 2012 | ||
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Tonight I'm going to attempt eggplant puree in an effort to preserve my plentiful eggplant. I will report success/failure and/or injuries. Last night I went to the garden & more tomatoes were begging to be picked ... I somewhat whimsically thought "Oh joy". Then I noticed that some of the tomato plants were looking... ...see more |
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I'm feeling the same way...busy, busy...not enough time! good luck with the eggplant puree! how will you use it? |
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Eggplant puree.......I'm going to smile and pretend that sounds good to me :) I would like to know what are you going to do with it? |
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I tried to make the eggplant puree last Friday - seemed simple enough but somehow it didn't turn out quite right. I was going to freeze it (I had asked for ways of freezing eggplant to preserve it... more » |
| Fall garden Jul 18, 2012 | |
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I've gotten farther along in preparation for a fall garden - starting some seeds that my gardening partner-in-crime sent me. Let's see if I can actually get them out into the garden when they germinate. I, however, politely refused to seed the collards - I know that there are some excellent cooks here that could make it palatable... ...see more |
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Well it looks like you have a good start going! I really am excited to see some new sprouts again... something that we do not get to see until next spring, usually. I may dabble in a ... more » |
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Great reminder to get the fall garden going. I haven't started anything new yet, just babying what I've got to continue the harvest into fall. But you and JMTKMS have my thinking about planning more and st... more » |
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Isn't that the truth. I am glad for this site, but boy is it giving me "grand gardening" ideas. I have never been so busy trying to harvest and plan another garden.... Crazy, but fun! :) |
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I really did love our swiss chard... I will have to get some seeds out for more salad... kinda a fall garden, I guess. :) |
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