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Title: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: bestofour on Mar 20, 2011, 02:56:39 PM
Jiffy, I'll give that a try.  We love squash and it would be nice to have it throughout the year.  Do you blanch it first?  I like squash more than I like green beans.

I don't think Johnny had ever gardened before he met me and I had never before I married my first husband.  It's not to late for Scott to learn to love it.  (not that Johnny's so happy about it either  :smile:)
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on Mar 20, 2011, 03:31:01 PM
From what I understand it can be refrigerated for as long as 4 months.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: bayou girl on Mar 21, 2011, 07:54:47 PM
tammy, you are right, it keeps a LONG time in the fridge. but if you are going to freeze, do it right after picking.

sheri, i didn't.  i didn't think to.  i mostly use it in stir fry, so that is how i cut it up.  like i would for stir fry.  and then just froze it.  it was good.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on Mar 21, 2011, 08:48:16 PM
Have you tried the Squash Risotto?  I did it once but I wasn't particularly thrilled with it.  Now my friend juanita like it. 
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: bayou girl on Mar 21, 2011, 09:40:16 PM
i have not.  pretty much if it takes more than 15 minutes or 5 ingredients, i don't mess with it.  i'm a plain jane kind of person.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on Mar 23, 2011, 08:20:31 AM
That's why I love my breakfast stools.  I can sit on it and stir a pan of risotto until it is done.  

My first two plantings of radishes have sprouted, yippee!
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on Mar 31, 2011, 09:29:19 AM
I found 2 more tires at the dump so now I just need one more and I'm done collecting tires.  Now I just need more compost and garden soil toted up there and put in them.  No problem lol.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: bestofour on Mar 31, 2011, 03:58:04 PM
have you ever kept squash in the frig for 4 months?  I think it would get either too soft or too hard.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on Mar 31, 2011, 04:54:49 PM
yes it was fine.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: Bonnie on Mar 31, 2011, 05:04:17 PM
I tried freezing it and it was yuk.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: bestofour on Apr 01, 2011, 07:30:00 PM
I'm going to try it anyway Aunt Bonnie.  For some reason I don't trust you.  Maybe it's because you're trying to convince everyone that little angel is you.  It's not quite right when you have to write "This is me" and draw an arrow.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on Apr 02, 2011, 05:29:28 PM
The rabbit got 9 of the heads of romaine lettuce.  He's got six to go.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: Tina on Apr 02, 2011, 05:52:25 PM
I am so sorry, Tammy.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on Apr 04, 2011, 07:23:00 AM
Well to protect my last two heads of romaine I went out this morning and sprinkled them with the red and black pepper mixture.  I hope it works.  Those heads are now very expensive.  I see that the swiss chard has started to come up so I sprinkled them too.  Then I took the two tomato starts that were getting to leggy and transplanted them into taller pots and buried the excess stem.  So far so good.  Although they are not going to be the size I expected come the 15th.  
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: Penny on Apr 05, 2011, 10:09:57 AM
The rabbit got 9 of the heads of romaine lettuce.  He's got six to go.

Oh no!!
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: Jessica on Apr 05, 2011, 02:22:02 PM
I'm going to try it anyway Aunt Bonnie.  For some reason I don't trust you.  Maybe it's because you're trying to convince everyone that little angel is you.  It's not quite right when you have to write "This is me" and draw an arrow.

I don't know what you're planning, Sheri, but I always cook squash and freeze it.  It tastes just as good as freshly cooked and is a nice treat through the winter.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on Apr 05, 2011, 02:34:19 PM
Yeah I got to get out there and put down more pepper the rain washed it all away. 
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: bestofour on Apr 05, 2011, 04:14:00 PM

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I don't know what you're planning, Sheri, but I always cook squash and freeze it.  It tastes just as good as freshly cooked and is a nice treat through the winter.

do you completely cook it or just blanche it?
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on Apr 07, 2011, 08:02:53 AM
All the romaine is gone.  I'm going to have to come up with a better plan before I plant lettuce of any kind again.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: Bonnie on Apr 07, 2011, 07:02:57 PM
Might be ok if you liked boiled squash. YUK

Oh, and by the way, sure that little angel is me. It's okay for you to admit it. Everybody else already knows it.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: bestofour on Apr 07, 2011, 07:18:29 PM
duh, I don't know how you'll keep the rabbits out of the lettuce patch without putting a top over it some how. 
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on Apr 08, 2011, 10:42:12 AM
I think I'll just buy my lettuce at the grocery store.  That experiment didn't work at all well. 
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on Apr 15, 2011, 09:00:03 AM
Well some of the swiss chard is comming up.  I wonder if rabbits like swiss chard.  They leave the radishes alone.  I've decided that I'm going to give the peppers and the tomatoes another week before I put them in the ground. 
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on Apr 15, 2011, 01:33:26 PM
Well I transplanted the tomatoes into taller pots and covered them up right to their first leaves.  By next week they should be sturdy enough to handle outside.  At least that is the hope.  If they aren't then I'll just keep them inside until payday.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: bestofour on Apr 18, 2011, 09:44:48 PM
I've brought in two bunches of radishes so far.  They're so good.  I'm going to reseed tomorrow.   Some of the lettuce will be ready this week and I'll reseed it too.  I hilled the potatoes tonight for the first time.  Everything is looking good.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: bayou girl on Apr 18, 2011, 10:16:05 PM
sounds good to me sheri.  i'm really regretting not making a garden this year.  i might put one in yet.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: Tina on Apr 18, 2011, 11:31:47 PM
Awesome, Sheri!
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: Penny on Apr 19, 2011, 07:21:35 AM
Excellent, Sheri..........i cant plant anything out here yet.....especially if we keep getting snow!!
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on Apr 19, 2011, 07:32:17 AM
That's great that you are harvesting already.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: bestofour on Apr 20, 2011, 03:35:00 PM
Today I planted tomatoes, they were getting too big so I hope it's not too soon, basil around the tomatoes and dill where the squash will go.  Hope the dill will help with squash bugs.  I also put out a bunch of marigold seeds.  We all have a good life compared to a lot of people.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: Penny on Apr 21, 2011, 06:43:17 AM
I cant wait to get my maters outside, they are getting really big in here.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on Apr 21, 2011, 07:28:27 AM
Mine are real short.  I think I waited to long to start the seeds.  But they are strengthening up so they should be nice healthy plants when they finally get out there.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on Apr 26, 2011, 10:04:39 AM
I got 4 tomato and 4 bell peppers planted.  I added powdered egg shells to the tomato planting holes.  Made a big dent in my bottle of powdered egg shells.  I may have to start washing egg shells again and crushing them in my spice grinder.  I found out the hard way that they had to be washed.  Whew was that jar smelling the first time I tried it without washing them before storing.  lol.  The swiss chard has sprouted.  Now weather the rabbits will leave that alone or not I have no idea.  There is one radish plant that has started to bud out.  Funny thing about that is it isn't even in the first group.  I figure I'll let it go to seed and harvest next years seeds from it.  None of the radishes have topped the ground yet so I figure they have about another 3 weeks or so until the first batch is ready to harvest.  I'm looking forward to trying them out.   
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on Apr 26, 2011, 11:03:27 AM
Planted the first session of scallions.  They are late getting into the ground but I do what I can.  That snake really messed up my planting schedule lol.  Before I planted I used some of the last bag of manure/humus to amend the soil.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: UNCLEG on Apr 26, 2011, 03:03:55 PM
I got all of mine planted,  Onions, red potatoes, broccoli and Garlic have been in the ground a while and looking good, my cabbages died?,  last Saturday I planted butterbeans, squash, zucchini, cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes, eggplant and randomly planted some sunflower seeds throughout the garden.  So now I'm waiting :542:
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on Apr 26, 2011, 05:56:50 PM
I envy you.  I'm going to have to find yellow squash plants because I didn't indoor sow any of the seeds.  I've never had any luck with garlic although I've tried it a number of times.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: UNCLEG on Apr 27, 2011, 11:29:23 AM
If you like I could mail you seeds...I have plenty left over.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on Apr 28, 2011, 06:38:56 AM
That's a very kind offer but I think I'm to late to start them from seeds.  Thank you again for offering.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: Dianna on Apr 28, 2011, 06:51:09 AM
Tammy, could you not just direct sow them? That is what we do. Of course I realize you are in a different area, so that may not help... :unsure:
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on Apr 28, 2011, 09:10:10 AM
Yes I could direct sow them I'm just not sure they would produce a harvest before the weather turned bad.  I mean today we're having hail just to be entertaining I guess.  This weather is so messed up it's unbelievable.  When or if it stops raining I'll go out and check the tomatoes and peppers but I'm thinking they may be gonners at this point.  Who knew the tornado cells were going to drop hail on us in late April?
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: bestofour on Apr 29, 2011, 10:15:36 PM
I planted squash today - plants that is.  And some cucumbers.  It's so windy I hope they don't get blow away or broken.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on Apr 30, 2011, 06:50:20 AM
Great minds think alike.  I bought and planted 4 yellow summer sqash plants yesterday too.  I also got some sweet peppers that are suppose to ripen quicker than normal.  I'm thinking to get really sweet bell peppers may be a matter of soil condition.  What does everyone else thing?
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: bestofour on Apr 30, 2011, 07:29:26 AM
I plant sweet bell peppers too and they do ok.  I don't amend the soil, just plant and hope for the best.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on May 03, 2011, 01:02:20 PM
two of the bell peppers have bit the dust and one tomato.  I don't know what happened there.  Could it be to hot?
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: Penny on May 04, 2011, 10:08:35 AM
Could be, Tammy....did you add anything to the soil when you planted them?
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on May 04, 2011, 02:54:01 PM
Before I planted them I amended the soil with the humus compost at 1 part amendment to 8 parts garden soil.  I was thinking more along the lines of Temperature hot rather than amendments hot but that's another possibility. 
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: bestofour on May 07, 2011, 08:55:41 PM
The potato, tomato, pepper and squash looks good but I'm going to have to replant a few cucumbers.  Not sure what happened, maybe the wind, maybe the heat, maybe a rabbit.  The lettuce is good but it will soon be too hot to replant and I have beets coming up.  I planted them for fun and have no idea what I'll do with them if they make.  I'm not eating them.  I didn't replant radish seeds again.  It's just too hot already.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on May 08, 2011, 06:38:17 AM
my first group or radishes are ready to harvest.  I'll probably get out there today and get them.  They are going in the salad.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: bestofour on May 09, 2011, 03:59:25 PM
I just had a salad from my garden lettuce.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: Tina on May 09, 2011, 04:24:51 PM
 :good2:
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: Jessica on May 09, 2011, 04:58:07 PM

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I don't know what you're planning, Sheri, but I always cook squash and freeze it.  It tastes just as good as freshly cooked and is a nice treat through the winter.


do you completely cook it or just blanche it?

Sorry, Sheri.  I just saw this.  I am doing this with winter squash.  I guess I should have asked what kind you are growing.  I do it with butternut, acorn, etc.  I cook it all the way and freeze it.

do you completely cook it or just blanche it?
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: Jessica on May 09, 2011, 04:59:28 PM
I can't figure out how to get that quote right.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on May 09, 2011, 05:53:26 PM
Way to go bestofour.  The rabbits have taken over the yard.  I think they are waiting for the blueberries to rippen.  The can ignores them can you believe that.  I should trade him in on a new model lol. 

I harvested the radishes and weeded the radish row.  Now I just have to figure out how to save the radish seeds.  A whole section of the row of radishes went to seed.  I'm not at all sure why. 
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: UNCLEG on May 09, 2011, 09:07:30 PM
Garden is looking good everything has come up....probably want make any onions...live and learn...could use some rain though.

The raising meat birds experiment ended today, my last meat bird got into pen with my RIRs and they killed it  :Vent:..the other was killed by my big Buff Orpington. :crying:  I will try again later.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on May 10, 2011, 06:49:57 AM
i'm sorry your meat bird experiment went badly.  I hope your garden makes up for it.  Have a great growing season.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: Dianna on May 10, 2011, 07:04:04 AM
Sorry you lost Extra Crispy and Original Recipe, Lagree. :( You need to tell your other birds that the meat birds are for your tummy, not theirs...
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: bestofour on May 17, 2011, 12:01:33 PM
For lunch I'm having a salad with my lettuce and radishes and some GREEN PEAS.  I'm so excited that they're starting to make real peas.  I'm not even going to try and replant radishes and lettuce though because already the radishes are getting tough and some of the lettuce is bitter.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: bestofour on May 20, 2011, 09:25:08 AM
Ok, we can not cover our potatoes anymore unless we start trucking in dirt. 
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: Dianna on May 20, 2011, 10:11:03 AM
Jim started tilling our little potato and sunflower patch the other day and potatoes started flying everywhere. He had given up on the taters because of potato bugs, but they didn't bother what was already underground. He grabbed a shovel and started digging 'em out. I scrubbed those taters and turned them into homemade mashed and they were sooo good... :licklips:
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on May 20, 2011, 04:06:59 PM
What a nice surprise!  Congrats on your unexpected harvest.  My squash vines have finally started to grow alittle bit which I'm happy to see.  I was afraid they were going to die on me. 
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on Jun 01, 2011, 08:49:16 AM
I have my very first open squash blossom.  That was very exciting for me this morning.  The vines are still so short I wasn't expecting to see any blooms yet.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: Tina on Jun 01, 2011, 10:32:42 AM
Congratulations, Tammy!
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on Jun 01, 2011, 05:26:32 PM
Thanks Tina.  Since I only have one blossom should I store that one in the refrigerator until another one comes along or are more likely around the same time? 
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: bestofour on Jun 04, 2011, 02:55:55 PM
We have a lovely stand of grass in our gardens.  Johnny tillered and I pulled today.  I hate to say this but I think I'm going to have to use roundup in a few places I can't reach by hand.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on Jun 04, 2011, 06:02:13 PM
I have one squash growing and several more blooms now.  How great is that?
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: bayou girl on Jun 04, 2011, 06:23:36 PM
that's wonderful tammy!
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on Jun 05, 2011, 06:46:52 AM
Thanks Jenn.  I'm excited.  This is my first veggie garden here and really my first veggie garden since I was a kid.  At first with the rabbits and all I didn't think that it was going to be a go but maybe I just had to make some changes. 
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on Jun 12, 2011, 11:49:18 AM
The yellow squash are putting out blooms and making baby squash like there is no tomorrow so I guess they are happy.  I'm happy to.   No tomato blossoms yet but they may be determinate and I'll get them all at the end of he season.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: Dianna on Jun 12, 2011, 12:01:27 PM
Our cucumbers, squash, and tomatoes are blooming... :grinnnn:
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on Jun 12, 2011, 12:21:39 PM
That's really exciting isn't it.  I love seeing the veggies blossom out.  Now if I can just keep them watered I'm in good shape.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: bestofour on Jun 13, 2011, 11:35:41 AM
I'm having squash and red potatoes for dinner tonight.  We've got lots of tomatoes but they haven't ripened.  Maybe there'll be one when I get home today. 
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on Jun 13, 2011, 03:58:53 PM
Is that ninja rabbit waiting for my squash to get big so he can eat them?  He's in the yard most mornings now.  I think he nibbled one of the radishes.  I did not know that radishes create pea pods for their seeds.  I don't think I'll plant them though because the radishes really were not the kind I wanted.  Now I've got to research which brand I want to have.   Or maybe I shouldn't plant any since I really can't eat them.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: Penny on Jun 14, 2011, 07:40:55 AM
Me too....i have blooms on my tomatoes, and peppers....the beans and peas are doing great as well!
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on Jun 14, 2011, 08:50:36 AM
I'm glad to hear your garden is doing so well. 
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: Dianna on Jun 14, 2011, 03:20:06 PM
I am sitting here eating cucumbers in Italian dressing... :licklips:

Just picked 11 cucumbers out of the garden... :BigGrin:
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on Jun 14, 2011, 03:26:26 PM
Yummy.  That sounds so refreshing.  11 that's really good.  Will you also do pickles?  I love bread and butter pickles.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: Dianna on Jun 14, 2011, 03:41:48 PM
I haven't tried pickles yet, Tammy. I get swamped with all the tomatoes and peas at one time and I worry about them first. :wink5: The convenience store owner really enjoys the vegetables I carry him every year when I am overrun... :BigGrin:
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: Tina on Jun 14, 2011, 03:42:30 PM
 :grinnnn: Sounds good, Dianna.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on Jun 14, 2011, 04:22:03 PM
I'll bet he is really please.  My AA group has already requested my overage if I have any.  I didn't tell them there was already a line.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: Penny on Jun 15, 2011, 07:19:01 AM
Oh wow really, thats great that you are able to do that, Dianna......not ready here....yet.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: bestofour on Jun 15, 2011, 07:52:30 PM
Bless his heart (https://www.southernspirithunters.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fpic20.picturetrail.com%2FVOL145%2F2152270%2F23822506%2F397182824.jpg&hash=d84778a8c6bfdacbb36625d42a1ba1d0020bbe9e)
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: bayou girl on Jun 15, 2011, 08:34:52 PM
yes, bless his heart.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: Dianna on Jun 15, 2011, 09:06:38 PM
Looks like he is happy puttering in the garden...:)
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: Tina on Jun 15, 2011, 10:00:50 PM
Very nice.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: bestofour on Jun 15, 2011, 10:49:33 PM
The grass is all gone now and the tomatoes turned red.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: Penny on Jun 16, 2011, 07:22:15 AM
Good space to work with there.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on Jun 18, 2011, 09:24:49 AM
Well one of the tomatoes disappeared completely.  One of the pepper plants did the same.  Another tomato plant is turning yellow and dying.  And of the the squash plants completely wilted pretty much overnight.  Lets say as a farmer I'm a complete failure. 
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: bestofour on Jun 23, 2011, 12:07:16 PM
We've still only gotten two big tomatoes and a handful of cherry from the garden.  We have plenty of green ones but it seems they're taking their sweet time ripening.

The squash and cukes are coming in just fine though and we have lots and lots of potatoes.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: UNCLEG on Jun 23, 2011, 05:24:59 PM
My tomatoes are getting scorched!!! and whats not getting scorched have blossom rot.  Not looking like a good harvest.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on Jun 23, 2011, 05:40:35 PM
have you added epsome salts to the soil around the tomatoes? 

I have some little tiny peppers growing and more blooms on the pepper plants so there is hope that I will have enough to freeze come harvest time for those.  At least that is the hope. 

I have one yellow squash that is getting pretty big.  My question is when do I know whether it is ripe or not? 

I have one tomato blossom so far. 
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: Jim on Jun 24, 2011, 11:49:07 AM
We normally don't let the squash get too big.  I always plant straight neck summer squash so when it gets about as big around as a tennis ball it's getting picked.

You may need to spray the tomatoes with calcium chloride UNCLEG.  I had to my first year.  Now I put down lime every other year and that seems to have eliminated the need for the calcium.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: bestofour on Jun 24, 2011, 01:18:03 PM
We don't let our squash get big either Tammy.  Look at some in your grocery store and judge by that.  The bigger the tougher it gets.  We've put down lime for tomatoes before too.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: UNCLEG on Jun 24, 2011, 02:24:16 PM
Thanx, i will try the Calcium Chloride.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on Jun 25, 2011, 07:00:12 AM
I know I'm crazy I add powdered egg shells to my compost.  it's quite a process too.  I found out early on that I had to get that inner "skin" out of the shell or it would smell something awful.  Then I use my onion chopper to "powder" it. 
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on Jun 25, 2011, 07:08:39 AM
I think it must be time to harvest my very first squash then.  I'm looking forward to that. 
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on Jun 27, 2011, 03:17:54 PM
I did it.  I harvested my very first yellow squash.  It is sitting on the counter waiting for dinner.  I'm going to fry it up with onions and some mild italian sausage.  That's going to be so yummy. 
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: Tina on Jun 27, 2011, 03:37:36 PM
That sounds good, Tammy.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on Jun 28, 2011, 11:47:45 AM
It was it was really good and there is so much of it that I can have it again tonight.  And I'm going to lol.  There are more blossoms on the plant and I hope that means more squash through the summer.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: bestofour on Jun 28, 2011, 06:53:55 PM
We had squash last night too.  I boiled it with little, red potatoes and butter.  Love it.
Title: Re: 2011 Vegetable Garden II
Post by: duh on Jun 29, 2011, 06:41:24 AM
I'll have to try that.  Isn't it great eating from your very own garden?
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