Complete walkthru tour of my garden
David asked for a tour of the garden, so here it is. All of the garden plants are shown this time.
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Ouch, that’s a …
Ouch, that’s a tough question. I hear some people like to bring in plants in the fall, but I never do. The reason is because when they’re outside, teeny tiny bugs find their way into the soil of the pots. These bugs are kept in check by natural predators. When you bring the pots inside, you bring in those bugs hidden in the soil. They run rampant at times and attack everything growing in your house. I had it happen and it’s not pretty.
Also I am wondering …
Also I am wondering since its fall now here..I have alot of herbs in pots outside like basil, thyme, etc…do I bring them inside for winter or do they come back like perrenials? This is my first yr to grow herbs.
Nothing like free …
Nothing like free range to keep back pests..wish my place was fenced but to fence 5 acres is very expensive here..Im afraid the neighbor’s dogs who go in packs across my property (free range dogs, lol) would eat any chickens,etc I got but I sure wish I could have some…I guess its too cold for hornworms where u live..I have noticed since the weather’s cooled off I cant find any now..good thing..Im tired of all my guinea duties, lol
Thanks for that …
Thanks for that video Praxxus55712. You have a bigger garden than what I thought. Those sunflowers remind me of the sunflowers my dad use to grow. Right now I have a little pot of scallions, carrots, and an onion. My brother has some fresh tomatoes right now.
I want to move to the boondocks one day.
Excellent tour Ray! …
Excellent tour Ray! You’ve still got more stuff growing than I do. I yanked all my viable tomatoes yesterday and brought them inside. I’ve still got okra and peppers though. I’m surprised to hear that it’s possible to transplant peppers and take them inside in the fall. Maybe you can do a video of that and show us how it turns out if you try it.
I’ll let the seeds …
I’ll let the seeds dry on the heads and then remove them. I’ll keep a dozen seeds for next year, roast and salt the seeds from a few heads and I was thinking about giving away the rest of the seeds. I figure there might be people who want to grow some monster sunflowers. These seeds are super healthy and from perfect specimens of this breed of sunflower. If I give them out I’ll make a vid with details.
Thanks Ray.
Thanks Ray.
You should check …
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You should check out Michigansnowpony’s youtube page to find out what to do with excess green tomatoes…she just posted a cool video on that. I forgot to ask you: what do you do with your sunflower heads once you have picked them? Thanks!
I love how you have …
I love how you have your garden set up into small raised beds. I am sure its much easier to take care of and harvest that way.
It depends on the …
It depends on the variety. The type I grow “gotta have it” is supposed to last up to 2 weeks in the fridge without much loss of flavor…….although I highly doubt they’re telling the truth. I try to leave mine on the stalk until dinnertime when I’m ready to cook it.
Cooking corn in the …
Cooking corn in the husk is absolutely the BEST way, I totally agree with you! The flavor isn’t lost. Boiling leeches out alot of flavor.
I had a grasshopper …
I had a grasshopper problem when I first cleared this few acres for my home and garden. Grasshoppers don’t survive well outside the clearing since it’s harder for them to hop and escape predators with the dense undergrowth. It took about 2 years for my guinea birds and chickens to obliterate the grasshoppers and other bugs. Now I can rarely find a grasshopper anywhere, which is great. I have seen hornworms when I lived in other states, but have never seen one in this area…..luckily.
Between 4-8 minutes …
Between 4-8 minutes is the range depending on size. I blanche mine for 5 minutes.
how long does …
how long does garden corn last in the frige.
Thanks Ray, I take …
Thanks Ray, I take it 4 minutes is enough for blanching?
I can’t make a video of the process because I use a digital camera and I don’t have a stand – however, Santa Clause might bring me a Panasonic SDR-S26 Black if I’m a good boy.
Brendan
Also, I have corn …
Also, I have corn still in shucks in my freezer in plastic ziplock bags, protects it from freezer burn plus I like to roast my corn in the shucks on broil in the oven w/silks on altho i do thin off some of the shucks first so my corn gets a little roasted…then when it cools enough for me to be able to shuck them w/out burning my hands i rinse them a little throw on butter/salt and yummm!!
LOL vegetarian dogs …
LOL vegetarian dogs, haha..Love your garden set up…do u ever get tomato hornworms? I keep picking those off my tomatoes 3 to 4 per day and they have nearly eaten most my leaves off…as if the grasshoppers are not enough worry..arrgghh!! I have used the pepper spray but the rain takes it right off….do u have a grasshopper problem at all?
I’ve preserved corn …
I’ve preserved corn on the cob two ways. My first attempt was to just quick freeze the cobs. That was a disgusting failure. The corn tasted like the cob after it was thawed and cooked. They were also soggy and rubbery textured. I then tried cutting them in half, blanching them and then freezing them. That method worked perfectly. I’ve never tried freezing them in the husks though. My vote is for the second method you mentioned.
ps: Let me know if you make a vid of it, ok?
Good tour, always …
Good tour, always great to see how someone else organises their veg garden.
Got a question for you please. Sweet corn – I started eating mine yesterday but I’m going to have about 120 cobs and I don’t want to eat them all in one sitting. How do you store corn? Some say blanch for 4 mins, cool and freeze, others say just remove husks and stick ‘em in the freezer, others say stick ‘em in the freezer with the husks on cos they keep better. Any ideas please?
Thanks,
Brendan
I love looking at …
I love looking at other people’s garden..yours looks like mine, in a few years =)…your strawberries are crazy big! and yeah bring those pepper in it works I’ve done it and got like 250 peppers in one winter!(chili peppers)
my garden is 1 …
my garden is 1 tomato plant, yours is awesome
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