Baby Hercules Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 I swear if this drought doesn't end asap my garden is going to die!!! I need that natural water not enhanced tap water!!! Still no tomatoes, peppers are finally starting to do something, 1 zucchini, gourds fried, green beans fried.... This was not the year for a garden Mine was the reverse: wet and dark until summer finally started last week. Tomatoes are blooming but only three feet tall, peppers are leafy but not blooming at all, corn is only eighteen inches high but healthy, strawberries are down to last three or four berries. Zucchini plant has five leaves on it but it looks like it's ready to sprint. Heat is predicted for the next week. On your mark, get set.... Baby Herc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synny667 Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Oh so you hogged all the rain!!!!!! I swear I can water and 1/2" down the dirt is bone dry..... If it doesn't rain by 6:30 I will have to go out and water the garden. The ground is bone dry. Guess it is time to do a rain dance marathon..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synny667 Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Every year I get 1 zucchini from my garden... if I want more I have to buy them Here is this year's zucchini. I don't know why they are always so big but all I can see is zucchini bread in my future hehe. I hope I have enough for a couple loaves that I can freeze for the winter. If not I will just buy a couple more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Hercules Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Every year I get 1 zucchini from my garden... if I want more I have to buy them Here is this year's zucchini. I don't know why they are always so big but all I can see is zucchini bread in my future hehe. I hope I have enough for a couple loaves that I can freeze for the winter. If not I will just buy a couple more They always told me that only the tiny zucchinis were tasty but I've harvested the big 'uns like the one in your picture and turned them into amazing zucchini bread. It's only when they become the size of a small child that the flavor begins to wane (I gave one to a friend once that was so large, she had to secure it in the front seat of her car with a seat belt!) Try adding a teaspoon of lemon zest and 1/4 t. of nutmeg to your recipe, it will transport you to new levels of ecstacy! Also, if you find a friend who needs to unload a bumper crop of zucchini, you can lightly saute 3/4" chunks of it in olive oil and a little garlic, let it cool a bit, dump it into baggies, stuff it deep in the freezer, then whip it out for the lasagna, briami, and chili season next winter. Hmm, I'm getting hungry.... Baby Herc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synny667 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 I am a zucchini horde I will freeze what I can for yummy winter soups and more zucchini bread. I found a zucchini bread recipe that is lemon zucchini bread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Hercules Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 lemon zucchini bread! Rock it, girl! Bake it in a round cake tin and freeze it. Then, thaw it out at Thanksgiving and serve it with a thick drizzle of lemon icing with sprinkled walnut bits on top. Oh, baby. Baby Herc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synny667 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 How did you know I like round bread? It has a lemon drizzle that goes on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synny667 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Just need to learn to make gluten free breads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Hercules Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 "Lemon drizzle!" (Homer Simpson voice, with drool.) Baby Herc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synny667 Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 The recipe I have isn't vegan but I can see that remedied!! Yeah they call it a glaze but looks drizzled on to me. Can't wait to make it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarakD. Posted July 12, 2012 Author Share Posted July 12, 2012 This is the most evil vegan I KNOW.He eats all my veggies then hops up next to me & lays down w/a nice full belly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synny667 Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 But here all I can say is awwwww Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Hercules Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 HARVEY! Baby Herc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarakD. Posted July 13, 2012 Author Share Posted July 13, 2012 HARVEY! Baby Herc The kids call him "EVIL Little Mittens" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synny667 Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 I have an evil you don't see very often.... I have a groundhog and deer!!! I lost all my peas due to them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Hercules Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 The only furry things I've seen in my garden are squirrels, the neighbor cat, and once a super-sized Norway rat who lives under the other neighbor's house. We all seem to get along okay--the squirrels eat a few strawberries, the cat chases a few squirrels, and the rat pretty much keeps to the other side of the fence. He might be the reason my smaller bird bath water level goes down a quarter inch each night, though. It's all good. What I'd really love to have is a little pond with frogs and toads. Baby Herc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Hercules Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Okay, so far I've got lots and lots of cucumbers fattening on a vine that I'm training along the top of a fence, plenty of Cherokee Purple, Heirloom Brandywine, and Sweet 100 tomatoes setting fruit, one pie pumpkin growing, plenty of Rainbow Lights Swiss Chard to carry me through to winter, a few sweet corn stalks, and an out of control mini-cantaloupe vine that looks like it's gonna feed the entire neighborhood. I've got a spoon all ready! Baby Herc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synny667 Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 MMMMM cantaloupe!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Hercules Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 MMMMM cantaloupe!!!!!! I can't, either. I plan on staying single for a few years yet. *rimshot Baby Herc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarakD. Posted August 5, 2012 Author Share Posted August 5, 2012 The only furry things I've seen in my garden are squirrels, the neighbor cat, and once a super-sized Norway rat who lives under the other neighbor's house. We all seem to get along okay--the squirrels eat a few strawberries, the cat chases a few squirrels, and the rat pretty much keeps to the other side of the fence. He might be the reason my smaller bird bath water level goes down a quarter inch each night, though. It's all good. What I'd really love to have is a little pond with frogs and toads. Baby Herc You just made me totally freak out for that frog & hate the zombie humans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarakD. Posted August 5, 2012 Author Share Posted August 5, 2012 While hubby & kids were attending a B'day Party - I canned 2012's 1st Maker's Mark Fig Jam I know, fruit is not a veggie but it's SOOOO GOOOD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Hercules Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Fig...is not a veggie but it's SOOOO GOOOD! My neighbors across the street have a large fig tree...and I have a ladder: It's a match made in heaven! They also have a huge blueberry bush, several Asian Pear Trees, pears, apples, and gooseberries. They said come over anytime. Woo-HOO! In my own backyard are cucumbers, jalapenos, bell peppers, and baby watermelons expanding with every watering. Go, babies, go! Baby Herc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Hercules Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 How are everybody's yields? My plants produced few, yet massive fruits and veggies. One more week and I can start picking blackberries. Baby Herc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarakD. Posted August 27, 2012 Author Share Posted August 27, 2012 Had great successes & major losses. Excellent*Artichokes were amazing*Cherry Tomatoes still rocking out the fruit*Heirloom Purple/Orange Carrots producing higher yeilds then expected* Swiss Chard Middle to Fail*Potato crop is lower then expected but better then average.*Sweet purple onions = near failure Failed* My heirloom canning tomatoes (only canned 12 pints) Killed by late Blight - that came early* Spinach* Baby French carrots were eaten by evil bunny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Hercules Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Heirloom Purple/Orange CarrotsOoooooo, show pics! How is the flavor? My Cherokee Purple's weighing over a pound a piece.... http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/2807/2012veggies2.jpg An heirloom Brandywine gettin' all freaky.... http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/2830/2012veggies3web1.jpg Personal-sized watermelons about a month away from lunch, grown in a patio pot. http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/1250/2012veggies1web1.jpg Baby Herc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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