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*Farmgirl Barter™:  Anyone harvesting yet?  |
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Betty J.
True Blue Farmgirl
1403 Posts
Betty
Pasco
WA
USA
1403 Posts |
 Posted - May 18 2009 : 10:26:40 AM
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I just harvested a few radishes and some of my favorite baby spinach. Guess what's for lunch? Has anyone ever made wilted lettuce and, if so, what is your recipe?
Betty in Pasco |
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JudyBlueEyes
True Blue Farmgirl
657 Posts
Judith
Spokane
Washington
USA
657 Posts |
Posted - May 18 2009 : 10:29:28 AM
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I got my first crop of rhubarb about 2 weeks ago and I've also cut my nettles once. They are ready to cut again. My mint is coming in and we used some for yesterday's dinner. That's all for now. My lettuce and spinach are coming up, but it will be 3-4 weeks for them, I'm sure. My garlic is going great guns, so I guess I'll have garlic scapes soon. Happy, happy, joy, joy!
We come from the earth, we go back to the earth, and in between, we garden! |
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downbranchroad
True Blue Farmgirl
374 Posts
Joy
Southern
KY
USA
374 Posts |
Posted - May 18 2009 : 10:30:32 AM
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Gurlfrend,
Wilted Salad is my most favorite! I do fresh lettuce, baby spinach, small green onions, all chopped up and pour hot bacon drippings over it. I also, throw in some chopped almonds and chopped apples right before I serve. Yum, Yum.
Appalachian Girl
Jem
*If you always do what you have always done, you will always get what you have always got.
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - May 18 2009 : 10:34:29 AM
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I do it differently, Joy, but yours sounds sooooo much better than mine! I think I'm gonna steal it, thank you very much :)
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
3659 Posts |
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rhondacate
True Blue Farmgirl
234 Posts
Rhonda
Janesville
CA
USA
234 Posts |
Posted - May 18 2009 : 12:29:03 PM
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We only have asparagus and some pea shoots (yummy on salads), but our radishes and lettuce should be ready in a couple of weeks, hopefully. Especially since that is when our CSA starts. It would be nice to have something for the first box. :)
~Rhonda
http://rmfo-blogs.com/rhonda |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
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RuralSuburbia
True Blue Farmgirl
251 Posts
Leslie
Northern CA
USA
251 Posts |
Posted - May 18 2009 : 2:34:54 PM
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We've harvested ONE strawberry! SO exciting, since we've never had a garden before. We cut it up into four pieces and we each had a bite~~~melt-in-our-mouth delish!
*I've got stars in my eyes and exactly $1 in my pocket!* |
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katie-ell
True Blue Farmgirl
1818 Posts
Katie
Illinois
1818 Posts |
Posted - May 18 2009 : 3:09:00 PM
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We've got mint, chives, green onions, loads of rhubarb, just starting to harvest lettuce and beautiful tender spinach. My first planting of peas failed (because of all the rain), but I've replanted and now can look at the pretty young pea shoots.
Leslie -- One strawberry? Cut in four pieces? That would be just a great children's book!!
Rhonda, I'd love some of your asparagus!! And I'm planning to use the pea shoots in a salad when I thin the rows.
I'm making rhubarb bread every couple of days. Always tinkering with the recipe -- adding more rhubarb, using some rolled oats, throwing in some sliced strawberries, subbing some applesauce for some of the oil. The last mini loaves were heavy with fruit and so moist it was like a bread pudding.
Time to go pick some more rhubarb and make more bread tonight.
www.youaretoocreative.blogspot.com |
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southerngirl
Farmgirl in Training
24 Posts
florida
USA
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Posted - May 18 2009 : 4:21:58 PM
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| I have fennel, parsley, rosemary, sage, chamomile, two kinds of basil that have really grown well, and I have been cooking with them already. I am still waiting on the rest that was planted. The grapes, figs, dates, limes and oranges have all come in from last year, but are not ready to eat yet. I am really excited about the coffee beans, checking them daily. I hope I didn't kill them. |
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
3659 Posts |
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Betty J.
True Blue Farmgirl
1403 Posts
Betty
Pasco
WA
USA
1403 Posts |
Posted - May 18 2009 : 8:22:32 PM
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"Wilted Salad is my most favorite! "
I haven't had Wilted Lettuce for years and years. My mother would fry bacon cut in tiny pieces until crisp. Then she would put a half cup of vinegar in the drippings, add an egg or two until they curdled. Then she would add the lettuce and wilt it. It was so good, but so filled with cholesterol that I can't bear the thought of makig it again. I have very high cholesterol if you haven't guessed.
I'm so pleased to see the harvesting so early. My spinach has really grown with the two days of 90 deg plus temps. Wonderful time.
Betty in Pasco |
Edited by - Betty J. on May 18 2009 8:25:49 PM |
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JojoNH
True Blue Farmgirl
1984 Posts
Joanna
Dunbarton
New Hampshire
USA
1984 Posts |
Posted - May 19 2009 : 04:41:21 AM
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Wow! So happy that so many of you are able to harvest some goodies already!! We had a hard frost last night, temps were around 26 - 28 degrees. Out door planting is not started until June 1st here.
That strawberry sounded divine! To have fresh radishes, lettuce, spinach. . . my mouth is watering!!
Our chives are up along with the first row of peas, the comfrey survived the winter and the garlic is coming to life as well. Looking forward to planting my big garden in a few weeks!
Joanna #566
JojoNH
http://www.CountryCents.com
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
11303 Posts |
Posted - May 19 2009 : 05:12:49 AM
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I have been picking strawberries for a few weeks now. Gotta go get more for some friends today. But my garden is slow this year. I'm going to have to replant soon.
My MIL made the wilted salad. I cannot bring myself to even try it. My hubby loved it. Sorry, hubby.
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
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arabianhorselover
True Blue Farmgirl
422 Posts
Jennifer
Bedias
TX
USA
422 Posts |
Posted - May 19 2009 : 05:23:42 AM
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We have been eating onions and some tomatoes for our garden. My husband and I had a nice afternoon Sunday when we had a nice cool front come through and we went out to the back pond and picked a half of bucket full of dew berries. We are waiting on the wild plums to ripen. We have also had a couple of strawberries.
Breeder of Straight Egyptian Arabians and SportHorses
www.whisperwindsarabians.com
Farmgirl Sister #561
Never squat with your spurs on!!!
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mellaisbella
True Blue Farmgirl
1862 Posts
melanie
living on Anne of Green
Gables land
Canada
1862 Posts |
Posted - May 19 2009 : 05:36:10 AM
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I'm with Joanna
still some nights with frost here so nothing growing yet
"we must be the change we wish to see in the world"
farmgal #150 |
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kpaints
True Blue Farmgirl
1564 Posts
karen
cheney
wa
1564 Posts |
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papersmiles
Farmgirl in Training
12 Posts
Barbara
Bluffton
IN
USA
12 Posts |
Posted - May 21 2009 : 10:26:41 PM
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The Spring has been cold and wet and my poor garden is feeling "blue" right now. I have canned 24 pints of asparagus which is way cool. The sage, chives and mint are leading the pack for growth. But the poor tomatoes have suffered through three or four frosts in May and are struggling. OH, fresh strawberries sound heavenly...drooling!!!! Peas, beans, potatoes and onions are doing well.
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JojoNH
True Blue Farmgirl
1984 Posts
Joanna
Dunbarton
New Hampshire
USA
1984 Posts |
Posted - May 22 2009 : 04:05:50 AM
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I harvested my years worth of wild garlic ( leaves, I leave the bulbs to continue the growth of our patch) Been busy drying them for the pantry.
Chives, comfrey, peas are all doing well. Just put out the broccoli yesterday and planted swiss chard and spinach seeds. Lettuce is ready to go out later today.
Still not convinced we are past our frost/freeze danger yet so I am sticking with the "cold weather group" for now. ( must admit that the tomatoes, peppers and the squash are all begging to be planted too!)
Happy Memorial Day Weekend! Hug a Soldier!
Joanna #566
JojoNH
http://www.CountryCents.com
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MullersLaneFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
596 Posts
Rock Falls
IL
596 Posts |
Posted - May 26 2009 : 10:48:21 AM
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A lot of herbs already ... rosemary, lavender, comfrey, cilantro, oregano, basils, chives, garlic chive, cat mint and cat nip, sage, mints
As well as a few veggies, rhubarb, asparagus, onions
Raspberries started blooming over the weekend
And 8 new poults hatched yesterday!!
Cyndi
Muller's Lane Farm http://www.mullerslanefarm.com
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JojoNH
True Blue Farmgirl
1984 Posts
Joanna
Dunbarton
New Hampshire
USA
1984 Posts |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - May 27 2009 : 7:04:58 PM
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Harvesting sugar snaps has come and gone....now harvesting tomatoes......so many! Peppers are coming and cukes, too.
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
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Contrary Wife
True Blue Farmgirl
2164 Posts
Teresa Sue
Tekoa
WA
USA
2164 Posts |
Posted - May 28 2009 : 06:13:35 AM
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I've harvested some rhubarb, still a bit early in the Pacific NW to have much of anything yet, oh, I have chives I could harvest too :^)
Teresa Sue
Farmgirl Sister #316
Planting Zone 4
"Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly." The Dalai Lama |
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Diane B Carter
True Blue Farmgirl
1270 Posts
Diane
Blasdell
N.Y.
USA
1270 Posts |
Posted - May 28 2009 : 07:00:58 AM
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I have mint and cherry tomatoes, Maybe I should check my strawberries, but I think I still only have flowers on them.
Hope all your days are Sunnydays.
dianebcarterhotmailcom.blogspot.com |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - May 28 2009 : 07:09:06 AM
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Harvesting buttercrunch lettuce and spinach right now, and some herbs--made pesto the night before and used our lemon verbena to make this Gimlet recipe in this month's Cooking Light.
Making a wilted salad for dinner tonight, with my saved bacon grease!
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
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NudeFoodFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
433 Posts
Heide
Benton City
WA
433 Posts |
Posted - May 29 2009 : 12:25:23 PM
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Hi Betty!
I am in the Pasco Farmer's Market every Saturday from 8 to noon. Come see me, you wouldn't believe the greens I have. . .
Spinach, red leaf, green leaf, romaine, beet greens, amaranth reds. The farmers are doing amazingly well for as cold as it's been (helps keep the bugs down).
I sold sold out of greens to "wilters" and "juicers" last weekend, I got so excited when I saw your post.
Hope to see you there,
Spinach Cheers!
h
Nude Food Farm
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*Farmgirl Barter™: Anyone harvesting yet? |
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Anyone harvesting yet?
