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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
3139 Posts
Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
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 Posted - Jun 12 2024 : 7:10:03 PM
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Does the bear bother your garden? I've heard that huckleberries cost so much because you have to fight the bear for them LOL! There are no huckleberries or bear around me so I wouldn't know but it makes me wonder what other fruits and veggies they would like.
~Heather
“I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” — George Washington
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lovecatsandsunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
310 Posts
Tara
Sands of Time
SC
USA
310 Posts |
Posted - Jun 13 2024 : 1:23:04 PM
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Heather,
The blueberry shrubs are not old enough. I hear the like tomatoes and corn
The squirrels get in garden, but only dig
Today's good mood brought to you by a lot of coffee!!!
Farmgirl in SC
Farmgirl #8548
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lovecatsandsunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
310 Posts
Tara
Sands of Time
SC
USA
310 Posts |
Posted - Jun 28 2024 : 08:10:46 AM
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Corn and cherry tomatoes picked this morning. Corn will be grilled for dinner
Love growing a garden
What's going on in your garden?
Today's good mood brought to you by a lot of coffee!!!
Farmgirl in SC
Farmgirl #8548
FGOTM April 2023 |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7109 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7109 Posts |
Posted - Jun 28 2024 : 08:39:24 AM
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Tara, your tomatoes and corn are beautiful, enjoy your grilled corn.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 - Feb 2019 - Oct 2023
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
2381 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
2381 Posts |
Posted - Jun 28 2024 : 12:22:45 PM
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Yum! Enjoy the fruits of your harvest. Home grown always tastes best.
Judith
7932 FGOTM 6/21, 6/24
I'm old and I do wear purple |
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7230 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
7230 Posts |
Posted - Jun 28 2024 : 3:26:25 PM
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Tara, your food looks amazing. We are growing corn this year. It had a tiny bit of a rough start but it's doing better now. I can't wait until we can eat our first corn!
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VegiChik
True Blue Farmgirl
119 Posts
Sharon L
Gaylord
MI
USA
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Posted - Jun 29 2024 : 5:58:53 PM
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Love the pics! It will be a while before corn or tomatoes show up in Northern Michigan. We grow tomatoes but let the bigger farmers grow the corn & then buy from our Farmers Mkt.
When asked “How are you?”, I reply, “Better than good!” |
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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
3139 Posts
Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
3139 Posts |
Posted - Jun 30 2024 : 12:07:07 PM
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I just canned beets and a couple jars of pickles. I've picked a couple zucchini. There are some tomatoes starting but nothing ready yet. It's been a weird year here this year.
~Heather
“I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” — George Washington
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lovecatsandsunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
310 Posts
Tara
Sands of Time
SC
USA
310 Posts |
Posted - Jun 30 2024 : 4:06:16 PM
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I picked more corn, blanched and into freezer. Dang I'm tired
Hope for Autumn harvest.
Today's good mood brought to you by a lot of coffee!!!
Farmgirl in SC
Farmgirl #8548
FGOTM April 2023 |
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
2381 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
2381 Posts |
Posted - Jun 30 2024 : 10:20:14 PM
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I miss making pickles. My crocks are still out in the garage. I used to be the family picklemaker; sweet, dill, bread and butter. Dilly beans, pickled beets and corn relish, pickled eggs. Unfortunately the family has shrunk and mostly moved out of state, and some have become toothless. All the pickling I do now is pickled beets and eggs. Over the weekend i did cook up four kinds of beans, black, kidney, garbanzo, and Peruvian, and now have twelve pints of beans in the freezer for the hot days ahead when we want beans but don't want to heat up the kitchen.
Judith
7932 FGOTM 6/21, 6/24
I'm old and I do wear purple |
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lovecatsandsunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
310 Posts
Tara
Sands of Time
SC
USA
310 Posts |
Posted - Jul 01 2024 : 12:34:47 PM
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Can anyone share a tomato pesto recipe? I've harvested a LOT of basil today.
I told my husband last Dec I needed 20 basil plants in garden. He said that's too much. But now that basil is plentiful he is enjoying it with slices of tomatoes.
I use fresh basil for various recipes, but also dehydrate and freeze whole leaves. What ways are you preserving herbs?
Today's good mood brought to you by a lot of coffee!!!
Farmgirl in SC
Farmgirl #8548
FGOTM April 2023 |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7109 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7109 Posts |
Posted - Jul 01 2024 : 1:09:51 PM
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Tara, I like to take a slice of crusty Italian bread, drizzle with EVOO, add sliced tomatoes and top with basil pesto. Bake in 400-degree oven until bread is toasty.
I haven't done it yet but on one of the TV cooking shows I watch the chef made a sauce of sauteed fresh tomatoes and pesto to put over pasta. It looked really good and I hope to make it when my tomatoes make.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 - Feb 2019 - Oct 2023
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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nubidane
True Blue Farmgirl
2915 Posts
Lisa
Georgetown
OH
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Posted - Jul 01 2024 : 2:54:58 PM
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Sara, my Italian friend used to cook angel hair pasta, and top with raw sliced tomatoes, a few cloves of garlic, fresh basil, EVOO, and a few anchovies. I loved it!
I do like anchovies though, probably because that was the only way my dad ordered pizza when I was a kid, so I was forced to develop a taste for them. LOL. It would still be good without them though. I just remember I was surprised how good it was without even cooking the tomatoes.
Your idea sounds delish too; I have quite a bit of basil and garlic, so pesto may be in order. |
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lovecatsandsunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
310 Posts
Tara
Sands of Time
SC
USA
310 Posts |
Posted - Jul 07 2024 : 2:37:36 PM
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I wasn't going to harvest and look at the bounty. Slicing tomatoes are taking long time to ripen
Today's good mood brought to you by a lot of coffee!!!
Farmgirl in SC
Farmgirl #8548
FGOTM April 2023 |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7109 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7109 Posts |
Posted - Jul 07 2024 : 2:41:31 PM
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Beautiful harvest. My slicing tomatoes are taking a long time to ripen too.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 - Feb 2019 - Oct 2023
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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lovecatsandsunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
310 Posts
Tara
Sands of Time
SC
USA
310 Posts |
Posted - Jul 07 2024 : 3:24:30 PM
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A lot of the tomatoes are splitting. I'm going to freeze some enjoy in soup later this year
Sara, too hot and too dry in TX?
Today's good mood brought to you by a lot of coffee!!!
Farmgirl in SC
Farmgirl #8548
FGOTM April 2023 |
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
2381 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
2381 Posts |
Posted - Jul 07 2024 : 4:21:08 PM
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Beautiful tomatoes. I love the taste of real tomatoes straight from the garden.
Judith
7932 FGOTM 6/21, 6/24
I'm old and I do wear purple |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7109 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7109 Posts |
Posted - Jul 08 2024 : 05:28:10 AM
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Tara, it has been hot & dry here but things are looking up. Beryl will make landfall in Texas as a hurricane 1. Paris is a little over 350 miles north of the gulf and in the hurricane's track as it moves northeast. Hope you get rain soon and relief from the heat.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 - Feb 2019 - Oct 2023
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7230 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
7230 Posts |
Posted - Jul 08 2024 : 2:58:17 PM
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I have a couple cherry tomatoes ready, but none of my slicing tomatoes are ready. I put in 8 plants, so I am really hoping for a bunch this year.
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lovecatsandsunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
310 Posts
Tara
Sands of Time
SC
USA
310 Posts |
Posted - Jul 17 2024 : 09:46:39 AM
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Just 1 large sunflower this year. Too many critters dug up seeds. I'll dry this and save to feed birds this winter
Today's good mood brought to you by a lot of coffee!!!
Farmgirl in SC
Farmgirl #8548
FGOTM April 2023 |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7109 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7109 Posts |
Posted - Jul 17 2024 : 09:57:04 AM
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Tara, I don't grow sunflowers now, not enough sun. Years ago I grew Russian giants and loved to watch as they tracked with the sun from east to west and come morning they were back facing the east.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 - Feb 2019 - Oct 2023
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
2381 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
2381 Posts |
Posted - Jul 17 2024 : 11:01:02 AM
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Tara -- you may only have one but it is beautiful. Your birds will love it.
Judith
7932 FGOTM 6/21, 6/24
I'm old and I do wear purple |
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7230 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
7230 Posts |
Posted - Jul 17 2024 : 3:07:32 PM
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Tara, it's still so pretty even though you have one. I love sunflowers.
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lovecatsandsunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
310 Posts
Tara
Sands of Time
SC
USA
310 Posts |
Posted - Aug 27 2024 : 09:54:14 AM
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It's been too long. Phone quit working and took awhile to get another.
The canna is suppose to be orange. Think University of Tennessee orange. The hummingbirds visit the flowers often.
I'm still waiting on more Pablano peppers to ripen. Here are a few I cut into strips and we enjoyed Sunday with homemade salad dressing.
Today's good mood brought to you by a lot of coffee!!!
Farmgirl in SC
Farmgirl #8548
FGOTM April 2023 |
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
2381 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
2381 Posts |
Posted - Aug 27 2024 : 11:25:57 AM
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Beautiful cannas!
Judith
7932 FGOTM 6/21 6/24
I'm old and I wear purple |
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