@Soldier957 I dug those vines up and have them growing in the house by a window. The plan is to keep the going long enough to plant them at my new home when and if I end up moving someday.
@SGSuperhero It was the end of the growing season and I didn't need the compost until the following spring. I cover it to protect it from late autumn rains, heavy snow and early spring rains..............which will wash all the nutrients out of it before I can get it tossed onto the planting beds in mid spring.
hey, you could make some use of your non compostables and make charcoal which can be added to your soil, great stuff, i call it the black perlite, plus there are many magical properties far out of the scope of this post.. wicked garden! absolutely love it, since coming accross your robyn story, ive been hooked :) enjoy your summer :)
Lingcod, I sure do! I have 2 3x3 strawberry patches that produce alot of strawberries. Some fruit trees that were planted 4 years ago. 2 apple, 2 pear and one cherry. I have profuse wild chokecherrie trees all through my property. Wild blueberry bushes grow everywhere so no need to plant them. Also the entire 1/3 mile long driveway is lines with wild blackberry and raspberry plants. More blackberries than I can eat for sure. It's a pretty fruity kinda area I guess. LOL
Joe, I eat most of them and toss alot to the dogs, chickens, turkeys, peafowl and guineas that I raise. There's plenty for everyone. I don't sell any of them. I just do this for me and for the fun of it.
Td84, I blanch and freeze the veggies in ziplock bags in a big chest freezer in my basement.. I used to can the veggies but that got old and I didn't enjoy it very much. I have a food dehydrator to dry the spices. The leaf veggies I just eat fresh and the corn doesn't last long enough to have to deal with preserving it. It gets eaten too fast. lol
565Customz, I live in zone 3. That's a bit cold for grapes. Also, we get late frosts that are unannounced by the idiot weatherman and grapes don't like frost at all. It slows them down and they have to regrow all the lost folliage. But pretty much it's the wrong grape for my area but I didn't want to dig it up and toss it. NEXT time I'll plant a better variety I guess.
bobinmissouri, that sucks! Sorry about your dog. :(
Mine stay on my property, which is easy since it's so large. All of my dogs were dogs that were tossed out of people's cars in my area. I just can't imagine shooting someone's dog. You got my sympathy on that. Damn that blows!
You can grow a ton of veggies in that space. I waste alot of my space I guess. I sorta enjoy the walking around space though so it's not a total waste I guess. :)
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.
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. :(
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! 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.
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'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. :)
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.
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, 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 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. :)
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
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?
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.
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.
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)
The only thing I like more than your funny comments is your garden. I rocks! I want one too :D
Maybe the grapevines would grow better if they had a trellis?
Soldier957 1 year ago 4
@Soldier957 I dug those vines up and have them growing in the house by a window. The plan is to keep the going long enough to plant them at my new home when and if I end up moving someday.
Praxxus55712 1 year ago
Why do you keep the compost covered?
SGSuperhero 1 year ago
@SGSuperhero It was the end of the growing season and I didn't need the compost until the following spring. I cover it to protect it from late autumn rains, heavy snow and early spring rains..............which will wash all the nutrients out of it before I can get it tossed onto the planting beds in mid spring.
Praxxus55712 1 year ago
hey, you could make some use of your non compostables and make charcoal which can be added to your soil, great stuff, i call it the black perlite, plus there are many magical properties far out of the scope of this post.. wicked garden! absolutely love it, since coming accross your robyn story, ive been hooked :) enjoy your summer :)
jaylc005 1 year ago
Enjoyed your videos... Besides veggies, do you plant other fruits like raspberries or blueberries?
lingcod76 1 year ago
Lingcod, I sure do! I have 2 3x3 strawberry patches that produce alot of strawberries. Some fruit trees that were planted 4 years ago. 2 apple, 2 pear and one cherry. I have profuse wild chokecherrie trees all through my property. Wild blueberry bushes grow everywhere so no need to plant them. Also the entire 1/3 mile long driveway is lines with wild blackberry and raspberry plants. More blackberries than I can eat for sure. It's a pretty fruity kinda area I guess. LOL
Praxxus55712 1 year ago
that garden is horrible holy crap
bataylor110 2 years ago
Yeah I guess it's not nearly as pimped out as the meth lab in your basement? :)
Praxxus55712 2 years ago
Hi Ray,
what do you do with all of the veggies? I mean, do you sell some on a farmers market or similar?
btw. Organic greens are very much requested here in Germany..
Joe from Germany
JoeHell67 2 years ago
Joe, I eat most of them and toss alot to the dogs, chickens, turkeys, peafowl and guineas that I raise. There's plenty for everyone. I don't sell any of them. I just do this for me and for the fun of it.
Praxxus55712 2 years ago
What methods of preserving do you use, if any, for storing food through the winter months?
td84 1 year ago
Td84, I blanch and freeze the veggies in ziplock bags in a big chest freezer in my basement.. I used to can the veggies but that got old and I didn't enjoy it very much. I have a food dehydrator to dry the spices. The leaf veggies I just eat fresh and the corn doesn't last long enough to have to deal with preserving it. It gets eaten too fast. lol
Praxxus55712 1 year ago
whats up with the grapes? they should be poppin after 5 years
565Customz 2 years ago
565Customz, I live in zone 3. That's a bit cold for grapes. Also, we get late frosts that are unannounced by the idiot weatherman and grapes don't like frost at all. It slows them down and they have to regrow all the lost folliage. But pretty much it's the wrong grape for my area but I didn't want to dig it up and toss it. NEXT time I'll plant a better variety I guess.
Praxxus55712 2 years ago
@Praxxus55712 ah...i got cha....you should try figs!
565Customz 2 years ago
here dogs get shot if there runing lose i lost a dog now they don't go outside with out me
bobinmissouri 2 years ago
bobinmissouri, that sucks! Sorry about your dog. :(
Mine stay on my property, which is easy since it's so large. All of my dogs were dogs that were tossed out of people's cars in my area. I just can't imagine shooting someone's dog. You got my sympathy on that. Damn that blows!
Praxxus55712 2 years ago
Really nice garden area!
MageesterMixit 2 years ago
Those crickets are outrageous!
joshuaman125 2 years ago
Very nice size garden.. I have two framed gardens 20ft by 5ft each.
2010purple 2 years ago 2
You can grow a ton of veggies in that space. I waste alot of my space I guess. I sorta enjoy the walking around space though so it's not a total waste I guess. :)
Praxxus55712 2 years ago
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.
kokonutbaby1 2 years ago
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. :(
Praxxus55712 2 years ago
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.
david14433 2 years ago 2
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.
3CoolKats 2 years ago 2
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! :):)
Octahoney 2 years ago 3
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. :)
Praxxus55712 2 years ago
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.
Octahoney 2 years ago 2
how long does garden corn last in the frige.
crewlla 2 years ago 2
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.
Praxxus55712 2 years ago
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!!
kokonutbaby1 2 years ago
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.
Praxxus55712 2 years ago
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?
kokonutbaby1 2 years ago
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. :)
Praxxus55712 2 years ago
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
kokonutbaby1 2 years ago 2
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
baconsoda 2 years ago 2
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?
Praxxus55712 2 years ago
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
baconsoda 2 years ago
Between 4-8 minutes is the range depending on size. I blanche mine for 5 minutes.
Praxxus55712 2 years ago
Thanks Ray.
baconsoda 2 years ago
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)
jihadacadien 2 years ago
my garden is 1 tomato plant, yours is awesome
minneola24 2 years ago 2
neat
stymye 2 years ago