2023 Gardens

[glenn57]

Soon there will be people all over the state drinking Glenn's kool-aid and destroying their gardens.

Cept I ain't kilt nuttin yet

[roony]

More tingly than hot

[LPS]

What the heck is that?   Looks like a deer was licking on it.   

[roony]

Trinidad Scorpion

[LPS]

What are you going to do with that Roony? Looks dangerous. LOL

[roony]

I make pepper sauce in the fall.

[roony]

My pepper patch

[LPS]

Impressive.  I have only had jalapenos.  They are hot enough for me.

[Jerkbiat]

Impressive.  I have only had jalapenos.  They are hot enough for me.

Same here.

[KEN W]

Me to.

[roony]

With pepper sauce a little goes a long way. Foe example, the warden likes chile pretty bland. A few drops of my pepper sauce makes my bowl just right. I like jalepenos too but not so much in sauce.
We also have an annual pepperpalooza where people have the opportunity to taste a variety of peppers from mild to hot. Again moderation is the key or you get so much heat it is hard to detect some of the subtle differences in taste.

[LPS]

That is great Roony.  I like some Schiracca ??sp  in my soups, eggs, etc too.  Maybe a little Tobasco at times too.  Not a lot though. About 3 or 4 drops in a Bloody Mary.   

[Bobberineyes]

That pepper looks dangerous Roony! So when you make your sauce do ferment everything?

[roony]

Yes I do. I've been freezing the superhots until I have more.

[LPS]

Again, very interesting.  I suppose the sauce is red colored then.  Can you put a couple of drops on your tongue?

[roony]

Ha, ha. I could but I don't.

[Dotch]

Came home to numerous overgrown zucchini so pitched them over the fence. See what happens to your nut sack when you eat too much zucchini? 

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[mike89]

the amish fellow down the has a ram that I think could make some bulls blush!!!   

Glenn would batter and fry them babies up!! 

[Bobberineyes]

Yes I do. I've been freezing the superhots until I have more.

I've been dabbling with non fermented hot sauce for a spell but get tired of the vinegar based recipes that are all over the web. A little tangy is fine but too much is all ya taste.  So yesterday I took 5 habenero,  6 little red jalapenos,  1 red sweet banana and 2 red bell peppers from the garden.  Mixed up 3/4 cup of lemon juice, 1/4 cup of white wine vinegar and a good size shot of tequila. Chopped up an onion with 5 cloves of garlic and added some cilantro with kosher salt, a little cumin and pepper corns. After simmering a thought it needed more liquid so I added just a little water. Pretty tasty with some zing!!

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[glenn57]

that looks pretty tasty looking boober!!!!!!!!!

Mikey..........NO I WOULDNT!!!!!

did some work in the garden........man seems like the tomatoes are taking there sweet old time getting ripe???? with no rain from what i see in the near future..........i kilt my green peppers and my cukes are getting pulled, just doesnt look like anything more is coming anywho!!!!!!

went to the farmers market last week and picked up 2 heads of cabbage..........tomorrow is kraut making time!!!!!!

[LPS]

We still have tomatoes and red onions in the garden.  Both look good.  Have another couple of bags to freeze. 

[tangle tooth]

      Anybody else starting to clear out their gardens?
      This weekend as I was doing some serious weeding, I pulled some plants. Gone are the butternut squash, musk melon, zucchini, cucumber and a couple of volunteer tomato plants.

[mike89]

was given a few cobbs of candy corn today, darn good eating!!! 

[Dotch]

Heat blew some of the sweet corn over the dam pretty quickly but there are still plenty of ears scattered throughout the 1st planting to choose from. Uneven emergence has its perks in a year like this one. The 2nd planting looks OK but likely won't be as good as the 1st one was w/o some watering. The few cukes we have developed seeds very quickly in the heat. Everything has struggled in the small garden this year with the hot, dry weather. Lotsa maters. Had to make a trip to the grocery store first but had BLT's last nite. The tomatoes are excellent quality & very sweet this year. Think I'll pick a few pears tonite and ripen them in the house to see how they do.   

[deadeye]

Garden is not even close to being done. Cukes are starting a third burst which is nice, peppers are still being pumped out pumpkins and gourds are coming along just fine. Tomatoes are in full swing now and I can pick a 2.5 gallon bucket every day. If I miss a day (like Saturday and Sunday), I need a 5 gallon pail. Last week we dropped of a box full at three different neighbors and today I brought a box full to my new insurance agent. Not sure what will happen if I miss picking for a few days. 

[glenn57]

just got done pulling my cukes. i looked at last years notes.......i'm been within 2 days to a week of last years pulling. my garden was completely done by sptt 21 last year.

[deadeye]

These pictures are from my yard. I should have picked a lot more apples to prevent the over load damage to the tree. 
Probably half this tree broke down due to excessive apple weight.


I propped up this younger tree.

[KEN W]

Next year you should try the general rule of thumb for apple trees.....

1 apple for every 6 inches of branch. Leave the one on the tip of the cluster...
The King Fruit.

Gives the largest apples and makes for apples every year.

[deadeye]

Thanks Ken W. Thats probably a good rule of thumb. I wasn't sure how things would turn out this year being we had early mid and late hail issues. 

[KEN W]

I have some hail damagemthis year. Pea size hail on some.
I have a Chestnut eating Crab. Grandsons are now taking them in their school lunch every day.