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Okay, i did a garlic stirfry with my mung bean sprouts. I made Knorrs spinach dip and used half fresh spinach leaves and half broccoli sprouts. Turned out good.
Road Dust
Takes a little sunshine
You should post the recipe for that one.
Pour 3 tablespoons olive oil into hot skillet. Add 4 cloves minced garlic. Add 1 large onion chopped in large pieces. Stir quickly til translulcent in color being careful not to burn the garlic. Turn down your burner if the pan is too hot. Add 3 cups mung bean sprouts and chopped spinach (optional). I put in about 2 cups broccoli sprouts as well. Stir fry til tender. Add some soy sauce for flavor (I used the low salt soy sauce). Serve over rice. You could add shrimp or chicken to this recipe, but put them in before adding the sprouts in order to make sure the meat is cooked properly(thoroughly).
The spinach dip, is just the recipe off the Knorrs Vegetable soup packet and just add the broccoli sprouts in with the mix. I do use fresh spinach instead of frozen for that recipe. I think it makes for a better texture and the dip isn't so runny.
The spinach dip, is just the recipe off the Knorrs Vegetable soup packet and just add the broccoli sprouts in with the mix. I do use fresh spinach instead of frozen for that recipe. I think it makes for a better texture and the dip isn't so runny.
Ok, I picked my green and wax beans today. I dug a hill of fresh potatoes. Now it is cooking up in my crockpot with a chunk of ham. Yummy. Tomorrow I will make yellow squash stir fry......really simple, some oil, some garlic, some fresh basil and thinly sliced(1/4 ") yellow squash. Stir fry til tender and enjoy.
Holy cow!
How did you get all that coming in so soon?
Ours seems to be going kick a$$ this year, but I don't expect to see beans or squash for another month and maybe two months for the potatoes.
Did you start them in a greenhouse first or are you just a lot farther south than me?
Just a tad bit further south. I planted this stuff in mid March I think. I didn't get to put any onion sets in because the garden shop had sold out and I was told that you gotta put them in the ground in Nov-Dec. I actually could have planted my stuff in Feb as it was a mild winter here. I just didn't have the ground ready for it. I basically planted my potatoes in a big pile of leaves. You talk about easy to dig up. When the rain flattens them and they start to decompose you just add more leaves from a big compost pile of leaves. That has worked great. I had a neighbor tell me that I would need to bag up my leaves and put them curbside for the debris trashman to pick up. I told him that was my potato patch. I planted a valley girl tomato and there are 2 rather large tomatoes that are turning pink. So they will be ready really soon. My corn didn't fare too well. The tassels came out and they have little corn kernels on them I have never seen anything like that in my life. I will never buy another hybrid sugar sweet corn seed as long as I live. There are little ears coming out on them now, but I was just freaked out about the kernels on the tassels tops.
HUH.
I saw the same hybrid stuff too yesterday and didn't want to fool with it. I'm leery of that junk and prefer to buy local and save the seeds. It doesn't sound normal.
We never had luck with some crops like corn in Florida, I think because of the heat and soil. The main culprit is crows though.
They will pull up the sprouts when they get about 2 inches tall and eat the seed kernels.
My last 4 fruit trees are going in today and then I'm just about done with all the hard work for this year.
Sounds like you are going to have quite the orchard. What type of fruit trees are you planting?
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that was a pic of the kernels in the tassels
here is a pic of my tomatoes. the plants look rather awful but the fruit looks good.
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here is a pic of my tomatoes. the plants look rather awful but the fruit looks good.
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About 20 minutes ago I finished up frying chicken gizzards. I also made my yellow squash stir fry. I love that stuff it tastes so darn good. So dinner is taken care of. Not to mention I have leftovers of ham, green beans, and potatoes. I will probably pack that for my lunch tonight at work.
notarps4me
Shy and Quiet.
I been lookin fer 20 minutes and I ain't seen nuttin....
You said u don't have a rack, i thought u had a headache rack? I don't post nasty photos that is bigyellowpetes and rubberducks dept.
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Apples, peaches, plums, pears and cherries - 2 of each - some require cross pollination from another variety. supposedly the plums and peaches don't. so we'll see.
I don't really have that much room so I bought semi-dwarf trees and squeezed them in on either side of the driveway. I don't expect a bumper crop, but with only my wife and I, that and the berry patches should keep us in fresh fruit and preserves all year round.
just one more thing not to have to buy at the grocery store.
I'll post some pics later on my "garden pics" thread.
Next priority is some chickens and a beehive or two.
It might be time to trade the canoe in for an ark.........
Cerberus
In God We Trust
How'd you get that out of that?
Chickens would be cool. wish i was zoned to be able to have some. I then could be the true "COCK" of the hen house. lol
Road Dust
Takes a little sunshine
I got the chickens and researching the beehives. I hear the equipment can be expensive and you can only start in Spring?
Look around in the Penny Saver, I Wanna, etc. (local papers) for used equipment. The other week a guy was selling 2 hives with bees, bee suit, smoker and all for $250. Pretty good deal. One hive of bees usually goes for about $100 for just the bees in a plastic bag.
A used hive that isn't occupied will need to be disinfected for mites and other diseases to make sure.
And yes, you start in early spring if you're buying the bees, put your order in a few months earlier. I think there's a main distributer in Tenn. and Ga.
Oh, and check out the local community college. They'll probably have a free class, maybe one night a week for a few weeks, on beekeeping. Ask the Agricultural dept.
Road Dust
Takes a little sunshine
I ran across some information about capturing bees from a bee swarm, but I don't think I would try that with my limited knowledge, lol. I had forgotten about the college agriculture dept but that is a good idea. State agriculture extensions depts are always a good resource for many things.
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