Mmmm… man food. Just missing the chicken wings, pickled eggs, beef jerky and an oversized mug-o-beer.
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I made more butter today as I had some leftover whipping cream about to expire. This time unsalted. I found that using the Himalayan salt grinder, left an unsettling crunch to it. Fine for somethings, but certainly not others.
well planting season is upon us, what are you growing!!!!, so far i have beans, tomatoes and peppers ready to go outside so long as the weather cooperates and doesn't affect my crops,, i may be able to shell out on some speaker projects....diy food needs to grow...no pun intended!
We do only leafy green things and the onion/garlic family now on our balcony.
I kinda miss our 600 ft^2 garden at the house. More than enough room.
I kinda miss our 600 ft^2 garden at the house. More than enough room.
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I love your dogs but hate you Bob.
How can you have those beautiful greens at this time of year?
How can you have those beautiful greens at this time of year?
Don’t be a hater Cal, it’s not good for your health! 😛
I assure you it’s chard although it is a cousin to the beet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chard
we plant here in early March (March 1st is usually safe from frost) here are the before and after shots of the planter box’s I built this spring.
I assure you it’s chard although it is a cousin to the beet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chard
we plant here in early March (March 1st is usually safe from frost) here are the before and after shots of the planter box’s I built this spring.
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I actually saw red Swiss chard for the first time soon after typing that.
Only thing we can plant now is bulbs so we have only scallions and garlic underway. Mid to late May is our usual time. That's when overnight lows are around 10º.
I remember the first pic. Nice that it fills in so early.
Only thing we can plant now is bulbs so we have only scallions and garlic underway. Mid to late May is our usual time. That's when overnight lows are around 10º.
I remember the first pic. Nice that it fills in so early.
Those tomato (better boy and brandy wine) plants are the nicest I’ve grown, already loaded with tomatoes and still a ton of blooms……I hope the plants will hold it all, I think you’ll be seeing some pics of fried green tomatoes here soon!
Problem is after mid June you can’t grow much due the heat……..good thing is we can plant a second garden in september for a december harvest, our first chance of frost is Jan.1
edit; I think a big key to my success (besides manure and sunshine) is the shallow well water I use for irrigation is high in calcium,magnesium,sulphur, and iron……all things that garden plants need
Problem is after mid June you can’t grow much due the heat……..good thing is we can plant a second garden in september for a december harvest, our first chance of frost is Jan.1
edit; I think a big key to my success (besides manure and sunshine) is the shallow well water I use for irrigation is high in calcium,magnesium,sulphur, and iron……all things that garden plants need
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I wish things were different but...
...there's a reason you are doing so well other than your obvious attention to soil management. I wish things around here would warm a little. It's unusual for us right now. I'm still wearing pants these days.
Cheers Bob.
...there's a reason you are doing so well other than your obvious attention to soil management. I wish things around here would warm a little. It's unusual for us right now. I'm still wearing pants these days.
Cheers Bob.
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Cal,
Can we talk…. About what the opposite of wearing pants can be? I see three possibilities, please let it not be nothing or a skirt (kilt for some!)
What is the temperature you feel is hot enough to switch to shorts (it depends a lot on the climate you are used to)?
We had Jesuit Fathers from Northern USA, places like Toledo and Chicago, at our school in Jaipur, and for them 25C was hot...Jaipur goes to 45C in peak summer, and in the 1970s air conditioners were a luxury.
I heard similar things about the Russians posted for building the refinery at Barauni in Bihar, there also it gets above 45C in peak summer.
But we locals were not so stressed, that is why I asked.
We had Jesuit Fathers from Northern USA, places like Toledo and Chicago, at our school in Jaipur, and for them 25C was hot...Jaipur goes to 45C in peak summer, and in the 1970s air conditioners were a luxury.
I heard similar things about the Russians posted for building the refinery at Barauni in Bihar, there also it gets above 45C in peak summer.
But we locals were not so stressed, that is why I asked.
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25C in a northern climate, like in Nova Scotia with breeze off the North Atlantic, does not feel like 25C in India or the Caribbean. For starters a 25C day may be followed by a 10C night, whereas in India a 25C day may be followed by a 24C night.
At our house in Halifax our garlic is up and my wife is doing her best to coddle some peppers and tomatoes along until they can go in the ground later in the month. We always grow herbs, and some like thyme and sage (and with luck rosemary) will be coming back in a month or so. Here in Montreal there is a little patch of garden that gets a bit of light. My living room has a big south-facing window with tons of light, and I have tomato and pepper seedlings growing quite nicely, will transplant to outdoor pots and the tiny garden later this month. Must get some herbs once they show up in the garden centers.
The peppers are New Mexicos from seeds I got from some dried peppers I bought in the grocery stor, plus a couple of other type, not really sure which ones sprouted. The tomatoes are again from seeds from some heirloom, multicolor, cherry tomatoes I bought to eat but saved some seeds. So far so good.
Now I need to get a BBQ, I'm thinking one of those cheap portable charcoal burners should be the ticket. I have one in Halifax that we use when "camping" and it works pretty well.
At our house in Halifax our garlic is up and my wife is doing her best to coddle some peppers and tomatoes along until they can go in the ground later in the month. We always grow herbs, and some like thyme and sage (and with luck rosemary) will be coming back in a month or so. Here in Montreal there is a little patch of garden that gets a bit of light. My living room has a big south-facing window with tons of light, and I have tomato and pepper seedlings growing quite nicely, will transplant to outdoor pots and the tiny garden later this month. Must get some herbs once they show up in the garden centers.
The peppers are New Mexicos from seeds I got from some dried peppers I bought in the grocery stor, plus a couple of other type, not really sure which ones sprouted. The tomatoes are again from seeds from some heirloom, multicolor, cherry tomatoes I bought to eat but saved some seeds. So far so good.
Now I need to get a BBQ, I'm thinking one of those cheap portable charcoal burners should be the ticket. I have one in Halifax that we use when "camping" and it works pretty well.
Used to switch to shorts late May but no longer -- dermatologist doesn't want to see any sun-tan upon the next visit!
I used to know some of the Jesuits who worked in Patna -- in more recent times they go about without their priestly cassocks.
Hottest place I've been in was Dubai...only been in Jaipur in January.
The last American Jesuits were recruited in 1955, and one of them, Fr. Richard Cherry, was one of the great influences at school in Jaipur.
He had been posted to the Patna Province, under which the St. Xavier School in Jaipur worked.
He passed away at 76 many years back, 2013.
Versatile man. Degrees in Latin, Physics and Mathematics. In charge of swimming, photography and baseball as well.
The later Jesuit priests are mostly Indian, with maybe some from abroad, but I am not in touch, finished school in 1982.
http://image.jesuits.org/news-detail?TN=NEWS-20131211033639
He had been posted to the Patna Province, under which the St. Xavier School in Jaipur worked.
He passed away at 76 many years back, 2013.
Versatile man. Degrees in Latin, Physics and Mathematics. In charge of swimming, photography and baseball as well.
The later Jesuit priests are mostly Indian, with maybe some from abroad, but I am not in touch, finished school in 1982.
http://image.jesuits.org/news-detail?TN=NEWS-20131211033639
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I have to be honest. I am not overly fond of Fish dinners, even with Chips. Always smell of FISH!
Makes you want to wash your Hands of the Fishy smell. Yuk!
I am not alone in this Prognosis. I occasionally indulge myself in Vegetarionalism. TBH, the more extremist Veganism is a bit of a stretch to me.
Don't know where quite I am going on this. But certainly enjoy that most British of Institutions: https://hurrythefoodup.com/cucumber-sandwiches/
Cucumber Sandwiches. What is not to like about a decent UK tea-time? Tifffin.
Makes you want to wash your Hands of the Fishy smell. Yuk!
I am not alone in this Prognosis. I occasionally indulge myself in Vegetarionalism. TBH, the more extremist Veganism is a bit of a stretch to me.
Don't know where quite I am going on this. But certainly enjoy that most British of Institutions: https://hurrythefoodup.com/cucumber-sandwiches/
Cucumber Sandwiches. What is not to like about a decent UK tea-time? Tifffin.
He must be proud of his Left and Right ... channels.