Aw, that's no way to talk about Bambi. :giggles:
(easy for me to say since I have no garden for them to destroy)
how did your garden do this year?
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Aw, that's no way to talk about Bambi. :giggles:
(easy for me to say since I have no garden for them to destroy)
My basil did extremely well in 1 pot.
So, um. What do you guys do with basil?
BTW, there is a bug out there that is eating little holes in EVERY plant in my front yard and now I see signs of it in my pot garden (no, not that pot). WTF is it?
So, um. What do you guys do with basil?
BTW, there is a bug out there that is eating little holes in EVERY plant in my front yard and now I see signs of it in my pot garden (no, not that pot). WTF is it?
Basil - grind up in your food processor with olive oil and garlic. Freezes well. Add ground pine nuts or walnuts after thawing, couple hours before you plan to use. Pesto!
Holes in leaves is probably snails or slugs. If you sneak up on your plants at night with a flashlight you will be able to see them if they are present. Mist with beer. If that doesn't solve it, put a can of chewing tobacco in a gallon of water and mist the plants with that. A weak dish-soap mix (think play bubble mix) sprayed on the leaves can help.
If you see black beetles try matchsticks placed head-down in the soil. Or diatomaceeous (sp?) earth. If you take a leaf into a garden center they can probably tell you the best remedy to use.
SLUGS!!!! I seen them about 2 weeks ago for the first time. It was on my screen door after a heavy rain. Those little ****s.
I'll try the chewing tobacco thingy and spray everything down this weekend.
I'll try the chewing tobacco thingy and spray everything down this weekend.
I ♥♥♥ basil! I've used this recipe for yearsssssssssss.... my sister and I would bring home bags... boxes..... of basil from my dad's garden..... 35 plants he grew for us last summer ..... I'd get the boys to snipping the leaves and get a production line set up in the kitchen.... it was pesto for EVERYBODY :hiphip:
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 cups fresh basil leaves
- 1/4 cup pine nuts or walnuts
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 3/4 olive oil
- 3 oz fresh grated Parmesan
In blender or food processor, combine garlic, basil leaves, nuts, salt, pepper and oil. Puree. Add grated cheese and mixing thoroughly. Use immediately or cover with plastic wrap, since pesto burns brown if exposed to air. Serve as a sauce for pasta. Use it to flavor soups, meats or stews. Freeze it in an ice cube tray for an easy pasta sauce later.
My notes:
Pine nuts cost about $25/lb. :faint: Often found at Costo or Sams for a little cheaper. I used half pine nuts/half walnuts and was happy with the results.
While best fresh, pesto lasts monthssssssssss in the fridge in a jar.
If you're not going to use it right away, don't add the Parmesan until later. Actually, I've gotten used to it with no Parmesan at all, since DH is VIOLENTLY opposed to it.
Bon Appetit!
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 cups fresh basil leaves
- 1/4 cup pine nuts or walnuts
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 3/4 olive oil
- 3 oz fresh grated Parmesan
In blender or food processor, combine garlic, basil leaves, nuts, salt, pepper and oil. Puree. Add grated cheese and mixing thoroughly. Use immediately or cover with plastic wrap, since pesto burns brown if exposed to air. Serve as a sauce for pasta. Use it to flavor soups, meats or stews. Freeze it in an ice cube tray for an easy pasta sauce later.
My notes:
Pine nuts cost about $25/lb. :faint: Often found at Costo or Sams for a little cheaper. I used half pine nuts/half walnuts and was happy with the results.
While best fresh, pesto lasts monthssssssssss in the fridge in a jar.
If you're not going to use it right away, don't add the Parmesan until later. Actually, I've gotten used to it with no Parmesan at all, since DH is VIOLENTLY opposed to it.
Bon Appetit!
Probably goes without saying, but basil is :drool: clipped onto green salads..... or use the leaves whole on a fresh mozzarella and tomato sammich..... or on ANY sammich :bliss:
:snort: So did I. I opened this thread thinking it was the garbage can thread and thought Tazzy was being a bit mean. :giggles:
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This is our first year and our pumpkins did great the vines are overtaking our yard and we will have 8-10 pumpkins. Beans did good in the beginning but not so much anymore. We had 6 ears of awesome looking corn. Tomatoes are still green (well one red but it is rotten because it sat on the ground) Carrots are doing OK and the peppers don't seem to want to take off. Oh we have two watermelons, they look small and I have no faith in them. DH says just give them time.
Pumpkins must be really, really easy cause a couple years ago I grew some and didn't know it. A pumpkin got squished and left in my front flower bed (behind bushes) after Halloween. Then the next year vines started growing. I didn't know what they were and almost ripped them out until my Mom saw them and told me what they are. I think we got 3 pumpkins. :lol: The kids loved watching them grow. :cartwheel:
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First time growing broccoli myself. I thought the plants were getting big with no bunches- then when it hit a certain size-boom- there they were. Don't wait too long to harvest they don't get too big before they start to flower. I don't think I'll grow them again. They take up too much room for what you get from them.
I picked one because it was starting to turn yellowish compared to the others. We haven't eaten it yet. I guess I'd say the rind is hard but I'm just a newbie to winter squash (that is, winter squash that didn't die mid-summer from squash bugs/borers). Does color not matter? Is it too early to harvest them?
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Just got done picking my onions and getting them ready for storage over winter. Total was 57, a little low but still not to bad.
