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Allison<p>TIL it’s ever so much better to pit the cherries before you bake the pie.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/baking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>baking</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GrowYourOwnFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GrowYourOwnFood</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/EatWhatYouGrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EatWhatYouGrow</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/pie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pie</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/cherries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cherries</span></a></p>
LJ<p>Yesterday we harvested &amp; froze 10 lbs of bok choi. That's on top of all the bok choi we've been eating for the past few weeks.</p><p>Bok Choi freezes really well &amp; doesn't need to be blanched first. </p><p>I left some of each plant to regrow &amp; if it doesn't stay too hot, we may get another harvest.</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/StarfieldFarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StarfieldFarm</span></a><br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/FoodForFutureUs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodForFutureUs</span></a><br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EatWhatYouGrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EatWhatYouGrow</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/homegrownfood" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>homegrownfood</span></a></span></p>
Definitely Doc D<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@MCDuncanLab" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>MCDuncanLab</span></a></span> <br>I'm hoping there's some of those sunchokes you gave me among all these weeds!<br>And also hoping they can stand a lot of competition!</p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/sunchokes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sunchokes</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/eatwhatyougrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eatwhatyougrow</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/eattheweeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eattheweeds</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/permaculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>permaculture</span></a></p>
RMRSavage<p>Cannot wait to harvest the broad beans! <a href="https://toot.community/tags/growyourownfood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>growyourownfood</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/eatwhatyougrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eatwhatyougrow</span></a></p>
Allison<p>Thinned the radishes this morning. I think they’ll be great in a salad!</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/InMyGarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InMyGarden</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/EatWhatYouGrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EatWhatYouGrow</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GrowYourOwnFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GrowYourOwnFood</span></a></p>
Definitely Doc D<p>26 Jersey Knight asparagus crowns planted! They look weirdly like sea creatures, squid or jellyfish.</p><p>Sheet composting didn't work too well here. The plant material decomposed but the paper didn't. Cardboard looked brand new, didn't break down at all. </p><p>I've been more optimistic about garden soil than I am with this plot, tbh. Onward!</p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>compost</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/asparagus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>asparagus</span></a> #<a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/eatwhatyougrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eatwhatyougrow</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/michigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>michigan</span></a></p>
Definitely Doc D<p>Happy little hopeful sprouts 🌱 </p><p>Oregano, thyme came up much faster than expected. Our unheated sunroom makes a tolerable cold frame.</p><p>Sprouting peas and some kind of mustard or tatsoi. Labels washed off the containers </p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/seedstarting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>seedstarting</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/eatwhatyougrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eatwhatyougrow</span></a></p>
Definitely Doc D<p>Growing <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/okra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>okra</span></a> :</p><p>What's the minimum number of plants you find worthwhile to grow? </p><p>IMO okra is like green beans, in that there's no point in growing it unless you have enough plants to produce enough to cook in batches. </p><p>But what's that minimum? </p><p>Planning how many seedlings to start, once it's time to start them </p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/eatwhatyougrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eatwhatyougrow</span></a> <br><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/gardenplanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gardenplanning</span></a></p>
Lia BelleThe wonder of regrowing spring onions 🌿🐱🌿<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Ecoliving?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ecoliving</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/IndoorGardening?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndoorGardening</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/EdibleGardening?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EdibleGardening</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/EatWhatYouGrow?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EatWhatYouGrow</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/PhotoOfTheDay?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhotoOfTheDay</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/PhotoDiary?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhotoDiary</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/PhotoJournal?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhotoJournal</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/LifeInPictures?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LifeInPictures</a>
Lia BelleRegrowing spring onions and celery — Spring 2024 🌿<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/FridayFlowers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FridayFlowers</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/IndoorGardening?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndoorGardening</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/EdibleGardening?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EdibleGardening</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/EatWhatYouGrow?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EatWhatYouGrow</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/PhotoOfTheDay?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhotoOfTheDay</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/PhotoDiary?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhotoDiary</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/PhotoJournal?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhotoJournal</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/LifeInPictures?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LifeInPictures</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/CityLife?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CityLife</a>
Susann Auer<p>@gardening A day without frost, just right to harvest a handful of the Brussel sprouts. And since we can't garden outdoors right now, we are sprouting indoors. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/EatWhatYouGrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EatWhatYouGrow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a></p>
LJ<p>Last harvest of some forgotten carrots. Weather is for measurable snow tonight &amp; I wanted to dig these out before the ground got any more frozen. </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/homegrownfood" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>homegrownfood</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/StarFieldFarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StarFieldFarm</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EatWhatYouGrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EatWhatYouGrow</span></a><br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/LocalFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LocalFood</span></a></p>
Definitely Doc D<p>Ordering asparagus crowns soon, and wondering which variety to choose. </p><p>Particularly uncertain about ratio of male to female plants or all male cultivars. Is there a plus having female plants?</p><p>Also, purple vs green? </p><p>I'm USDA zone 6a, sandy soil heavily amended with compost. </p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/eatwhatyougrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eatwhatyougrow</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/asparagus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>asparagus</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/vegetables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vegetables</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/vegetablegarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vegetablegarden</span></a></p>
Definitely Doc D<p>Wrapping up the garden after 2024’s extreme heat, rain, storms, and floods? </p><p>A DIY design to make 2025 different.<br>I'm a pro, but you can do this!</p><p>If you follow my posts, you’ve seen this garden. Here’s how it’s done</p><p><a href="https://deftspacelab.com/climate-proof-garden/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">deftspacelab.com/climate-proof</span><span class="invisible">-garden/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>garden</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/eatwhatyougrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eatwhatyougrow</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/extremeweather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extremeweather</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a></p>
Susann Auer<p>@gardening First and last broccoli of this gardening year. I am surprised we had one at all. We ate it with great delight in a vegetable stir fry. </p><p>I planted quite the variety of crucifers this year, mainly sprouting broccoli, Tuscan style kale and Brussel sprouts. I know the sprouting broccoli survives German winters, but will the ordinary broccoli plants survive as well? Hoping for a few more sprout harvests...</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/eatWhatYouGrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eatWhatYouGrow</span></a></p>
LJ<p>I may live to regret this...</p><p>The last batch I made of Tomato jam with habanero pepper mellowed quite a bit in the jar and is tasty but not spicy.</p><p>With a glut of tomatoes from the garden &amp; more peppers ripening by the day, I've decided to make a 2nd batch. This one with 2 habaneros &amp; 1 jalapeño. </p><p>Also, this was by chance, but it looks like a face! </p><p>Adapted from: <a href="https://foodinjars.com/recipe/tomato-jam/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">foodinjars.com/recipe/tomato-j</span><span class="invisible">am/</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/homegrownfood" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>homegrownfood</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/gardening" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gardening</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/PreserveTheHarvest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PreserveTheHarvest</span></a><br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/StarFieldFarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StarFieldFarm</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EatWhatYouGrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EatWhatYouGrow</span></a><br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/FacesInThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FacesInThings</span></a></p>
LJ<p>So my spouse planted way too many hot pepper plants. And they've done really well. So I went looking for recipes I could make to use up tomatoes &amp; habanero peppers. So I found a recipe for spicy tomato jam. </p><p>Using ONE hot pepper for 5 lbs of tomatoes. LOL.</p><p>1 pepper down, several hundred to go!</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EatWhatYouGrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EatWhatYouGrow</span></a><br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/HyperLocalFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HyperLocalFood</span></a> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/gardening" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gardening</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/homegrownfood" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>homegrownfood</span></a></span></p>
LJ<p>I'm harvesting dried beans from our pole beans for the first time this year! I'm not sure why I haven't done this before. </p><p>(Honestly, until a few years ago, I had no idea shell beans actually came from the same plant as green beans! In my defense, I grew up a city girl.)</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/homegrownfood" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>homegrownfood</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/gardening" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gardening</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/StarFieldFarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StarFieldFarm</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EatWhatYouGrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EatWhatYouGrow</span></a></p>
LJ<p>It's potato time. You know the drill...</p><p>Boil 'em<br>Mash 'em<br>Stick 'em in a stew...</p><p>We planted 5 varieties this year: purple, pinto, red, &amp; 2 kinds of large white potatoes. The big bin is about half full &amp; I still have more to harvest.</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/StarFieldFarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StarFieldFarm</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EatWhatYouGrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EatWhatYouGrow</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/HyperLocalFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HyperLocalFood</span></a><br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/potatoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>potatoes</span></a></p>
LJ<p>After neglecting the garden for the work around the Hardwick Fair, today was a harvest day.</p><p>I froze 20 lbs of tomatoes, picked a ton of bubblegum plums, chopped &amp; cored a bunch of pears to make pear butter, &amp; chopped up the Shiro plums I was holding in the fridge to macerate with sugar for more jam.</p><p>Phew! </p><p>I still need to blanch &amp; freeze greenbeans. </p><p>Everything comes fast &amp; furious in August. </p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EatWhatYouGrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EatWhatYouGrow</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/GrowYourOwnFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GrowYourOwnFood</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/HyperLocalFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HyperLocalFood</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/PreserveTheHarvest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PreserveTheHarvest</span></a><br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/StarFieldFarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StarFieldFarm</span></a></p>