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Post by OregonRed on Feb 8, 2015 14:40:43 GMT -5
I went to the CG today to pluck some leeks for todays soup.
it wasn't raining - 48 degrees, and had been raining for 6 days straight. as you might imagine, the garden is neglected and full of weeds
The top photo is oats, I used oat straw w/ seed heads last year as mulch, not knowing it would come with seed heads, I did not gather leaves from neighbors as I usually do, so had no leaves...
this "weed" is wide spread over all the beds in the whole CG I forget what it is
well, the good news is, since the rains, all the weeds came out like butta' (butter) I stuck my hand in like a big claw on a crane - came right out! shook the dirt, next! so fun getting my hands in the dirt. I pulled and pulled and pulled - wanted to stay for hours
here's a couple leeks
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Post by OregonRed on Feb 8, 2015 14:46:45 GMT -5
discovered something has been eating things from the top - thinking deer?? I didn't know we had deer over there...
celery is just about gone, tops of some leeks and onions... a whole kale was uprooted (no pic)
see the one upper L, all down to the ground and brown now
above is a leek, also it ate the top of a big ol leek in the other bed, to the point of making the leek rot after that due to no leaves...
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Post by datgirl on Feb 8, 2015 15:08:00 GMT -5
Nothing but a lot of snow in my garden.
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Post by SpringRain🕊️ on Feb 9, 2015 14:13:47 GMT -5
I have an abundant crop of snow and ice.
What I should do is get an ice cream maker, knock down some of the icicles hanging from the gutter, gather some snow, and make some homemade ice cream and a mince meat pie. Yummmmm. |
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Post by desertwoman on Feb 9, 2015 14:29:06 GMT -5
Or simply pour some 100% maple syrup on a bowl of the snow.
I have kids wide eyed and thrilled with this treat. Heck, I am too!
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Post by ncgarden on Feb 9, 2015 19:01:57 GMT -5
Desertwoman - we LOVED syrup on snow as a kid. And to be honest, I still do it when we get our annual weekend of snow here!! This year I have been saving a little bottle of elderberry syrup we made for just just that purpose - but so far, no snow!
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Post by desertwoman on Feb 9, 2015 20:12:56 GMT -5
Elderberry syrup?! omg Ill be keeping an eye out for your first snow!! I've already had maple snow this year  |
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Post by datgirl on Feb 9, 2015 20:31:10 GMT -5
Must admit, I have never tried flavored snow.
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Post by gakaren on Feb 9, 2015 21:51:44 GMT -5
Must admit, I have never tried flavored snow. You live in Ill. and have never had flavored snow??? Boy, you have led a sheltered life!  We used to also make snow ice cream...love it!
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Post by datgirl on Feb 10, 2015 7:26:22 GMT -5
I know. I have eaten plenty of plain snow. I'm not sure why we never tried to flavor it. I will have to try the maple syrup. |
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Post by Latitude33 on Feb 10, 2015 21:43:41 GMT -5
Is the chard still hanging on?
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Post by OregonRed on Feb 10, 2015 23:13:49 GMT -5
no, I pulled that before November 12th .... 
it was all buggy |
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Post by SpringRain🕊️ on Feb 10, 2015 23:30:28 GMT -5
Flavored snow....this is bringing back memories, long last and buried years ago. I think we flavored snow as well, but don't remember what we used. I'll have to ask my father - he'll remember better than I will!
Does anyone else make homemade ice cream in the winter with all the snow and ice as coolers?
Red, it's hard to even imagine that somewhere, somehow, there are still plants growing and dirt showing (no intention to rhyme - just happened that way). Some of the snow piles here are over 10 feet high, and even though the highways are showing, all the ground is covered. To see something green would truly be refreshing. |
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