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Post by ahntjudy on Jul 22, 2015 9:23:48 GMT -5
Thought this might be a fun and very useful thread… Maybe keep cooking hints out of here…we could have a cooking helpful hints thread over in ‘Recipes’… Please add your hints and ideas... ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** I waste a lot of time hunting for my smaller hand tools I keep near me as I work with them in the yard…hand shovel, digger, hammer…etc. I wrap a strip of Blue Painter's Tape around the handles of these tools and no longer have to search for them in my work area… This really works! I keep a roll in the garage and replace it on the handles as it gets dirty and less visible.
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Post by restless on Jul 22, 2015 9:58:53 GMT -5
Marking nursery pots or the side of flats when seed starting...
I have found the best way to mark nursery pots with seedlings is with some masking tape and a permanent marker to write on the tape. I keep a roll of masking tape and a permanent marker in the bin in which I keep my seeds. So if I'm starting seeds, the material for labeling what I'm starting is right there.
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Post by ahntjudy on Jul 22, 2015 9:59:54 GMT -5
When I'm cutting fabrics for sewing or quilting, I save the cut off long selvages for future use in tying up the garden veggies...
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Post by OregonRed on Jul 22, 2015 10:17:06 GMT -5
I use long skewers with rounded 'handles' as the stake - one in each corner of a pot - to hold up netting to keep bugs off. also use old fashioned clothes pins to hold the fabric from blowing, keep it held onto the container. I use wooden skewers as seed markers with a "file folder label" written in perm. ink, folded around the top, like a flag
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Post by ahntjudy on Feb 9, 2016 11:22:22 GMT -5
Recycle your old thin, black plastic cell packs when they get ratty (if you keep them, as I do) by using them crunched up in the bottom of flower pots...especially good in the larger ones...
Nice and lightweight and provide good drainage...
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Post by restless on Feb 9, 2016 16:43:31 GMT -5
Good job resurrecting this thread, ahntjudy
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Post by ahntjudy on Feb 10, 2016 9:27:08 GMT -5
In a pinch...
Another good use for wooden clip clothespins...
Keeps open, unfinished seed packets under control...
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Post by binnylou on Feb 10, 2016 10:09:03 GMT -5
Another good use for wooden clip clothespins... Keeps open, unfinished seed packets under control... I like the tiny bulldog clips for this..takes up less room in my garden apron pocket.
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Post by brownrexx on Feb 10, 2016 10:28:52 GMT -5
I just use paper clips if I need something but usually I just fold them over since they stand upright in my seed pack storage trays.
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Post by mrsk on Feb 10, 2016 21:06:11 GMT -5
One year I had grasshoppers, and they hit the onions, in a day mowing them flat, and even started to eat some of them down into the ground, so I harvested what was there. I knew they would never store, so I just chopped them up, and froze them, then bagged them. Late I found, that if you fill a gallon bag, lay it flat as possible and squeeze the air out, then freeze, the next day you can tap it on the side of the counter, and they all break apart. I do this with onions, celery, and peppers.
My disaster turned into a neat trick, as you can just reach in and grab a handful to whatever you are cooking! Nothing gets moldy, very handy.
Works a treat!
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Post by brownrexx on Feb 11, 2016 7:27:46 GMT -5
I just chopped them up, and froze them, then bagged them. Late I found, that if you fill a gallon bag, lay it flat as possible and squeeze the air out, then freeze, the next day you can tap it on the side of the counter, and they all break apart. This is exactly what I just did with about 15 of my onions that were starting to get soft. I just cut off the soft parts and froze the rest.
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Post by OregonRed on Feb 11, 2016 11:09:40 GMT -5
thanks for the tips everyone! Love it
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pagardner
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Post by pagardner on Feb 11, 2016 13:59:19 GMT -5
when my onions and garlic start to get soft I dice them and then dry them in my dehydrator. I then grind them into onion or garlic powder or just use them dried in recipes. I do have to change the amounts when using them dried though.
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Post by James on Feb 11, 2016 21:23:31 GMT -5
Diatomaceous Earth
Good to have some around to help discourage insect pests. Not a chemical insecticide. Look it up on Google and get the info.
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Post by OregonRed on Feb 15, 2016 11:48:57 GMT -5
Re: corn maturity date
13 hours ago mrsk said: WRITE it on the calendar however many days to maturity to remind you to keep an eye on it.
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