The first baby butternuts are ready for picking! Aren't they adorable?! They don't get any bigger than this, so they're a perfect size to halve and bake for dinner.
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The 2024 Gardening Thread
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I have never seen the baby ones before...they are cute!
Your produce hauls always make me want to garden veggies again. 
DH is amazing but hes not a Dear Richard in the garden. 
DH is amazing but hes not a Dear Richard in the garden. 
I went up to the garden tonight...and found these. The ones in the bottom picture don't have stems on, so I need to use them. Tomorrow, I'll bake and puree them for the freezer. I may set a cup or so of puree aside for more butternut crescent rolls to bake on Thursday. The ones with stems will go down to the basement and I'll use as I go this fall and winter. One butternut is enough for Rick and me.
There are 24 here. Probably another dozen or so in the garden that need to ripen a bit. And I've pureed six from the last batch I cut. Rick told me to get only ONE plant. But well, you know me. I had to get two.
Carmen peppers ripening in the back.
There are 24 here. Probably another dozen or so in the garden that need to ripen a bit. And I've pureed six from the last batch I cut. Rick told me to get only ONE plant. But well, you know me. I had to get two.
Carmen peppers ripening in the back.
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So, we're looking for a tree for our front yard. We think we want, specifically, a Toba hawthorn. It looks like this in Spring.
From what I've read, it's mostly thornless and might not produce that many berries even. I know some varieties of hawthorns can be kind of unpleasant. Anyone have one of these?
From what I've read, it's mostly thornless and might not produce that many berries even. I know some varieties of hawthorns can be kind of unpleasant. Anyone have one of these?
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Our garden is pretty much done in I'm afraid.We have kale left,and a few beets.I think he said there were a couple of tomato plants left,but we've had such a horrid time with the wildlife this year...never this bad in years passed.I did get cucumbers and zucchini before the critters did, the first batches of beets,and the butternuts were saved.Such a disappointment...praying for better luck next year!
