What do i do with this?

[eyer]

What do i do with this?

It's a reminder to hold on to...

...so it's message is crystal clear next growing season:

Summer squash and zucchini are overrated.

 

[pointless]

Granny likes to have fun too.

i should've put quotes around "donate" for, you know, ominous-ness.

 

[Bidin~Time]

You need pumpkins or ornamental gourds?


'Cause they are taking over the garden.

My sis wanted to "garden" with me this year. Of course, I said yes. She wanted to plant watermelon, which I knew needed it's own plot of ground, but said yes anyway. So, if ya want to trade punkin and gourds for watermelon...

It's a reminder to hold on to...

...so it's message is crystal clear next growing season:

Summer squash and zucchini are overrated.

I am printing this off and placing on my fridge for future reference.

 

[Bidin~Time]

i should've put quotes around "donate" for, you know, ominous-ness.

LOL

I'll know next time.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

I hate almost all melons.


I'm really pissed that she planted six cherry tomato plants and no regular tomatoes.


How the hell do you make a decent sandwich out of cherry tomatoes!

 

[Bidin~Time]

I hate almost all melons.


I'm really pissed that she planted six cherry tomato plants and no regular tomatoes.


How the hell do you make a decent sandwich out of cherry tomatoes!

My only suggestion is to cut said teeny maters in half and make half sandwiches, which, I'm sure would be a pain. So, essentially...I got nothin.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

The rain rotted all of our red lettuce and spinach, but at least the chard is going gangbusters...

 

[Laurel]

I'm really pissed that she planted six cherry tomato plants and no regular tomatoes.


How the hell do you make a decent sandwich out of cherry tomatoes!

OMG we agree on something!

WTF is the point of cherry tomatoes anyhow? Why do they exist?

 

[Bidin~Time]

The rain rotted all of our red lettuce and spinach, but at least the chard is going gangbusters...

The weather here kept me from getting the lettuce in the ground soon enough. I just didn't do well at all and didn't even get big enough to go to seed.

My tomato plants are lagging behind this year. Of course, so are everyone else's, and it looks as though it will be mid August before they do anything substantial.

However, the green beans are doing well, and I spent all last week canning when I got home from work.

 

[Bidin~Time]

OMG we agree on something!

WTF is the point of cherry tomatoes anyhow? Why do they exist?

To gnomes, wood sprites, and fairies, they are HUGE!

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

OMG we agree on something!

WTF is the point of cherry tomatoes anyhow? Why do they exist?

To gnomes, wood sprites, and fairies, they are HUGE!

I do not have that kind of answer.

Maybe it is just to boost the ego of regular tomatoes...

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

The weather here kept me from getting the lettuce in the ground soon enough. I just didn't do well at all and didn't even get big enough to go to seed.

My tomato plants are lagging behind this year. Of course, so are everyone else's, and it looks as though it will be mid August before they do anything substantial.

However, the green beans are doing well, and I spent all last week canning when I got home from work.

Yes. I had good peas and green beans.

My other beans are growing right on up with the corn.

 

[RobDownSouth]

Yes. I had good peas and green beans.

My other beans are growing right on up with the corn.

It's good to know that your family won't go hungry during your lengthy unemployment.

:nods:

BTW, Bidin? I would seem to have quite a surplus of radishes here at Stately Downsouth Manor. About, um, an 18-month supply. A shame you don't live closer, we could work out a trade. (What the hell am I gonna do with all these radishes?)

 

[jacktar48]

I have nearly a bushel of yellow summer squash and zucchini sitting here. I have fed my family various recipes of both, almost daily, for 2 weeks now.

My attempts at giving it away have been met with only limited success, so I need ideas for recipes. Or the name of a reputable pig farmer whose swine likes squashes.

I make lasagna using sliced squash instead of pasta. It freezes well, so you can save some for later in the year. Be sure to roast the sliced squash for about ten minutes in the oven to remove some of the moisture.

Also, cows and goats love squash too. And chickens, if you cut large ones in half so they can get to the seeds easily.

 

[Que]

Cherry Tomatoes. Laugh:

When the lovely mother of my children and I were first dating we always had "the boy" with us. Once we were dining at Hunan Express. We ordered the Bo-bo platter of appetizers which came with a single cherry tomato in the center as garnish.

The boy, snatched it up and hurled it across the room. I narrowly missed everyone in the packed dining room. No one seemed to register the flight of the tomato.

I took the youngest two there my last visit to the big city and the memory made me laugh as it always does.


Isn't there a GFY "vegetarian" thread around here somewhere?

 

[Bidin~Time]

Yes. I had good peas and green beans.

My other beans are growing right on up with the corn.

LOL One year, I planted pole beans in amongst the corn...didn't tell the hubs. When it started coming up and then vining up the corn, well, let's just say his reaction was priceless.

I am banned from cultivating pole beans until he dies, or divorces me, whichever comes first.

 

[jacktar48]

OMG we agree on something!

WTF is the point of cherry tomatoes anyhow? Why do they exist?

You can use cherry tomatoes for sauce easily enough if you freeze them first, whole, then when they thaw out pinch them and the skin comes right off. Or you can just cook them down with the skin on and skim it off the top of the pot.

They have good flavor and are easy to grow; I'm pretty sure I get a higher yield per plant, pound for pound, than I do with the large ones.

And when you get tired of picking them, the left-over ones will reseed themselves. Also your chickens or wild birds will love cleaning up the rotten ones.

 

[RedAllan]

Years ago when I had a glut of squashes, and friends started hiding, I found an old country recipe for wine. This turned out too sweet for my tastes but some people liked it.

When clearing out the cellar a couple of months ago we found a bottle of it, about 10 yrs old, I'd like to say it had improved with age, but no.

Any way if you like a sweetish sherry like wine this is a way to go.

 

[HoHoBomb]

Koosa Ma Laban

http://c3327103.r3.cf0.rackcdn.com/zucchini-mint-and-yogurt-spread-644261l1.jpg

http://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-zucchini-mint-and-yogur-117173

 

[jacktar48]

LOL One year, I planted pole beans in amongst the corn...didn't tell the hubs. When it started coming up and then vining up the corn, well, let's just say his reaction was priceless.

I am banned from cultivating pole beans until he dies, or divorces me, whichever comes first.

I did that with okra this year...I'm afraid that might have been a mistake too. The beans are growing faster than the okra and I anticipate strangulation.

 

[Bidin~Time]

It's good to know that your family won't go hungry during your lengthy unemployment.

:nods:

BTW, Bidin? I would seem to have quite a surplus of radishes here at Stately Downsouth Manor. About, um, an 18-month supply. A shame you don't live closer, we could work out a trade. (What the hell am I gonna do with all these radishes?)

Please remember this is a BT thread and the pokin of other posters is frowned upon.

That said, why would anyone plant that many radishes?

I make lasagna using sliced squash instead of pasta. It freezes well, so you can save some for later in the year. Be sure to roast the sliced squash for about ten minutes in the oven to remove some of the moisture.

Also, cows and goats love squash too. And chickens, if you cut large ones in half so they can get to the seeds easily.

Thank you! Also, I did not know cows and goats liked squash, so thank you for that too.

Cherry Tomatoes. Laugh:

When the lovely mother of my children and I were first dating we always had "the boy" with us. Once we were dining at Hunan Express. We ordered the Bo-bo platter of appetizers which came with a single cherry tomato in the center as garnish.

The boy, snatched it up and hurled it across the room. I narrowly missed everyone in the packed dining room. No one seemed to register the flight of the tomato.

I took the youngest two there my last visit to the big city and the memory made me laugh as it always does.


Isn't there a GFY "vegetarian" thread around here somewhere?

Ahh the kids. They always seem to be doing something memory-worthy. Shame he didn't bean someone, though. Would make for quite the story when he brings the first girlfriend home.

 

[jacktar48]

http://www.cartoonistgroup.com/properties/pickles/art_images/pkl1080328d_lr.jpg

 

[Sinny]

I usually shred and freeze the castoffs I get from friends so I can use them in zucchini bread all winter. My method has worked well for my bread recipe, which I will find and send you later if you want it. To shred: I take almost all the peel off, leaving just a bit for color. If it is a big zucchini, I de-seed and quarter, then shred. Here is the part that is important. I dry the zucchini and press out some of the liquid, then I flash freeze the shredded zucchini on parchment paper in a single layer. I store it in quart bags with two cups each shredded zuke. The end.

 

[remy_lebeau8]

I slice mine up and sautee it in olive oil and butter. I also add onions, garlic, whatever color bell pepper I have, potatoes, and some times mushrooms. Little salt and pepper and its heaven.

I get addicted to it in the summer

 

[Bidin~Time]

I did that with okra this year...I'm afraid that might have been a mistake too. The beans are growing faster than the okra and I anticipate strangulation.

As I told him at the time. Nothing ventured...

http://www.cartoonistgroup.com/properties/pickles/art_images/pkl1080328d_lr.jpg

Oh how i can relate to this! LOL