Ya mine is pretty much done. All the rain destroy the corn, squash, and tomatoes. The onion, peppers, eggplant and okra seem ok. But the rest will get tilled in after the chickens have a couple more days going through it and eating whatever is left.
I made a simple pickling solution yesterday and pickled me two jars of peppers. I put in 24 pepperdews, 1 jalapeno, and one cherry bomb into each jar. They'll last about a month in the fridge. Can't wait to try them.
Due to my knee surgery our garden has been quite limited this year. Actually this is the first time in 40 years that we haven't planted a real garden. No fresh peas, corn, squash but we did plant some peppers in some raised beds. The banana peppers got so big we've been able to stuff them like Bell peppers. The food plots are still not prepared but I did plant some pumpkins last Saturday, a little late but if they make and the frost holds off we'll have pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving.
I'm using a little folding kitchen stool to get on the tractor. I fold it up and hang it on the air breather stack. It sure ain't easy getting old.
Treefarmer
Due to my knee surgery our garden has been quite limited this year. Actually this is the first time in 40 years that we haven't planted a real garden. No fresh peas, corn, squash but we did plant some peppers in some raised beds. The banana peppers got so big we've been able to stuff them like Bell peppers. The food plots are still not prepared but I did plant some pumpkins last Saturday, a little late but if they make and the frost holds off we'll have pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving.
I'm using a little folding kitchen stool to get on the tractor. I fold it up and hang it on the air breather stack. It sure ain't easy getting old.
Treefarmer
Sorry to hear about your bum knee brother. Hope it heals up real quick before hunting season starts. I'll be up your way in December for the opening of the muzzle loader/antlerless deer on the 6th. Heading to my buddy's farm. I didn't get a chance to last season so I'm looking forward to it.
Those peppers are looking good by the way. Ain't no shame in a small plot. I know it's not like having those fresh field peas & squash but I guess anything is better than nothing.
I hope you and your bride are having a wonderful Labor Day :gba
Well my peppers are doing great still. In fact I'm having a bumper crop! I picked these and pickled them up this morning. I added a little more heat. I have a friend in Tarpon that grows Ghost Peppers and Trinidad Scorpion Peppers, that's basically what the pepper flakes are in the pot of brine there. The steam was burning my eyes and making me cough! Man these are going to be good. The last ones didn't last long. :chef
