2022/07/24 15:55:39
fishin coyote
Canned 18 jars of green beans yesterday No tomatoes here yet either but I’m picking lemon cucumbers like crazy. Gourds and pumpkins trying to take over. Blueberries are just about done. Peppers are just starting to take off.  Between the garden, bees and birds thing are busy.  Here’s some various pictures of it all 

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2022/07/24 15:57:04
fishin coyote
Here’s the rest of the pictures I took

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2022/07/24 19:11:56
hot tuna
Looks like a great setup fishin yote. No problems with critters ? I had to do a little caddyshack business here on the homestead. 3 down, 2 to go.

Took the chicks out of brooder today at 1.5 weeks old. Only used the light once or twice. Now the worries begin for the next 7 weeks..
Tomatoes are starting to hammer. Be saucing again during the week.
We need RAIN !!
2022/07/24 19:40:06
pensfan1
So we were gone all of a whole day n half. 7 more zukes, with some giant ones in there for good measure🙄. Immabout to pull the plants. You can only use and give away so many.. 3 plants in one hill... I probably picked, minimum, 45 of those things.
2022/07/25 19:12:15
hot tuna
Oops

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2022/07/25 19:15:15
hot tuna
We had a complete homegrown dinner tonight. Handmade spaghetti, sauce, meatballs from our cow and warm bread. Dosen't get much better...
Tomatoes are a coming.. yesterday's pick on left, today's on right. Expecting a colander a day with a good canning weekend.
Our local farm sweet corn has been processed and frozen ( 5 dozen).
I started late on zucchini and cukes but their taking hold well.
Wild pumpkins are also doing well.
Gonna try to get a batch of leafy crops and mixed beans in this weekend amongst all other chores.
Chicks are out of brooder and doing great.
Much busy to prepare for the long hard days ahead. Being pretty selfsufficent is rewarding.

Word of note :
Make sure your garlic is getting plenty air circulation.. this humidity is detrimental to them for storage.

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2022/07/27 10:05:03
DarDys
My wife’s herbs are doing well and she wants to dry some for later use.

The attempts so far have not worked — mold in the jars; getting moist while hanging outside; etc.

Do any y’all have a method you use?

Dehydatator? Special hanging racks?
2022/07/27 11:34:02
hot tuna
Definitely a dehydrator at 115 setting.
I dehydrate all my herbs, peppers and some garlic

You can see my dehydrator working in left side of picture

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2022/07/27 12:40:01
DarDys
Thank you.

She had this romantic idea of hanging bundles of herbs from strings on a rack.
2022/07/27 19:22:33
hot tuna
My dehydrator runs almost everyday. For the cheap model it is , I've no regrets. It's on it's 5th year.
Your wife can certainly hang herbs as romance but they just don't dry enough for storage without increased airflow.
We just prefer to jar them after dehydrate for longterm purposes.
On left is oregano and 2 on right are basil. Rosemary is in there now drying.

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