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Monthly Archives: June 2010

This Year’s Poppies

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

My choice for poppies this year was Lauren’s Grape.  They are a miniature variety with soft purple blooms. They have a short stature and finish at about a foot and a half.  My only complaint is that the blooms only last about a day and a half.  These were interesting this year, but I don’t [...]

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Tomaters!

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

We plan on doing lots of canning this year, so we have lots of tomatoes.  With a 4-foot tall beast like this already growing in my organic garden, I don’t think we are going to be able to eat them all. We also have a couple of stowaways in one of my compost piles.  My [...]

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Garden Update

Monday, June 28, 2010

Sorry I haven’t been around a lot lately folks.  My job tends to get a little hectic around holidays.  Regardless, I am still gardening. I am using my Autopots again this year.  I am using Canna coco coir with General Hydroponics Maxibloom nutrients, Cannazym, Canna Boost, and Floralicious Plus.  My choice in plants this year [...]

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Topsy Turvy Pepper Planter

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Everyone has caught onto the upside-down tomato craze.  The Topsy Turvy pepper planter works on the same principal that growing against gravity makes your plants stronger.  For a small or hobby garden, the Topsy Turvy Pepper Planter is a good tool. The Pepper Planter is easy to set up.  Pour in soil, plug in plants [...]

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Hoecakes

Monday, June 21, 2010

Hoe cakes are a traditional Southern cornmeal pancake that are supposed to have been so-named because they were originally cooked on the blade of a hoe over an open fire.  They go perfect with any Southern dish, or are a great quick and filling breakfast. The basis of hoecakes is corn meal.  Simply pour boiling [...]

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Kimchi!

Saturday, June 19, 2010

Kimchi is a spicy pickled cabbage used as a side dish or in Korean main dishes.  We have been making pickles and sauerkraut, so Kimchi wasn’t a far stretch. We used the WikiHow recipe.  It makes about 1 1/2 Quarts. 3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon sea salt 6 cups water 2 lbs. Chinese (Napa) cabbage, [...]

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Grandpa’s Crunchy Pickles

Thursday, June 17, 2010

I am a do-it-yourselfer just like my Grandpa.  He makes and grows everything himself.  He couldn’t find a good pickle recipe where the veggies stayed crunchy because they are boiled until he came across this recipe. Stir sliced cucumbers, carrots, peppers and onions in 1 1/2 c. pickling salt and cover in water.  Let soak [...]

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