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oh thank goodness neptune has moved on, we are finally getting some relief only 10% for the next couple days. wish theses storms would go out west they need it...
majors 2018 garden..
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dang that was tedious shelling those orcas
after sheeling ended up with a half gallon jar..
it would be fun to have a custom puzzle made.... only black and white to work with
after sheeling ended up with a half gallon jar..
it would be fun to have a custom puzzle made.... only black and white to work with
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majorcatfish
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this morning went out and picked the lazy housewife beans 5 buckets worth... some of the pods had a little mold on the outside of them, so gave them a wash in a diluted bleach mixture. have them under lights and fans to dry them out. with all that rain lost a bit of them..
more out there....dont think will need to plant any next year....
more out there....dont think will need to plant any next year....
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8/5/18 update....... some good some bad...
after receiving over 11" of rain in less than a week.only a few things enjoyed the rest will be tossed.
the winners..
bells peppers everyone is loaded with either green or red..
highlanders..some of the biggest have seen in august..will pick,roast and freeze them.
the corn... jumped a mile...
the gourds....
the mators are the big losers.. either split,cracked or molding.. but theres hope for the greens ones..
once the dew has evaporated will be going out pick whats good,pick the spoiled and toss, pull 2 terminally infected plants..
seen powdery mildew, blight, blossom rot, white mold. so will be spraying all the plants....
after receiving over 11" of rain in less than a week.only a few things enjoyed the rest will be tossed.
the winners..
bells peppers everyone is loaded with either green or red..
highlanders..some of the biggest have seen in august..will pick,roast and freeze them.
the corn... jumped a mile...
the gourds....
the mators are the big losers.. either split,cracked or molding.. but theres hope for the greens ones..
once the dew has evaporated will be going out pick whats good,pick the spoiled and toss, pull 2 terminally infected plants..
seen powdery mildew, blight, blossom rot, white mold. so will be spraying all the plants....
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I have pepper envy Major. Mine are little dwarfish items, they're producing peppers, but they are barely tall enough to hold them off the soil.
Fun?
I would never be able to finish it wearing that white jacket with the oversized sleeves on.
Fun?
I would never be able to finish it wearing that white jacket with the oversized sleeves on.
flowerbug
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dang that was tedious shelling those orcas
after sheeling ended up with a half gallon jar..
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it would be fun to have a custom puzzle made.... only black and white to work with
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a fast way to do it is to take an old pillow cases, put them in there and then walk on them or mash them somehow to release them. then you can skim off the pods from the top leaving mostly beans in the bottom. if you have a fan you can blow the chaff off the bottom that remains by dropping it all gradually in front of the fan.
i only shell one at a time things when i have a lot of time in fall/winter. for the bulk beans i go with the pillow case method. oh, and i don't do this in the house either, as it can be dusty.
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Oh My GOSH. I can't even fathom 11 inches of rain in a few days. San Jose "used" to get 14" of rain a year. Not anymore...its much less now.
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Dang those tedious orca beans. I'd toss them all away and never grow them again. Yet.....stay tuned for the next post:
flowerbug
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mold on the outside of the pod is rarely a big deal if the beans are mostly already dry. i wouldn't have washed 'em again as that does get them wet again. just finish drying and shell out what you can. separate the bad ones from the good, let them sit for a bit longer before putting them in the jar (i'd also watch the jar you already have those other ones in if they're not fully dry yet).
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Major: you mailed me some Wes tomatoes. Mine were puny, even after replanted two of them. But I always share my bounty, and look what a friend now has with his Wes tomato:
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