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And since you asked for it, I believe this silly tomato was also a Federle, but I didnt have my pictures labeled to be sure.

Ok seedcorn, this is a late season harvest of Hungarian Heart on the top (which aren't exactly paste) and Federle on the bottom, and I think a large Amish Paste on the right by my hand...but this pic is from a while ago, since this is winter and all.

I think that all of my favorite squash are C. maxima...you might be on to something!

Butternut isn't my favorite either. My husband likes it, though, and some people love it in recipes because it is less watery than most squash. Next year I am trying an offbeat version of butternut, Rogosa Violina Gioia, from Great Lakes Staple Seed to see if it's a happy medium...butternut...

My biggest surprise from last summer's squash harvest, though, was how fantastically the north Georgia candy roaster did in my cool, wet summer. I got approx. 20 ten-pound squash off of one mound. The vines stretched from one side of my garden to the other (50 feet). They were tasty too! Not...

I grew red kuri last summer. It grew fairly well (I got about 10 squash off of one mound - somewhere between 1-3 plants). I still have three sitting out at regular room temperature, since I ran out of cool storage space, so they store well. They are delicious in pies.

I also grow my crops using aged manure for fertilizer and by picking pests by hand (could be considered organic, I suppose). I don't know what zone you are in, but maybe you could grow pears? They grow here in my zone 4a, as long as you pick the right varieties.

Haha us northerners have to stick together..its warmer that way!

Woah there - matching outfits, muscle power, low carbon footprint...that's genius! 🤣

That looks like a southern beach to me..

And then there is my garden, with not a single task that needs completing today.

Agreed. I was going to remove some stakes from my garden last fall but they are frozen in now, guess I'll have to wait til spring..lol And now I can enjoy the long-keeping foods, like squash (and yes, beans!) and the goodies I've preserved.

It's tough to talk about the family that has it so much better that you do.. haha jk. I was going to a friend's house with food after work today and I left it sit in my car. I had to put it in a cooler so it DIDNT freeze during the day. :lol:

That's nearly opposite. I spend 8 months bundled up. :rolleyes:

That's an almanac average, but I don't put anything in the ground too early (except some brassicas). Everything else gets protected until I am sure it's not going to freeze again. I spend too much time growing from seed to stick my little plants out in unfavorable conditions.

Yea we do get warm in the summer. I don't know the terrain in that part of California, but I know that a lot of people in higher elevation areas struggle with many crops more than I do here.

I honestly don't remember, its been a few years since I've bought any. I've used a nylon-like woven pattern that I didn't like as much. Now I use one that feels fairly cloth-like. Sorry I cant be more helpful. I get it at a local farm supply store.

Yes..and all of the legal controversy over the name "fire cider." It's making a comeback.

It's actually my favorite! Garlic cloves are fermented under honey rather than a salt-water brine. Both the honey and garlic are usable afterwards. The garlic-y honey is especially wonderful in stir frys or on meats, while the resulting garlic is very mild. Both are good for the immune...

I use weed cloth between the rows in a good portion of my garden. I used to cut holes for the plants, but now I prefer laying it between the rows. That way I can work with the plants easier- if I need to dig up around them I can just pull back the cloth. I roll mine up in the fall to reuse...