Baymule's 2017 Garden Thread

[lcertuche]

I'm going to have to try eating the flowers.

 

[baymule]

This is what I did with dandelions

https://www.theeasygarden.com/threads/dandelions-not-a-weed-i-made-tea-pg-3.13173/

https://www.theeasygarden.com/threads/dandelion-wine.15409/

https://www.theeasygarden.com/threads/dandelion-jelly-recipe.13496/

 

[Nyboy]

I'm going to have to try eating the flowers.

Bay sent me both her jelly and wine, I waited till friends came over to try. No one believe we where eating and drinking weeds

 

[Ridgerunner]

I've made dandelion wine once, it was surprisingly good. Dandelion jelly is a regular here. Never tried the tea and probably won't. I drink coffee instead, juts not a tea person.

 

[lcertuche]

Wow, interesting information about the cancer treatments and dandelion tea. I guess I need to dig a few roots up.

 

[baymule]

Today I planted 29 Cherokee Purple tomato plants in one of the trellis. I counted 54 Mortgage Lifter tomato plants and I didn't have enough trellis left for them. So I drove in T-posts and I'll go up with string as they grow. Got all 54 planted! I've been doing the Butt-Scootin'-Boogie in the garden today!

 

[ninnymary]

Bay, are those the only types you'll be planting?

Mary

 

[baymule]

Bay, are those the only types you'll be planting?

Mary

No, I have some Rosso Sicilian, German Johnson and Tommy Toes.

 

[Chickie'sMomaInNH]

checked in on my tomato starts & the 1st tray planted about 2 weeks ago are coming up. about 2-3 plants of each per pot with a total of 18 pots in each tray. i have 2 trays of tomatoes but i only got the 2nd tray done less than a week ago. i just noticed last night there were holes in the corner of the tray & when i watered all of it just leaked out.

you're much further ahead than me. i will have patience & do some more armchair gardening just watching your thread Bay.

 

[journey11]

I bought a t-post puller for $35 and borrow my dad's t-post pounder, so we use them for tomato stakes too. Now those will hold up to anything! I got tired of paying for stakes that break too easily and don't last but a year or two.

Have you ever had the dandelion blooms frittered? (Apparently you can fritter just about anything.) They're pretty good! We made the dandelion syrup 2 years ago. It does amazingly taste like honey. I haven't tried the jelly or wine yet. Tea made from the roots is not very tasty really, but it is good for your liver and kidneys. I think it helps my pollen allergies too.