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Summer Gardening Observations
Tsalagi:
LOL, yeah, if I could figure out a way to "bait" that squirrel into eating another jalapeno, I'd borrow a trail cam and post the video. >:D I don't know if planting peppers around the tomatoes would foil them. It's a great idea, though. My wife said no more tomatoes. But I think your idea would work. So, that frees up more room for everyone's favorite food: Chiles!
Those jalapenos I ran though the dehydrator last night came out great! You CAN dehydrate them. They took on a "fire-roasted" aroma, too, because I had the dehydrator cranked up to top temp. I'll now have these chiles for the winter. I also discovered a jalapeno powder at the local greengrocer here that smells outstanding. I can't wait to cook with it.
The containers we used were just the cheap plastic garden pots, oh, about a 4 or 5 gallon pot. Got 'em free from a neighbor moving out. Terra cotta does not survive the winter here. I mean, it's entertaining to watch a de facto "homegrown" PBS documentary "The Power Of Ice" going on outside out sliding glass door. But it's a mess to clean up in summer. (Note I did not say "spring"---we get snow in spring here.) This winter, we watched in awe as mini-glaciers carved valleys in our big terra cotta pot, leaving alluvial deposits on our porch in a testament to the power of ice.
Deo:
I found that a Paiute dead fall works wonders on squirrels, they taste good cooked over a fire and make a great stew or with gravy and rice. The Tsalagi used the skins of tree squirrels for bow strings.
mullet:
I used to feed my squirrels in the front yard till they found my Pineapples in the backyard.The pellet rifle has almost eliminated that problem. And the tree rat cracker spread is delicious. ;D
Alpinbogen:
More congrats on successful peppers and gardening! I would have loved to have seen that squirrel as well! :D
This spring we converted a bed of shrubs into a garden. We built four terraced raised beds for vegetables and built a paver patio and steps. This year is sort of a test. So far so good, but we'll make some changes next year. Observations on my end include that I need to invest in some really heavy duty, really tall tomato cages next year. These cheapo galvanized things aren't cutting it. Neither are the stouter epoxy coated deals. I want something made from rebar! I think we'll also do fewer tomatoes (we've got tons), and maybe a bigger variety of herbs. Our broccoli is almost done, and something has been eating the brussel sprout leaves. Our peppers have been coming in great and we have a big variety. Pole beans are finally forming. The few carrots we've dared to pull so soon have been tiny. We'll see what becomes of the potatoes. Zuccini is doing well and I may do another bed just for them.
Easter weekend.
Mid May.
Today.
Tsalagi:
Nice garden, Alpinbogen! Pole beans, if you get more than you can handle, are great run through a dehydrator. They're called "Leather Breeches" then and you can keep them a long time.
These squirrels are kind of an "emergency meat-on-the-hoof" herd, I figure. Mullet, you're growing pineapples????
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