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  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    eddiec said:

    I hate slugs. I am in the middle of a slug war. I refuse to be defeated but in Ireland it is wet. We have millions of slugs. Probably thousands in my garden alone. I've got beer traps set up because I don't want to use chemicals. They seem to love my string bean plants the most. It's amazing how much damage those gelatinous little suckers can do.

    Maybe try to find someone who has a hen that isn't laying much anymore, buy or borrow it and turn it loose a couple times a day!
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  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    I already have strawberries. Planted everything else. Some of my starts didn't look so good, guess I'll see how they do.
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  • Leezestarr313
    Leezestarr313 Temple of the cat Posts: 14,444
    edited June 2016
    There are ducks who love slugs! I recently saw an article about a vineyard that has cohorts of them going through there daily eating all the slugs. (Looked it up, here it is!http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/this-vineyard-puts-800-happy-ducks-work-every-day) And rgambs, it's actually a bell pepper haha We don't eat that spicy. I prefer herbs, garlic onions and horseradish for flavours. Which we have growing as well.
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  • wasa1971
    wasa1971 Calgary, Canada Posts: 2,144
    Wanted to bump this one!
    I’ve been constructing a new garden the last six week as this is our first full summer in this house.
    I’m very excited to see how things go! I started most things inside from seed. Peas, carrots, lettuce, Swiss chard, Brussels sprout, asparagus,
    turnip and onion. What are you planting?
  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    wasa1971 said:
    Wanted to bump this one!
    I’ve been constructing a new garden the last six week as this is our first full summer in this house.
    I’m very excited to see how things go! I started most things inside from seed. Peas, carrots, lettuce, Swiss chard, Brussels sprout, asparagus,
    turnip and onion. What are you planting?
    Your raised beds look amazing! Congratulations on your garden. I only have a patio and planters but have new strawberry plants in. 
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  • wasa1971
    wasa1971 Calgary, Canada Posts: 2,144
    Thank you!
    Strawberries are yummy  :)
  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    wasa1971 said:
    Thank you!
    Strawberries are yummy  :)
    This variety is called Framberry. It’s supposed to taste like raspberries. I have no idea why but thought it sounded fun. 
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  • PJPOWER
    PJPOWER Posts: 6,499
    How’s everyone’s tomatoes doing?  We are canning them out the wazoo this year!!!  Getting this many daily now!
  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576

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  • rgambs
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  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    Why is it fucking impossible to find home preservation recipes that work by ratios instead of set values?
    It's a constant pain in my ass.

    I don't have time or patience to calculate my jelly recipe from 6 cups juice up to 8.5 cups, and it's the same for everything, damnit.
    Give me the ratios!!!

    That's my rant for the day.
    Those jars were meant to be ketchup, but scaling the vinegar/clove/cinnamon in my recipe to the harvest didn't go well and they are definitely not ketchup.

    On the bright side, they will make great sloppy joe sauce lol
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  • PJPOWER
    PJPOWER Posts: 6,499
    rgambs said:

    Nice, looks like your daily routine is a lot like mine, lol
  • PJPOWER
    PJPOWER Posts: 6,499
    rgambs said:
    Why is it fucking impossible to find home preservation recipes that work by ratios instead of set values?
    It's a constant pain in my ass.

    I don't have time or patience to calculate my jelly recipe from 6 cups juice up to 8.5 cups, and it's the same for everything, damnit.
    Give me the ratios!!!

    That's my rant for the day.
    Those jars were meant to be ketchup, but scaling the vinegar/clove/cinnamon in my recipe to the harvest didn't go well and they are definitely not ketchup.

    On the bright side, they will make great sloppy joe sauce lol
    Right on, hahaha!  I haven’t tried to make ketchup yet.  Most of them we can get turned into chilli or salsa.
  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    PJPOWER said:
    rgambs said:

    Nice, looks like your daily routine is a lot like mine, lol
    Do you have a food mill or do you hand peel and strain?
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  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,904
    i just found this thread. 1 year coming up of my allotment.  Here in uk


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  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,904
    This is this morning s haul


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  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    Nice load of taters!
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  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,904
    Yeah these pink fir apple are nice and nutty tasting. Its my first go that this variety. Nice


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  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576

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  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,904
    My toms are late this year
     Only just starting to turn. Got some cool purple ones


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