Idaho Garden Girl - 8 July 2023 - Sowing & Harvesting Stacking Planters - SW Idaho USDA Zone 6b/7a
Idaho Garden Girl - 8 July 2023 - Sowing & Harvesting Stacking Planters - SW Idaho USDA Zone 6b/7a
I have one stacking planter from the Tower Garden Project and several Greenstalk stacking planters. I have salad greens, onions and parsley in the Tower Garden that I have on my back porch. I call it my "salad planter", and I am actively harvesting from it.
The Greenstalk planters contain microdwarf tomatos, Swiss chard, Green Beans, and Sugar Ann sugar snap peas. The microdwarf tomatos, swiss chard and green beans have just been transplanted or sown into the Greenstalk. But the Sugar Ann sugar snap peas were sown in May, and today is the first harvest of the Sugar Anns. They are delicious! ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4dVx3wzf40
This is my entry video got the #SurvivalSeeds2024 herbs and tinctures started by @BushcraftFamily
I received the lemon balm seeds sent by Charles. I am going to cold stratify them before I sow them.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxtlyUSyR6I
Idaho Garden Girl - Cucumbers are Planted; Now Install the Trellis - 1 July 2023 - SW Idaho USDA Zone 6b/7a
The cucumber varieties I am growing this year are: Diva, Muncher, Ashley, Super Zagross, Green Fingers, Beit Alpha, Cengelkoy, Vorgebirstrauben, and Tendergreen Burpless.
The cedar trellis is nine years old and holding up quite well. Every year I check the hinges. Sometimes the staples that hold the plastic hinges onto the wooden trellis, have become loose. So I put in new staples and also use a hammer to tap the old staples back into place, to make it more secure.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXMO3m5S4Ls
Idaho Garden Girl - 29 June 2023 Harvesting Raspberries - SW Idaho USDA Zone 6b/7a
One small raspberry bush near my front door is producing a few raspberries. So I am picking them. I do not know the variety of raspberry, as it is a volunteer plant that just appeared one year. This is the first time it has ever borne fruit.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT1KVuOXimc
Easy to do, perfect for food storage. Dehydrated cherry tomatoes can be used in soups, stews and casseroles.
I use a Presto dehydrator to dehydrate to desired crispness.
Then I seal in canning jars using a canning jar attachment I bought on Amazon, and a brake bleeder to remove the air from the jar, resulting in a vacuum sealed jar. Then it can be stored for long term.
#dehydratedfood
#longtermfoodstorage
#pantrystaples
#pantrycooking
#driedvegetables
#foodpreservation
#idaho
#growfood
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0acqT3rL2lw
#IdahoGardenGirl-24January2022-SeedCatalogReview #gardengurus #Zone 6b/7a
There are lots of options of seed companies to order from. Seed catalogs begin arriving in December! Browsing through the pages allows gardeners to read about different varieties and select the best varieties for their garden. What is the best seed company to order from? Sometimes, that decision can be made based on the final price. Don't forget to consider the cost of shipping and handling!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKcrAnbb2vA
Idaho Garden Girl - Santa Rosa Plums - 11 August 2023 - SW Idaho USDA Zone 6b/7a
I probably should have picked them a couple of days earlier. Today, when I checked on the Santa Rosa plums, I noticed that the birds had been eating them. So I decided to pick everything that was left on the tree.
It is a small but delicious harvest!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2Dho9b2jAE
Idaho Garden Girl - 22 March 2022 - Black Hollyhock Update & Sowing Pepper Seeds Part 3, SW Idaho USDA Zone 6b/7a
Update on Black Hollyhock seedlings I received in the mail. Most have recovered from shipping and neglect.
Third sowing of pepper seeds.
#gardengurus
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yis9Okua5Sw