What did you plant/harvest today 2010? *New Thread*

**frugalfranny** · 06-18-2010, 01:13 AM

MM......what is mizuna? Never heard of it.......

**mauimagic** · 06-18-2010, 01:16 AM

It's like an Asian spinach - always served at New Year's time - there's a packaged seasoning that my inlaws use with it- sooooo good. It's texture is rougher than regular greens.

**frugalfranny** · 06-18-2010, 01:31 AM

Thanks MM..........had to look it up too so I could see it. Had never heard of it..........also called California Peppergrass.........interesting. Love learning about new things!

Originally Posted by hestlauss

Harvesting lots of basil

How do you treat/store your basil after you harvest it?

Dehydrate any of it? Tell me details.........TIA

I have two kinds and will be picking soon.

**Trentt** · 06-18-2010, 06:52 AM

I planted Kyoto mizuna as well (a while back). As far as I can tell it's in the cabbage family and not unlike kale.

Last night I weeded and picked up landscaping stones, mulched the gladiolas that are up, and planted nasturtiums.

**mauimagic** · 06-18-2010, 11:43 AM

I agree that it's a lot like kale, just a totally different texture!!

We are going to have a alot of basil too - so mahalo for asking about storage FF!! Curious minds want to know!!

**frugalfranny** · 06-18-2010, 07:23 PM

First day in awhile with no rain........so checked on plants.

Looks like I might have lost a couple more.........BUGS.......I would guess earwigs!

My squash are sending up the female blooms so that is a good sign.

I don't have a prayer of having tomatoes by the 4th though....as I have in many years.

**Missy** · 06-18-2010, 10:21 PM

Originally Posted by Trentt

Missy - never mind, now I'm with the program. You HARVESTED 3 radishes. For some reason when I read that earlier, I thought you PLANTED 3 radishes.

ROFL, that's ok, takes me a little bit sometimes to "get it" too. Yup, three radishes...added them to the salad we had for dinner that night

**Trentt** · 06-19-2010, 05:15 AM

I'm almost done harvesting lettuce ... just a few more volunteer plants scattered around to pick. Sure is yummy though. I didn't plant anything after work last night because it started to rain on my way home - this after a completely gorgeous, sunny day till that point. Dumb rain!

**Sassyclass** · 06-19-2010, 11:49 AM

I didn't do this today but I haven't been here for 2 months. Last weekend DH and I picked and I pitted 5 qts. sour cherries. This is the first year in a long time the birds have stayed away from them. We have a Catbird that has become our own border patrol. It chased away any bird attempting to steal our cherries and it only ate a handfull itself. I love that bird. Now I only hope we have one around when we move.

Cat

**KeithBC** · 06-20-2010, 12:58 AM

More strawberries. Yum! Did I mention that I love strawberries? Enough to have a big bowl for supper and some left over for freezing.

**frugalfranny** · 06-20-2010, 01:39 PM

Originally Posted by KeithBC

More strawberries. Yum! Did I mention that I love strawberries? Enough to have a big bowl for supper and some left over for freezing.

Very jealous of the berries......mine aren't in yet, and we have had so much rain and prior to that freezes; that 'word is' there won't be many strawberries that are local this year.

Thinking I had best get to the 'growers' next week to see what is there.

**Missy** · 06-20-2010, 03:52 PM

bunches of chives, some more radishes enough for a salad, few eggs, and some weeds...actually a LOT of weeds.

I need to seed some more, but gosh it is so stinkin HOT...I don't wanna get out there right now.

**valerian** · 06-20-2010, 06:47 PM

Dh brought in some tomatoes this morning and made me a bacon and tomato sandwich...It was sooooo good! Mercy, maybe I'll have to have another tomorrow...

**frugalfranny** · 06-21-2010, 12:51 AM

Originally Posted by valerian

Dh brought in some tomatoes this morning and made me a bacon and tomato sandwich...It was sooooo good! Mercy, maybe I'll have to have another tomorrow...

Oh! that made my mouth water.....hope I get a chance to have some this year.

Surprise --surprise....we had more rain most of the day today......and more coming tomorrow.

My garden will be so late....the only good thing is I have gotten to enjoy my lettuce longer this year. It has been yummy.

**Jenny WC** · 06-21-2010, 08:13 AM

This morning I have harvested a ton of weeds..lol and 3 spaghetti squash, 2 summer squash, 1 cucumber, some lettuce and two large pots of green beans.

Wishing for a red tomato....

Jenny