garlic mustard (alliaria petiolata) is the most invasive little bitch around. not only do the roots exude a chemical that inhibits the growth of other plants, it produces seeds like a MONSTER
i may not be able to win any real battle against this assclown, but i like to do my small part by eating a lot of it. in the spring the young greens are yummy, and the roots have a horseradish taste that’s pretty good. and speaking of seeds…
garlic mustard seeds are a more mild version of yellow or brown mustard seeds, and can be used as a substitute for both. i use it in my pickling spice mix and let me tell you, it is FIRE 🔥
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realizing very suddenly that it’s implied Nico was just carrying loose pomegranate seeds in his pocket. a.) gross, b.) how did he not crush them? c.) gross.
those pomegranate seeds are totally covered in pocket lint and tartarus dirt and random grit. he probably lost one at some point. he wakes up in the jar and reaches into his (soggy) pocket and there’s just wet mush cause they all got squished cause he kept them LOOSE IN HIS FUCKING POCKET.
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Plant of the Day
Sunday 12 November 2023
These Cynara scolymus (globe artichoke) are grown for their edible flower buds but once these are no longer harvested the flower stems produce wonderful winter interest with these seed-heads.
Jill Raggett
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This year's tomatoes. 35 varieties sown yesterday, of which 7 are new (of which 1 is a surprise variety I got extra for an order).
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it is time... i'm pulling the last of the walking egyptian onions. these didn't produce any bulb seeds, so into my tummy they go.
so i was just gonna put onions back into this bed, but tbh the bed is too short for my back for the onions to be in. so i decided about 40 minutes ago to prep the bed for the first round of swiss chard.
so i layed down a burlap sack - i wanted to use landscaping fabric, but then realized this does the job just fine and i have about 80 of them taking up space. then i cut out holes and places only the yellow rooted swiss chard seeds into some holes in the burlap. these will be grown just for seed. maybe some produce... but definitely seed.
never grown swiss chard before, soooooo hoPE I DID IT RIGHT 🙃🙃🙃
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Hello and good day!
Just wanted to share a few Planting notes and whats been going on round my garden and kitchen~
Today I planted some
They look very lovely in the pictures, plus the Tubers that grow under them are said to be edible and similar to potatoes. I think their pretty and would like to try them once. I figure if no one in the household likes them I have tried them, and have a neat thing to share with friends at least + can share with the seed library or at a plant swamp :)
Also direct seeded some
Dill and cilantro seed. I've never been real great at making herbs grow well but this year I'm hoping is the year to change that :) with luck in a short time there'll be plenty for us as well as gifting, maybe trading and sharing (which is part of my ultimate grow goals :) ) but I'll be satisfied with enough to use here and self seed for future harvests.
Direct seeded some sugar baby watermelons to replace the bed the chickens dug up. (I'll need to make a new fence for this part of the garden, the old one was just simple wire fence. I'd like to put in a nice wire and wood one with a latch gate)
Tossed out a few handfuls of black oil sunflowers among the unclaimed parts of the back garden. With luck they'll grow pretty quickly to proffer some shade and a snack spot for the parrots again.
And of interest, the regrow from the store green onions is blooming some flowers! They are definatly determined lil plants!
I don't have pictures currently for the rest but I also got a bit of stuff done for both gardening and things to try out
🔨I made 2 olla's to try out in an attempt to reduce watering around the garden as well as to conserve water in the soil a bit more. Their just 2 unglazed Terra cotta pots, silicone sealed together and a cork put in one end. The water coaster I'm using to cover the top in between watering. I've never used them, or seen them used before so at this time its to test out for a future project. Plus i just wanted to see them in function :)
🔨 fully made a 5×2 raised bed for the front garden. A second is about 1/2 made. I need to get more wood to finish. At current fenced in spacing I could fit 2 more beds this size.
⛰️ got that bed lined out with cardboard, paper and filled with compost to settle (currently 6 cubic feet of composted manure) 🪶I still need to lay out water lines for both future rows, but want to get one more of the 3 beds built before I start laying that line down.
I won't be doing ground beds in this section due to the knowledge there are utility lines pretty close to the surface. ⭐️ALWAYS call or find out where your yards service lines are befor digging!! It will save you a lot of stress and financial strain⭐️
Plus I can make the raised beds deeper/taller for root crops like carrots or sweet potatoes without having to dig too deep 😉
Laid out some tarp to die off a section of yard to start an amaranth grow spot (end goal, 2 spaces for this. human food, natural dye work material and chicken feed)
That's it for todays lil blurbs :)
🌱🌻Happy Homesteading and Urban Gardening 🌻🌱
4 19 2024
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