It is Harvest Monday at Daphne's Dandelions, one of my favorite times of the week! So many ideas and so much to look forward too! I usually get way more ideas than I can grow in my space, but that doesn't stop me from trying!
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| Garlic scapes were cut this week. These were used in a pasta dish as part of the sauce. |
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| Mmmm, berries are multiplying! |
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| I made yogurt this week! My friend taught me. 14 quart jars of yogurt made with raw milk, yogurt culture and a bit of gelatin. It is so yummy, we have eaten 3 jars already! |
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| The first of the pak choi. I am not going to grow this variety again. It is more bitter than other taller varieties. I only have 5 growing though so these will get eaten. |
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| I ate almost all these strawberries! I almost didn't share! Home grown is the BEST! Wish I could get more growing and stop the chipmunks, birds, bugs, bunnies and other critters from getting them. They know a good thing I guess, but they are MINE!!! |
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| I can't resist picking the pretty flowers around the yard for the table! I need to plant more! |
Yum... berries! My strawberries have fruit formed and will soon be ripening - but the blueberries are only flowers at the moment for us.
ReplyDeleteMaking my own yogurt is one thing I really wish I had time to do. I'd love to do this for my family. POST MOE! ;-) (Nice harvest btw!)
ReplyDeleteIt was super easy. I should not have been intimidated. We will definitely do it again! Soooooo much cheaper!
DeleteWonderful harvests! I would love to learn to make yogurt.
ReplyDeleteI think you must eat almost as much yogurt as my husband and I do! But yours is homemade, better than my storebought stuff. Lovely harvests this week, especially the flowers.
ReplyDeleteFourteen quarts of yogurt!!! Wow! I am the only one that eats it here. Wondering if I could make a much smaller amount! You have a nice harvest again. I am just trying to learn how to use Pac Choi. This year I planted a little Asian Pak Choi on April 23rd and it is not very big. Something is eating holes in it too. I don't really know what to do with it except I use a little in my salads. Any suggestions? Comfrey Tea is a fertilizer for your garden. Suppose to real good. I will post the instructions I used on my blog. Thanks for sharing! Nancy
ReplyDeleteYou could make any amount you want. We used 3 gallons of milk for each of us. For each gallon we put in 4 tbs of yogurt from my friends previous batch (the culture). She also added a couple spoons of Great Lakes Kosher Beef Gelatin. Makes it taste like a fruit salad jello like you make with whipped cream....
DeleteI saute my pak choi in some butter, yummy as long as it is not a bitter variety. I put it in salad last night. I also use it in smoothies or other things I might use spinach or chard in. It does have a different flavor though.
I'm with you on the flowers, need to plant more! Wouldn't you love to have flowers everyday in the house?
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DeleteNice to see the garlic scapes. I keep checking mine but no signs yet, which is probably good because it is early for us.
ReplyDeleteGreat looking harvests! I need to pick some garlic scapes soon. I see your blueberries are coming on too!
ReplyDeleteI got some early blueberries because I bought them from the green house and kept them in my pop up green house until it warmed up so I wouldn't lose the berries with a frost. I bought them super early!
DeleteDid you eat your bok choy raw or cooked? From your photo it looks like Shanghai bok choy. This variety should not be bitter and cooked it has a mild sweet flavor.
ReplyDeleteThe only package I have left says bonsai hybrid, but it doesn't look the same. The picture looks bigger and whiter on the bottom. So not sure of the variety. I use it both cooked and raw and it tasted bitter both times. They look beautiful, but I need to try a different variety next time!
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