tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post1081066301774812403..comments2024-02-10T03:18:13.928-05:00Comments on Dave's Square Foot Garden: Harvest Monday 29 August 2016David Veltenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07710293718143454000noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-51853693891681916012021-08-27T07:03:28.959-04:002021-08-27T07:03:28.959-04:00Your post is really good. It is really helpful for...Your post is really good. It is really helpful for me to improve my knowledge in the right way. <a href="https://www.snksocialfame.com/instagram-marketing-packages-india" rel="nofollow">Buy Instagram Followers In India</a><br />Aditi Guptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15902180425858441362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-34811614993978643402016-09-04T15:27:02.263-04:002016-09-04T15:27:02.263-04:00Your onions look great, and I love the idea of a f...Your onions look great, and I love the idea of a fermentation festival! Susie - secondhandsusie.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16727933470111599594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-1059478388403944172016-08-31T13:58:05.792-04:002016-08-31T13:58:05.792-04:00I've never heard of a Fermentation Festival be...I've never heard of a Fermentation Festival before! Fermentation seems to be catching on everywhere - I have seen lots of mentions of it on the blogs I read. The problem with the onions sounds very strange. I hope it does not affect their flavour or keeping-qualities for you.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-12987329670462771152016-08-30T20:16:21.667-04:002016-08-30T20:16:21.667-04:00The ornament technique for the birds sounds like a...The ornament technique for the birds sounds like a good idea and easy to do. Getting fall seeds planted and keeping them hydrated is so hard when it is hot and dry. I'm having the same problem here. Your onions look lovely, it's a shame about the squishy ones, but it sounds like you still got a good amount.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00193278804750154921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-2313337175809726522016-08-30T17:22:53.144-04:002016-08-30T17:22:53.144-04:00Just do it, doesn't require any special equipm...Just do it, doesn't require any special equipment and it is easy. Dill pickles is just put some cucumbers in a jar with dill weed, garlic and pickling spice, cover with a brine (water and sea salt) and let sit for a day or two. You have pickles, better than any you can buy.David Veltenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07710293718143454000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-55644007948587799462016-08-30T17:06:51.949-04:002016-08-30T17:06:51.949-04:00I Googled the festivals and most were on the coast...I Googled the festivals and most were on the coasts, with some in New Mexico. You have to have some hippies around, but fermentation is going on everywhere. Maybe start one in your area. You could definitely teach a few classes with your experience.David Veltenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07710293718143454000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-55399544684758569772016-08-30T17:04:12.024-04:002016-08-30T17:04:12.024-04:00I heard the same about the Indigo tomatoes, but th...I heard the same about the Indigo tomatoes, but this tomato is not in that series and was hyped as great tasting. It's OK, but I have not had a vine ripened one because of the bird attacks. This is a historic drought for this area, normally we have a lot of rain. Drove by the Cambridge Reservoir on the way to the fermentation festival and you could walk down the northern end of it.David Veltenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07710293718143454000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-53929070667701920882016-08-30T16:54:17.779-04:002016-08-30T16:54:17.779-04:00I have not had this big a problem before so I thin...I have not had this big a problem before so I think you are right, they are after the moisture.David Veltenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07710293718143454000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-69997031491247676192016-08-30T16:48:29.136-04:002016-08-30T16:48:29.136-04:00I planted late, as well, plus the weather. The Bla...I planted late, as well, plus the weather. The Black Beauty is an OK tasting tomato, just does not match the "greatest tasting" hyperbole lof the catalog.David Veltenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07710293718143454000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-11891119219367098172016-08-30T16:46:34.493-04:002016-08-30T16:46:34.493-04:00I had the Vermont festival on the calendar, but gi...I had the Vermont festival on the calendar, but given we are going to Maine the next weekend,it's too much driving. Hope you enjoy it. But the Christmas Shop is on the agenda for some red plastic ornaments.David Veltenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07710293718143454000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-67756667566796106022016-08-30T10:42:42.828-04:002016-08-30T10:42:42.828-04:00The Black Beauty tomatoes are pretty. I haven'...The Black Beauty tomatoes are pretty. I haven't tried an indigo colored tomato yet because I keep hearing that they are not really very flavorful. Wow, it is a dry year for you. I know what you are going through, the soil in the parts of my landscape where there is no irrigation gets to be rock hard also and there's no way I could maintain my vegetable garden without my drip system. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-35135426023794636572016-08-29T23:27:00.466-04:002016-08-29T23:27:00.466-04:00Your tomatoes and peppers are just lovely. And the...Your tomatoes and peppers are just lovely. And the onion harvest looks great. With your extra dry summer, makes me wonder if the birds are pecking for moisture.Phuonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658691564062044986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-28500739838821114172016-08-29T17:11:57.743-04:002016-08-29T17:11:57.743-04:00The Fermentation Festival sounds like it would be ...The Fermentation Festival sounds like it would be right up my alley. I Googled it and all I can find in Indiana is a beer and wine tasting kinda thing. I had somebody ask me about teaching a class to a small group, which I am considering if they can wait until later in the year. I'm no expert for sure, but it would be fun to get more people comfortable doing it.<br /><br />I've heard the ornament trick used to keep birds out of cherries too. We use old CD's tied up to spin and reflect the sun. That and aluminum pie pans seem to help keep birds away, but then I don't know how bad a problem we have here. The Redwing onions look nice. I like having them in different sizes, since you don't always need a lot of onion at one time.Dave @ HappyAcreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441364543023807886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-61888382645694981622016-08-29T13:57:39.729-04:002016-08-29T13:57:39.729-04:00Those Red Wing onions look great...miles about wha...Those Red Wing onions look great...miles about what I ended up harvesting. I'm chalking it up to a bad onion year...I guess I was due for one.<br /><br />Great info about fermentation festivals - I had no idea that such a thing existed. I'm hoping to dabble with fermentation at some point so that would definitely be something I would be interested in. So far, doesn't look like there are any local ones, but I now know to keep an eye out.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-68369041414252065682016-08-29T09:51:02.993-04:002016-08-29T09:51:02.993-04:00What a handsome harvest and I am absolutely loving...What a handsome harvest and I am absolutely loving the Black Beauty tomatoes, shame though not as flavourful as others that you've tried. I've only managed to harvest a few cherry tomatoes, but our fault really we have only two plants and they went in very late. Shaheenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03602971207085826708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-53942401149464639532016-08-29T09:27:59.055-04:002016-08-29T09:27:59.055-04:00That's a lovely basket of late-summer crops. T...That's a lovely basket of late-summer crops. The Red Wing onions look great; I did not know they stored that long. The Fermentation Festival sounds like fun; I did not hear about it despite being so close to Boston. We are going to the Vermont Garlic Festival next weekend. I think it would be amusing to fool the birds into pecking Christmas ornaments! Tink! Tink!Eight Gate Farm NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877942009419912353noreply@blogger.com