Every 3-4 days, I have at least 13 gallons of peas to pick, shell, wash, blanch, and freeze. Do this every year, but seem to have a lot more than usual.
Not really sick of them, but they (& the work mostly) are getting rather
*old*. LOL. Was even seeing them in my sleep last night...go figure!
What have you had excess of in your garden this year that you are *sick* of?
We're not doing anything on that scale, but we do have lots of hot peppers (about 2 dozen plants, roughly, most of which are bearing well). And, you see, one doesn't put very much hot pepper in each dish.
My boyfriend assures me that we'll just have more to freeze this way. I'm wondering whether he is planning on activating the currently unused basement chest freezer just for his peppers :-).
As for peas, we planted only a short row of edible pod peas (reduces the shelling, at least). Next year I'll grow more if I can think of where to put them.
The local deer took out our Malabar this year and almost everything else. Shot one in the ass with my BB gun who was munching our baby Japanese maples.
Guess you know sweet potato vines can be used the same way.
Bill
PS new neighbor asked if his dad can hunt on our lands.
lol, we had one trying to hunt in our pasture last year.....dummy, he was. had another dummy who's best hunting dog thought our horse here at the house was a deer...real bright I'd say.
By Duh I meant it was a given or please do. These guys hunt in Montana every year. Not stupid by a long shot. Pun.
Serious hunters that eat their kills.
Deer here eat everything as do the new ground hogs that came here in the last three years. I'd guess habitat loss is the reason for the encroaching loss of our gardens.
Bill who has a deer about 30 feet from my house often.
Yeah, I figured that.........but these self-proclaimed "rednecks" around here aren't too bright, if they think they are going to find deer in fenced in pastures....
1-1/2 cups frozen baby peas, thawed * 10 oz. can ready to use chicken broth * 1 cup half and half * 1 celery stalk, chopped * 1 lettuce leaf, torn into pieces * 1 Tbsp. chopped fresh mint * 1/4 tsp. salt * 1/8 tsp. pepper
PREPARATION: Combine all ingredients in food processor or blender, cover, and process or blend until smooth. Chill thoroughly before serving. Sprinkle a little more fresh mint on each serving. 4 servings Sponsored Links
I used to feel that way about zucchini, even said I'd *never* grow it. When our children were young, it seemed like half the town gave us zucchini, always, of course, overgrown!
I say "used to feel that way" because on this forum someone suggested drying zucchini. Zucchini chips are delicious. If you are fortunate enough to have a food processor, slice them with the thinnest slicing blade, then dry in your food dehydrator. They will melt in your mouth. This was the first time I ever actually like them. Since first trying that, I've gone on to use very young (small) ones to saute, etc.
Glenna
BTW, my birdhouse gourd and luffa plants are finally growing, even have multiple blossoms on the gourd that has been in the ground the longest. Maybe this will be the year I have both, they all look very healthy.
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