How does your garden grow?

[Larro Darro]

Larro, I've never been a fan of creamed corn, but yours looks like it would make me reconsider.

The creamed corn I am familiar with is corn in some runny, funky white sauce.

The recipe we used to prepare it for freezing called for 1/2 cup of water, 1 Tbs bacon fat, 2 Tbs butter and salt and pepper to taste for every 8 ears of corn. We cooked it for 10 minutes, then let it cool and bagged it for freezing. It did come out pretty thick. When we thaw it out to use, it might have to have a little water added. But it takes up less space in the freezer, and uses less freezer bags this way. I like it better on the cob too, but we just don't have the room in the freezer for the cobs.

Larro

 

[deerseeker001]

the Garden Vegetables is doing well despite all the Rain and the Weeds are doing better.

 

[TomSeller]

The food on that plate should be at least $25
Larro

Right, I don't garden to be cost effective. I garden for enjoyment, exercise and knowing what I eat is natural. It is amazing what you can buy an ear of corn for in season.

 

[Larro Darro]

Happy 4th everyone. I clipped the first Crimson Sweet this morning. We cut it after supper. It could have used a couple more days, but it was the 4th. It was still better than the melons I have bought the last couple of weeks. Very sweet.

Larro

 

[TomSeller]

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Happy 4th everyone. I clipped the first Crimson Sweet this morning. We cut it after supper. It could have used a couple more days, but it was the 4th. It was still better than the melons I have bought the last couple of weeks. Very sweet.

Larro

Yum. Looks delicious.

 

[Western]

Nice melon Tim, I havent even checked mine for a week! Been out of town working and the crabgrass has about won the war. Will forage in there this evening and see if there are any "survivors". We did get a decent cantaloupe last Friday though:thumbsup:

 

[Larro Darro]

Nice melon Tim, I havent even checked mine for a week! Been out of town working and the crabgrass has about won the war. Will forage in there this evening and see if there are any "survivors". We did get a decent cantaloupe last Friday though:thumbsup:

We ate our first banana cantaloupe two or three days ago. It wasn't very big, nor was it ripe all the way to the rind. But it was a cantaloupe. It was getting a soft spot, so I went ahead and picked it a day or two early. The ones coming down the pike are all bigger, and yesterday I saw one starting to turn yellow. Hopefully I can wait on them to get all the way ripe.

Larro

 

[lakngulf]

Gotta love these mild July temps we had during the 4th weekend. I think the produce put on extra color to celebrate. The abundance is beginning:



About to deliver some to my neighbors. They will get most of the peppers from the picture above, as well.

 

[Larro Darro]

Gotta love these mild July temps we had during the 4th weekend. I think the produce put on extra color to celebrate. The abundance is beginning:

That looks great. I am making a lot of tomatoes, but they are not as pretty as yours. My Jalapeno and Bell Peppers are producing nicely, and the New Mexico Chili Peppers are just starting. We have been making tomato, cucumber, onion and squash salads, with everything coming out of the garden. But I pulled my squash and bush bean plants up this afternoon. I'm going to plant more as soon as I get a spot tilled. The highs in the high 90's last week worked just about everything over pretty good. Even my purple hulls have been producing less this week.

Larro

 

[TomSeller]

About to deliver some to my neighbors. They will get most of the peppers from the picture above, as well.

Lucky neighbors, you are very generous. Produce looks absolutely great.