It's a time of discovery. A time to create the new lives we want to live! Despite not being able to garden IN our postage size yard, I did meet my desire to plant some food this spring. I am growing, sweet peppers, basil and a patio tomato plant. I also stuck the end of celery in one of my pots to see what happens. I may not do it right, but I'm trying! I have grown tomatoes before, just not in a pot. The basil is growing fast and it's a bit hard to keep up. However, today I will make pesto. I used some of the basil in
this dish and really liked it. My daughter who had never had eggplant before liked it as well.At the beginning of the year I started sprouting broccoli sprouts on our counter in jars. So very easy!! In just a few days a tablespoon of seeds equals about 1.5 cups of sprouts. I make one batch about every ten days, putting them in my salads at lunch every day. Broccoli sprouts are very healthy for you!
I also started composting some of our food scraps in a bin after watching a woman do it on YouTube. This also might not work out, but we learn and try from doing things. I know I will improve. I already had gnats, but seem to have killed them with boiling water. I have been on the search for more 'brown' matter around to create a better balance in the compost.
I have a friend who started making her own kombucha a couple months ago. She doesn't live nearby so I have not tried it, but she is loving it! A little investment upfront, but will actually save her money in the long run and she says it tastes so much better than store bought. I may try this at some point as well. I might try fermenting my own sauerkraut next, or making sourdough starter. Or both! My daughter loves mushrooms so I'm considering buying her a grow kit for her birthday in July!
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Has anyone made something fermented? Did you start growing anything recently that you had never tried before? What new thing have you tried lately?
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I've made sauerkraut when I was young and foolish, but nothing fermented since then. I salute you for drinking kombucha. I've tried several kinds as samples, and no no not for me.
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We are growing gooseberries this year, found a plant in our nursery so thought would try it..we don't get them over here...although it says that it will grow 60cm but ours is over 2 metres tall...they are almost ready..now just need to look up what do with them...also grew some candy cane bell peppers this year
May 30th, 2020 at 02:33 am 1590805999
I haven't heard of gooseberries since I was a child. I think my great step aunt had them on her farm. I hope you do find a use for them.
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