tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812128414310678524.post6366217508151691177..comments2023-09-03T02:18:45.267-07:00Comments on FARM LIFE LESSONS: #44 - Ahhh - Home-Grown Goodness & Avoiding the DungeonLanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14422413007128219320noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812128414310678524.post-70182349163824657972011-07-02T07:53:02.243-07:002011-07-02T07:53:02.243-07:00Kritter Keeper - I remind myself that we actually ...Kritter Keeper - I remind myself that we actually DO need our trucks. We have things to haul and those trucks are just another necessary piece of machinery needed for this kind of life! Gotta love our trucks. I'm looking forward to more visits with you!<br /><br />WhisperingWriter --- yep, no foods compare to home-grown goodness straight from the garden.<br /><br />Linda --- my family eats all kinds of lettuce, but I do prefer iceberg so often just because I like the crunch-factor!Your potato info is very interesting. Isn't it sad that a fast-food chain has so much control? As for us growing potatoes, we are certainly not growing enough to sustain us, but I'd like to, one day. We also have done the thing with sticking the celery in a jar, but this lady had a picture posted that showed mason jars with the chopped up veggies and it just looked so organized, clean and readily available...I just have to find some larger than normal mason jars. Sweet Basil is an herb that my household can't live without. One day, I'll try to make a post of all the tihngs we do with Basil, it is an herb that compliments anything with tomatoes so wonderfully. As for the bug property, if you cut a branch of basil off and hang it around, it is a fly deterrent. Flies can't stand the smell of basil. Deputy Dave and I will usually hang it around the backdoor on the days we are BBQing, etc.<br /><br />My Husband deserves the credit for the garden...he has a green thumb AND four green fingers. :-)Lanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14422413007128219320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812128414310678524.post-87287204740859182802011-07-01T03:37:20.815-07:002011-07-01T03:37:20.815-07:00I am jealous of your garden. ;-)
My hubby won'...I am jealous of your garden. ;-)<br />My hubby won't eat leaf lettuce. Only iceberg. :-/<br />I have known about potatoes for a long time. I noticed when they changed, but didn't know why. A show on the History Channel explained it all. McDonalds. They require a certain type of potato, and since they are a (the?) mass consumer, the Idaho/baking potato that we all know was changed to what McDonalds needed.<br /><br />And even though I thought my potatoes were a failure, the fact that I got any at all makes me want to grow more. :-)<br /><br />I'm not sure why, but I have almost always trimmed my celery and stuck it in a glass of water in the fridge...<br /><br />I have basil growing, too, but I am clueless about herbs (my hubby being a salt and pepper type of guy - that being pretty much only salt). I tried growing it because 1) it's supposed to make tomatoes taste better, and 2) it's supposed to have some sort of bug deterrent properties. Not that I remember what they are, haha!<br /><br />Congratulations, though. Your garden looks amazing!LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812128414310678524.post-74984325771727084602011-06-30T20:51:45.211-07:002011-06-30T20:51:45.211-07:00Yummy!Yummy!AiringMyLaundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11051140760624657630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812128414310678524.post-29887264328402262402011-06-30T19:10:49.371-07:002011-06-30T19:10:49.371-07:00hi lana, awesome post! i do the same with my veggi...hi lana, awesome post! i do the same with my veggies. life on our farm is busy too. ilove the idea that you shared. i too despise wasting plastic but guilty in having a deisel truck. we don't have to be perfect in all areas as long as we try to do little things...i recycle a lot so that helps. thanks so much for joining my blog and i will put you on my faves! :)Kritter Keeper at Farm Tailshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12289022593889972949noreply@blogger.com