I have to say, I did rather well with my “list of things to get done” yesterday. The biggest thing is my garden. I’ve had a bunch of turnips, and not much else, growing for some time. My big project was to clear out the old plants (there was also some underdeveloped broccoli and one lettuce plant that escaped the great razing) and create a sort of slightly raised bed. I did it.
Surprisingly, a number of the turnips actually had decent roots, roots that probably could be eaten. I didn’t save any of them for two reasons. First, they were old enough to be pretty darn tough turnips, and my little testing of them seemed to confirm that they were pretty woody. Second, I am already getting at least as many vegetables as I can handle—occasionally more—through the CSA. I’m sure there are a few ways to preserve turnips, but I really didn’t want to mess with them.
So they went to the compost pile.
But once all the turnips were done, I was able to make a nice little bed, with a wood plank border.
Once I created the bed, I engaged in the true goal of this whole exercise: planting garlic. (And I do mean exercise--I'm a bit sore this morning, but it feels good.) One of my Co-workers ordered a mass of garlic from a little mail-order garlic place in Colorado, and I got myself about three dozen cloves. As of now, they’re in the ground. There were quite a lot of varieties, so I had to label them carefully:
I also planted a few rows of radishes, thinking that the cool weather we’re getting is perfect for them. We’ll see how they do. I’m a little skeptical, but the worst that could happen is that I get no radishes. And believe me, I have no shortage of seeds—if anything, I have more than I could possibly use.
I also turned and rehydrated my compost pile, which was a bit dry from the lack of any moisture. Really, I should have been keeping it watered, but I fell a bit behind.
Once all that was done, I made a batch of Borscht, which was excellent, and got to enjoy that before going to a practice for the high school mock trial team, which I’m helping to coach. When I got home, I put some salted/peppered/soy sauce marinated beef in the dehydrator, so I have some jerky as of this morning.
Overall, a very full day.
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