We canned 10qts of peaches and.....
these peaches are going to be made into Peach Rosemary Jam. It's a new recipe shared by Farmgirl Cyn
Check out her blog, it's wonderful and she shares the most fabulous recipes.
Half of our Painted Mountain corn is picked, we still have 6 rows to go. It rained last night, so we'll wait for them to dry back out before harvesting those rows. It's such a joy to shuck these ears to see what colors God put together.
Here you can see blue, pink and green( click on any of these photos to see an enlarged close up.), words just can't convey how beautiful these colors are.The ear at the top of the photo is purple and I mean grape ape purple!
Purple, in all shades, red, red with orange and a brownish orange.....
You've gotta click for a enlarged version of this one, it has variegated kernels, so beautiful!
Can anyone guess what type of seed this is? I'll reveal the answer in the comments, tomorrow. It's a first for me to collect this much and I look forward to experimenting with growing it.
Next on the list, I picked these yesterday while Cortney was cleaning up our firewood storage area, in prep for more wood to be split and stacked. Mike brought home this load of wood last weekend( see below) with approximately 3-4 more loads just like this to be hauled home over the next few weekends. This will finish off our wood supply needed for this winter and get a good start toward 2011's winter wood supply. :o) Mike has been so busy with his job( they moved the entire store to a temporary location, while their new store is being built) that getting time to cut, split and stack firewood this year has been a challenge. We knew this and forewarned my parents that maybe they'd better stock up on the pine slabs my Dad gets from a lumber mill 60+ miles away.
Cortney and I also removed the plastic from our small greenhouse( sometimes, you get what you pay for) We'd purchased this 8x8 greenhouse at Harbor Freight( for something like $130), last Spring and although the frame is sturdy and we will revamp it adding 4 yr greenhouse plastic for use next Spring, the plastic it came with didn't even stand up to a years worth of weather.*sigh*
Well, got to run and get busy making jams, then off to plant some salad greens in the hoop house. Praying the remainder of your week is productive and filled with many blessings. :o)
14 comments:
Kelle, that corn is amazing! Wow! I may have to try growing some of that next year!
I'm not sure what those seeds are, not flat enough to be tomato seeds I don't think.
:)
Everyone is busy, so you're the first to comment about the seed. I'll post the answer after a few more guess from others*wink*
I sent you an email :o)
Blessings,
Kelle
I love the corn. Almost as much as those good looking peaches!
Thanks SciFi Chick :O) they are beautiful aren't they? When life seems overwhelming at this time of year( canning season) it inspires me and recharges me just to step back and admire all the beautiful canned goods on the pantry shelves :o)
Blessings to you,
Kelle
Those peaches are Beautiful!!
Are they radish seeds??
We are getting close to time to start cutting wood. The big truck is still notrunning correctly hopefully it will be done by the time its needed...
Okay, I don't think we'll get many more guesses about the seed so.....
It's potato seed( True Seed) I'm going to try my hand at planting some and raising the true seed plant, which is supposed to produce the #1 seed potatoes. Just another skill that may come in hand someday :O)
Thanks Tonia,
Aren't vehicles a pain? Our truck is running okay now, but after we put lots of $$ into it this Spring*sigh* It'still better than a new truck, payment and full coverage insurance*wink*
Blessings,
Kelle
What a beautiful harvest, Kelle. I'm totally admiring.
Finally getting a chance to catch up on some blogs. Your corn is sooooo pretty. I agree with you I love to look at all of the canned goods on the shelf, when it seems it will never end. It makes me thankful for all the Lord has provided.
Would have never guessed potato seeds, how interesting.
Yes, canning is hard work and harvesting crops too, but it is all worth it. I love looking at food in jars! Ya'll are hard workin' folks.
Those peaches look delicious and that corn is beautiful. I love how the colors are perfectly put together. And wood...well, we use a woodstove so I know how all of that goes too.
:)Lisa
Linda,
Thank you, it's such a blessing to have the shelves full to overflowing.It amazes me just what a miracle there is in every ear of corn when shuck back, each so unique. :o)
Cheryl,
I agree what a blessing it is to have a pantry filled and overflowing with good homegrown, home canned goods! :o)
It's going to be fun to see what the potato seed does. I've read about it, extensively and understand how it's supposed to work, just praying it does*wink*
Kat,
It is hard work, but the outcome makes it ever so sweet*wink* Just looking at the shelves of beautiful canned goods, ranging from canned hardbeans, to peaches, greenbeans, pickled items, lacto-fermented items and a wonderful variety of jams, jelies and butters.
Most of the time it doesn't feel ike work because it's a passion, a labor of love!
Earth Mama,
Thank you for stopping in to comment. We enjoy your blog and are blessed to have found it via Plain and Simple Living's blog.
It's truly a miracle who all the different colors come together on each ear and each being so unique.
Wood is a mainstay here, as we cook with it, as well as heat. Today is going to be cold enough it may just warrant a fire tonight*wink*
Thanks for stopping in and we enjoy your blog, it's refreshing and inspiring. :o)
Blessings,
Kelle
Kelle, those corn ears are just beautiful!!!! But the peaches? Yummmmmmm!!!!!!!!
What kind of wood do you guys usually burn? (I can't tell from that truckload). We burn almost exclusive osage orange (hedge), because its BTU output is so high, and because that's most of what we have here on the farm (what the pioneers/homesteaders planted in the 1880s). I need to stock up a bunch more.
Steven tried potato seeds this year, to grow our own seed potatoes. They started off real good - we were very happy with how well they germinated and took off. But mid-season we had some rough weather, and I think we lost most of that experiment. Might try again next year.
Tracy,
The wood on the truck is a mix of well seasoned ponderosa pine and cottonwood. A friend of ours has a lumbermill and he'd purchased this wood, only to find out it was to dry and when he tried to cut it into lumber it would split and crack. Thus the reason we were blessed with it. It probably amounts to 10-15 cords of wood total, we have several more loads like the one above to haul home, split and stack :o)
I'm going to experiment with seeds for potatoes this next Spring, I just love trying new things and seeing how it all turns out. That is why our hoop house has been so fun, it's all new learning experiences. I'll keep my fingures crossed for Steven's seed potato experiment next Spring and ask that you do the same for us. :o)
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