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That's kind of what I was thinking. I also HAD a bunch of sweet potato leaves, but the hail shredded them. I will wait for the plants to recover before harvesting any leaves.

Anyone put these up for the winter? Blanch & freeze? Stir fry and bag? I know you can pickle the seed pods, but I hate to have all those leaves go to waste.

What method did you end up using to fix it?

People in CA are CHEATERS!!! :tongue Yeah. I'm jealous :gig

Great job! :tools

One thing I noticed about white pumpkins is their seeds are REALLY GOOD roasted :D My fried Abi and I bought 4 different pumpkin varieties, processed them and cooked the seeds. The seeds from the white pumpkin were the crispiest and tastiest. I forgot to plant mine too :P But the Blue Pumpkins...

Yeah, you want to pick em when they are pretty small. They are delicious :D

Interesting! Thanks for the update.

I grow small ones too. Now if there was a contest for biggest pumpkin LEAF! holy cow! I have one out there I could almost use as an umbrella!

Howdy neighbor! I live in Security :)

Yeah, I am adding straw and compost as it grows. They are almost at the top of the garbage can already. No flowers yet. I also planted some purple potatoes so I should be able to compare and contrast.

I read somewhere that horse radish leaves and oak leaves can also keep pickles crisp, but I didn't bookmark the site. If you can get your hands on the book "the joy of pickling" there are great recipes in there. My local library has it and I have checked it out a few rimes.

I have some growing in a garbage can. Do you harvest after they bloom??

You don't have to buy fertilizer if you have poultry. Rabbit poo is also great for gardening beds. It's a great excuse to get animals anyway :)

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And if the water is really skanky, just dilute it.

I have rhubarb plants. One always has green stalks with just a hint of red. The others have deep red stalks. They are just different varieties.

I do a big duck pen clean out after I harvest and cover the beds with the mucky straw. Over winter it breaks down nicely. During growing season, I use it around mature plants and on paths, or just compost it.

I use floating pond planters and grow stuff IN the pond water (filled with Rosy minnows) as well as use plants to filter the water. If fish poo were deadly, then why are my biggest, healthiest plants in the pond system?

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