Cosmic Roots Homestead

11/08/2023

Brienne and Khaleesi both are laying tiny eggs.

28/07/2023

Spaghetti squash. Tomatoes 🍅 turning. Almost time to can Italian sauce.

26/07/2023

Sneaky goliaths.

20/07/2023

Walking onions and some moved to new bed.

01/07/2023

Today's harvest! Zucchini, cucumbers, and green beans daily now. We have enough gathered this week of green beans we can eat them for dinner. We have enough cucumbers to start pickling! Canning season has officially started.

01/07/2023

What?! Growing veggies is fun!! And yes we take pics with them!! LOL 😁

03/06/2023

Onion harvest.

21/05/2023

Nothing to see here, just Dutch in the oregano...
Move along. LOL

21/05/2023

Dutch got all jealous over Nick holding Sochi, so he decided to jump into the oregano pot. 🤣

08/05/2023

Had to pull onions for space and plant compatibility. French Lavender. Dog needed attention apparently :)

17/03/2023

Red sauerkraut 2023

05/03/2023

Sauerkraut take 2.

05/02/2023

Native American version of permaculture. There are some good lessons here.

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29/01/2023

Well, first batch of sourkraut is not good, too salty. Must have gotten the salt to cabbage ratio wrong. Trying again.

29/01/2023

Cauliflower is now pickled with other vegetables.

29/01/2023

Kimchi is done fermenting and is jarred and in the fridge.

29/01/2023

Harvested the last of the Chinese cabbage and all of the cauliflower today.

27/01/2023

Finally 1 egg after months.

26/01/2023

Scoby.

26/01/2023

Time for Kimchi and Sauerkraut!

31/10/2022

Lots of limes but no coconut.

27/10/2022

Luffa season over. 44+ harvested and a few shared.

23/10/2022

Walla Walla and Vidalia. Matures in 90 days after planting.

23/10/2022

Had too many whole peppers. Gave some to neighbor also.

19/10/2022

Fresh Cayenne and Jalapeño powder. Sure clears the sinuous.

17/10/2022

TY Mel and Nanna.

The tree onion is a perennial plant similar to the common onion, but with a cluster of bulblets where a normal onion would have flowers. Tree onions are also known as topsetting onions, walking onions, or Egyptian onions

08/10/2022

Whole bunch of peppers. Eggplant still kicking out a few. Not sure if I will plant 🍆 next year as we don't consume them regularly.

02/10/2022

Did I mention the luffas have a lot of seeds? This is a quart jar half full.

02/10/2022

Here are some of the dried luffas. We've been giving them away just like the dried ones in the pictures. We let the people we give them to, harvest the seeds and peel off the husk to reveal the luffa inside. It never fails to impress. You also get tons of seeds to start your own and share with friends. The size of our luffas this year range from 10" to 16".

02/10/2022

The luffas are coming along! We have harvested over 15 already. Some we've given away so others can experience the magic of luffas! The neighbors were really impressed and also want to grow some next year. I think the best way to give one to someone is when it is still in the dry husk with seeds. You want to remove the blossom end and shake as much of the seeds out as you can. Then crunch it up and wet down the skin and start peeling the skin. Give the luffa a good rinse out, and let dry. Then it's ready to use. Did you know that you can eat it when its green? They can be used to replaced scrubby sponges in your house to clean all sort so things, besides exfoliating your skin in the shower. You can also cut them up and pour soap into them for gifts.