tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712291801064010036.post7404475835430341471..comments2023-11-19T19:10:02.041-05:00Comments on Back Yard Organic Vegetables: Our Harvest Monday for May 16th, 2011, and, A Pictorial Garden Visit.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712291801064010036.post-13856851200899054182011-05-23T08:08:14.657-04:002011-05-23T08:08:14.657-04:00The peas are delicious! I'm saving the rest of...The peas are delicious! I'm saving the rest of them for seeds for next year when I hope to have enough seed for a 20 foot row of them.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!<br />Veggie PAKVeggie PAKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13250455377130668508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712291801064010036.post-54159104157890867252011-05-22T23:30:53.071-04:002011-05-22T23:30:53.071-04:00WOW!! You've got a lot going on in your garde...WOW!! You've got a lot going on in your garden! I'm jealous...PEAS! I'm still waiting for flowers on my plants. LOL!!~TastyTravels~https://www.blogger.com/profile/17242583069509116828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712291801064010036.post-55860696739855794992011-05-19T09:15:23.032-04:002011-05-19T09:15:23.032-04:00Mr. H, thanks for the compliments! I'll find m...Mr. H, thanks for the compliments! I'll find my copy of the recipe and send it to you by email.<br /><br /><br />foodgardenkitchen, saving broccoli seeds is a new experience for me this year. I have two small Rubbermaid totes filled with broccoli seed pods that are almost ready to begin popping open. We really do like Swiss chard. I grow it for my kid's families as well as me and my wife. We love stuffed Swiss chard leaves! They're similar to stuffed grape leaves. Small but delicious.<br /><br /><br />Daphne, the peas were very delicious! I'll be saving some seed and planting those again for sure! I never had good luck with green bell pepper types until I tried the Giant Marconi Green Peppers. They're like elongated green bell peppers. They don't get a large enough diameter to stuff, but they are delicious raw or any way you prepare them.<br /><br /><br />Prarie Cat, I read that the broccoli seeds are good for five years, but even when five years is up that doesn't mean that all of a sudden they're all no good. I guess that's why they recommend planting more seed than you need and then thinning them out. If they don't germinate, you don't have to thin them.<br /><br /><br />Robin, I'm happy to be busy in the garden with keeping everything growing nicely. When I saw the condition of the broccoli stalks I knew it was time to pull them, no matter what the books said. I couldn't see any benefit of letting them stay any longer, plus, I needed the space for new vegetable plants to go in. I believe I will have a surplus of broccoli seed when this is done. Being retired really helps with time needed for the garden. I love it!<br /><br />Thanks to everyone for visiting and thanks to those that shared comments with me. I really enjoy them.<br /><br />Have a great gardening day!<br />Veggie PAKVeggie PAKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13250455377130668508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712291801064010036.post-10949321476065255312011-05-18T16:53:18.998-04:002011-05-18T16:53:18.998-04:00I am happy to hear that you are feeling better. Wo...I am happy to hear that you are feeling better. Wow, you have a lot going on in your garden right now! Everything looks great as usual. I don't have any answers to the questions that you asked about the seeds. I have never saved seeds from asparagus or broccoli.<br /><br />Keep up the good work and stop out working all of us younger gardeners!!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712291801064010036.post-3121610136303241352011-05-17T20:15:59.885-04:002011-05-17T20:15:59.885-04:00Yum! Unfortunately I didn't get a chance to so...Yum! Unfortunately I didn't get a chance to sow any peas this spring... or any other spring veggies besides some lettuce varieties that are taunting me with how tiny they are. <br /><br />The broccoli seeds will be good for that long? That's crazy. Good thing you still have some after fending off the hungry birds.Prairie Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03036436697268048651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712291801064010036.post-6512661651701062622011-05-17T15:51:11.028-04:002011-05-17T15:51:11.028-04:00Those peas look delicious. And wow that was a huge...Those peas look delicious. And wow that was a huge pepper harvest from a few plants last year. My peppers never get that big.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712291801064010036.post-46538916539308609602011-05-17T14:16:54.780-04:002011-05-17T14:16:54.780-04:00I don't have much experience seed saving, and ...I don't have much experience seed saving, and especially not the plants you saved, but I'm impressed by the number of broccoli seeds yielded from the plants you had! Your garden is looking great - you must *really* like swiss chard to plant 156 plants!foodgardenkitchenhttp://foodgardenkitchen.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712291801064010036.post-77710367957209436362011-05-17T07:57:08.947-04:002011-05-17T07:57:08.947-04:00I enjoyed the tour and your garden is looking grea...I enjoyed the tour and your garden is looking great, very well organized. That's a lot of broccoli seed...good for you. I'll have to look up sorrel soup as we have lots of sorrel this year.Mr. H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576034751522467377noreply@blogger.com