For harvests, I cut the first bok choy. I've said before, I find row covers to be a nuisance, but in this case it worked to keep flea beetles out.
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| 'Brisk Green' hybrid bok choy. |
I also picked the first radishes. They did not have good germination this year, so the crop will be small.
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| French Breakfast radishes |
I cut some of the last asparagus. This was way more than I could eat this week, so I gave most away.
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| Asparagus |
Simple meals were a part of the aforesaid bachelor lifestyle. I made a soup using miso broth, and added the bok choy, plus mushrooms, scallions, and ramen-style noodles. Quite tasty, and I got two suppers out of it. Also, I've been making salads with our spinach, arugula, radishes, and the last of 2022's red onions. It may look boring, but it makes me feel good to know all the components are home-grown.
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| Swingin' bachelor salad |
In Wildlife Notes, I awoke one morning this week to find the bird feeder next to the kitchen herb garden was lying flat. It had been anchored with a sturdy metal bracket with a spike 15" into the ground. There's only one animal big and powerful enough to do that...a bear.
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| Bear Attack |
It had pried open the two suet feeders on the pole. Fortunately they were not really damaged, nor was the hummingbird feeder. The bracket was toast. Note the wild turkey in the background, inspecting the situation and no doubt hoping there was something left for it. There wasn't. I got a new bracket and put it back up for the hummingbirds. I'm still nervous about putting suet out again. Maybe I'll wait for the bear to move to the next county!
That's it for this week. Thanks for reading, and thanks as always to Dave at HappyAcres.blog for hosting Harvest Monday.
Yikes on that bear! We have racoons, skunk and possums to deal with but nothing any larger than that. I am playing bachelor for a few days too. My wife is visiting her ailing sister in Alabama. Like you, the only swinging I am doing is with a shovel or watering can!
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