[AT] Old time gardens

[George Willer]

Rob,

I planted some of the tomatillos several years ago as recommended by our 
friend Smitty from CA.  They were supposed to be good in salsa.  They have a 
husk that has to be removed.  I didn't care for the flavor, so I didn't use 
them.  Now they are coming up EVERYWHERE!  Maybe I did something wrong?

Be careful!

George Willer

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Gray" <Robgray at epix.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2004 9:43 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Old time gardens


> My dad gave me a few seedlings for the garden this year that were those 
> weird little Mexican tomatoe like things and they are good to eat right 
> out of the garden. I think they are called tomatillos but I'm not sure. I 
> also like the peppers and immature string beans...
>
> Rob
> NE PA
>
>
> George Willer wrote:
>
>> Len,
>>
>> The peppers are the best.  I wish I hadn't plowed mine under now.  I make 
>> it a point to not leave any to get very old and too hot.
>>
>> The tomatoes are second best eaten in the garden, but I feel like I 
>> should have a salt shaker along.  A couple things I haven't tried... the 
>> Okra and asparagus.  I may never.  My dog, Reba, likes to dig her own 
>> potatoes and snitch an occasional ear of raw sweet corn.  I'll pass.
>>
>> I'm sure it has been more than a month since we have had any rain at all.
>>
>> It sounds weird, but I plan to plow again in the spring... it keeps me a 
>> little ways ahead of the weeds and I enjoy doing it.
>>
>> George Willer
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Len Rugen" <lrugen at c-magic.com>
>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
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>> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 5:05 PM
>> Subject: [AT] Old time gardens
>>
>>
>>> It was a crazy afternoon.  I'm trying to fix a SEWER problem, I guess my
>>> pipe crushed under a driveway because of the wet ground.  Anyway, I had 
>>> to
>>> make a trip to the farm in the mud to weld a broken mini-backhoe and 
>>> look
>>> for some other tools.  It has drizzled all day and I decided to take a 
>>> pass
>>> thru what was left of our garden.  We have pretty much abandoned it, but 
>>> the
>>> fall rains have revived the okra and bell peppers.
>>>
>>> That got me to thinking of the times as a kid (and ever since) of the 
>>> things
>>> that get ate before the leave the garden.  It seems there is nothing 
>>> quite
>>> like eating something right where it grew, starting with peas in the 
>>> spring.
>>> Of course, the cherry tomatoes were the main course all summer, but 
>>> there
>>> are lots of things that I like raw.  All the cleaning that is necessary 
>>> is
>>> to wipe it off on a clean spot of my shirt.  I had a pepper today, just 
>>> eat
>>> to the seads and throw the rest out.  Still dripping with the rain. 
>>> Okra is
>>> even good raw, if you don't mid the fuzz.
>>>
>>> The old farmsteads used to have a few apple trees that had a few apples 
>>> each
>>> fall.  Good to eat, but you had to cut around the bug holes at times. 
>>> Good
>>> deer hunting near those trees too.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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