tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post8206156922426528660..comments2024-03-28T14:22:58.872-05:00Comments on Two Men and a Little Farm: HARVEST MONDAY JULY 21 20141st Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-23260726661338517162014-07-22T00:25:00.391-05:002014-07-22T00:25:00.391-05:00And you'll probably be able to grow the nice s...And you'll probably be able to grow the nice soft juicy eat fresh off the tree pears, ha. Good things come to those who wait...true gardening wisdom huh? :-)1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-997599639191951212014-07-22T00:24:11.492-05:002014-07-22T00:24:11.492-05:00Thank you, great info there. They are hard as a r...Thank you, great info there. They are hard as a rock. I heard about putting them in the fridge, need to read up on that. I'll have to remember someday when the tree is big about those falling pears, ha!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-70819666384617398112014-07-22T00:08:36.998-05:002014-07-22T00:08:36.998-05:00Ha, it's a fun show. It's on Food Network...Ha, it's a fun show. It's on Food Network. They give chefs a box with 5 ingredients and they have a certain period of time to cook something using those ingredients plus the 'kitchen' that has regular staples. It definitely forces creativity based on what you have on hand, ha. 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-6344197845082240152014-07-22T00:01:46.016-05:002014-07-22T00:01:46.016-05:00Thank you very much. It's small but at least ...Thank you very much. It's small but at least it's working, so far anyway, ha. 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-23578058137043753572014-07-22T00:01:26.525-05:002014-07-22T00:01:26.525-05:00Definitely! Garlic, tomatoes, an eggplant, I'...Definitely! Garlic, tomatoes, an eggplant, I'm sensing a pasta dish as an option too (though the gumbo sounds good as well). Thanks for stopping by!!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-72914245031868504832014-07-22T00:00:26.431-05:002014-07-22T00:00:26.431-05:00How wonderful are you? Thank you much! Okra gumb...How wonderful are you? Thank you much! Okra gumbo, hmm, great suggestion there. :-) These are hard pears. I'm trying to read up on how to ripen them. 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-40866309591680278302014-07-21T23:57:16.132-05:002014-07-21T23:57:16.132-05:00Thank you much!!!Thank you much!!!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-65207270070647075702014-07-21T23:57:07.016-05:002014-07-21T23:57:07.016-05:00I can't remember the variety (I have it writte...I can't remember the variety (I have it written down just can't remember off the top of my head). Hey, I'm ok with them being cooking variety, but you're right, they are a hard variety. 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-16286009292639967622014-07-21T23:56:05.865-05:002014-07-21T23:56:05.865-05:00Fingers crossed they are good!! :-) Thanks!Fingers crossed they are good!! :-) Thanks!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-63160164771182828972014-07-21T23:55:50.677-05:002014-07-21T23:55:50.677-05:00we do enjoy chopped. I always pause it when they ...we do enjoy chopped. I always pause it when they show the basket and say "what would you make?", ha. I had NO idea about basil in the fridge. Our last batch turned black and I tossed it all because it was not very appetizing, ha. Thank you for the tip! 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-27759076010853938292014-07-21T23:53:47.406-05:002014-07-21T23:53:47.406-05:00Don't they? Oh my gosh, this was my first try...Don't they? Oh my gosh, this was my first try with one and it was such a small innocent looking thing in the beginning, ha. Now it was huge, and I mean huge. Very healthy, did very well, but was just too big for the raised bed it was in. Next year it will have it's own spot, ha. Haven't tried okra, dang, totally forgot about that. Im guessing it's too late but I might see what I can find at the garden center, if they have some that already have a head start.1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-43083741536974501902014-07-21T21:32:22.111-05:002014-07-21T21:32:22.111-05:00Nice pears! I can't wait until our trees star...Nice pears! I can't wait until our trees start producing but it will be at least a couple of years I'm guessing. Thomas Generaziohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536611327617373090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-39407407468436369912014-07-21T20:31:26.574-05:002014-07-21T20:31:26.574-05:00Around here, those are called "Old Fashioned ...Around here, those are called "Old Fashioned Pears." Yes, that is all I can drag out of the dozens of people I have asked! I picked 120 lbs. per year from a tree on city property. And, I was not the only person picking them. They are so huge that if they fall to the ground, they split or are spoiled. Ants get to them first. That said, I hate pears with a passion. But...<br /><br />They can be refrigerated for three months, put out on the table and they ripen. I hear they are good. I make pear preserves and pear butter, like apple butter. Once it is in these forms, I love pears. They can be used/cooked any way that apples can be cooked. <br /><br />Some of the pears weighed over a pound. I used an apple picker to get the high ones. I can reach 17 feet with that contraption. In 2011, a tornado that tore up the town got the pear tree, so I have had none since except for the ones given to me by people who had four in their backyard. My friend and I dodged the falling pears we accidentally dislodged because these pears are dangerous, hard as a rock.<br /><br />Enjoy the pears.Practical Parsimonyhttp://www.practical-parsimony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-17445623679830025032014-07-21T19:32:37.148-05:002014-07-21T19:32:37.148-05:00Lovely harvests! I really need to see this show C...Lovely harvests! I really need to see this show Chopped that everyone is talking about. I guess that's an added benefit of gardening.. forced creativity in the kitchen!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00193278804750154921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-81039954752869494912014-07-21T16:16:42.281-05:002014-07-21T16:16:42.281-05:001st Man,
Nice looking harvest!!! 1st Man,<br /><br />Nice looking harvest!!! Sandy Livesayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183449816586125720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-31448215424964672742014-07-21T15:09:51.199-05:002014-07-21T15:09:51.199-05:00It's always fun to try and construct a meal fr...It's always fun to try and construct a meal from what the garden gives you! Looks like you have a good variety to work with.Dave @ HappyAcreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441364543023807886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-24513148684617872132014-07-21T13:07:17.740-05:002014-07-21T13:07:17.740-05:00Congratulations on another great weekend harvest! ...Congratulations on another great weekend harvest! Your long-distance-gardening is a real success. As jaz mentioned okra, now you have the fixings for okra gumbo. <br /><br />I love your ‘styling’ of the produce for their picture - seemingly casual but artfully arranged. “Mr. 1st Man, I’m ready for my close-up!” could be their caption!<br /><br />Your pears look like the usual kind that is grown in Texas. They are hard pears, which I like because they are crunchy. They are also perfect for making pear strudel. Pear strudel is common around here because the apples which they used in Europe do not grow well in this part of Texas - so they used pears instead, which do grow well here. I’ll send you my grandma’s recipe for it. <br />Texas Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00547037404676565726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-35247414405166644472014-07-21T12:00:25.197-05:002014-07-21T12:00:25.197-05:00Great harvest! Those pears look beautiful!Great harvest! Those pears look beautiful!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04343685271510850819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-39336831373233155782014-07-21T10:04:56.080-05:002014-07-21T10:04:56.080-05:00The pears may be the cooking variety (not a fresh ...The pears may be the cooking variety (not a fresh eating variety) - my Mom had a pear tree in the backyard as I was growing up and we spent every summer peeling and cooking them up for the freezer to use later in pies, etc. instead of eating them fresh. Might be important to know the variety of the pear.pittypatpages.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17775443388721130821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-55676784011766981112014-07-21T09:25:24.552-05:002014-07-21T09:25:24.552-05:00PEARS!!! What a wonderful harvest.PEARS!!! What a wonderful harvest.ibarbidahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01875598378198484479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-34453674159385221772014-07-21T09:20:14.757-05:002014-07-21T09:20:14.757-05:00That is funny that we both were thinking of choppe...That is funny that we both were thinking of chopped. I was thinking that way because my son is visiting and talking about it for some reason. So it was in my head. I keep my herbs in jars of water too, or at least some of them. But the basil I keep on the counter not in the fridge. Sometimes the fridge gets too cold and it turns black. Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-71893833708775792322014-07-21T08:55:59.862-05:002014-07-21T08:55:59.862-05:00i am drowning in tomatoes right now. good move pu...i am drowning in tomatoes right now. good move pulling the tomatillos. those plants get so huge. i didn't even plant them this year. do you grow okra?jaz@octoberfarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249328159454897124noreply@blogger.com