tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544358755192295336.post1850956486781488490..comments2023-12-27T21:17:42.471-08:00Comments on Cold Hands Warm Earth: Harvest Monday: October 17, 2016Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544358755192295336.post-85621410550636983512016-10-24T13:21:01.688-07:002016-10-24T13:21:01.688-07:00Your toms look beautiful laid out on the dehydrato...Your toms look beautiful laid out on the dehydrator, bet they'll taste lovely. The parsnips are brilliant...nice and clean with no canker. Mine all got eaten by slugs as tiny seedlings just after germinating, and a second sowing failed, so no parsnips for us this year.<br /><br />Hehe, I'm just picturing you seeing those beans every day in the living room....it feels good to get those kind of jobs out the way...I have many similar to do myself!Lou@RainbowChardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435858511588433002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544358755192295336.post-22150440691638493592016-10-18T14:36:39.506-07:002016-10-18T14:36:39.506-07:00Kathy, you're another gardener with chocolate ...Kathy, you're another gardener with chocolate cherries! I don't see them often, but they are tasty! I have heard of the Gigantes but have not YET tried them. :)Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354350096358468967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544358755192295336.post-50749368562313220352016-10-18T14:35:47.324-07:002016-10-18T14:35:47.324-07:00Definitely similar, as I thought myself when I saw...Definitely similar, as I thought myself when I saw the picture on your blog (I hadn't seen them elsewhere!).Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354350096358468967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544358755192295336.post-19910746281391384972016-10-18T11:11:20.276-07:002016-10-18T11:11:20.276-07:00Susie we grow chocolate cherries too and love thei...Susie we grow chocolate cherries too and love their flavour! And grow beans for drying as well. Have you tried Greek Gigantes? They are huge white beans with a lovely texture and good flavour<br />KathyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544358755192295336.post-71311190009025055372016-10-18T01:51:21.709-07:002016-10-18T01:51:21.709-07:00I wonder if your chocolate cherry tomatoes he is t...I wonder if your chocolate cherry tomatoes he is the same as our Sunchocola but under a different name they look very similar. We don't usually harvest our parsnips until we have had a frost. I'm not expecting them to be as good looking as yours though.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544358755192295336.post-423775434996478112016-10-17T15:21:13.820-07:002016-10-17T15:21:13.820-07:00Yes, it doesn't seem like a lot of yield, but ...Yes, it doesn't seem like a lot of yield, but I can get an awful lot of dishes out of what is there. Oh, a shame about your parsnips not germinating well!Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354350096358468967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544358755192295336.post-21059463932176652902016-10-17T15:20:35.120-07:002016-10-17T15:20:35.120-07:00Mine were in baskets right in my living room stari...Mine were in baskets right in my living room staring me down until I finally shelled them. Had they been in my garage, I might still have them waiting!Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354350096358468967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544358755192295336.post-7430572521086203402016-10-17T15:19:51.106-07:002016-10-17T15:19:51.106-07:00Thanks, I did pick some nice looking parsnips as m...Thanks, I did pick some nice looking parsnips as my tester though there were some bigger ones that need to come out soon as well.Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354350096358468967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544358755192295336.post-24806612294219751962016-10-17T15:19:03.617-07:002016-10-17T15:19:03.617-07:00Yes, Canadian Wild Goose was new to me as well. It...Yes, Canadian Wild Goose was new to me as well. It had a pretty good yield.Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354350096358468967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544358755192295336.post-34965424497398854282016-10-17T15:17:35.256-07:002016-10-17T15:17:35.256-07:00Earlier in the season (and just anxious for my fir...Earlier in the season (and just anxious for my first peppers) I picked the King of the North too early. Now that I have a glut, I can wait longer and it really does turn a beautiful red.Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354350096358468967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544358755192295336.post-72769096777999560892016-10-17T15:16:48.194-07:002016-10-17T15:16:48.194-07:00A burger sounds like a great idea too, thanks Dave...A burger sounds like a great idea too, thanks Dave!Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354350096358468967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544358755192295336.post-89621961292300081722016-10-17T13:42:23.144-07:002016-10-17T13:42:23.144-07:00Wonderful harvests - I love the colourful beans an...Wonderful harvests - I love the colourful beans and, as others have said, black beans are a favourite around here too. Even though growing dried beans doesn't seem to yield a lot, once you soak and cook them, a little goes a long way. And those parsnips look great - still haven't pulled mine up...not that there is a lot to pull as only 2 germinated!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544358755192295336.post-12082260408091753232016-10-17T12:21:41.103-07:002016-10-17T12:21:41.103-07:00You have a lovely bean harvest- so colorful! I lo...You have a lovely bean harvest- so colorful! I love the combination of black beans and sweet potatoes. It's a common combination for me in the winter. I also need to shell dried beans that have been sitting in the garage for months. Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00193278804750154921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544358755192295336.post-89517462744517302482016-10-17T10:00:01.598-07:002016-10-17T10:00:01.598-07:00Lovely beans, you have a nice variety of colors. I...Lovely beans, you have a nice variety of colors. I seem to grow a lot of white beans, various sizes, but a lot of white! But I did grow some beautiful Black Cocos this year too. Black bean and sweet potato enchiladas sound great, but I'm like you, black bean and sweet potato anything sounds great. Those are some great looking parsnips, nice and fat (for a parsnip) and smooth.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544358755192295336.post-55921338520913255162016-10-17T06:50:41.211-07:002016-10-17T06:50:41.211-07:00Love the beans. I'd never heard of "Canad...Love the beans. I'd never heard of "Canadian Wild Goose" before. I, too, have a fondness for black beans.Eight Gate Farm NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877942009419912353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544358755192295336.post-5369612616835854742016-10-17T06:33:56.560-07:002016-10-17T06:33:56.560-07:00The deep red color of those King of the North pepp...The deep red color of those King of the North peppers is attractive. And stuffing peppers with beans and sweet potato is a great idea I may try.David Veltenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07710293718143454000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544358755192295336.post-47989166068019505752016-10-17T05:21:53.796-07:002016-10-17T05:21:53.796-07:00Your dried beans are so pretty in the jars! The sw...Your dried beans are so pretty in the jars! The sweet potatoes and black bean stuffed peppers do sound good. I have a recipe for 'burgers' using that combo, and I need to try it sometime. And I like your idea of using it in enchiladas, which are one of my favorite foods!Dave @ HappyAcreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441364543023807886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544358755192295336.post-27220451441570990642016-10-17T04:45:20.813-07:002016-10-17T04:45:20.813-07:00Mmm, I've always loved sweet potato and black ...Mmm, I've always loved sweet potato and black beans together (enchiladas, stuffed peppers, chili). A great combo!Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354350096358468967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4544358755192295336.post-2348701949137018112016-10-17T04:02:25.191-07:002016-10-17T04:02:25.191-07:00You have such creative use of sweet potato, never ...You have such creative use of sweet potato, never thought of combining it with dried beans, must give this a try soon. norma changhttp://gardentowok.comnoreply@blogger.com