BlogHide Resteemspacific-farmer (49)in homesteading • 7 years agoApple Cider - Habanero jelly!My Napalm Jelly recipe 8 - cups halved ripe habaneros 1 - 25.4 oz bottle of Martinelli's sparkling apple cider 1/2 - cup of lemon juice 7 - cups of sugar 1 - 1.7 oz box of Sure Jell premium…pacific-farmer (49)in homesteading • 7 years agoEggplants for days!Going to wash, peel, slice, bread, vacuum pack and freeze these amazing veggies. Still so much food to harvest from the gardens.pacific-farmer (49)in homesteading • 7 years agoFriday the 13th struck me hardGot up really early this afternoon and was making my coffee when I looked out the window across 2 of my gardens. Wilted leaves as far as the eye can see. All of my nightshades are dead (tomatoes…pacific-farmer (49)in homesteading • 7 years agoFinal flush of Felicity peppers! (and how I grew them)Here's the third and final flush of peppers from my mild jalapeno plants. These peppers are huge, thick walled, and loaded with that classic jalapeno flavor, but absolutely no heat. I…pacific-farmer (49)in homesteading • 7 years agoEating fresh garden veggies well into the winter!Had to harvest my spaghetti squashes early before they ripened because they were literally exploding from all the rain we've been getting. I lost about half of them to splitting and bursting :(…pacific-farmer (49)in games • 7 years agoFarmer hobbies.What do you do for fun when you work outside every day? Video games, metal music, and [redacted]! Ever want to play hockey with incredible cars? With freaking rockets? And explosions? Yeah, me…pacific-farmer (49)in pun • 7 years agoVisual punpacific-farmer (49)in gardening • 7 years agoEggplantsFresh from the garden! What are your favorite eggplant recipes? Seriously, I've got about 30 ready to pick. I need recipes!pacific-farmer (49)in national • 7 years agoIt's National Dog Day!Amun Ra enjoying fetch at the Palmer Hay Flats, Alaska. Koko enjoying a swim at Mirror Lake, Alaska. One day I hope to experience the same level of happiness that a Labrador Retriever does on…pacific-farmer (49)in gardening • 7 years agoWhat we're eating todayHarvested this morning. Time to have fun in the kitchen! We'll be cooking small meals all day and enjoying our bounty. Edit: There's only so much summer squash three people can eat in one day…pacific-farmer (49)in gardening • 7 years agoUnderstanding plant nutrition(Macronutrients and Micronutrients critical for plant development) Some plant species may have slightly different needs, but this chart represents a general average. Nitrogen, Potassium…pacific-farmer (49)in gardening • 7 years agoTwo tips to prevent a common garden issue; cracked tomatoesDon't you just hate spending hours and hours in the garden only to get ugly, cracked and split fruits? This is a symptom of inconsistent soil moisture. Some plants benefit from soil that dries…pacific-farmer (49)in gardening • 7 years agoGarden updateWhat an amazing color for an eggplant! This is the first fruit on my Asian varieties. It should get about a foot long when it's ready to pick. I'm not a huge fan of tomato cages, so I tried…pacific-farmer (49)in gardening • 7 years agoGardeners, save your kitchen plumbing!Washing dirt down your kitchen sink is bad mojo! This garden washing station was assembled with scrap materials I had laying around, and is seeing its second season of daily use. That's a 25…pacific-farmer (49)in gardening • 7 years agoThis has to be at least 1 Peck.That's 43 quarts of pickled peppers. Just shy of 11 gallons. By definition, a peck is: A peck is an imperial and United States customary unit of dry volume, equivalent to 2 gallons or 8 dry quarts…pacific-farmer (49)in farming • 7 years agoWhat a weird thing life is.Twenty years ago I was a software engineer. Ten years ago I was a hardware engineer/technician. I excelled at both, but as time went on I became less happy, less challenged by the profession and…pacific-farmer (49)in peppers • 7 years agoHarvested a few dozen pounds of peppers today!My gardens are going nuts with production right now. Decided today was the day to harvest my first flush of Jalapeño peppers. That's just shy of 40 lbs. Pile is about a foot tall on our dining…pacific-farmer (49)in introduction • 7 years agoAbout meAmerican Husband Father Grandfather Patriot Entrepreneur Agronomist Farmer
