Victory Garden 2012

[Old Soldier]

Still freezing here at night. Must have 2 foot of snow to melt off yet. I wish that global warming would show it's face in Fairbanks!

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[jmoore]

Anybody hungry? How bout some BBQ'd deer loin and fried onions fresh from the garden seasoned with a little bacon.

Had some vacuum sealed 2006 vintage deer ham steaks last weekend. Wasn't expecting much, but they were excellent! That vacuum sealer is an absolute wonder when used carefully.

Still freezing here at night. Must have 2 foot of snow to melt off yet. I wish that global warming would show it's face in Fairbanks!

The only "blizzard" at our house this year:


Dogwood petals! Swept up big piles of 'em!



Some future food:


Way early to plant beans, but there's lots of seed in reserve.


Blueberries already

Onion Kapow!


Tomatoes are going slow, though:

[vintage hunter]

What type of vaccum sealer do you have JM? I've been using the ZIPLOC vacuum bags for several years. They work ok but are'nt much for long term storage. By the time deer season opens up in August my stocks from the previous year are gettting low anyway so no real dramas there. Soon as I get a spare moment I'll post some pics of Asparagus when it's fully grown for those who've never seen it.

[jmoore]

What type of vaccum sealer do you have JM?

"Food Saver" I make my own bags out of the rolls they sell. Two separate seals at each end. Sometimes the vacuumed end gets the first seal done twice or more to boil off any juices.



Stumbled across some wild roses whilst checking the blackberry crop (looks VERY promising!):





May have to bring some plants home. If they do this well wild, they may be able to survive me.

Oy, since it's been a while, here's some of the the last few weeks.






One of my least favorite plants to work around. Make me brek out in welts with intense itching for 15-30 minutes. Better than poison ivy, though!

Beans! Pods are forming. Some plants up to six feet already. Have way more than what's shown here, but this was the best photo to date. My father had one old picture that looks like a wall of green. Nothing like my uncle's plots though- Awesome they were.