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i haven't looked at them in a while and so when
putting some gardens up for the winter i pulled
some to throw in the holes along with the dry
stuff to give the worms some wet and green stuff
to work on while the dry stuff gets wetted down.

a few of the turnips were large, some larger
than i could fit my hands around (i have an
eight inch stretch) and that was yesterday,
today there was one about twice that size and
then after thinking i was done i noticed one
crouched over to the side. it was about a foot
and a half across... when burying it i chopped
it with the shovel and it was hollow in spots.

i dunno what is normal for turnips, but
we're sending one of the smaller of the large
ones with the ones i'd consider normal to the
friend who likes some to cook with. i hope
she'll give me some feedback on how large she'd
like them to be at the maximum, so i don't
waste my time picking ones that she won't eat.

still i can see why someone would grow these
as animal fodder. the deer and rabbits mostly
ignore them and focused on eating the beets and
some of the strawberries (and of course the
plantains).

turnips certainly smell like beer when they
ferment... Ma says they'd make beer from any-
thing. these days i can believe it.

that's it for the news today, all gardens
are now put up for the winter and it's into
puttering and finishing up a few renovation
projects in the gardens. still, it's been a
good year.

the weather is turning more mixed after
tomorrow. i don't suppose we'll see 70sF
again but the past few days have made it into
the 60sF and that's perfect for digging and
being outside.


songbird
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On 11/16/2015 03:25 PM, songbird wrote:
i haven't looked at them in a while and so when
putting some gardens up for the winter i pulled
some to throw in the holes along with the dry
stuff to give the worms some wet and green stuff
to work on while the dry stuff gets wetted down.

a few of the turnips were large, some larger
than i could fit my hands around (i have an
eight inch stretch) and that was yesterday,
today there was one about twice that size and
then after thinking i was done i noticed one
crouched over to the side. it was about a foot
and a half across... when burying it i chopped
it with the shovel and it was hollow in spots.

i dunno what is normal for turnips, but
we're sending one of the smaller of the large
ones with the ones i'd consider normal to the
friend who likes some to cook with. i hope
she'll give me some feedback on how large she'd
like them to be at the maximum, so i don't
waste my time picking ones that she won't eat.

still i can see why someone would grow these
as animal fodder. the deer and rabbits mostly
ignore them and focused on eating the beets and
some of the strawberries (and of course the
plantains).

turnips certainly smell like beer when they
ferment... Ma says they'd make beer from any-
thing. these days i can believe it.

that's it for the news today, all gardens
are now put up for the winter and it's into
puttering and finishing up a few renovation
projects in the gardens. still, it's been a
good year.

the weather is turning more mixed after
tomorrow. i don't suppose we'll see 70sF
again but the past few days have made it into
the 60sF and that's perfect for digging and
being outside.


songbird


I tried growing and eating turnips one year. Oh my.
The tasted metallic. They were tongue under the
faucet bad. YUK!
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On 11/16/2015 5:25 PM, songbird wrote:
i haven't looked at them in a while and so when
putting some gardens up for the winter i pulled
some to throw in the holes along with the dry
stuff to give the worms some wet and green stuff
to work on while the dry stuff gets wetted down.

a few of the turnips were large, some larger
than i could fit my hands around (i have an
eight inch stretch) and that was yesterday,
today there was one about twice that size and
then after thinking i was done i noticed one
crouched over to the side. it was about a foot
and a half across... when burying it i chopped
it with the shovel and it was hollow in spots.

i dunno what is normal for turnips, but
we're sending one of the smaller of the large
ones with the ones i'd consider normal to the
friend who likes some to cook with. i hope
she'll give me some feedback on how large she'd
like them to be at the maximum, so i don't
waste my time picking ones that she won't eat.

still i can see why someone would grow these
as animal fodder. the deer and rabbits mostly
ignore them and focused on eating the beets and
some of the strawberries (and of course the
plantains).

turnips certainly smell like beer when they
ferment... Ma says they'd make beer from any-
thing. these days i can believe it.

that's it for the news today, all gardens
are now put up for the winter and it's into
puttering and finishing up a few renovation
projects in the gardens. still, it's been a
good year.

the weather is turning more mixed after
tomorrow. i don't suppose we'll see 70sF
again but the past few days have made it into
the 60sF and that's perfect for digging and
being outside.


songbird

I've never cared for turnips or mustard greens. Not real fond of beets
but will eat them occasionally, especially if they're pickled. My folks
loved turnips and mustard greens, probably from growing up very poor and
having to eat whatever was handy.

79F outside right now, was somewhat hotter during the day. Rain has been
threatening all day and now it's gone but supposed to be back tomorrow.
So much for weather forecasts.
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George Shirley wrote:
On 11/16/2015 5:25 PM, songbird wrote:
i haven't looked at them in a while and so when
putting some gardens up for the winter i pulled
some to throw in the holes along with the dry
stuff to give the worms some wet and green stuff
to work on while the dry stuff gets wetted down.

a few of the turnips were large, some larger
than i could fit my hands around (i have an
eight inch stretch) and that was yesterday,
today there was one about twice that size and
then after thinking i was done i noticed one
crouched over to the side. it was about a foot
and a half across... when burying it i chopped
it with the shovel and it was hollow in spots.

i dunno what is normal for turnips, but
we're sending one of the smaller of the large
ones with the ones i'd consider normal to the
friend who likes some to cook with. i hope
she'll give me some feedback on how large she'd
like them to be at the maximum, so i don't
waste my time picking ones that she won't eat.

still i can see why someone would grow these
as animal fodder. the deer and rabbits mostly
ignore them and focused on eating the beets and
some of the strawberries (and of course the
plantains).

turnips certainly smell like beer when they
ferment... Ma says they'd make beer from any-
thing. these days i can believe it.

that's it for the news today, all gardens
are now put up for the winter and it's into
puttering and finishing up a few renovation
projects in the gardens. still, it's been a
good year.

the weather is turning more mixed after
tomorrow. i don't suppose we'll see 70sF
again but the past few days have made it into
the 60sF and that's perfect for digging and
being outside.


songbird

I've never cared for turnips or mustard greens. Not real fond of beets
but will eat them occasionally, especially if they're pickled. My
folks loved turnips and mustard greens, probably from growing up very
poor and having to eat whatever was handy.

79F outside right now, was somewhat hotter during the day. Rain has
been threatening all day and now it's gone but supposed to be back
tomorrow. So much for weather forecasts.


It's 69° here right now , I had to put out the fire in our woodstove .
Raining heavily mixed with patches of lighter rain and expected to last
another 24 hours . From the looks of the radar it's going to be a wet day
here ... and I need to be laying block if this kitchen project is ever going
to get built .

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On 11/17/2015 7:36 AM, Terry Coombs wrote:
George Shirley wrote:
On 11/16/2015 5:25 PM, songbird wrote:
i haven't looked at them in a while and so when
putting some gardens up for the winter i pulled
some to throw in the holes along with the dry
stuff to give the worms some wet and green stuff
to work on while the dry stuff gets wetted down.

a few of the turnips were large, some larger
than i could fit my hands around (i have an
eight inch stretch) and that was yesterday,
today there was one about twice that size and
then after thinking i was done i noticed one
crouched over to the side. it was about a foot
and a half across... when burying it i chopped
it with the shovel and it was hollow in spots.

i dunno what is normal for turnips, but
we're sending one of the smaller of the large
ones with the ones i'd consider normal to the
friend who likes some to cook with. i hope
she'll give me some feedback on how large she'd
like them to be at the maximum, so i don't
waste my time picking ones that she won't eat.

still i can see why someone would grow these
as animal fodder. the deer and rabbits mostly
ignore them and focused on eating the beets and
some of the strawberries (and of course the
plantains).

turnips certainly smell like beer when they
ferment... Ma says they'd make beer from any-
thing. these days i can believe it.

that's it for the news today, all gardens
are now put up for the winter and it's into
puttering and finishing up a few renovation
projects in the gardens. still, it's been a
good year.

the weather is turning more mixed after
tomorrow. i don't suppose we'll see 70sF
again but the past few days have made it into
the 60sF and that's perfect for digging and
being outside.


songbird

I've never cared for turnips or mustard greens. Not real fond of beets
but will eat them occasionally, especially if they're pickled. My
folks loved turnips and mustard greens, probably from growing up very
poor and having to eat whatever was handy.

79F outside right now, was somewhat hotter during the day. Rain has
been threatening all day and now it's gone but supposed to be back
tomorrow. So much for weather forecasts.


It's 69° here right now , I had to put out the fire in our woodstove .
Raining heavily mixed with patches of lighter rain and expected to last
another 24 hours . From the looks of the radar it's going to be a wet day
here ... and I need to be laying block if this kitchen project is ever going
to get built .

It's warm and light rain with strong winds out of the south here.
Weather channel shows bands of rain coming across Mexico from the
Pacific coming here plus rain clouds and heavy rain from the MidWest
trying to hit us too. Could use the rain but not the strong winds. Had
to stake and tie off the pear tree as our front yard and street is a
north/south wind tunnel and makes for stronger winds there.

Kumquats are ripening but looks to be a small crop, maybe a couple of
pints of marmalade or less. Our fruit trees have a big problem in that
they're planted in holes in the five feet of gumbo clay under a thin
layer of sand here. Should have dug test holes before we bought.


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On 11/17/2015 10:48 AM, Derald wrote:
"Terry Coombs" wrote:

George Shirley wrote:
On 11/16/2015 5:25 PM, songbird wrote:


the weather is turning more mixed after
tomorrow. i don't suppose we'll see 70sF
again but the past few days have made it into
the 60sF and that's perfect for digging and
being outside.


songbird

I've never cared for turnips or mustard greens. Not real fond of beets
but will eat them occasionally, especially if they're pickled. My
folks loved turnips and mustard greens, probably from growing up very
poor and having to eat whatever was handy.

79F outside right now, was somewhat hotter during the day. Rain has
been threatening all day and now it's gone but supposed to be back
tomorrow. So much for weather forecasts.


It's 69° here right now , I had to put out the fire in our woodstove .
Raining heavily mixed with patches of lighter rain and expected to last
another 24 hours . From the looks of the radar it's going to be a wet day
here ... and I need to be laying block if this kitchen project is ever going
to get built .

84° high yesterday; 65° low last night; presently (11:27A) 83°; all
temps Farenheit. I'm beginning to wonder whether this place will get
long-enough "cool" growing season for some garden truck. I have peas
(Little marvel), peas (Wando—BTW: If anybody tries to tell you that
"Wando" peas are "heat tolerant", take your ball and go home), broccoli,
rapini, bak choi, mustard greens, turnips, cauliflower, carrots, all
sprouted but most of them just sitting there in the sun, marking time.
I am moderately envious of the rain some are enjoying; watering almost
daily here. The turnips and the mustards can handle the 80's
well-enough but the others are getting a bit whiney (whingey).

Update: the rain has stopped after giving us three inches, temperature
outside is now in the low fifties and is supposed to hit low forties
before daylight tomorrow and then the temps are going back up. We're in
a weather roller coaster for a few days.

Our fairly large family is getting together for Thanksgiving at eldest
grandson's place. Little bit of arguing on what to bring is spreading
across the internet. I think we're taking cornbread dressing and one of
Grannie's lemon meringue pie, the one she's renowned for in at least
three states and one foreign country. I'm just going to eat and then
take a nap. Two of us, daughter and husband, three grown grandchildren
plus a spouse each, six great grands, it is going to be noisy.
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Turnips? You don't grow/eat turnips? Are you referring to those
big-ass yellow turnips AKA "rutabaga" that thrive in Northern climes


tried them and they were ok, but prefer these ==+
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