Tomato seeds

Another recent experiment: saving tomato seeds from the two best plants.

Since I had multiple tomato varieties, these seeds will be hybrids. It'll just be a fun experiment to see what comes of them.

I've been drowning in tomatoes this year, and haven't been able to keep up with pruning the plants lately.

The other day I decided that I was done with tomatoes for the season, and hacked most of the plants back. I just left a handful of branches that had almost-ripe fruit on them to finish up.


Next year I plan to buy just one or two seedlings, then see what comes of those seeds.

Dehydrating fruit

I've been experimenting with dehydrating apples and peaches in the oven.

I'm still working out the timing - not so dehydrated that they turn into crisps, but enough to prevent mold for a few months at least.

Unfortunately the resulting fruit is so yummy that none of it has lasted more than a week so far.

Parsley

This parsley plant was going nuts.

I hacked off all of the fronds...

And hung them up to dry.

Within three days my cat had decimated the ones that were hanging over the counter.

The bunches in the window seem to be fully dry and ready to chop up and put into spice jars.

Jackfruit seedlings

Last time I found jackfruit at the grocery store, I saved the seeds, soaked them for 24 hours, then planted them. 2 seedlings have come up so far. I'll have to baby them over the winter, but so worth it if they take off.

Rabbit quesadilla

Quick to prep and heat up once you have the ingredients. The chives were from my garden.

Papaya

There was nothing left of the papaya a few hours later.

Starting at bottom, going clockwise: Welsummer, Ameraucana, Black Australorp, Gold Laced Wyandotte, Rhode Island Red.

Reusing fencing

Urban Ore regularly has old fencing and gates available.

I wish I had a friend with enough space to let me stockpile building materials until I get my homestead.