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  • Antarctica

    YEEEEEHAWWW!!!!
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    I'm about to start weighting any rabbit within 100 yards with a 22 mag, but I love rabbit and hate to shoot one now. When if Nov 7th came its all braised rabbit then.

    I've tons of them around the place this year, as I have for the past several. Seems like every november they all dissappear.

    I raise rabbits for meat though, and need to butcher down about with of them (or sell them). Oddly enough, we don't eat much rabbit (haven't found decent way to cook it other than a crock pot). I'm starting to wonder why I have them.
     

    GunBum

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    Feb 21, 2018
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    I've tons of them around the place this year, as I have for the past several. Seems like every november they all dissappear.

    I raise rabbits for meat though, and need to butcher down about with of them (or sell them). Oddly enough, we don't eat much rabbit (haven't found decent way to cook it other than a crock pot). I'm starting to wonder why I have them.


    Fried rabbit is good. Just about any chicken recipe works with rabbit. If your rabbits are too tough, then butcher them younger.
     

    Archeryrob

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    Mar 7, 2013
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    Oddly enough, we don't eat much rabbit (haven't found decent way to cook it other than a crock pot). I'm starting to wonder why I have them.

    WTF, You need to bring some up, My wife will flower them and brown them. Then cook in a white wine sauce, with mushrooms and onion. It's to die for!!

    Left three, as a donation for the foxes, coons or possums. Missed a whistle pig. I got my eye on him though. ;)
     

    bigmanindc

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    If I am able to get hold of some Asparagus crowns is it to late to put them in the ground since they say you shouldnt harvest for 2 to 3 years?
     

    HRDWRK

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    If I am able to get hold of some Asparagus crowns is it to late to put them in the ground since they say you shouldnt harvest for 2 to 3 years?

    "The If" you can get them will be the hardest this time of the year. Most places that sell them ship in the fall months.

    You might find some growing potted asparagus right now on sale..

    I would not plant them this time of year.. Plant them in the fall. They will over winter and produce some in the spring..

    You would have to water them allot during the summer months just to keep them alive.
     

    Blacksmith101

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    Jun 22, 2012
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    If I am able to get hold of some Asparagus crowns is it to late to put them in the ground since they say you shouldnt harvest for 2 to 3 years?

    Now is a good time to dig your trench (extra deep) and find some good aged manure, horse or cow, to put in the bottom remember you are feeding them for 30 years or more. You will be ready for crowns in the fall or spring (be sure you plant them right side up) and at the right depth and slowly back fill as they grow (makes a stronger stand). Spend extra time and care in preparing the bed will be rewarded with years of trouble free Asparagus.

    Basically like this:
    https://www.ruralsprout.com/plant-asparagus/

    But we would dig a much deeper and wider trench fill the bottom with manure and cover the manure with a layer of good soil. Then when planting we planted one row staggered down each side of the trench so you had a wide bed that could be easily reached from each side. The manure in the bottom makes the roots go deep and provides nutrients for a long time and also holds moisture for the drought times.
     

    Antarctica

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    WTF, You need to bring some up, My wife will flower them and brown them. Then cook in a white wine sauce, with mushrooms and onion. It's to die for!!

    Left three, as a donation for the foxes, coons or possums. Missed a whistle pig. I got my eye on him though. ;)

    Sounds like I need to try that. I'd read so much about fried rabbit that that's the first way we tried them. It was so tough my jaw hurt when I was done. I usually butcher at about 4-5 months.

    Doing them in the crock pot is good, but the little bones they have are a PITA.
     

    Joseph

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    Sounds like I need to try that. I'd read so much about fried rabbit that that's the first way we tried them. It was so tough my jaw hurt when I was done. I usually butcher at about 4-5 months.

    Doing them in the crock pot is good, but the little bones they have are a PITA.

    Smoked is pretty good too if it is a young tender one.
     

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    Speedfreak

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    Fabric Pots, Grow Bags

    I thought I would share my experience with fabric pots this year. For the last ten years, I have done raised beds, planters and large ceramic pots to grow just about everything. The raised beds were fine but the deer, rabbits and other critters are always a battle since the beds are away from the house. Watering further away was also more time consuming. Big planters have been fine for tomatoes, spinach and herbs but just about everything else has done fair at best or just died.

    This year I have experimented with fabric pots and they have done incredibly well so far. I do need to water more often, daily when hot, but other then that, these grow bags have been great.

    5 gallon for herbs, onions and garlic (garlic is the only plants not flourishing), 10 gallon for peppers and 20 gallon for potatoes and carrots. The larger bags are more difficult to move around and I suspect it will be a two person job to dump the bags to harvest the potatoes and carrots.

    There are many bag manufacturers out there but VivoSun has a good variety of sizes, handles are very sturdy (don't buy bags without handles) and these bags should last for years. Even the big bags are $4.00 to $5.00 each so it's reasonable.

    https://vivosun.com/collections/bes...grow-bags-black-5-pack?variant=33356369297453

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    bibitor

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    My tomatoes are looking really fantastic so far, but I’m sure there will be challenges to come. My brussels sprouts got hammered this week by moth caterpillars, hopefully not beyond saving. Peppers, corm, cucumbers, and zucchini all still young, fingers crossed. Pictures of the tomatoes and sprouts are from last Friday.
     

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    Joseph

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    2021 garlic harvest completed. This year all my garlic was grown from cloves from last year’s harvest! I have attained self sufficiency wrt garlic.
     

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    Speedfreak

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    2021 garlic harvest completed. This year all my garlic was grown from cloves from last year’s harvest! I have attained self sufficiency wrt garlic.

    How long was that garlic in the ground? Could you have left it in longer for larger bulbs?
     

    Joseph

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    How long was that garlic in the ground? Could you have left it in longer for larger bulbs?

    That garlic was planted last October. I could have left it in the ground 1 maybe 2 more weeks but I will be on travel next week and who knows what the weather will bring in two weeks. It might be too soggy then whereas today the soil was very cooperative. I rather harvest a little early than a little late so that there are more intact wrappers and the shelf life is longer.
     

    Speedfreak

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    That garlic was planted last October. I could have left it in the ground 1 maybe 2 more weeks but I will be on travel next week and who knows what the weather will bring in two weeks. It might be too soggy then whereas today the soil was very cooperative. I rather harvest a little early than a little late so that there are more intact wrappers and the shelf life is longer.

    I don't have a root cellar but I do have an area in the basement that is dark, cool and dry. I never seem to be able to keep my garlic past Thanksgiving and rarely Christmas. What is your shelf life as you have a good amount of garlic.
     

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