Are there any backyard veggie gardeners here?

[Cornish Cream]

Great apples Denise

[obbie]

I have big bowls of lemonades and passionfruit at the moment.

Love the apples Denise

[cookie1]

Robyn what are lemonades please?

[obbie]

A cross between a lemon and a orange, great for juicing, or just cut and eat.

I juiced about 20 this morning

[cookie1]

Thanks, I had never heard of them before.

[mcmich]

Robyn, you are so blessed with all your fruit trees and eggs. With all the slices, cakes and biscuits you make, the eggs would be put to good use. I have a couple of cakes I would like to try but they take from 6-10 eggs. It has to be a special occasion for me to use that many eggs in one recipe.

[obbie]

Michelle, you can really taste the difference with our free range eggs, compared to the shops..

we are getting more chickens again soon too.

here amI up again, about to cook biscuits

[achookwoman]

Michele,  it is lovely to have fresh eggs.  We have only 2 chooks and get 2 eggs most days.  Just enough.  I knocked the temperature control in the fridge and froze all the eggs this week. ,!   Not sure if I can still use them. 

[judydawn]

Oh what a bummer Chookie.  I found this comment for you here

Accidental freezing of eggs, especially in the winter is a common problem. If the eggs have broken through their shells they should be discarded. If the shells are still intact, the eggs can be thawed in the refrigerator and used in a thoroughly cooked dish such as scrambled eggs or hard-cooked eggs. Other uses are limited because once frozen the consistency of the egg yolk changes from a liquid to a solid (much like a hard rubber ball), and becomes lumpy.

[achookwoman]

Thanks Judy. 

[EmeraldSue]

Chookie - what a pity about the eggs. I spent yesterday removing some dead trees from the back yard. I've got more work today to do once  I get home from DD's  rehearsal. Once the trees are gone, I will have more room for veggies. I have already planted beans, peas, carrots, lettuce, coriander and garlic. Not sure what to plant next.

[achookwoman]

None of the eggs were cracked so used some in baking today. 
ES,  sounds good.  Nothing like your home grown veggies.  Yesterday,  it was great to be able to go into the veggie patch and pick a large handful of herbs for my new pasta recipe. 

[mcmich]

Glad you were able to use the eggs Chookie.
ES, it will be good when all your hard work has paid off and you are eating fresh vegies from the garden.

[Itsnotartitsdinner]

Anyone plant garlic? We have two that have sprouted and growing well in a pot on the verandah. I have no idea on when to pick it. We also have carrots, leek, capsicum, tomato, rosemary, mint, chives, pumpkin, strawberries and chillis on the verandah. In the veggie bed downstairs we have lettuces, lime basil, parsley, broccoli and cauliflower. Not sure that the last two will grow here :/ our community garden bed has egg plants, cucumbers and choc mint.

[goldfish]

Your verandah and garden sound absolutely wonderful, INAID. ..from what I understand with garlic you need to wait until the "leaves" die right down . . .
Have a quick look here and see if there's anything helpful there for you . . .
http://www.patricenewell.com.au/131.html