Yet another busy day of gardening and more. Decided it was time to thin out my dandelions to allow more room for my carrot, beet, and rutabaga seedlings to really start to take off. Always tough for me to try to decide which ones should stay and which should go as I find the dandelion to be a huge benefit to the garden. The leaves cover the soil and prevent it from drying out while the long tap roots feed valuable nutrients to the surrounding plants. Plus, I constantly harvest the leaves and flowers for use in many things from salads to stir fries, homemade soaps, even my homemade tortillas.
Today, however, it is about the roots. Chopping and drying for use in teas and medicinal tinctures.
My water kefir was ready for adding some blackberries picked back in 2014 that I pulled out of the freezer. Here it is all mixed. I put a lid on it and will let it ferment for another day to get good and bubbly.
Also shown in the first photo is a jar of garden borage leaves I just finished drying and will be added to medicinal tinctures, soaps, and my mixed greens blend, a jar of organic pinto beans soaking in filtered rain water and homemade peach vinegar to be cooked up tomorrow with cornbread (Tar Heel style), and my recent batch of veggies fermenting, mostly red cabbage and onion with a bit of carrots, red pepper, and garlic.
Well, I had better get back to work, so much more to be done today.
Thanks for taking the time!
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