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Pickled all my garden beans, was gonna save some by freezing for a family dinner, but the recipe I used called for 1.5lbs, and well I had exactly 700grams, so I used them all.

I mostly followed this recipe, with some modifications, that I got from another post earlier this week.

I doubled the sugar, and put 4 cloves in each jar instead of 2 for all. I don’t like vinegar that much, so hopefully these are more dilly and garlic.

I’ll see how they turned out in a week!

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[–] BuckFutter@timeyak.com 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh wow, functional vents and all huh? Thats really nice. I looked into those and yah they didn’t seem worth the effort to fiddle with but if they came with the green house. Hummm lol. Yah this is the one i picked up recently from wayfair, problem is it trapped too much heat and i had to cut holes in the roof. It was still cheaper than trying to build out of wood and polycarbonate and or glass when i priced it out. The latter though might last longer lol 😂 time is also important too, but if you have lots of time yah i might of gone a different way. Grower’s Haven Polycarbonate Greenhouse with Clear Panels- 6 FT Wall Height Outdoor Aluminum Greenhouses with 2 Vents, Double Doors with Hook, Walk-in Greenhouse for Backyard Garden By AMERLIFE.

[–] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Haha oh my, that makes sense. That’s what a 12’x16’?

One that was on sale during the summer was This one, is only a 11’x7’.

I could get that and cover the whole current garden beds though….

Anything larger than 10x10 needs permits here, so multiple small ones are better. Gotta be under 100sqft

[–] BuckFutter@timeyak.com 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yah 12’x16’ sounds right, its large and has my veggie raised beds in it. I have an asparagus crop i’ve grown from seed that’ll be hitting the three year mark this winter, so excited for that :). I have a 8’x14’ as well that has my citrus trees in it. After 3-4 years they have held up well. Yah that is a nice looking greenhouse, but wouldn’t you get a lot of mold in there below the half wood wall where the sun doesn’t shine in?

Yah lots to think about when getting one. I added sprinklers in to mine tied to the well so watering could be automated. Its been a lot of fun :)

[–] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Our city is INCREDIBLY dry, but yeah that’s all stuff I need to educate myself on if I design one. We are technically a desertish climate.

Pallisars triangle I can see you thinking about the concern, coastal Vancouver, yeah I would think it would an issue if I lived there for example. They have different building cladding methods because of the constant rain and moisture.

[–] BuckFutter@timeyak.com 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yah desert is an understatement. Wow. Is that where the movie Dune was filmed? 😂

[–] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It’s really deceptive, we just don’t get a lot of rain, but we’re based right off the river. In the picture below is Fish Creek Provincial Park, goes through the middle of the city. There’s one of the two rivers the city was built on, and you can see the houses of the city in the backside.

it’s a beautiful place with lots of native plants, but it doesn’t rain consistently. Had a massive 100mm dump the beginning of July, than didn’t rain and 37c for a month.

from that storm.

Oh, and a bonus picture from a bike ride, it looks like the forest moon Endor in places too

[–] BuckFutter@timeyak.com 3 points 1 day ago

Oh wow, gorgeous, yah i can see the appeal as to why you would want to live there. Yah we have the opposite of any of that where I live, but we do have gorgeous crystal clear Gulf waters and nice sandy beaches.

[–] MysteryDestinySeries@mastodon.social 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

@SchmidtGenetics @BuckFutter I'm In Bruce Mines, Ontario. From Toronto. So this drought thing is new to me. Will you share the best drought-tolerant plants? Especially natives? Or do you have a page somewhere else?

[–] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

A lot of cities in Canada have great Resource pages for stuff like this it’s all deepening on you local area. And even microclimates can affect it.

Even Fish creek park has one, although it’s not much. Can atleast look up the plants with the names though.

[–] MysteryDestinySeries@mastodon.social 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

@SchmidtGenetics Most of what I've seen in the same 6 plants over and over. I can't believe in a country this vast, there isn't a ton more. I did hear one yesterday, a wild prairie turnip. Blue flowers, perennial.

[–] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 1 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

Lots of plants are just varieties and cultivars of others, there shouldn’t be a lot of native plants in each particular geographical area. There’s thousands of non-natives though, and some invasive brought in from travelers and what not.

https://cdn.britannica.com/41/91241-050-A93470CC/forms-cabbage-brussels-sprouts-cauliflower-broccoli-kale.jpg

These are one type of plant, a brassica, and it has over 50 variations of its different types

Some rose bushes will grow here that won’t grow where you are. That’s just how it is.