The First Harvest of the Season
I have never grown garlic before and had no idea how to know when they were done. The plant died back and so I pulled it out to keep the garden looking nice and out these guys came. I got on the internet (something I should have done when I planted them)and I guess they are ready. I made two mistakes though. I didn't let them cure in the air and I washed them. They are small but I opened one up and it seems just fine. When my other plant is ready I will handle it better though. Another thing, the other garlic plant has gone to seed. Is that a bad thing? What can I do with the seeds? Should I handle that plant any different than the others? Maybe it going to seed is why it is not ready to be harvested at the same time. I couldn't find any info on the internet.
I also harvested a couple of green beans (another first timer in my garden) but since there was only two I gobbled them up right away.
Another thing, I have figured out a way to get all my 8 plus glasses of water in without trying to figure out if the glass I just finished was number five or six.
Every morning I plan on filling these babies up and as long as I drink both of them throughout the day I know I have 8 cups of water in my system. If I had another bottle I would fill it too as I think I need more than just 8 but I figure that if I drink these maybe I'll fill one again if need be. That would be much easier to keep track of than 8-10 glasses.
I should follow your example and drink more water. We drink out of mason jars around here too. When I was in grad school we used to hang out at a restaurant that served lemonade in mason jars, and ever since then, instead of regular drinking glasses, I always just use jars. I've been made fun of for that, but I still think it's cool. Anyway, kind of neat that you drink out of them too! :) (Comment this)