Thursday, January 20, 2022

Sourdough Bread Fail

 So I got some sourdough starter from a friend and I have made a lot of things with starter but bread has never been one of them. They tend to come out ...well bad and today's bread was no exception. I am definitely going to have to find a better recipe than the Rustic King Arthur one that I chose this time. I started it yesterday and gave up on it rising any better by 11:00 this morning and put it in to bake.









The bread itself tasted fine but it was very dense and the crust was very hard. I haven't given up, I'll just be trying a different recipe next time.

Sunday, January 16, 2022

Seed Starting Time


 It's seed starting time here in Georgia. I am so excited to be able to have a little garden here but I am trying not to go overboard and plant too much. I have just the two beds. I believe they are about 4 ft. by 4 ft but I haven't measured they may be larger. I am not good at judging size just by looking. Right now one bed is about half full of dirt and is growing some nice looking kale and one rosemary plant. I hope to get that one more dirt for it  this spring and get the other one filled. 
Anyway, about the seeds. I bought them from eBay and I have some from Baker Creek as well but the ones I started early were from eBay. I just found the free shipping just way cheaper than any of the seed catalogs. Not exactly as reliable  maybe, but I was willing to chance it. 
For tomatoes I chose Floradade and Bradley.  I mainly just wanted a good determinate variety. I find the indeterminate just way too big. I planted 8 of each. I know that will be too many but some probably will end up in some planters I have. For peppers I planted just 4 of a white bell pepper and 4 ofrom seeds from a grocery store pepper. My daughter got some great peppers from a grocery store pepper last year and I wanted to try just for fun. I also have two of a white pattypan squash and 2 of a yellow crookneck squash. Probably too early to start those but I had 4 squares to fill. And the last set has seeds from my Easter cactus house plant. Also just an experiment. I have never grown one from seeds. 
They all just sit on a shelf under a grow light and we'll see how it goes.