Small Space Gardening | Planting The Back Patio Garden

[@lisahause8705]

Been gardening both in ground gardening & raised beds for about 30 years. I use horse & cow manure. I also put tons of cut-up banana peels & smashed egg shells & use epsom salt too! Bone meal works well! Hope your gardening gives you plenty in the months ahead! Good luck & keep well! 👋😊👍🏻

[@TheWyomingHomestead]

Thank you so much! That is so perfect! Sounds like you make some beautiful soil! We do aged chicken and goat manure! 😊

[@goepferthk05]

If you Trim that basil it will bush out better and not bolt

[@TheWyomingHomestead]

I will give this a try thank you so much!!

[@junewrogg6137]

My dog Dale bought me a basket weave Greenstalk for (early) Mother's Day :) I love it! I filled it with compost and put it together and then planted it. So easy! I bought the base with drain. We have extremely high winds here!!! Like ALLLLL the time. And mine is doing so well! No tipovers! YAH!!!!

[@TheWyomingHomestead]

That is amazing! What a great gift from your dog Dale! 😊 I’m so happy to hear it is working well! We haven’t had any wind tip overs either they are shockingly sturdy! 😊

[@katescaringcorner6765]

This is my first year with GreenStalks too. I bought one at the end of the year last year. Then I got two more when they were having sales on them. I did not get the pink one and I’m regretting it. But I am loving the ones I do have. I have one leaf and two regular. One of the regular is a basket weave. Such fun! I planted mine out after they were stacked. I fear accidentally cutting a plant by putting the next tear on crooked. But you did impressively well! ❤

[@TheWyomingHomestead]

That is amazing! I’m with you I think the pink one is adorable and would bring so much color! Looks like we both are going to have to get another in the future 😊 Thank you so much for the support and happy growing!

[@kpheathen9370]

Sometimes it's good to start over it keeps it fresh and interesting.

[@jeriwilliams5867]

Can’t wait to see it grow!

[@TheWyomingHomestead]

😊

[@andraandsteve3460]

Super informative video. Good luck with your Greenstalk!!! Looking forward to future update.

[@TheWyomingHomestead]

Thank you! 😊

[@leslierussell9317]

Congratulations on your new addition to your family!!

[@TheWyomingHomestead]

Thank you! 🤍

[@nirpeer1202]

Awesome! Looks great! Love your videos. Great job 👍

[@TheWyomingHomestead]

Thanks so much!

[@angelamarden9684]

Hi. Can't wait to see how the stuff does in the greenstalk.

[@TheWyomingHomestead]

Thank you! Looking forward to brining you along! 😊

[@debbiebeckstead9268]

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[@sarahmilton]

I’ve been wanting a greenstalk for FOREVER!!!!! Following this closely ❤

[@TheWyomingHomestead]

Can’t wait to share updates with you! 😊

[@rcgkreations]

I hope to get one of these next year

[@lorita3488]

Layered Salad with Walnuts From the Kitchen of: Lorita Sutton serve 8 Ingredients: 1 cup whole walnuts 1 tsp. canola oil 1/4 tsp. garlic salt 1/8 tsp. dill weed Dressing: 3/4 cup mayonnaise 1/2 cup sour cream 2 Tbls. chopped green onions 1 Tbls. lemon juice 1/4 tsp. salt Recipe instructions: In small bowl, toss walnuts, oil, garlic salt and dill weed. Spread in single 2 tsp. chopped fresh parsley layer in an ungreased 15 x 10 x 2 inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown, stirring once. Cool. For salad you will also need 5 cups shredded lettuce, divided. 8 cherry tomatoes , halved and 1 cup (4 oz.) shredded cheddar cheese. 1 package (10 oz.)frozen peas, thawed. In a 2 1/2 qt. bowl, layer 2 cups of the lettuce, tomatoes, cheese and peas, 3/4 cup walnuts and remaining lettuce. In small bowl combine the dressing ingredients. Spread 1 cup of the dressing over the top of the salad (do not toss). Cover and refrigerate salad and remaining dressing for several hours or overnight. Just before serving, top with remaining dressing and walnuts.

[@lorita3488]

HERBAL TEA PARTY -- with hot herb teas and Iced Herb teas With so many excellent herbal teas available and it is easy to make your own --why not have your own an HERBAL TEA PARTY? Give your table a Herb Garden look with multiple of pots in different size of Fresh Herbs! You could even add a few white candles and some gardening or herb books. Make your first course rosemary scones, then serve tea sandwiches such as cream cheese and watercress on sourdough bread or chicken salad with tarragon on fresh-baked herb bread. You could also serve an her salad with tomatoes, parsley, and mint or opt for pasta with pesto sauce. Mint chocolate brownies or cinnamon ice cream would make a lovely dessert. And if you would like to give favors to your guest, consider (what else) seed packets or small pots of different herbs. CUCUMBER-MINT TEA SANDWICHES: Ingredients: 1 large cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced, salt and pepper to taste, 16 thin slices white bread, 1 stick unsalted butter, 16 fresh mint leaves, washed and torn or chopped. Directions: Sprinkle the cucumber with salt and pepper and set aside in a colander for 10 minutes so any excess liquid can drain. Pat dry with paper towel. Using cookie cutters rounds or spring cookie shapes, cut two 2-inch rounds from each slice of bread. Coat one side of each slice of bread with a very thin layer of butter. Place another round of bread on top buttered side down, and press sandwich together gently. Serve immediately or refrigerate wrapped in plastics wrap, until ready to serve or up to 3 hours. SMOKED SALMON AND CHIVE CREAM CHEESE TEA SANDWICHES: Ingredients: 8 OZ. SMOKED SALMON THINLY SLICED, 1/2 CUP CREAM CHEESE, 2 TBSP. FINELY CHOPPED CHIVES, 12 thin slices PUMPERNICKEL bread. Directions: Mix the cream cheese and chives in a small bowl until soft and creamy. Set aside. Using cookie cutters , cut two about 2-inch size of from each slice of bread. Using the same cookie cutter cut the slices of smoked salmon. Spread the cream cheese mixture onto 1'2 half of the bread shapes, then top with a piece of salmon. Place another shape of bread on top, and press sandwich together gently. Serve immediately or refrigerate wrapped in plastic wrap, until ready to serve or up to 3 hours. CUCUMBER, GOAT CHEESE AND SPROUT TEA SANDWICHES (makes 12) Ingredients: 1 medium cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced, salt and white pepper, 12 thin slices of seven-grain bread, ONE (6oz.) log of fresh goat cheese or goat spread, 1/2 cup alfalfa sprouts, fresh dill sprigs. Directions: Sprinkle the cucumber with the salt & pepper and set aside in a colander for 10 minutes so excess liquid can drain out. Pat dry with paper towel. Using a spring cookie cutter or round cookie cutter about 2 inches cut two matching shapes from each slice of bread. Lay cucumber on 12 rounds of bread, season with salt & pepper . Sprinkle sprouts on top of cucumber. Cut goat cheese into 12 thin slices and lay a top bread rounds sprinkle with sprouts and top with cucumber slices. Top with the 12 remaining rounds of bread. Press gently the sandwiches together. Garnish with a sprig of dill. If not serving immediately wrap in Handi-wrap and refrigerate up to 3 hours. SALMON WITH Thyme and Black Pepper Mustard Sauce: 3 tablespoons Dijon-style mustard1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme¼ teaspoon cracked black pepper. Combine mustard, fresh thyme, and cracked black pepper. Mix well; set aside. Can be made a day in advance. Before grilling or baking salmon use pastry rush to apply sauce cook to your desired doneness APPETIZERS: HERB DEVILED EGGS - Devil eggs served on a devil eggs tray if you have one. Ingredients: 12 hard boiled eggs, 1/2 cup mayonnaise, 1/4 cup sweet pickle relish, drained save brine to add a little back after mixing everything together (to flavor the eggs and make the right consistency) , 1 Tbsp. Mustard, 1 tsp. to 1 Tbsp. diced fine fresh herb of your choice ( I like chives or thyme or tarragon), 1 tsp. salt, 1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce, 1/4 tsp. pepper. Directions: Cut eggs in half, set egg whites aside. In bowl mash yolks and add all the other ingredients. Mix well. Stuff egg whites. Cover with Handi-wrap; Refrigerate until chilled and serve BLEND YOUR OWN TEA: Blending your own tea and then sampling it is one of life's little delights. So why not build an entire tea party around it? Buy half dozen tins of various teas; then give guests empty tea bags made of paper or muslin so they can take a spoonful of one tea, add a pinch of another, even a pinch of a third. While guest are enjoying their house-blended tea, serve chocolate chip scones along with turkey and Gouda cheese tea sandwiches. You might to brew a pot of your favorite blend of tea.

[@lorita3488]

Make your own seasoning mix: Use this easy formula as a fresh-to-dried herb converter: 1 teaspoon of dried herbs for every 1 tablespoon of fresh herbs. In other words, use three times as much fresh herbs when the recipe calls for dried and 1/3 of the amount of dried herbs when the recipe calls for fresh. FIVE-SPICE POWDER, FOR ASIAN COOKING YIELDS Prep time: Cook time: Ingredients: 1 TEASPOONS GROUND STAR ANISE, 1 TEASPOON GROUND FENNEL SEED, 1/2 TEASPOONS CINNAMON OR CASSIA, 2 TABLESPOONS GROUND CLOVES, 1 TEASPOONS BLACK PEPPER. Directions: MIX ALL TOGETHER STORE IN CONTAINERS IN DRY PLACE AWAY FROM HEAT. POULTRY SEASONING: 2 Tbls. dried marjoram, 2 Tbls. dried savory, 2 tsp. dried parsley, 1 Tbls. dried sage, 1 1/2 tsp. dried thyme. Combine. Yields 1/3 cup MULLED CIDER SPICE BLEND: Ingredients 1 CINNAMON STICK BROKEN IN PIECES, 1 WHOLE NUTMEG CUT INTO QUARTERS, 6 WHOLE CLOVES, 2 TEASPOONS DRIED LEMON ZEST. Directions: TIE UP IN A PIECE OF CHEESECLOTH. ADD TO 6 CUPS CIDER AND HEAT. HERBES DE PROVENCE 1 tsp. fresh thyme 1 tsp. fresh summer savory 1/2 tsp. fresh lavender 1/4 tsp. fresh rosemary Optional: 1/4 tsp. fresh fennel. 1/4 tsp. fresh basil, 1/2 tsp. fresh oregano, and/ or 1/4 tsp. fresh sage Mince together. Once prepared, herbs may be used fresh or dried ITALIAN SEASONING 1 TBLS OREGANO, DRIED OR FRESH 1 TBLS. THYME, DRIED OR FRESH 1 TABLESOONS SAGE, DRIED OR FRESH 1 TBLS. PARSLEY, DRIED OR FRESH 1 TBLS. BLACK PEPPER, GROUND 2 BAY LEAVES, CRUSHED INTO SMALL PIECES BOUQUET GARNI Ingredients: 3 SPRIGS PARSLEY, 1 SPRIG FRESH THYME,1 BAY LEAF. OPTIONAL: 1 SPRIG EACH OF : BASIL, CELERY LEAF, FENNEL, MARJORAM OR TARRAGON. Directions: USING 2 LAYERS OF CHEESECLOTH, PUT ALL THE SPICES YOU LIKE IN THE MIDDLE AND TIE UP WITH STRING OR OR JUST TIE ALL WITH A STRING. TACO SEASONING: this should last a long time in your pantry INGREDIENTS: 1 1/2 cup chili powder 1/4 cups plus 2 Tablespoons smoked paprika 1/4 cup cumin 1/4 cup coriander 1/4 cup garlic powder 1/4 cup onion powder 2 Tablespoons Cinnamon 1/4 cup Mexican oregano 1/4 cup salt(optional) Place all ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Store in glass quart jar! CURRY POWDER: YIELDS 2/3 CUPS Ingredients: 2 TABLESPOONS GROUND CORIANDER, 2 TABLESPOONS CUMIN, 2 TABLESPOONS TURMERIC, 2 TABLESPOONS GROUND GINGER, 2 TABLESPOONS BLACK PEPPER. OPTIONAL: ALLSPICE OR MACE, CINNAMON OR MUSTARD POWDER, GROUND FENNEL, FENUGREEK, GARLIC POWDER, 2 TABLESPOONS RED PEPPER. PICKLING SPICES: 4... 3 INCH CINNAMON STICKS,1 1-INCHPIECE DRIED GINGER ROOT, 2 TABLESPOONS MUSTARD SEEDS, 2 TEASPOONS WHOLE ALLSPICE, 2 TEASPOONS BLACK PEPPERCORNS, 2 TEASPOONS WHOLE CLOVES, 2 TEASPOONS DILL SEED, 2 TEASPOONS CORIANDER SEED, TEASPOONS WHOLE MACE, CRUMBLED, 8 BAY LEAVES, CRUMBLED, 1 WHOLE 1 1/2 INCH DRIED RED PEPPER, CHOPPED. COMBINE INGREDIENTS. YIELDS 2/3 CUPS HOMEMADE RANCH POWDER: great to keep in your pantry Ingredients: 3/4 cup parsley 1/4 cup dry chives 14 cup dry dill or dillweed 1/4 cup onion powder 1/4 cup garlic powder 1/4 cup dried onion flakes 2 Tablespoons Black Pepper 2 Tablespoons salt 1 cup dry buttermilk powder Directions: Place all ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Store in glass quart jar! from Suttons daze Fiesta Ranch World DIY FIESTA RANCH MIX (version1) INGREDIENTS: 2 Tablespoons of Anthony's Cheddar Cheese Powder 1 1/4 teaspoon Tomato Powder 1 teaspoon paprika 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon onion powder 1/4 teaspoon chili powder 1/2 teaspoon salt Instructions: Mix all ingredients very fine in a food processor or coffee grinder for best results. This recipe is less salty and less sweet than the ordinal Fiesta Ranch Mix but is a close as I've gotten to the real deal without adding MSG or maltodextrins. DIY FIESTA RANCH MIX (version2) INGREDIENTS: 2 Tablespoons of Anthony's Cheddar Cheese Powder 1 Tablespoon of Hidden Valley Ranch Mix 1 1/4 teaspoon Tomato Powder 1 teaspoon paprika 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon onion powder 1/4 teaspoon chili powder 1/2 teaspoon salt Instructions: Mix all ingredients very fine in a food processor or coffee grinder for best results. This recipe adds a little sweetness found missing in the first version and is almost a spot on replica of the Hidden Valley Fiesta Ranch Mix. Likely due to the incorporation of Hidden Valley Ranch Mix.

[@lorita3488]

Spices; must have salt and pepper Lea & Perrins The Original Worcestershire Sauce Bottle or a cheap imitation. When looking at spices to buy unless you use a lot of a spices buy the smallest amount you can weather in bulk or small containers. Since a lot of my spices were old I just bought a bunch of new spices at Family Dollar because they were the cheapest here; most were $0.99cents each. I like to use a salt & pepper grinders and garlic salt or garlic powder and onion powder or onion salt are must haves. Use this easy formula as a fresh-to-dried herb converter: 1 teaspoon of dried herbs for every 1 tablespoon of fresh herbs. In other words, use three times as much fresh herbs when the recipe calls for dried and 1/3 of the amount of dried herbs when the recipe calls for fresh. I tried to buy spices I could use to make things like Italian herb & spices. ITALIAN SEASONING 1 TBLS OREGANO, DRIED OR FRESH 1 TBLS. THYME, DRIED OR FRESH 1 TABLESOONS SAGE, DRIED OR FRESH 1 TBLS. PARSLEY, DRIED OR FRESH 1 TBLS. BLACK PEPPER, GROUND 2 BAY LEAVES, CRUSHED INTO SMALL PIECES SPICES BOUQUET GARNI Serves: Prep time: Cook time: Ingredients ⦁ 3 SPRIGS PARSEY ⦁ OPTIONAL: ⦁ 1 SPRIG FRESH THYME ⦁ 1 SPRIG EACH OF : ⦁ 1 BAY LEAF ⦁ BASIL ⦁ ⦁ CELERY LEAF ⦁ ⦁ FENNEL ⦁ ⦁ MARJORAM OR ⦁ ⦁ TARRAGON Directions USING 2 LAYERS OF CHEESECLTH PUT ALL THE SPICES YOU LIKE IN THE MIDDLE AND TIE UP WITH STRING OR OR JUST TIE ALL WITH A STRING HERBES DE PROVENCE: 1 tsp. fresh thyme, 1 tsp. fresh summer savory, 1/2 tsp. fresh lavender, 1/4 tsp. fresh rosemary Optional: 1/4 tsp. fresh fennel. 1/4 tsp. fresh basil, 1/2 tsp. fresh oregano, and/ or 1/4 tsp. fresh sage. Mince together. Once prepared, herbs may be used fresh or dried

[@suzettehaynes2337]

I can't wait to watch it grow!

[@TheWyomingHomestead]

Thank you!