Plantic garlic for an early summer crop.
Wild boar caus a lot of damage on the farm, but we Havest winter squash. beans, peppers and our first pomegranates in the vegetable garden.
We need your help with ideas and suggestions to keep these destructive animals away from our garden, before it’s too late.
Garlic Confit Recipe
About 6 bulbs garlic (we used the little cloves left over from planting)
2 or 3 sprigs of Thyme or Rosemary
2 pieces of lemon peel from 1 lemon,
1 tablespoon black peppercorns
Enough olive oil to cover the cloves
Preheat the oven to 130C/110C fan ( 230 / 260F fan)
Separate all the cloves and peel.
Place the garlic cloves, a generous amount of salt (1 teaspoon) and the thyme or rosemary in an ovenproof dish and cover with the olive oil.
Make sure the garlic is fully submerged in the olive oil so it does not burn.
Roast for 2 hours.
The oil will bubble gently while it cooks.
Allow to cool, then store the garlic with the oil in an airtight container or jar in the fridge.
It will keep for at least a month.
How to use
We used some on the toasted bread shown on the table to make a delicious garlic bread.
Another evening we swirled some into creamy mashed potato, dotted the potatoes with butter, grated parmesan on top and grilled it for 10 minutes until golden brown.
Thank you
Meraid and Dan
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You know that plowing is overrated, right? You can plant right into your cover crop. Look up Gabe Brown.
The only solution with wild boar is to install an electric fence with at least 3 wires. Livestock batteries are ideal
I was wondering how long your magical boar-free period would last! We put our veggies in high, metal-sided raised beds, which helps, but would be prohibitive for the amount of veg you are growing (although maybe would help for those closest to their path.) Last summer a local wine grower told us that a way to deter them from destroying the ripening grapes was to soak string in cheap perfume and hang the strings around where the boars enter the vine area. We tried this, but were too late setting it up and they had already done a lot of damage. So… not sure how much it helped! But it is an idea.
Wild boars are sensitive to scent and sound/noise. According to some Dutch websites anyway. So you might keep them away by sprinkling human hairs around (a new haircut for Meraid😉), hanging plastic bags at the perimeter making nasty sounds in the wind, or plastic flags of bright and reflective colors. Or, make bacon yourself as some people suggested☺️.
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Fabulous harvest… would love to see what you do with it all, whether cooking or freezing …would be interesting 🥰🥰🥰 thanks for sharing, I just love your channel 😘
I’m getting a yearning… ❤
Hi, what a beautiful bounty of vegetables. Good luck with the boars. Stay well.
La chasse…Hunting !!! verry good in Ragout.
Garlic powder if boars don't like it. It might be the ammonia smell that the boars avoid, if so there's quite a few ways to create ammonia.
I'm not all that familiar with wild board, but I believe they go by scent, so something strong smelling might help.
Para dissuadir javalis podem espalhar cabelo humano. Eles fogem com o nosso cheiro. Peçam nos cabeleireiros locais 🙂
Como fazem e para que utilizam esse algo no forno? Obrigada
Electric fence will stop those wild boars or pigs whatever. and you can build an electric fence at a very small investment.
I hope you can prevent the wild boar from getting into your veggie beds!
Although you may not want to eat wild boar, perhaps you can give the wild boar to the needy? If allowed by the country you’re living in.😊
Electric fence will control wild animals
I don't know anything about farming, but I watch I Farm We Farm in Cavan, he is a cattle farmer. He uses a moveable wire that is attached to a battery which deters the cows from breaking through.
I like your garden, it reminds me of my childhood ….well done you ❤
Do elaborate on confeit of garlic in a future video, please.
I love when you show how to cook things you grow!
The mushrooms are amazing. I have foraged porcinis/boletus in NYC parks and made porcini white pizza with oregano and sage. What are the white gilled mushrooms? Are they edible? White gilled mushrooms always give me pause. Love your channel, so rich and edifying like the veges, beans and fruits you grow.🍅🍉🍇🍆🥔🌶🫑🥒🥬🧄🧅🍄🌰
Love the music you selected to match the vibe. It was your harvest and that's all that matters. Next year your pomegranate tree will thrive and you will have a lovely harvest. You are learning season by season and we are learning with you.
As others have mentioned, your jumper was beautiful. I hope you let Dan's mum know how much we liked it, too. Good to see that you both look happy and healthy and life is good. Blessings.
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