Or....The Egg Lady, who's worth her weight in gold, brought us goose eggs!
There were two extra eggs with my order today!
Just to give you an idea of how large these goose eggs are, they barely fit in my hand.Yesterday I decided to take a chance on planting some of my morning glory plants out in the garden. The weather man hadn't predicted any freezing temperatures for the next ten days, and I had planted extra ones, so I figured I could take a chance and sacrifice four plants. The weather man lied. It got down to 26F last night, so I assumed the morning glories were goners. But they survived! Unfortunately, the other nine containers of them didn't. I had forgotten to move them inside for the night, and every one of them froze. They were tall and healthy and gorgeous plants yesterday. Today......compost material.
I've spent some long, busy days in the garden this past week. All of the lettuce transplants are now in the ground. The two planting dates were staggered, so there should be a steady supply of greens soon. The third planting was a mixture of several varieties, sprinkled from a shaker into a whiskey barrel. They should grow in time to be moved into empty spaces as the earlier plants are harvested.
The garlic and shallots are up, all of the broccoli and cabbage plants are in their permanent garden spots. Peas, carrots, beets, chard, radish and spinach seeds have been planted. Onion plants and bulbs are in. Parsley plants are all growing. Tomato buckets and cages have been set in place, smaller tomato cages have been set up for the pepper plants. I'm giving them much more room this time, as the plants grew huge and crowded last year. The bean gardens have been prepped and are ready to be planted in about two more weeks. I put a few flower seeds here and there in the kennel garden, hoping it will soon turn warm enough for them to grow. The strawberries are beginning to blossom, but the renewed bed looks awfully sparse! I'm glad I set several plants in two of the whiskey barrels last fall, as those are the better looking specimens. I have a few more to move from the flower bed, so I might add those to the main strawberry garden. I'm hoping to get a bale of straw for the paths. Thomas' newly straw mulched garden looked so nice!
I'm almost ready to take pictures of the mid-April garden.
those are beautiful eggs!!!! it seems so funny to read all what is already in your garden... sighhh to early here except for onions, peas etc., i have my cabbages hardening off and if it would just warm up a wee bit, i'd have them planted too!
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ReplyDeleteWOW! AG, that's sweet! If only there were an egg person near me.
ReplyDeleteBoy you have been busy Granny! Those goose eggs are huge! It looks like the Easter Bunny left you some blue eggs too!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe that your strawberries are starting to blossom. I'm sure that there aren't any blossoms on my old strawberry plants. I would go out and look but it is raining raining raining :(
My mom raised geese, ducks and turkeys when I was growing up so I remember the huge goose eggs. Not that we got many.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about your morning glory deaths. I left a few things out to freeze a couple nights too. Luckily they were mostly hardy. They didn't look great afterward, but they lived. They only deaths I've had so far except for a few damping off deaths have been intentional. I planted my strawberries and had four left over. I just tossed them. Usually I would put them in a pot or find a spot for them. But I'm just too tired to care. I even dread the sound of the UPS and FedEx truck now when they come into the driveway. All I can think is "Please don't let it be more plants".
Roasted, I'm pushing the season a bit, but I always do. Our temps are running ten degrees below our normal April temperatures, but I don't take a chance on planting my peppers until May 15th. even in a normal year. I usually plant beans mid-April, but not this year!
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Kelli, I'm glad I found her! Problem is, we're sure eating more eggs now that we have the "real deal"!
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Kalena Michele, she's not even near me, she delivers them from about 22 miles away! Her parents live right around the corner though, so she can deliver on days she visits them.
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Robin, don't you just love those blue eggs? Those are the free bantam eggs she brings me, and I like them for my breakfast. One little poached egg is perfect to top a half slice of toast, and I can have home made jam on the other half!
My strawberry plants are actually behind what they were last year.
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Daphne, the egg lady says goose eggs are very creamy textured. I can't decide if i want to try them scrambled for breakfast, or if I'd rather put them into a recipe of banana or pumpkin bread.
It sounds like you are burning out early, girl. You need to slow down! I know, I know...gardens wait for nobody.
granny, you can always share them with your neighbors, or throw them at the neighbors you don't care for.=)
ReplyDeleteThose goose eggs would make a good cake or delicious sweet potato pies..lucky you! sorry about your glories dying..
ReplyDeleteKelli, I haven't even met my new neighbors! Well, I did talk to the man over the fence, and he was real nice, but he hasn't found a job here, so still lives Idaho and is only here occasionally. She works, and must go to Idaho on the weekends. The neighbors behind us aren't very friendly.
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Ginny, I think I'd like to try one scrambled, just to say I've done it. If I don't care for them, maybe I'll make a butternut squash pie with the other one.
Goodness, that's a lot eggs! How long will this batch last you?
ReplyDeleteKatrina, that depends on how many I give away to my kids! I bought the last ones about two weeks ago, and still had eight eggs left. I wasn't expecting her to bring this order the same day I emailed her! Anyway, the dozen banty eggs are very small, it takes two of those to make a full sized egg. I would think they would easily last us a month, IF I didn't give half of them away ;-)
ReplyDeleteIt's wonderful to have someone deliver the eggs to your door! Sorry about the forgotten morning glories!! I had to double check my deck to see if I left any trays out:) We have low temps in the forecast possibly flurries(:
ReplyDeleteRandom, I had put the flowers next to the shed, where they were protected from the wind by the wood edging. Out of sight, out of mind. I completely forgot them. I have all the tender plants safely inside tonight!
ReplyDeleteThose goose eggs are too much egg! I love banty eggs and buy them whenever the Farmer's Market vendors have them. Then, when I need to half a recipe that calls for one egg, I'm all set!
ReplyDeleteYou're way ahead of me on the morning glories. I've got seeds and hope they sprout directly in the ground.
Dianefaith, I planted the few morning glory seeds I had left right in the ground today. I'll likely pick up another packet just in case.
ReplyDeleteI've decided to invite my youngest son, and scramble the biggest goose egg for a breakfast for three. I'm just curious as to how they taste.
Nice eggs. I am so looking forward to August when my girls start laying.
ReplyDeleteAs for the weather and morning glories. I can only hope it kills them all... but then again. NOTHING can kill that scourge!
Sinfonian, these are not the wild morning glories, which really are the scourge of the earth. These are non-invasive and absolutely gorgeous. See mine here:
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That's a shame with your morning glories---good thing you did decide to be daring and plant those four.
ReplyDeleteAnd those goose eggs---wow! Don would sure love a deviled egg THAT size!!
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So sorry about your morning glories. I hope there is still time to grow more. The eggs are beautiful. I hope you like the goose eggs.
ReplyDeleteWe are in the same boat, all prepped and just waiting for those temps to warm up!
ReplyDeleteGran don't feel too badly about eating more eggs, those fresh eggs have lower cholesterol and more of the good Omega 3's and 6's than their factory farm counterparts! they are also higher in some amino acids than factory eggs, enjoy!
Nice that you found a source of good fresh eggs. I regularly give away our extra to coworkers and friends as our little flock producers more than we can use (they are young and high producers!). It's nice to have them go to someone else that appreciates them too.
ReplyDeleteSorry about the freeze deaths. I was sweating it a few days ago too because I have all my tomato plants out in the unheated greenhouse to begin their long hardening off process and we had night time temps drop into the upper 20's low 30's for two nights in a row. The greenhouse had enough protected air space that they did just fine. But I was glad when the night time temps eased back up to low 40's again.
Those eggs are amazing. Sorry about your morning glory plants. I have tomatoes in, but I have covered them as I am sure we are going to get another freeze!! Diane
ReplyDeleteOh that is terrible you lost all of the morning glory flats. Sounds like you are otherwise on your way to a great season.
ReplyDeleteSue, we've decided to make an omelet with one of them this morning.
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Rachel, I hope so too! I'm making an omelet with onions, green peppers, bacon and cheese....and one goose egg for two!
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Erin, the added nutrition and the lower cholesterol was one of the reason I went for the free range hen eggs. She also has turkeys, and was taking a couple of their eggs to her mother. They sure are pretty, tan-speckled eggs.
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WOW, Kitsap, I wish I were your neighbor!
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Diane, I always seem to rush some things every year, regrettably. This has been a colder than normal spring for us.
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Kelli, it's OK. Last year my seed planted MGs grew faster than my indoor started ones. And it's seed I can buy at the dollar store!
Kelly, I know your name isn't Kelli. That's what happens before my first cup of coffee in the morning, LOL!
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KELLY, it's OK. Last year my seed planted MGs grew faster than my indoor started ones. And it's seed I can buy at the dollar store!
Those eggs look wonderful! I wish I could find an egg lady here! Looking forward to seeing the pictures of your garden...
ReplyDeleteDeb, I'm afraid there's not a lot to look at in the garden yet! I was just looking at last year's April photos, and the garden was so much farther ahead than it is this spring. Our weather has just been too cold.
ReplyDeleteJeez, I wish our weather was cooler than normal, instead of hotter than! Would make getting out there much easier.
ReplyDeleteSo how was the goose egg? I've always wondered if goose or duck eggs taste like chicken eggs.
Ouch! Sorry about the morning glories! Still time to start more, I'd say!
SB, today it was cold and rainy, but I put the seedlings outside anyway. I finally gave in around 4:30 and put them back in the shed. Of course, that's when the rain stopped and the sun came out.
ReplyDeleteThe goose egg was good, I have no more fears over eating goose eggs!
Yes, the next batch of morning glories have been started...direct seeded into the garden. It has to warm up soon, doesn't it?
Hi! Who is your egg lady, and does she take new customers? I'm in Pasco, too ... and our wonderful egg producers are shutting down operations and moving. Plus, I'm always looking for new local food producers to promote on my blog. Thank you! It's a great day for gardening today!
ReplyDeleteBecky, she sure does! Her name is Souix, she lives in Benton City, and she delivers right to your door! She charges $2.50 per dozen, and if you order three dozen she gives you a dozen bantam eggs free. You can email her at:
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Tell her "Carol" sent you, as she wouldn't know me as "Annie's Granny".
Thank you! I'm always interested in new local food vendors ... "local" is one of the easiest ways to eat real food, if you can find the producers!
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