Posted on 07/12/2013 1:19:48 PM PDT by greeneyes
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johnny, for goodness’ sake, who on earth could have enough zucchini? p.s. Mt. Sg was very curious about your sunflower propulsion thingie. He’s interested in how you keep the bearings from self destructing.
/johnny
My research department (Lady Bender) thinks it’s root rot. Her shoot from the hip Husband thinks it’s a virus or fungus or something else...
After a websearch, we both came up with your opinions (LTB’s and yours). Thank you very much for your help, and if we discover anything definitive, will post.
I’m very interested in the press! Thanks!
Was the transformer used to modify the power to the leaf-blower motor?
/johnny
LOL. I have lots of Scots Irish and a little German: While Dad sometimes ate Weinerschnitzil, and sugar in his tomatoes, that’s about it.
We were big on salt and pepper, but you know there’s some things like bay leaf to make chicken soup, chile and paprika, garlic and onions for chile etc. that were always around.
French????? Pffft. Never heard of that till I was older and married.LOL
Very interesting all these root bottoms that everyone is experimenting with and using to grow more stuff.
I’ll have to try to find my notes. I can’t remember the name.
Yes, you just basically use the same type of seasonings that you do for your favorite jerky recipe, only instead of cutting all those thin strips of meat, just mix it up with the very lean hamburger.
Spread it in thin rectangular shapes on a cookie sheet, and bake it on the low oven setting for several hours or follow dehydrator directions.
I like it better because it is easy to chew, and I am missing some jaw teeth, so ease of chewing is important for me.LOL
I’m in central TX and am wanting to try to grow some toy choi, and other asian cabbage type veggies for the fall/winter garden.
Does anyone have experience with growing them in TX?
One of the few things I miss about California is picking fresh bay leaves for cooking, and eucalyptus leaves for dresser drawers.
I haven’t had much luck reconstituting dried zucchini into anything I would want to eat. Dried slices make good chewy snacks for the dogs.
Thin slices of zucchini can be used instead of noodles in lasagna. Before use, apply salt, wait several minutes, and wipe dry to remove much of the moisture.
I'm going to have to stick plastic fencing in the ground just before the metal border starts. It wouldn't take a very high fence to keep my Yorkie from getting in there. I then saturate the dirt garden and the top of the wall with the anti-squirrel pellets. The plants that are in the grow bags would be sitting among the pellets on the ground.
If the squirrels don't get past the dirt garden laden with pellets, they won't be on the deck. So, the next step is get plastic fencing. Only would need to be 12-14-16 inches to keep Yorkie out.
The white fencing might even add to the “ambiance” of the garden. :o)
I have a question to all who know the answer to this:
What exactly is Stevia? Did I read somewhere it's sweet and can take the place of sugar? If so, are there seeds to be bought? So, what does one do with Stevia?
My baby tomato plants are now in the large tomato planter. There are four Sunspot Sunflower plants in grow bags. These Sunflowers should be planted in spring but I planted them anyway and have more for spring.
Those containers plus the Sweet Potato grow bag are together on the deck with net over them and I put row cover over them at night to make sure the squirrels don't attack in early morning before I am up. The row cover plus the net seems to keep them out. The deck is much closer to the house than the dirt garden so they have to be more brazen to come onto the deck but they would if the plants were not protected.
The stub of the one Sweet Potato plant that is left after the squirrels ate the rest of the plant before I moved them on the deck, is growing back a leaf so maybe it will survive.
I have a method to get oil out of black oil Sunflowers. Those Sunflowers will be planted in early spring as will the Jerusalem Artichoke Sunflowers that make the edible tubers.
I ordered two packages of Tromboncino squash seed that is resistant to bugs. Johnny gets some of those. The beauty of this squash is one can eat it when it is green or leave it and the skin turns tan and becomes like a Butternut Winter Squash. That's an almost all year food.
LOL! We share a brain cell, I think! I’m definitely in need of study on this!
Thanks for the information on zuke usage! I really appreciate that! It matches what I had thought was probably a good practice.
Today I went out to inspect things, and saw that the proto cuke had actually acquired some growth and is about 3 inches long. Also located another proto-cuke!
That’s helpful to understand the universe of approaches! Thanks, greeneyes.
Where do you get your stevia plants, if you do not grow from seed? Our Lowes told me that one time earlier in the season they had one little measly flat of stevia plants, but none after that.
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