We have an abundance of zucchini at the moment. I have made zucchini sauteed, zucchini thinly sliced chips for dips, in salads, in soups, shredded in bread and cake. Zucchini is a very prolific plant and loves to reproduce! I love the various eggplant baked dishes like parmesan or moussaka, so I decided to make [...]
I saw the most beautiful yearling today. He had about 12″ and two tiny branches on his antlers. I was standing in the kitchen looking out the patio door and he came into the yard next to the house. He looked at ME-I looked at HIM. Wow, what a moment. He really was beautiful and [...]
Here are pictures of our SF garden. We did have fun making these mobile 2′X4′ raised boxes full of Mel’s Mix. They are easy for us old farts to move about on our tiny property and raised to let the rain drain thru. Our plants seem to like them with the chicken wire covers as [...]
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Every day I read several discussion boards on various subjects, and lately it seems that all of them, no matter what their subject matter, are revolving around economic discussions and how best to survive the coming zombies. One woman posted an interesting idea today: she’s planning to offer gardening setup services to people who want [...]
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To celebrate temperatures above 40 degrees, I’ve begun making seed lists for my 2009 garden(s). Here’s my list so far: Bronze Fennel Cream Sausage Tomato Trucker’s Favorite Pink Tomato Scarlet Runner Bean Black Beauty Zucchini Black Cumin Bee Balm Culinary Sage Thyme Aztec Sun Purple Coneflower Yugoslavian Red Lettuce Brandywine Tomato