Another Paula Dean recipe I will never make again.
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Which David Austin would you never plant again/
Comments (180)One that really didn't "make it" for me is Spirit of Freedom. It hangs on, and it gives a few blooms a year, that flop, and often ball (people say it likes warm climates), and it is in a rose hedge in NE exposure. But in the sunnier spot, I didn't get one viable bloom. I also couldn't get my two own-root Othellos to take off for anything, but they seem so pretty, I may try again (you can still find them under their secondary name "Auslo"). But I now know that it was "my fault" some of my Austins that didn't make it . Like, for example, thanks to this forum, I learned that it takes a few years (at least 3 years) for many to get going, so I maybe I SP them too soon. When I first started gardening, I put things in the ground, never watered them, and if they made it, they made it, and surprisingly, quite a few of them did, including Lady Emma Hamilton and Claire Austin, which are both 16 years old, and survived a move. But they definitely were not giving the "best" of themselves. When I got a bigger garden, and tried some new Austins, I was really disappointed because I had so few blooms and a few croaked, so I started planting other things, but now am going back to them. Here are a couple of things I have learned from that experience (and thank you to the experts on this forum, among others like the Rose Geek and Darren Harwood, as my roses have never looked better or had buds so early!): 1) Soak bareroot roses longer and harder than most basic websites say (I even resurrected a few that seemed dry and dead in the box by leaving them soaking for days, and wow, did they hit the ground running compared to the ones from years past and has less die back) 2) in my opinon, it's better to get bareroots early in the season, when it's still warm, and plant before winter because the ones at the end of planting season can be dried-out conkers and they may freeze as they begin 3) plant them with good commercial dirt and feed if you have bad dirt in the ground (which I do) 4) and if potted, totally plant them with their dirt 5) to get the best of roses, it really is essential to feed or compost on the schedule experts like the Rose Geek give (In my "worst" exposure, I thought my lack of blooms, at first was due to not enough sun, but if I feed, I even get blooms in late fall, when they only get like an hour or two, and the healthier they are, the fewer diseases they get (like people) 6) DA roses and "baby" (new) roses do need more water than one thinks--this was my worst rookie mistake 7) many DA roses like cool and humid better than hot and dry 8) and, if struggling, don't hesitate to move them from hot to cooler, more or less sun, pot or ground, sometimes they come back in a new spot but sometimes they don't 9) Don't hesitate to put in the compost (or SP) a disease or pest magnet, as, when it's gone, the disease goes, and like jobs and partners, some are just a "bad fit" for one, even if good for others 10) giving roses a "haircut" ( remove leaves and prune) seems to help if massive infestation or disease attack, they will come back, and especially, get rid of leaves during winter prune, and that is how I got rid of nasty fungal attack due to bad experience with Baron Girod d'Ain. Also, in Europe, the DA roses I have are either on Laxa, own-root, or occasionally multi-flora, and they seem to perform quite differently than their US counterparts. Like my own-root Princes are healthy, continuous blooming stars. And my own-root Abes are a real toughies, too. These may be the basics for many people on this forum, but some DA roses are super tricky, and I almost gave up, so here is everything I have learned for those who are as frustrated as I was when I started! (And I am still learning so please take this advice as the imperfect, work in progress, it is! And thanks again to the experts here!)...See MoreIt's Paula Deen's, no butter & I wanna make!
Comments (14)Lady fingers I had as a young'un were from homeown Electric Maid bakery. Everything from there was delicious. Our Sunday butterflake rolls always came from there. And her lady fingers were so light, Fond memories of going there with my mother and sister. First time I ever had elephant ears was from there, and none can compare with Electric Maid's bakery....See MoreSo I've been testing cocktail recipes again........
Comments (33)I also like the lemon drop martini, I only had it once and it was very good. I rarely ever drink anything alcoholic these days with all the meds I take but I love taste testing. I have a great bar book with some awesome tropical drinks, we used to make one from that book called the I dream of Jeanie martini I remember it was pink and was amazingly good. I have no idea where that book got put in this last move so I can not look it up for you, I did google it but most of the ones I found did not sound like the one we made from that book. I did find this online copy of a bar book that lists one which could be the one we made but at any rate this little book has some very good suggestions for drinks so it may help you out. Mini Bar Gin...See Morerecipe: eatin' hoe cake at paula deans's and her ds (pic)
Comments (3)I hope you enjoyed your trip Glenda. I'm sorry that you didn't enjoy Paula Deens. I've never eaten there myself, but from watching her show I know how much butter she uses! Uhhh....As a southern cook, I promise not all of us cooks that way! If I may, what other restaurant did ya'll eat at? I don't get to Savannah very much, even though I live much closer than you do. I live about 45 minutes from there, but I only take the kids to the doctor in Savannah. If I can help it I avoid going, it's always so busy and crowded! I do hope you enjoyed the city though, it is a beautiful place to visit. Jessie...See More- 16 years ago
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