Newbie Perspective. How often do you Check for New Tomatoes?
Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9b
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What NPK do you use and how often for brugs?
Comments (4)And would like to add that I just went to 2 different nurseries after posting the above post and all they sold was 24-8-16. So, if someone would be so kind as to tell me what would be the best way to break this 24-8-16 down and how often to give it, it would be greatly appreciated. What would be the best breakdown? Currently I have 24-8-16 and a box of bloom booster 15-30-15. Also, while at the nursery I spotted Super Bloom, 12-55-6. As far as the bloom booster, which of the two do you recommend as well? I hope someone can help me. Thanks so much....See MoreHow often do you try new recipes?
Comments (17)I don't try any recipes that call for a long list of "yarbs and spices." I am mostly a salt & pepper cook, just like my DM was. I remember her saying she didn't use recipes because they called for too many ingredients. :-) We had good solid, tasteful meals; mostly meat, potatoes and green vegetables. Deserts were mostly fruit pies/cobblers. My DH grew up in the country and ate pretty much like my family did, so cooking for him and our children was easy. I did learn and enjoyed making cakes and cookies. Not so much now, though. Being alone now for so long, cooking has become a necessary chore, and I've found a few things that I tend to make often. Also Bear Den Soups are good, especially the Broccoli Cheese, the Darn Good Chili and the Potato. The only frozen meal I like is Stouffers Lasagna. I have printed off and used these KT recipes: Little Chicken, but failed to include the poster's name. Hummingbird Banana Bread/Muffins, Marilyn Sue. Here is a recipe from my Vegetarian DD. I make it and add chicken or some other meat to it. Last night I topped a baked potato with it. Circles & Squares Vegetable-Pasta Soup 1 32 oz box vegetable broth 1 cup medium size pasta 2 cup frozen diced hash brown potatoes w/onions and peppers 2 cup frozen peas and carrots 1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes with green chilies In large covered saucepan bring broth to boiling. Add pasta, potatoes, peas and carrots, and undrained tomatoes. Return to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer,covered, for 10-15 minutes or until pasta is tender. I cook it down to more of a stew, than soup. I so empathize with CS. I'm not a big eater, so that helps. Sue...See MoreHow often do you sharpen your knives?
Comments (42)dcarch -- thank you! Beautiful looking knives. I'm pretty sure I have an angle grinder. Maybe I'll try knife making sometime. Right now I have plenty of knives, but wouldn't mind fixing new handles on to some. Most are inexpensive things, so I can feel free to experiment. We have woods, so perhaps I can find something to use for a handle. It's probably easier to buy handles. There is a 5" or more sassafras tree that had to be taken down. After two years the wood may be too hard (brittle) to use. We've got a few saws, maybe planes, sanders, and a draw knife, so maybe I can figure something out. It's the lack of a good workbench, time and details that help slow things down. I can snap a few photos sometime. I've had knife handles chip, crack or break. Some I have hastily glued back together with epoxy (Marine-Tex), but didn't scuff up or prepare the surface enough. We heat with wood and don't have any boiler or furnace to warm up the 45 deg. cellar in winter. Did you buy those handles? How did you match the opening to your tang size? And do you use adhesive or epoxy to hold the tang into the handle? Here's a mess I made using _old_ (a tad too dry) Marine-Tex to try to repair a broken knive handle. I should have used newer epoxy, should have prepped the area. If I sand the hardened epoxy off, I'm sure the handle 'mend' will come apart. I like your wood slab. How did you get such an even slice and keep it from checking? Do you have a planer?...See MoreHow often do you grocery shop?
Comments (61)JeCrigler..I know what you mean about bananas so that's when you pull out the flour , eggs, and sugar and make banana bread. Lol. I rarely buy more than 5 bananas at a time..there's 5 of us so one each. Once in awhile when the sale price is to good to pass up, 19 cents a pound I buy a lot....and I know I'll be baking. I used to enjoy grocery shopping. We all went as a family, but the boys would rather stay home on Saturday so hubs and I go. I try to buy a weeks worth. I do some freezing. Like if I'm making meatloaf ill bake two and freeze one. Some things I make in bulk and freeze are spaghetti sauce, soups, chili, sloppy joe, ham bbq, cookie dough, pot roast (not the veggies)..I'm sure there's more...I just made 18 quarts of chili last week and have that in the freezer. I use those big ice cream plastic buckets. I figure its often cheaper cooking in bulk and I am feeding an army here with 5 of us. Mike passes a grocery on the way home from work so he calls me before leaving work during the week to see if I need anything. I usually need milk, veggies, fruits. Sometimes a ingredient for a new recipe. I'm on a strict budget and am always looking for ways to stretch the grocery dollar at the same time providing well balanced meals for the kids...I rarely ever buy processed foods with the exception of spaghetti O's which the boys LOVE. We also don't eat out unless were given a gift card and when the boys bring home a free personal pan pizza coupon from Pizza Hut that they receive from school every 9 weeks after reading x amount of books they are required to read. Even than we usually take them on a Saturday for lunch and Mike and I just get a drink. So that's my life story. Lol...See Morenajanajaking
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