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Comments (7)This thing might die if you leave it as it is so don't feel hesitant to do some work with it. If the pot is in that bad of condition you will really improve your chances of bringing this plant back by removing as much of the old soil off of the roots and cutting off any and all of the roots that are soft, mushy, smell bad or in any other way damaged. If you are going too use plain old store bought potting soil should should mix it at least half and half with an orchid potting mix so you'll end up with a very fast draining soil and will hold moisture and still allow air to reach the roots. You can increase the orchid mix up to 3/4's of the mix if you want. Firm the soil into the roots but don't tightly pack it down. When watering, give enough water so that it drains out of the bottom of the pot. The soil will save enough of it for the plant but draining will also wash out any of the mineral salts that will build up over time. Stick your finger into the soil and feel if it's damp a few days after watering. Water again when it feels dry an inch or two under the surface. Syngonium cuttings can be started in water but don't use the rooting hormone if your do that. It is for starting cuttings in a rooting mix or soil. There are guidelines for using RootBoost in the link below. Here is a link that might be useful: rootboost-rooting-hormone/overview...See MoreStupid ( Possibly Hazardous to Me/ Offensive to You) Mistake?
Comments (10)Well, an update and an obsevation. I had taken a break from setting the traps, since I do not like the task, but had to resume when the skunks began doing damage again. Last night, I caught two more. I awoke at dawn, performed the necessary unpleasantries, and they were carried away with the weekly trash by 6:30 a.m. . So far, in six total days of trapping in my small lot, I have eliminated seven skunks. I had also gotten a raccoon,but after it chattering all night and keeping us awake, right as the sky began showing light, its' partner figured out how to release it, much to our amazement. My observation is this: the animals are strongly attracted to the fish emulsion that I feed to my vegetables. I feed everything once per week, a bit of the garden nearly every day, and those were the areas being dug up. I had determined to only fertilize early of a morning, then thoroughly water in the evening to dissipate the scent. Alas, we went to bed early, I forgot to water my new plants set in that day, and the skunks scratched them to death before they were themselves trapped. I am hopeful that by careful attention to my applications of the fish emulsion, and watering in well, I can cut way back on the trapping/ euthanizing....See MoreMardi Gras recipes
Comments (27)On Monday my wife announced that 6 people were coming over for dinner on Tuesday. I had a pound of Mahi Mahi and a pound of shrimp that I needed to use so I decided to make a jambalaya following the recipe I had posted earlier that day, but with the mahi mahi substituted for the chicken. The she told be that at least one and maybe two of them were vegetarians. I was focused on using the shrimp and fish, and focused on making Jambalaya so I decided to make it and then also make a pot of vegetarian jambalaya. I looked up a half-dozen recipes and made the following synthesis of the recipes I had read. Even the non-vegetarians in the group who tried it liked it. I tried some, and like the overall flavor, but wasn't happy with the texture of the Tofurkey smoked sausage I used. Note: I don't have accurate measurements for the spices I used because I left work at 4:30 P.M. and had to shop for ingredients on the way home and have both jambalayas and the rice and the cornbread casserole ready by 6:30 P.M. Also I intended to include chick peas based on the picture ynnej included above, but forgot to buy them. Vegetarian Jambalaya 2 medium yellow onions (chopped) 1 zucchini (halved lengthwise and sliced) 1 yellow squash (halved lengthwise and sliced) 2 cans diced tomatoes (drained half-heartedly) 1 small can tomato paste 1 bell pepper (cut into 3/4" square pieces) 2 stalks of celery (sliced) 1 portobello mushroom 1 Veggie smoked sausage (sliced) (I used Tofurkey brand) 4 cloves crushed garlic 1/2 tsp thyme ? 1/2 tsp black pepper ? 2 tsp smoked paprika ? 2 tsp creole seasoning ? 1 Tbsp diced pickled jalapeno 4 shakes Frank's Red Hot sauce Method: Cook onion in vegetable oil over medium heat for about 5 minutes. Add thyme, black pepper, creole seasoning and paprika Add bell pepper, garlic, and celery, cook for another 10 minutes, Add diced tomato, jalapeno and red hot sauce, simmer While that is all simmering for each of the veggie smoked sausage, zucchini, yellow squash and mushroom: lightly brown them in vegetable oil in a small frying pan and add them to the pot Served on top of rice that was made with 50/50 water/vegetable stock....See MoreSuper Dorothy.
Comments (6)Yep, summersrythm_z6a, if you're still around, both have climbed the arch and are a mass of flowers. Scent is slight but there; thorns are negligible and not a problem; flowers are a little smaller than I expected but ok. It is, however, a little prone to black spot which hampers, or interferes with flowering. However, Triphorine, or similar fungicide keeps that at bay - unfortunately, with roses, fungicides /insecticides are a necessity, used sparingly, though, they are ok....See More
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