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Comments (39)Greenhaven--seems fitting that Mr. Lincolns should be $5, but it's too bad they don't show him the respect of proper care. ;-) I avoid the whole garden section of walmart in the summer because it either makes me depressed or mad. Angelcub, my Pat Austin is tall and bushy enough that the bunches of blossoms look like small bouquets, and don't really droop. I will try to get some pics on photobucket and post a link later. Yesterday I went to buy a Peter Mayle and and SKy's the Limit, but came home with Elizabeth Taylor and Polka instead. Also a Centennial Star jumped on the wagon with no advance warning! I passed on 3 I've really wanted--the Peter Mayle, Shocking Blue, Sweet Promise. They were 9.95 in 3 gallon pots but they really had not grown much beyond the 15 inch canes they started with in the spring. Look like they had lost their leaves and were starting over, also. We have a long warm fall here, but then a sudden freeze usually, so anything I plant now has to be pretty healthy, I think. Should I go back for those? Is that a good price for the chance I'm taking? They have been sprayed and fed and watered. Also saw a Lasting Love with a beautiful bloom. Full price here in great shape early in the season is between $17 and $21. To me a good buy is $5 or less, on a healthy plant. Oh i also walked by some vigorous Topsy Turvy bushes because they looked awful after rain. They hold on to petals and they just don't weather well. On a nice day, I might have bought one. cindi...See MoreWhat have you cooked recently from your garden?
Comments (5)Tomatoes, tomatoes, and more tomatoes! The Cherokee Purple taste awfully good straight up, ditto to the yellow/red mixed color ones. Supposedly called Mr. Stripey, but not really striped and look just like heirloom ones I have grown previously that were called something else. Have made a lot of tomato salads, some including cucumbers from an acquaintance's garden, some with feta cheese, most with black raspberry vinegar that we flavored outselves. Mmmm! Hubby has canned 13 quarts of spaghetti sauce so far, all ingredients organic and homegrown except for the salt: tomatoes, onions, garlic, basil, oregano, and rosemary. Have been making lots of pasta and stir fry dishes including our beans, bell peppers, and tomatoes. Have been eating our wax beans for some time, the lettuce and arugula is all gone to seed now. Oh, eggplant, got some great eggplants growing this year and have been breading and frying slices (yum!), also putting it into stir fries. Have had a good garlic harvest for the first time ever (finally did everything right) and have noticed that really fresh garlic is stronger. I am completely safe from vampires. We almost never peel tomatoes. There is a big argument in the harvest forum about that, most people think it is so important to peel them before canning but we see no point in wasting our time and energy. Marcia...See MoreWhat have you learned recently?
Comments (15)Timely question.... I too often find myself winging it with a quilt pattern...for instance.... Recently I selected fabric with a theme ( horses in this case for a niece) and once I decided on a block, made 12 and was ready to kick myself...too much of a pain to make the block ( they became my center blocks-below) so I changed gears and decided to redesign my original concept. Well I finished most of the top, still need to make another change and add the gray border, but I learned to stop winging it sooo much...I get in trouble every time and it always takes me longer than the time I have available... My own error... Next time...I need to stick to my original game plan ... Sorry for the long rant... on the plus side...I did learn to make 4 flying geese at a time... New technique for me. V....See MoreWhat have you been baking lately?
Comments (40)I'll probably get rocks thrown at me for admitting to using a box mix....BUT...I have struggled with a banana bread recipe that I am really happy with for quite some time. My neighbor makes really good banana bread...I love it. Very basic recipe but I can not seem to duplicate it. Mine just doesn't come out the same. She used to bring me some when she'd bake but we're not friends anymore SO NO MORE OF HER GOOD BANANA BREAD FOR ME!! lol Anyways...I had 2 overripe bananas at home so I decided to try the Chiquita brand box mix for banana bread...2 bananas water and an egg.....well what do you know....some pretty good banana bread for out of box!! There's one piece left :-)...See More- 6 years ago
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