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Comments (4)Where in Ohio are you?.. I'm near Cleveland. I'm assuming this is new construction and a bare ground? Type of seed depends on the area, traffic, and how much attention you plan on giving it. KBB will need a little more work and regular watering. Fescue is a little more forgiving. There are also a lot of decent mixes containing a little of each and some perennial rye. Anyway, watering "sometime in the AM" is not going to cut it. Especially if we keep these temperatures going. Seed cannot dry out once it is saturated or it will be a loss. You need several light waterings a day to keep it going and germinate. It also needs the same treatment for a while after it's growing to establish. The hydrdoseed mix will help retain moisture, but once a day is not going to work in summer. Another option is to go with a basic rye grass for now as it will germinate in 5 days or so and give you grass (again will still need to continue to water until established), and then come fall overseed with a higher quality mix. KBB needs at least 21-28 days to germinate, and fescue somewhere in the middle, 10-20 days....See MoreWhat flowers/herbs can I plant in next 2 weeks
Comments (4)This is actually a great time of the year to start many plants from seeds. With the warm weather, they are likely to germinate very quickly. Your plants might not amount to much this year, but you can plant them out in the fall and have good sized plants next spring. I did this last year with some Daisies and Coreposis and they are now blooming in my garden. BTW, Coreposis 'Early Sunrise' is sure a blooming machine. I think that I started those seeds in mid July. Every time I have been to Merrifield Garden Center they have had a decent supply of seeds, but it is definitely not too late to order via mail-order. Below is a link to the FAQ on the Winter Sowing forum. - Brent Here is a link that might be useful: Is there Spring and Summer Sowing? (seed lists included)...See MoreCool down #2 next week (end of July)?
Comments (15)Our forecast finally shows a much cooler day next week---the last time I looked at it, our coolest day will be next Wednesday with a high of 82. I can hardly wait. I'm trying real hard to get caught up on all the canning so I can be outside playing in the garden dirt on that cool day next week. It seems like I'm always stuck indoors canning when I'd rather be outside because I'm always about a day or two behind on getting everything canned. Moni and Kim, It does make it feel like summer almost is over with you two talking about orientation. Our friend who is a relatively new schoolteacher (this will be her second year) has been up at the school getting her classroom decorated and ready. With all the stuff she has to do all summer, it seems like she barely has any down time at all. When the school supplies start appearing in stores here, I've noticed the garden supplies start disappearing too (not completely, but just bit by bit by bit). I guess the stores think we all stop gardening in mid-summer just because it is time to sell school supplies. I hope y'all can sneak in a little fun time outside next week after your days of orientation/training. It would be a shame if you miss the whole cool spell because you're stuck indoors. Dawn...See MoreAre You Cooking Anything Special For St. Patrick's Day Next Week?
Comments (35)Tea Brack recipe first, then how to make homemade buttermilk. -Grainlady TEA BRACK (source: Irresistible Irish Breads - magazine article by Deborah Krasner) Brack, an Irish word for bread, is often used when referring to fruited mixtures. Tea Brack is a traditional tea bread which is an easy version of barm brack. Makes 1 loaf. 2 c. dark seedless raisins or dried currants (I use currants) 1-1/2 c. firmly packed dark-brown sugar 1-1/2 c. strong brewed tea, chilled 1/4 c. rum (I use 1/8 c.) 2 c. unsifted all-purpose flour 1-1/2 t. baking powder 1/2 t. ground cinnamon 1/2 t. ground nutmeg 1/2 t. salt 1 large egg, at room temperature, lightly beaten 1. Several hours or the night before baking, in large glass bowl, combine raisins/currants, brown sugar, tea, and rum. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let sit overnight. 2. Heat oven to 325°F. Grease an 8-1/2x4-1/2-inch loaf pan and line with waxed paper. Grease waxed paper. 3. In medium-size bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Slowly beat flour mixture and the egg into raisin mixture just until combined to form a batter. 4. Pour batter into greased loaf pan. Bake brack 1-1/2-hours until browned and cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack 5-minutes. Turn brack out of pan and remove waxed paper. Cool brack completely on wire rack. Grainlady note: I use two 7-1/2x3-1/2-inch loaf pans or three 5-3/4x3-3/4-inch loaf pans and reduce the baking time accordingly. This is a very moist bread - more currants than bread, almost. I like the smaller pans so I can cut the bread into thin slices that don't fall apart. If you make it in a regular loaf pan, the slices tend to split and fall apart. -------------------------- I use a large amount of buttermilk when it comes to baking on St. Patrick's Day, so I make a homemade version of it using information from "Natural Meals In Minutes" by Rita Bingham. I use a non-instant powdered milk, but regular commercial milk works VERY well. Homemade Buttermilk To a 1-quart canning jar add 1/2 c. buttermilk and fill the jar with regular milk OR reconstituted powdered milk. Note: You can use commercial buttermilk as the starter, or a reconstituted liquid made from powdered buttermilk, or buttermilk from a former batch of homemade buttermilk - your choice. Stir well and cover (I use a plastic lid designed to use with canning jars). Let stand in a warm place (at least 80°F) until clabbered, about 12-18-hours. Stir until smooth. Refrigerate. Grainlady note: I keep mine in my oven with the light on. The temperature at the opposite side of the oven from the light is about 80°F. You can use homemade buttermilk from a previous to culture the milk for the next batch. Just make sure you use it within 2-weeks. Older buttermilk doesn't work as well as newer buttermilk. If you've ever used reconstituted powdered buttermilk, it's rather insipid, thin, and tasteless compared to commercial buttermilk. The homemade buttermilk is more like commercial buttermilk....See More- 5 years agolast modified: 5 years ago
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