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Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
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mantis__oh
3 months agolast modified: 3 months agoInfo has been on AHS website for a few days. Asheville White Winged Dove has had its dove wings maybe a few times. It's an ok intro out of Destined to See.
Here is my only pic with a pattern.
Stop the Car is a few years old and quite showy.
Sir Francis Drake was a great disappointment here years ago. Its bloom is showy, but it was nearly all leaves. Lots of fans; few scapes, few buds, and low height. I got rid of it years ago. It multiplied here--that's all I can say. It's the sort of daylily I don't want to waste time and space with, but maybe elsewhere it has more merit. (Here it is in a pot the first year I got it.)
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Tetanus Warning.. (while we are on the subject)
Comments (5)You really have to ask a Dr to give it. They think that if you get cut you will come to the ER and get one so they don'te remind you once you are older. Here is another article.You can google hundreds of stories ,some of people who died from a minor scratch or thorn prick. You can go to your Health dept or a walk in clinic that is what I did. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` National Post Warning, home gardeners. Before you get your hands dirty - stop! When did you get your last tetanus vaccination? If it was 10 years ago or more, put down your trowel. Call your doctor. You could be at risk of getting a dangerous and deadly disease for which there is no cure. Most people link tetanus with rusty nails. But tetanus is everywhere. It's in soil, dust, animal waste, and anything that comes in contact with them. You can get it from insect bites, animal bites, scratches from claws or thorns, or through the tiniest crack or puncture in the skin. More than 30% of all tetanus injuries occur in the garden. How easy is it to get? Cleveland Clinic admitted a home gardener with an advanced case of tetanus. He had no visible punctures and no idea of how he'd contracted the disease. A detailed examination of his hands, however, revealed the culprit: an almost invisible splinter in the pad of his thumb. Fortunately, the patient survived (after six weeks in intensive care). Not all are so lucky. In recent years, 10% of all cases in North America have been fatal. In non-Western societies, the death rate is much higher. Back to Body & Health Tetanus is notoriously difficult to diagnose and treat. Here's how it starts: The spores of a bacteria called C. tetani enters the body through a wound. The spores thrive and germinate in the low-oxygen environment inside the body. The germinating spores produce a toxin that spreads through the blood and lymphatic system. The toxins disrupt the nervous system. First they strike the nerves nearest to the puncture. Then they spread out to the spinal cord and brain. Within five to 10 days after the infection, tetanus may exhibit its most famous symptom -- lockjaw. Lockjaw is followed by stiffness in the neck. The patient has difficulty swallowing. The abdomen grows rigid. The toxins spread. Generalized muscles spasms begin. These symptoms can go on for weeks. Once a full-blown case of tetanus is underway, there is no stopping it. The disease can only be managed. Not cured. The good news is that this disease can be prevented. There is a highly effective vaccine that delivers full immunity from tetanus. Adults often don't realize, however, that the vaccine wears off after a few years. Fewer than a quarter of people over the age of 75 years are still immune to tetanus. The National Foundation for Infectious Disease, a U.S. organization for which I serve as medical director, sponsors a program called "The Power of Ten" to educate people about the need to get re-vaccinated for tetanus every ten years. The vaccine is first administered in a series of three injections a "primary series." After that, it needs to be renewed with a single booster every 10 years. These days, most people receive the primary series in infancy but some older individuals may have grown up in the era before tetanus immunization was available. Those whose tetanus vaccination history is uncertain should discuss it with a physician. For many years the diphtheria vaccine has been given along with the tetanus vaccine. This year, a third component, directed at whooping cough (pertussis), has been added for adolescents and adults. Parents, health care workers and others who spend time with young infants should speak with a physician about getting the new vaccine, called Tdap (tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis) early. Tetanus is rare in our day, and getting rarer. But don't test the odds. Remember "the power of ten." Get your 10-year tetanus booster with the diphtheria and pertussis boosters thrown in. Then, get out and dig the earth. - Susan Rehm, M.D., Department of Infectious Disease Cleveland Clinic. Cleveland Clinic (clevelandclinic.org) is ranked as one of the four leading hospitals in the U.S. and operates Cleveland Clinic Canada -- Toronto Health and Wellness Centre. Cleveland Clinic Canada offers executive physicals, prevention and wellness counseling, and personal health care management. Send comments, questions or inquiries to nationalpost@ccf.org. © (c) CanWest MediaWorks Publications Inc....See MoreCan we pick our tomatoes while still green,
Comments (28)Ripening of tomato and some other fruits AFTER MATURITY is an internal biochemical process in the fruits. Have you left almost green starchy banana on the counter for a while? they will taste sweet. The sugar was produced inside the banana. How about pears ? Hove you left them in the basket when were hard and tasteless and after a while they soften and become sweet and juicy ? Have you left some Jalapeno or Serrano pepper , with tiny bit of color suggestion and after a while find them scarlet red? I have done that many many times, The bottom line: certain fruits ripen without assistance from the plant. The key is MATURITY. In tomato it is the start of color break. Sey...See MoreCreepy Neighbor While We're Renovating
Comments (17)I have a neighbor who is similar to this guy, but my neighbor is about 75 years old. Creepy, nonetheless. When we first moved in as we got to know our neighbors, we invited some to our wedding. This neighbor, I will call him Joe, was telling guests at my wedding that he is disappointed that I purchased blinds and how my husband and I like to kiss and hug a lot. Tell me that wouldn't creep you out. My blinds on his side of the house are never opened, and he even comments on it. Whenever we go out in the yard, we feel like we are being watched. You might think, ok, this is just some old lonely guy, but it's far more than that. I had contractors at my house replacing the roof and doing exterior work. I came home one day and they told me that "Joe" went on for about 15 minutes telling them everything he knows about my personal life from where we work, what time we get home, what we do for a living, that we bought the house when we weren't married, etc. I was so upset, but as always, my husband thinks it's more important to keep the peace with the neighbors. I am a private person, and I do not like people sharing personal details with strangers without my consent. He would also brag to us repeatedly that he has a key to our house because the prior owner would have him watch their dog sometimes. Of course, we ignore his comments because the day we closed on the house we changed the locks. One day I'm at home sick and I'm sitting in my t.v. room in my pajamas. He didn't know I was home. I hear this commotion at my back door, and my dogs are barking like crazy. I look, and the door knob is being jiggled. I look through the blinds (they were closed at the time), and he was actually trying his old key in our lock!!!! I was so freaked out, I called my husband at work and told him enough is enough. I don't think the guy was trying to be malicious, but I do think that he's controlling and his curiosity got the best of him. But who knows. From that point, my husband asked him if he ever needs anything (his excuse for being at the back door was to drop off a neighborhood flyer - which he did, but that was his excuse for being there), in the future to drop it off in our front mailbox. Again in the wintertime he would come to our back door, so I told him we don't want people back there because if he fell on the ice we don't want to be liable. The guy is very persistant, and I can't stand it. The next thing going up is an electric gate in our driveway. He will no longer have access. Another time we had people over for a cookout in our backyard. He sat in his breakfast nook directly across from us and watched us the entire time. It made all my guests uncomfortable. We started planting trees along the perimeter of the property. Finally, as I started working from home, he noticed that I wasn't leaving for work every morning. So I'm heading for the garage one afternoon and he says, "hey, I notice that you don't leave in the mornings anymore. Are you still working?" My response was, "Yeah, but you don't need to worry about it. It doesn't concern you." He looked shocked, but has backed off somewhat. My life is not an open book, and I don't appreciate people prying into my personal business. It really annoys me. Most recently, he has been making comments because we have some old paneling that we've been replacing in our basement, and the old stuff is sitting out by the garbage in our back yard up against the garage. My husband hasn't broken it down yet because it still has nails in it. Something we just haven't gotten to yet. So now that he's making comments, I'm not in any rush to get it out of there. It's my property, and I don't see how what is on my own property should concern him. Our home was a major eye sore when we purchased it, and it's like night and day now. So a piece of paneling in my backyard is not his business, and it is going to stay there for another couple of weeks before I decide to do anything with it. Just because I can!...See MoreWhile the subject of Matzo Balls is still fresh in our minds...
Comments (42)Sorry I didn't see your post for a long time, lowspark. Okay, your doctor is going to hate me, but here you are, my Sephardi friend! These instructions are from The World of Jewish Cooking, by Gil Marks (yet another really good cookbook I got from my brother-in-law), and they look like the way my mother does it. That book explains that as Jews moved north from the Mediterranean, they couldn't find olive oil, but they couldn't use the lard their new neighbors favored, either, so schmaltz "became to Ashkenazic cooking what olive oil was to Mediterranean cooking and what sesame oil was to Near Eastern cooking." Schmaltz mit Gribenes 1 lb (about 4 c ups) chicken or goose fat 1/2 pound chicken or goose skin 1/2 cup water 1 medium yellow onion, chopped (about 1/2 cup) 1. Cut the fat into small pieces and the skin into 1/4-inch strips. Cook the fat, skin, and water in a large skillet or saucepan over medium-low heat until the water evaporates and the fat is melted, about 35 minutes. 2. Add the onion and cook until the onion and skin turn golden brown, about 5 minutes. Remove the gribenes (browned pieces) with a slotted spoon. Store schmaltz and gribenes separately in refrigerator or freezer. Note: this doesn't make much gribenes -- just a little custard cup full. Traditionally, they are rationed on the merit system: i.e., you bribe the children, who are attracted by the smell, to be good by threatening to give them all to Grandpa if they aren't. Some fresh gribenes on a piece of warm challa may just be worth a mild heart attack. But to be on the safe side, just don't eat this too often, and remember to take your Lipitor. If you put gribenes in the center of your matzo balls, as my grandmother sometimes did, that's called matzo balls mit neshomes ("with souls"). I've also heard of using a bit of chopped liver that way....See More
sherrygirl zone5 N il
3 months agolast modified: 3 months agoMaryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
3 months ago
shive
3 months agolast modified: 3 months agoI have two on the Award of Merit list:
1. I've successfully grown Wigglesworth in a pot for several years. It performs OK in that situation, but I suspect it would really flourish planted in the ground.
Wigglesworth
2. I've also successfully grown Breathing in Snowflakes in a pot for two seasons. The first time it bloomed was this season, and it didn't have many buds because of the lack of rain and me only watering pots a couple times per week.Breathing in Snowflakes
I really like both of those, and for those of you who hybridize, Wigglesworth sets lots of pods.Debra
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hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
3 months agolast modified: 3 months agoWe grow Stop the Car, Little Donny Darko, Perry's Harem, and until recently, Sir Francis Drake.
I agree with Mantis about Sir Francis Drake. It was too short and the red eye, although quite large, was often sort of faded (which I don't like--that's why we got rid of New Paradigm). Here is a photo of it with washed out eye color.
We love Little Donny Darko, a great small uf. It is a great grower with good height and lots of scapes. It sets seeds well too. We have many seedlings from it. If I remember correctly, it was a bonus plant. That is why I love bonuses--some of my favorites came to us that way.
We grow Stop the Car too and, as you might imagine, Bob loves it. I have not been overly impressed with its growth, but it is planted too close to the pine trees.
Perry's Harem is a huge flower. I can't talk much about plant habit because it is planted in a bed that has been overrun by weeds. (We have to get those weeds under control.) I would describe it as Rose F. Kennedy on steroids--fancier, ruffled. Sorry that this photo isn't very good.
That's all for me.Nancy
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3 months agohoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
3 months agoMaryl, we do grow Four Beasts in One. It, unlike Get Jiggy, is consistently patterned here, but I have not been overly impressed with its vigor. Like I said early, we have been letting the weeds take over, so maybe that is the problem. I didn't get a photo of it this year. This photo is from 2 years ago.
Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a) thanked hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
3 months ago
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