What's for Dinner #407, early Fall 2023
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Comments (187)PM, I finally dug that dahlia root, it frosted here a couple of nights ago and it's supposed to be a low of 23F tomorrow night, just on time for the trick or treaters. Those balloon peppers were amazingly prolific, I have a bunch of them pickled, so thanks for those seeds! I planted my garlic a couple of weeks ago, thankfully, it's been raining here a lot too. I just canned 10 pints of strawberry sauce from frozen strawberries in the freezer that have been there over a year, and 6 quarts of brussels sprouts newly picked, blanched and frozen. I finished off the dill, also in the freezer on a sheet tray, I'll package that tomorrow. Beef is scheduled for slaughter next week, and I think that will be just about the end of this year's preserving. Good thing, I'm running out of jars, space and energy, LOL! Annie...See MoreWhat new-to-you rose (or roses) are you most excited about for 2023?
Comments (101)While watching several videos on youtube of the beautiful David Austin display gardens, it was brought home to me how effective darker roses such as Princess Anne and James Galway were in breaking up expanses of the softer whites, yellows and pale pinks. Another device that made an impact is how the different sizes of the blooms were very effective in giving interest and movement in areas in which there were almost no companion plants. From tiny to quite large, each rose bloom played a part in a veritable symphony of colors and patterns, and that is something we could readily transfer to our own gardens. In my garden of a very few seven roses there is yet one with very small and delicate blooms, Darlow's Enigma (white), slightly larger blooms of Purple Skyliner, the very large blooms of Grandmother's Hat, deep pink and Dixieland Linda, pinkish apricot, and the slightly smaller blooms of Wild Edric, deep pink, Cl. Caroline Testout, lighter pink and Ginger Syllabub, golden apricot. Not so bad for such a small assortment!...See MoreAccessible gardening 2023 - what does yours look like?
Comments (3)I really like trellis gardening. I do have about 7 70 gallon raised food-grade stock tanks, so I don't have to lean over all the way to the ground for tomatoes, beans, peppers, herbs, etc. The only down sound is they require watering quite often. The 2 kinds of trellises I have are: My grown children's big old swing set. I took all the swings/slide off and lined most of one side with something like concrete reinforcing mesh. I grow Waltham butternut squash up that. Then I also lined the 2 ends with that wire/mesh and I can grow pole beans up those. Then I bought a cattle panel and shaped it into an arch and put in some metal stakes by the sides to keep it in place. I grow cucumbers up both sides of that. These systems work great! I do help the vines grow upward by using some bungee cords to train them to go upwards. I just love trellis gardening!...See MoreFall swap 2023 news
Comments (39)Thanks so much for everyone who came! It was a small but nice group. Lots of great plants! We missed those who couldn't come! My apologies for losing my temper about "starting early". I did check with John afterwards and he said there is no "2 o'clock rule"; he just always waited for some that he knew for sure were coming, and it happened to often be close to 2 when that usually panned out. He has started early before when everyone was ready and there. So... in the future - aim to come more like 1 or 1:30 and we'll get going that much quicker. ;) We may keep hosting at that location (it's free!), with John's leadership when he can. There's a little room for people who can't walk much to pull in and unload as long as they park out of the way as soon as they've unloaded. That got a little confusing today; sorry about that!...See Moresleevendog (5a NY 6aNYC NL CA)
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