Posted on 02/07/2014 12:31:57 PM PST by greeneyes
CONGRATULATIONS AFRAID FOR THE REPUBLIC 55 YEARS OF MARRIED BLISS
/johnny
Diatomaceous earth sprinkled on/around them does wonders for doing in unwanted critters.
Some others have home made “magic solutions” they spray on the plants.
Johnny probably just spits tobacco juice in their eyes, but that takes a lot of practice to master.
I was reading about the third beef recall since the first of the year for PfP Enterprises out of Dallas.
Their products are sold at Krogers, Wal-mart, Brookshires, Super 1, and Super S and also served at some restaurants.
If you check the EST USDA number on your meat..I would just not buy any meat that says “Est. 34715” I only buy USDA choice. I checked and my stuff from Wal-mart was EST 2445
Anyway, their meat is sold in TX, LA, OK, and Puerto Rico, IIRC. It seemed like East Texas stores were mentioned as getting lots of their products.
Hello Marcella . . . You might check out “B.t.” aka “Bacillus thuringiensis,” for natural control of caterpillars.
/johnny
Thanks for looking out for us Texans. Fortunately, I don’t buy food at any of those places, and only occasionally purchase beef. I rarely hear about recalls of meat. I guess I should get out more.
Good to hear you haven’t dried up and blown away!
We got another 8” of snow last night & today.
Alternative to milk or cream is to use coconut milk; and add fresh grated or sliced ginger & some caramelized onion; add a red pepper or three, depending on taste, then puree.
Check for recipes for Japanese Kabocha Squash Soup; and Thai Pumpkin-Ginger Soup, then synthesize; you can use winter squash or pumpkin interchangeably.
Cheapest & easiest coconut milk or coconut creme is the new dehydrated packets. They take up little shelf space, and have a much longer shelf life than most cans. Also, each packet (10 pks/box) makes 8 oz of coconut milk (or 4 oz creme), as opposed to a 14 oz can, so it’s easier to make smaller recipes without having to deal with leftover liquid.
http://importfood.com/spct5601.html They frequently have specials on shipping; been buying stuff from them for years. They also have an extensive recipe collection to reference.
Tuesday, we’ll be making curried carrot-yam soup. Warms the cockles of your heart on a cold day.
You don’t need to protect turnips in your area. We’ve had them planted outside in the lower part of our property since last September. They did spectacularly until we had the night it got down to 10F on my back porch. It was probably 7 or 8F or cooler in the turnip spot. It got down to 8F on my back porch several weeks later and may have been down to 5F in the garden.
They’re still mostly green but their tips look kind of singed. Definitely still alive though. Not terribly happy about it though!
Here’s a list of veg and hardy temps:
http://www.southernexposure.com/southern-exposures-fallwinter-gardening-guide-ezp-38.html
Some of the lower leaves on the tobacco plant were drooping pretty hard for a couple of days, so I went ahead and harvested them. Typically, the bottom leaves are harvested earlier, and the good leaves from the top are used commercially.
/johnny
/johnny
I have the issue of either forgetting things or getting them screwed up (to wit, the Sesame Seed Caper). The problem is, I’d swear that I read what I’ve screwed up. Is that confabulation?
I still haven’t made your lemon pie (keep forgetting to get the lemons). OTOH, we did remember to get a squirrel-proof bird feeder after church yesterday. Interestingly, Mr. Sg and the staff member had to explain to me how it works. It looked, upon initial examination, like you had to have really overweight birds sitting on the perches to open up the feeder. Actually, it has an anti-squirrel baffle on top of it, but in case the squirrel makes it past the baffle and lands on the perch, the opening locks up. Making a big deal about how we don’t have any fat birds in our neighborhood and that they all appear to be in really good shape became irrelevant. Asked the other person in the aisle why she preferred her particular brand of bird food, and she said it was the only kind that the birds AND the squirrels liked. Must’ve gotten funny grin thinking about the reaction that would have been elicited from Nuclear Marcella because she hurried on down the aisle and disappeared (heh).
Did I ever mention food-grade diatomaceous earth? It works pretty well on crawly things.
“Here’s a list of veg and hardy temps:”
Thanks for that link, put it in a Word document and printed it. I need to have/know that information.
Thanks for the edible flowers list. I’ll copy that.
Ya, me too. I put the copies, back to back, in those little plastic sleeves that fit in 3 ring binders. There are several other ‘publications’ on that company’s website I’ve printed out too. Lots of useful info there.
From the looks of those veg/temps there are things you could grow, unprotected, all winter long.
Especially salad greens and the like. With a tomato plant inside under some lights you could have your own fresh salads.
“Diatomaceous earth sprinkled on/around them does wonders for doing in unwanted critters.”
Okay, I don’t know jack about diatomaceous earth. I’ve read some of you talking about it, but I still don’t know jack. I assume I buy this in bags? And, it’s okay to put it on and around the plants as soon as I plant them in containers and place them outside? Will this “earth” sort of stay on the leaves and not fall off? Is it a dust or more like actual dirt?
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