Posted on 03/07/2020 4:59:02 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
Say, WHAT? Never thought of eating them! Petals or the corms?
Whatever happened to flowers being ‘Food For The SOUL?’ ;)
It’s the tubers that are edible. Some taste better than others.
I'm going to do like I did last year and pot up the dahlias in the greenhouse to give them a head start before I plant them out.
I found:
'Hello Sunshine' Mix Glads - Reds, Yellows and Oranges
'Border Mix' Dahlia - shorter ones, mixed colors
'David Howard' Dahlia:
And, 'Motto' Dahlia:
Lots of orange in my garden this coming season. Can't wait!
Wow, that looks great!
(you still have snow on the ground?!)
Planting corn today.
Yippee skippee.
Blueberries are full of bees and other stuff starting to peek out. Like my apricots, yay.
Moved half the citrus out yesterday, will move the rest out this evening.
Just here and there. Down in the draw where it doesn’t get a lot of sun, especially.
FOG has been a problem the past few days. More rain expected tomorrow, so more snow melt. Yay!
The Parisian carrot is a little round carrot that is a nineteenth-century French heirloom
This carrot variety is an early orange-red carrot that grows like the shape of a large radish.
Excels in clay or rocky soil where other carrots have problems developing properly.
Its flavor is legendary and is highly sought after by gourmet restaurants.
Plus, they’re cute! I used to grow those when my boys were small. Very sweet and easy for little fingers to harvest. :)
https://themicrogardener.com/how-to-grow-use-nasturtiums/
I had no idea you could do so much with these!
While growing up Dad always picked spring dandelion green for salads. Just added some hard boiled egg sliced and a vinegar oil and dressing, I still remember him using the bottle caps of each to measure. I still enjoy it when I can get some good early leaves. I add real bacon bits, just because - well you know -its bacon.
I picked up some Nueske’s Bacon last week. It’s in the oven right now!
Beau likes Nettle Tea in the spring, but I’ll bet I could serve him your Dandelion Green Salad and he’d like that, too.
Our favorite flower! I usually get just a few ‘volunteers’ each season, just because it’s colder here by me. They’re always such a treat to find.
Nasturtium and volunteer fall lettuces are my faves. ;)
It’s delicious - only pick the youngest leaves. We get our bacon from a local meat house - slaughterhouse in the back. Their smoked bacon is legendary.
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