Posted on 09/04/2021 7:05:12 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
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Wow looks great and Hi to you both!
Sure!
Kale Pesto:
https://www.loveandlemons.com/kale-pesto/
Tomato and Bacon Jam:
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/228140/tomato-and-bacon-jam/
thanks! will try.
Camden County got 2.14 inches of rain Saturday...
So I was still thinking about that beautiful picture of the inverted tree with the flowers on top. I noticed the name on the bottom of the picture and found the photographers facebook page, if you are interested scroll to his post on 8/10 That tree was one of a few in a spectacular flower garden on a private farm in Iowa. Absolutely gorgeous!!
https://www.facebook.com/david.marvitz
That has to be Seventh Son, but that isn’t hardy in Michigan, at least not very often. I guess it got vaxxed!
You can buy them bare root at Jung's next spring (order as soon as you get your catalog!) Zones 5-9, if that works by you.
https://www.jungseed.com/product/J21498/1290
Oops! Posted before I saw your answer. I agree. :)
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Thank you! It is at a botanical gardens in Grand Rapids Michigan, so it must have had good care. It is not quite as tall as some of the pictures I just looked at.
It is OUTSIDE on the perimeter of their Japanese Garden with a 2 acre pond.
Slightly OT, but, this seemed as good a place to ask as any:
Our water is from a shallow well & we have a small whole house water filter that takes the 10” x 2.5” round filter cartridge). The water tastes fine & tests fine, but sometimes does have a bit of sediment in it, therefor the filter.
I was looking at replacement filter cartridges online, and was rather surprised that most did not state flow ratings, and, others stated the same flow ratings for everything they carried, from variable density 5 and 10 micron spun polyester filters for medium sediment filtering to 1 micron spun polyester filters for fine sediment filtering to activated charcoal filters for drinking water filtering: The sources that say anything all state 1 gpm.
1 gpm is really slow! Possibly this is sloppy marketing? But sites like Home Depot don’t seem to provide this info., and going to major mfgr. sites like 3M and GE, this rating is not there either. The wrapper for the last 2-pack of string wound filters I bought is long gone (from Rural King, brand unknown, but some cheap string filters shed their own fibers - sheesh! while back I found a very old pleated filter @ my Dad’s with a rating of 10 gpm, but, the material is so old it’s brittle. No help there...
Generally, asking the bigger companies is a roll of the dice as to whether one will get a reply, or, anytime soon. And Filtrete (3M), for example, doesn’t have a chat option for questions...
I’m thinking my best bet is to go on Amazon (yeah, I know...) and query sellers, looking for a rating of 5-10 gpm. But, I’m open to other ideas and input.
I’d also certainly be interested in other’s experience with the variable density spun polyester filters, as I’ve not tried those.
Thanks!
Well, if they can grow one, so can you - if that’s what you wanted to do.
I used to sell them at Jung’s when I ran the Nursery end of it. They’ve always been pretty special to me; you don’t find many trees or shrubs that have four-season interest! :)
Hubby just asked me that and no, we just don’t have the habitat room. Too much in the woods and the garden and flowers are about it . Barely enough sun for nice roses. I just thought it was unique and beautiful.
In other news my Tabasco plant is loaded with peppers. We are leaving for Belgium on Friday, 3 days in Bruges and 4 days in Brussels, and when we return I expect to see enough ripe peppers to start up a fresh batch of Tabasco sauce.
Lovely peppers, as always!
This year I am growing 'Habanada' which is a Habanero type WITHOUT the heat. Going to make it into 'Cowboy Candy.' About 1/4 of them are bright orange, now.
Most cows in America originally came from Spain and England but European butter generally contains more butterfat than American ones, something to keep in mind if you do a lot of baking.
I’ve heard of Habanada. I suppose they will go great with a zero alcohol beer. I also make cowboy candy but I use Cayennes. Hot but not overwhelming.
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