Posted on 03/26/2022 7:19:11 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
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All potatoes are from the Nightshade family.
Yes. As are tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant.
I would buy one of those if I were a few years younger!!!
A crayfish party is a traditional summertime eating and drinking celebration in the Nordic countries. (Since my Great Uncle Gust was Swedish!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KBSP74Eo-M
Yes, they also have them in NOLA!
https://www.louisianatravel.com/articles/its-crawfish-festival-season-louisiana
(Raining here... some heavy wind to the north of KC. Heading your way! (If you are still up!)
I want to grow Microgreens, but NOT for $34!
I took seven mushroom containers that I had on hand; seven fit in a standard planting flat. Using a heated nail, I put nine holes in the bottom of each mushroom container and put them in a flat.
I looked on line for the most nutritious micrgreens I could grow and I picked the seven that appealed to me the most: sunflower, spinach, lettuce, arugula, broccoli, radish and basil. I have extra packets of all of those seeds on-hand.
Heading out to the greenhouse to fill my little pots with dirt, water them in, plant the seeds, bring the tray back inside to put under my remaining shelf in the grow rack and we'll see what happens.
Hopefully, THIS:
I'm going to try this method when I plant mixed lettuces and my own onions this spring.
Nifty! Dibble away!
I like Danny and Deep south Homestead. He runs a serious small farm!
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