Posted on 04/01/2025 6:11:07 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
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I meant to mention: That sounds & looks good!!
One more day to go, here: It’s raining hard now: Nothing too severe, but noisy (thunder). We had lots of tornado warnings yesterday, but damage in the area was a lot less than a couple days ago. Hail beat down some early crops, here and there, per a local farm show, and also some farmers may have to replant due to fields being flooded.
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Cucumber-Mint Spritzer / 6 servings
Use up all those garden cucumbers w/ citrus and mint.
A refreshing spritzer for a summer afternoon of gardening.
Ing 3 mini cukes 6 leaves fresh mint, plus garnish 2 lemons or limes 1 liter lemon seltzer Ice cubes
Steps Place in pitcher cukes sliced in thin ribbons or disks w/ mandoline or veg peeler. Add mint; gently muddle. Squeeze in 1 1/2 lemons (or limes). Stir in seltzer. Serve over ice, garnished w/ mint sprigs and lemon (or lime) slices.
Today is the first day I feel relatively 'back to normal...' whatever THAT is, LOL! I'm sleeping fine and am off the cold meds and additional vitamins/minerals, etc. Yay! After brunch I am going to walk around the Manse and see what's in bud, and I must get my Dahlia from seed started as well as pot up some el-cheap-o tubers I bought from Walmart. I'll report back, later. Have a Good Day, Everyone!
Great to hear you’re feeling cheeper/chipper and that’s a great picture!
Hope the spring air revs you up...be well
Wow! That is a really pretty lettuce. Reminds me of Black Seeded Simpson.
Each ‘head’ should be in a 6-8” pot. It doesn’t have to be really deep - a recycled nursery pot would be just fine. Lettuce has a shallow root system, so depth usually isn’t a problem. Make sure there’s good drainage.
Lettuces in pots are ‘heavier feeders’ so get in the habit of using a diluted 10-10-10 fertilizer (basic Miracle Grow, or go organic) with every watering.
I have some pictures to post later of my experiment with re-growing store-bought Romaine lettuce ‘stumps.’ It worked pretty well!
Raining and miserable cold where I am today- damp- bone chilling (I think I’m coming down with something myself) good day to crawl back in bed for needed sleep- glad you are feeling better. No fun being sick. Hope your walk rejuvenates you after being sick.
Glad to hear it.....but be cautious.....the flu sometimes returns w/ a vengeance.
Glad you’re feeling mostly better. Things are wet and soggy around here with more rain coming. I think Monday will be our first dry day in half a week. Fingers crossed. I’d like to get the mulch down asap.
Summer Vegetable Grazing Platters
Vibrant, colorful vegetable harvest perfect for grazing as you grill the main course.
Ing Broccoli Cherry Tomatoes Black Olives Sliced Mushrooms Leeks Carrots Purple Cabbage Red/Purple Beets Yellow Beets Spring Lettuce
Layer a bed of spring lettuce mix on grazing tray, then vegetables in no particular order.
Add spiralized or curled vegetables to the platter. Serve with your favorite dipping sauce.
Creamy ranch and Caesar dressing as well as vinaigrettes go well with this.
Homemade blue cheese dressing infused with citrus is absolutely incredible.
Passing Bob’s message on to you, Diane. He just replied to the wrong one. Rainy here, too. Hate the thought of going out but just discovered a frozen dumpling that actually tastes good and balancing that against going out in the yuck to Stop&Shop. Not sure yet which is going to win. Love to both of you.
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Raining and miserable cold where I am today- damp- bone chilling (I think I’m coming down with something myself) good day to crawl back in bed for needed sleep- glad you are feeling better. No fun being sick. Hope your walk rejuvenates you after being sick.
I’m over the moon at the moment at the success I’m having so far with seeds indoors. The plastic or Styrofoam egg cartons are proving to be very useful. My “cups runneth over” right now with green beans, radishes, tomatoes (3 varieties), multicolored bell peppers, cucumbers, and even parsnips. The only thing that didn’t germinate was the turnips, but I expected that because the seeds were so old. Bought a new packet, and hope to see something germinate soon.
Can’t believe that just a year or two ago, I didn’t consider myself to be capable of growing anything at all. Heh. :-)
Good on your recovery! Keep up with the Fire Cider and you won’t go far wrong. :-)
Turnips are fool proof and don’t need any starting indoors.
Just scatter the seed on the ground, cover it up water it and walk away. You WILL get a crop.
Also, succession plant, IOW, about every 3 weeks plant more. That way you get an extended harvest as veggies past their maturity date tend to lose quality, seems they get woody and lose flavor.
All root crops should be started in the ground and none like transplanting. Except (as far as I know) onions.
[[He just replied to the wrong one]]
Story of my life lol
I’m glad you’re feeling better!
The only thing prettier than a plate of fresh veggies is a Speckled Pup! 8HEART*
Thanks, Bob! Just being int he greenhouse is cheering me up greatly!
It’s just a head cold, but MAN did it zap my energy! I think I’ll have one more shot of Fire Cider - just to be safe!
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