A note to all, while I’m considering what post midnight snack will put me back to sleep best (I hit the sack early, so, at least there is that. ):
Our Menards is having an excellent sale on Bonnies’ tomato plants in 4.5” pots. IIRC, it comes out to under $2.50 per plant after the 11% Menards rebate. I did not get a chance to look carefully to see if more than tomato plants were involved, as I forgot they (our Menards) closes at 8 pm on Sundays, now, and I walked into the Garden Center, from the main store, right at 8 pm: I pretty quickly got chased out!
The sale only runs through May 13, 2026.
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Unknown is whether this sale is only in “our” store. It wasn’t in the flyer.
I need more tomato plants like a hole in the head, but, if they have a variety I really want to try out, well, these plants looked quite well developed (for 4.5” pots). Now, what other reason do I still have left to go to town, given I’ll likely only have our Tahoe available the next several days... The new stocking of “put and take” (keeper size) catfish in the city lake a few miles away?
;-)
Baked Broccoli and Wild Rice / easily doubled for party
Ing 6 oz box UNCLE BEN'S® long grain and wild rice (long cooking)
1/2 lb fresh sliced mushrooms 10 oz box frozen chp broccoli 10 oz shredded Monterey Jack
METHOD Layer in b/dish rice, mushrooms, broccoli, cheese. Bake 350 deg 20 min to melt cheese.
PREP Saute mushrooms, butter, gar/salt. Cook rice as per pkg. Cook frozen broccoli as per pkg.
Chef's Tip: can add cooked carrot bits.