Posted on 12/17/2010 5:14:54 AM PST by Red_Devil 232
Good morning gardeners. I hope yall are staying warm. This past week I became aware of a new Weekly Cooking Thread and a Ping list that is maintained by HungarianGypsy she will ping to any thread that remotely concerns food it is the Freeper Kitchen Ping list. Many of you may be aware of them already but for those of you who are not and want to check them out and receive Pings to them here is the info:
The Weekly Cooking Thread Premièred Last Sunday and was Started by Freeper libertarian27. He intends on posting the thread every week either on Saturday or Sunday. So If you are interested check the thread out. Here is a link to last weeks thread.
Weekly Cooking Thread (your favorite recipes)Dec 12
If you are a gardener or you are just starting out and are in need of advice or just encouragement please feel free to join in and enjoy the friendly discussion. Our Freeper community is full of gardeners, each with varying interests and skill levels from Master Gardener to novice.
“It was 71 here in Meridian, Ms yesterday. Only going to be 50 today.”
Oh, you Poor Baby! Nevermind if I don’t shed a tear for you, LOL!
It’s 13 degrees right now...we’ve got another 6 inches of snow on the way (on top of the 15 we already have!)...and amazingly, my Swiss Chard is FINALLY dead, LOL! :)
Skunks are still out and about...good sign, as there is still no sign of snow around New England. (Please, Father...just one more mild winter...I hate snow. Thank you.)
You’ll get yours...*SMIRK* :)
I had a dream the other night that my Lab mixed it up with a skunk in the dead of winter. I’m like, “Where the Fritz am I supposed to BATHE her this time of year? She’s NOT coming in the house smelling like THAT!” Even in my DREAMS I try to problem solve; now THAT is scary, LOL!
(Solution? Machine Shed. Start a fire, thaw her out, then grab a big washtub and the tomato juice, LOL!)
Everyone said we were going to 'get it' this weekend, but it is heading out to sea. No sign of snow in the 15-day forecast...rather smell a skunk now and then all winter than look at snow...
There has been some strange weather recently...tornadoes in Oregon, bitter cold in the mid-south, lack of snow in the northeast. If a damn near snow-free winter constitutes ‘strange weather’ in New England, bring it on! No annoying snowmobiles, skiers stay home in Boston and NYC...sweet!
I guess the tomato juice works? I have heard a lot of people say a tomato juice bath or soak will work. I wonder why?
there is a quiet peace about snow....with your blinds open, the snow casts a beautiful light into your house....
Yippee. Great to have a little good news!
What is snow Aunt Diana? Did I tell you we have some Heather blooming now and the rest are in there glorious foliage splendor. How else may I help you?
Good afternoon Red. Thanks for the links. We are having a warm day today. It is 36 degrees on the way to a high of 38 and low tonight of 29.
It has been unusually cold and schools have been closed due to ice on the roads and we have had single digit nights. The sun is shining today, and the winter wheat is still green, so the garden looks almost like spring.
The tomato limbs that I cut off and stuck in a pot indoors had tomatoes that all ripened well. There is only 2 left, one is almost ripe, another is green and growing. The tomato plant that I dug up and put in a pot is still growing well. It has 5 3tomatoes that are still green. I am thinking about repotting it to a larger container.
I peeked under the row cover, and straw at the lettuce and onions in raised bed #1 today, and they are doing well, so I should have a little homegrown for the salad on Xmas. Hubby did not get his carrots harvested or covered, so I dont know how they are doing, but the ground is too frozen to try to pull them up I think.
Have a good week, and Merry Christmas to all.
(sorry Red, I posted this on the wrong thread).LOL
Amen to THAT!
Our brains are REMARKABLE instruments if we keep them clean and clear and ready to receive. I love my dreams.
‘Much will be revealed...’ :)
The acidity of tomato juice neutralizes the skunk stink. Why not just use lemon juice? Too expensive up here, LOL!
I need to re-pot my tomato plant it has 3” green tomatoes, but has outgrown the 5” pot.
Weather today is warmer we are at 43 degrees going to a high of 45 and low tonight of 37.
I would gladly trade our incessant rain for three feet of snow at this moment but please don’t quote me on that...
The snow piled up as high as the windows. One day I went to the mailbox, and just as I opened it, I sunk into the snow up to my shoulders. I just don't like really cold weather, even though it does make you really appreciate a fireplace!
Fireplaces and wood stoves are a blessing but the heat output is directly proportional to the heat input during the summer and fall in the woodlot. Firewood here is selling for $250 to $300 a cord and many people are switching to pellet stoves. We went for a natural gas insert but we still have a wood burner fireplace in the master bedroom that we haven’t used in years.
We used them a lot, but now that the kids are gone, we just turn down the furnace and put on sweaters. So they are mostly for special occasions, and emergencies-we are all electric.
We haven't had to buy any firewood in years. Hubby has been cutting trees to make room for gardens. LOL. We also have 20 acres north of town that we can use when our yard runs out.
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