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Weekly Gardening Thread – 2011 (Vol. 13) April 15
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| Red_Devil 232
Posted on 04/15/2011 5:07:49 AM PDT by Red_Devil 232
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To: SZonian
Okra and Tomatoes Au Vin-
Justin Wilson
2 tbsp. Olive oil
6 slices thick bacon, cubed
2 medium onions, chopped fine
1 clove garlic, minced
2 lb. Fresh-cut okra
4 medium tomatoes, cut into 6 or 8 pieces each
1 cup Sauterne wine or dry white wine (I only use about 1/4 cup)
1 or 2 tsp. Justin Wilson pepper sauce
1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
Salt
Put olive oil in a skillet large enough so that mixture can be stirred. Add cubed bacon, onions, and minced garlic. Sauté this for about 10 minutes. Add okra and tomatoes. Pour wine over this, and add pepper sauce and Worcestershire sauce. Salt to taste. Cook until okra is tender and has lost its green taste.
To: handmade
Death Camus is the one to avoid.
Onion has round (tubular) leaves. Camus is flat.
http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/eating-wild-onions-good-idea-or-not/
dsc.discovery.com/videos/man-vs-wild-edible-onions.html
102
posted on
04/15/2011 10:59:57 AM PDT
by
Drill Thrawl
(I can haz CW2 now?)
To: handmade
Didn't know there were poisonous ones...Best onion soup I've ever eaten was made with wild ones. We had a neighbor who literally lived off the land. Shoot a squirrel at dawn and fry it for breakfast etc. She never got around to writing the cookbook we begged her for.
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posted on
04/15/2011 11:04:09 AM PDT
by
hoosiermama
(ONLY DEAD FISH GO WITH THE FLOW.......I am swimming with Sarahcudah! Sarah has read the tealeaves.)
To: handmade
Hello fello Husker, I’m in Lincoln :-)
To: ipa2tf
Thanks for the suggestion of aspartame, will try it.
105
posted on
04/15/2011 11:22:33 AM PDT
by
Texas Fossil
(Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
To: pyx
YOU HAVE BEAN
added to
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106
posted on
04/15/2011 11:34:24 AM PDT
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: pitviper68
Well you have not had a good day yet. Our snow pretty much melted as it fell because we are warm. Certainly a mix and match of weather though.
To: ipa2tf
108
posted on
04/15/2011 11:36:38 AM PDT
by
Tatze
(I reject your reality and substitute my own!)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
Work has been slow because its been so cold, but when the weather breaks, its going to get ugly, LOL! Please pray for me... :)
Well Diana, we have had a few days in the 90s already, and no rain to speak of this year. I hope to get the rest of the tomaotes into the garden this weekend. We will keep you in our prayers.
109
posted on
04/15/2011 11:51:28 AM PDT
by
Arrowhead1952
(TX and MI - When the going gets tough, the dims run and hide.)
To: tubebender
I take ordinary culinary white vinegar (5%) and boil it on the stove, then pour it boiling hot on weeds. Seems to do the trick without acid-killing surrounding plants.
I am open to any better, or cheaper ideas.
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posted on
04/15/2011 12:16:42 PM PDT
by
Mrs. Don-o
( Gardeners despise a vacuum.)
To: Red_Devil 232; All
We lost a member of our Church last week and the memorial service starts at 1 today then we get a call from Pastor telling us another long time member passed away this morning. That is 3 this year and we only have about 60 active members. Makes us appreciate every moment we get to spend in the garden or greenhouse when the weather allows...
111
posted on
04/15/2011 12:17:19 PM PDT
by
tubebender
(Now hiring Tag Line writers. Full time low pay)
To: Tatze
112
posted on
04/15/2011 12:22:56 PM PDT
by
ipa2tf
To: ipa2tf
It sounded a bit too conspiratorial to me. If it skipped the part about originally being developed as an ant killer, and simply said you could also use it as an ant killer, I might have believed it.
113
posted on
04/15/2011 12:45:09 PM PDT
by
Tatze
(I reject your reality and substitute my own!)
To: SZonian
I tried raw okra for the first time yesterday. It’s actually quite good, and I suspect there may be some folks who would don’t like it cooked but would like it raw.
I also use it cooked a lot in stir fry and on pizza. I like the combination of okra and eggplant (especially on pizza).
114
posted on
04/15/2011 12:54:19 PM PDT
by
Darth Reardon
(No offense to drunken sailors)
To: FreedomPoster
115
posted on
04/15/2011 12:56:39 PM PDT
by
lysie
To: tubebender
WOW! Local Tornado warning Sirens going off NOW! Meridian Ms. Storm less than 10 minutes away.
116
posted on
04/15/2011 1:08:02 PM PDT
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: Marie Antoinette
Get a box of picnic forks.
Plant them with the tines up where you don’t want cats to walk.
117
posted on
04/15/2011 1:23:21 PM PDT
by
TASMANIANRED
(We kneel to no prince but the Prince of Peace)
To: tubebender
Makes us appreciate every moment we get to spend in the garden or greenhouse when the weather allows... It makes you appreciate the time spent with your fellow church members, too.
To: Texas Fossil
Dry molasses ( like you feed to cows ) work well on fireants. Spread a nice thick layer on and water it in.
119
posted on
04/15/2011 1:40:44 PM PDT
by
waterhill
(Little 'r' republican: taker of the Founder's 'Red Pill'...www.mikechurch.com)
To: waterhill
120
posted on
04/15/2011 1:43:07 PM PDT
by
Texas Fossil
(Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
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