Posted on 12/27/2013 12:25:05 PM PST by greeneyes
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Hmmm, I might add that to my list of projects to do someday. There are so many plants I want to grow that are just a few growing zones away.
That's just one video, there are several.
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Watched that video - interesting. I’m sure my enclosed tall brick garden is hotter in the summer than gardens without all this brick and that’s likely why trying to grow something on the trellis fails as the plants on the wall trellis cook to death.
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Well, I looked through all four of my seed catalogs and never found that variety. I get one called "Totally Tomatoes" that has 36 pages of tomatoes with about a dozen on each page, but that one was not.
I noticed a familiar name of another squash - Zapallo del Tronco. I have an envelope of those seeds as I bought those before I knew squash died from borers, and I swore off planting in dirt and swore off squash except for the Tromboncino.
I am going to try the Tronco due to the description (and I have it already):
“52 days. Bush. Most resistant to squash bugs of any squash we have ever grown. Big healthy plants. These are a different species (c. maxima) than other summer squash (most others are c. pepo). Glossy round fruits are meatier and richer-tasting than other summer squash, as if they had been buttered. Better flavor raw than other summer squash. A staff favorite. A treasure from South America that deserves to be better known. Very rare. 10 seeds. $2.75."
I got my seed from Terroir Seeds, Underwood Gardens. They only sell heirloom seeds and I don't remember what I paid for this envelope but I just looked in it and there must be 30 seeds in there. I wonder if that statement from Bountiful Gardens, “very rare” is accurate.
I'm going to plant a few of these seeds when it is time, and see if bugs attack them. If they do, I'll jerk the plants up and take them to the dumpster to get rid of any part of them that might attract more bugs. If they make it without being attacked, that is one more squash to have. It matures in 52 to 60 days.
I found them at Paramount seeds..250 seeds is $17.50. I see their ministar cukes are $128.00 for 100 seeds..yowsa. I will just buy transplants at those prices.
I want a sassafrass tree..I'm sure it wouldn't make it here, but I would sure try to get one to grow here..
Yikers, it just blasted into the hill country. My front door blew open, and when I went to close it, the temp felt about fifteen degrees colder than it had not even an hour earlier when I went out to my greenhouse..I can hear the wind blowing the branches outside..
Guess the weatherman was right. when he said it would get here about 5 pm and it would freeze here the next three nights.
Could I bother you for the recipe ( hot dog buns)?
I always start with about 2 teaspoons dry yeast and 2 teaspoons of caster sugar in the mixer. I add 200ml of warm water and a squeeze of blend oil (maybe 2 tbsp). Let that proof and get foamy.
Add 750grams of bread flour, 1/4 cup caster sugar, 1/4 cup of egg powder (or one whole shell egg), and 1/2 cup of powdered milk, and 12 grams of salt.
Start timer and begin to mix with dough-hook on low (2 on a KitchenAid mixer). Add warm water slowly until dough begins to come together. It should take 2 minutes to dribble the water in. Add too fast, and you wind up with wet dough. It shouldn't be tacky to the touch.
When dough forms a shaggy mass and begins to ball, speed mixer up to 3 1/2 or 4 and mix for a total mixer on time of 8 minutes.
Make a ball of the dough and cover with a clean towel until it doubles. Scale dough to 3 oz and form buns. Place on parchement paper, cover, and allow to rise. Bake at 325F until dark brown on top. Allow to rest for at least 2 hours before slicing.
This makes about 9 buns.
Hope that helps.
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Thank u so much! From your pic they just look delicious.
You could probably use 2 oz of dough for standard buns.
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I am so glad I built my little Texas Prepper's Greenhouse. I have had so much enjoyment from it..Still need to get that pneumatic? window opener thingie for it.
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Thx for sharing. Boy I would love to have one of those!
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