Looks SO good (low carb, too - especially if you peel the cukes)! I shared this recipe with some family members who are being overrun with cukes, peppers & the like.
My bell peppers are producing foliage & not much else. The jalapenos have plenty of peppers (popper recipe will be do-able soon!). I picked another 8 cukes last night, gave away 19 (all picked in one day) Friday a week ago ... local fire station took them. :-)
Zinnias blooming en masse now so there is color in the garden. Marigolds are heavy on foliage, low on blooms, but there are buds. Morning Glories took off this week and are climbing like crazy so I hope flowers will follow soon.
Anyone with dahlia growing experience? A relative has the most gorgeous dahlia flowers that she puts in arrangements and I would like to grow some .... didn’t happen this year (first year with 4 galvanized beds just for flowers), but I think I have room for a bush or two in the new beds.
Phosphate fertilizers can encourage flowering in both Tomatoes and Peppers. At this point a fast acting fertilizer might encourage blooming. You could try something like seabird guano or Miracle Grow Sure Bloom both of which have a very high Phosphate content.
No experience with Dahlias.
(Rain and thunder..Signing off for now!)
I like Dahlia, too!
I usually start them from seed, and as soon as I see the tubers available at Walmart/Garden Centers I buy a few packages and start them in pots in my greenhouse to give them a head start.
A favorite from seed is called ‘The Bishop’s Children’ - I know - weird - but the seed was bred from ‘Bishop of Landlaf (sp?) which is a gorgeous dark-leaved Dahlia that’s been around for-ever. Seed Savers used to carry them - probably still do.
Since I buy inexpensive tubers, I don’t bother with the digging and saving tubers from season to season.
Seeds. Not available now, but will be in spring, again, I’m sure:
https://www.johnnyseeds.com/flowers/dahlia/giant-hybrid-mix-dahlia-seed-3397.html