The other night at supper I was pointing out to Beau the various veggies he was eating that were right from the garden, in both his salad and the side dishes. He said, ‘I love your Kill It and Grill It attitude!’ and today’s topic was born. ;)
I know we talked about Zucchini last week, but grilling it is another great option!
How to Cook Zucchini 8 Different Ways—Including Grilled:
https://www.realsimple.com/how-to-cook-zucchini-7550369
Love veggies grilled in foil with butter salt and pepper- I know it’s not dry grilling like open flame, but it still tastes great in my opinion. Onions, zucchini, yellow squash, cherry tomatoes, green beans, etc. That is one way to get me to eat more vegetables for sure.
I do not have a grill so my brother next door will grill things for me. I could never talk dad into a grill, but mom and I have been talking about getting one. I love grilled food - grilling imparts a flavor that you just can’t beat.
The sunflowers have been blooming long enough that the goldfinches are hopping among the flowers & checking them out - I am sure they are doing some ‘seed removal’ already.
The hummers are really active, draining one of the feeders about every 2.5 days. The other feeder isn’t as popular, but still getting visitors. I suggested mom get a small table & chairs for the front porch - she found a ‘bistro’ set this past week that is perfect. Now we can eat on the porch & watch the hummers on the feeder.
The humidity is much lower today & temps should be in the 80’s ... trend should hold until Monday when it’s back to more brutal conditions. I plan on finishing up mowing & getting the garden ‘straight’ after some pretty good rain showers. The weeds are more than happy & growing.
Wildlife update: the chicken killer (6 in 2 nights) has been trapped - it was a large raccoon. The large snake that was hanging out in the coop rafters & raiding the nest boxes (no eggs for 2 days prior to the massacre) has moved on. My SIL heard noises & a large snake had caught a baby bunny. Nature ... not for the faint of heart.
Unrelated, but I heard this yesterday & thought I would pass it on. We have been dealing with 2 deaths in the family since January & this brings the fact that there is an end to life on this earth front & center. Those dealing with AI, robotics, trying for immortality will be disappointed when their time comes & inevitably, it will come. So here is a bit of ‘philosophy’ from Dr H (naturopath Dr. Henry Ealy) that was meaningful to me:
“The goal is not immortality - the goal is to be the best you can be in the time you are given.”
The drought is awful. We had a few decent rains recenty, but need much more. The forecast has chances of rain 5 of the next 7 days.
In the garden, my favorites are the large (tree lily and others) lilies I got from The Lily Garden dot com, for planting last fall.
In the dahlia department (tubers from Dahias dot com...which is Swan Island Dahlias)....I have several varieties blooming now, the best is Honeymoon, a huge richly petaled flower of golden yellow orange on a stout 2.5 foot plant.
I tried Aztec Mix zinnia seeds this year (ParkSeed.com) and they are so varied in rich deep colors, I will be growing them again. They paired well with Rocket Snapdragons in large pots.
My ProCut Red sunflowers are in bloom and very nice with deep red color.
I have a second batch of seedlings in the greenhouse ready to plant outside.
On a different topic, it is official that my folks are retiring after mum season is over. We had a good spring there, very busy as usual. There are mums, asters, coneflowers,and ornamental cabbage growing now for late summer/fall sales.
I will be getting left over seeds of many kinds from my mom next spring. She won’t do inventory until later in the year. I already got a lot of Magellan zinnia seeds many weeks ago, and they are already 6” high and in big pots and in the garden.
Thanks for the weekly thread!
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