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Posted on 11/01/2026 6:19:40 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
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I have 5 tomatoes left on the counter and a pot of basil on the kitchen windowsill in water. No freeze or frost yet.
Me too!
Lucky me - I thought we’d overslept. (Usually wifey wakes me up on Sunday mornings.)
And I can’t get it to grow to save my life...
Oleanders root readily in water.
My croton cuttings are rooting in water.
Plants have become very expensive to buy.
Most of my Baltimore garden is still going as well. The hostas have just begun getting golden leaves, a precursor to turning brown. The panicle hydrangea's flowers have turned brown. The zucchini and cucumbers, victims of powdery mildew this year, have shut down. The red peppers seem to be in a state of stasis, growing large but still totally green.
The gaillardia is still blooming strongly, will wait to cut it back. The echinacea is still clinging to some color; browning and cut back will be soon. My formerly "dead" Nelly Moser clematis, after being cut back to the ground for clematis wilt, came roaring back and is now 3' long. Too bad it doesn't have long enough to flower this season. The most in need of major trimming are the wildflowers I planted between my 55' of roses. I want to clear out all the dead vegetation between the roses, which are still blooming. Queen Elizabeth rose doesn't seem aware that it's late fall. She is covered with gorgeous pink blooms as is Strike It Rich and a few others. I always miss my gardens, front and back yards, during the winter.
Just switching the manual clocks here (California) and everyone is crazed.
We are getting some much-needed, glorious rain, maybe the beginning of a very large El Niño (one can hope!).
Meanwhile, a few plants are still blooming as we transition from very hot weather to wind, rain and something cooler (hopefully not fire or flood):
Mexican petunias:
Firecracker flowers:
Pink Bower Vine:
Thai Delight Bougainvillea:
He's already ready for the next holiday!
Chocolate Whipped Cream / good strawberry dip
Rich, fudgy, decadent, and luxuriously creamy, made with just four ingredients in min.
Ing: 1 1/2 c cold h/cream 4 tbl sugar (or use conf) 3 tbl unsweetened Dutch cocoa powder 1/4 tsp vanilla
Instructions Freezer bowl and beaters 5-10 min. Pour cold h/cream into chilled bowl. Add sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla. Start to whip on med-low til thickened slightly, a min. Increase speed to high and whip to stiff peaks (cream holds its shape), a min. Use right away or fridge airtight.
Chef Notes--Dutch-processed cocoa gives a smoother, richer, chocolaty taste. Powder blends easily. Use h/cream w/ 36% milkfat. Overwhipping cream makes butter. Everything should be cold, bowl, beaters, h/cream. Sift conf and cocoa powder free of lumps. Add a dollop to Baileys s'mores milkshake. On peanut butter hot chocolate, tastes like peanut butter cups.
“cold h/cream”
The “h”...? Heavy?
It looks so good!
“Plants have become very expensive to buy.”
They have! I have my ‘collection’ whittled down to just a few faves that I’ve had For-EVER. More like pets than plants. ;)
Right now I’m rooting more Pothos (super easy; hard to kill!) and a Peru Monstera.
Either a Hibiscus or some fancy new breed of Okra. ;)
Seems that Corgis are the only dogs you can capture ‘in flight,’ LOL!
What’s even more adorable are Basset Hounds in slow-motion. I will miss my Forever Love Basset Hound, Rufus, until my last breath. :)
Thanks, as always. Love, love, LOVE your flowers. :)
I’ll bet your ‘helper’ is thinking of either gravy or ANYTHING Thanksgiving-related that falls off the table, LOL!
Thanks, as always. Love, love, LOVE your flowers. :)
I’ll bet your ‘helper’ is thinking of either gravy or ANYTHING Thanksgiving-related that falls off the table, LOL!
Only “heavy cream” whips up as shown.
Right. I assume that the “h” meant heavy but wasn’t positive. Thx.
Hi, great to see you and your beautiful pictures.
I can’t seem to get spinach or lettuce to grow. Arugula does fine though.
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