You are here: Home / Big Garden Remember the huge snow we had in January, 2021? I felt sorry for the birds so I gather up some old flower seeds and tossed them out. Big hit! Fast forward. What is this foliage (top two photos) I’m seeing at the edge of the driveway and sidewalk out front? And where did it come
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A few days ago I started re- re-posting the All Time Top-10 posts here at the blog. Only one of them is not a recipe– and it’s #1! The next non-recipe post is #15: Who is Jim Crockett? That was the second of a four-post Crappy Old Book of the Month series, from 2015. The
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The other day when the pressure was on to find a home for the new pressure cooker, I said Hello to our old friend the electric skillet. A very useful appliance, especially in the summer when you’ve a lot of peppers and don’t want to turn the oven on. Recipe: Taco Peppers in Electric Skillet
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A bit early in the year to be posting this but you can safe it for later when you’re over run by cukes. Recipe: Better Homes & Garden Dill Pickles and Kosher Variations Published on July 20, 2015 BH AND G DILL PICKLES AND KOSHER VARIATION FOR EACH QUART ½ lb 4 inch cucumbers (5-6)3-4 heads
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Not quite what my eye sees, but close. It rained last night and is very sunny this morning. The sunlight reflecting off the rain drops on the asparagus is very pretty. Those are asparagus berries on the right, by the way!
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What a day! Yes. I know that the apple tree isn’t shaped the way it supposed to be. And if you think that’s bad, you should see the grapes! I miss The J-Man. I did something today that I haven’t done in ages. I worked in the garden (irises and gladiolas) without a phone, without
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I did not have the heart to pull out the ones coming up in the cracks of the steps. Would you have?
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Well, here we are at the designated hour. It is 48* not 46 as was forecast on Monday. So we’ve got that going for us! Here’s what I’ve been up to when I’ve not been sitting at my desk. Digging up irises, replanting irises. Digging up gladiolas, replanting. Watching asparagus grow. Admiring the volunteers. And
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Well, alrighty then!
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These are my favorites. If it weren’t raining I’d have gotten the entire 50′ row. Wow. I just realized if you zoom in you can see the rain!
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Just thought I’d share a slice of late morning.
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It’s all about the irises today. Which explains why I had nothing to say earlier. My irises, of which I have only two varieties, hale either directly from Aunt Margaret, or from Aunt Margaret via Mom. I like the one that’s booming but the darker one that still in bud is my favorite. That row
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Nothing fancy. In fact, with all of the kitchy pottery, it’s sort of silly. I think Mr. Big Food is calling it “How we do Easter Brunch in Dixie.” The asparagus and mint were picked minutes ago. They’ll be used later in the day. FYI I am going to have to check some crappy old
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It’s Marica Cooks Monday! Pasta. Stuff from the salad drawer in the fridge. Just a touch of cilantro from the garden. I honestly cannot remember the last time I planted cilantro. It just pops up all over the place in the early spring and late fall and we have cilantro.
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It’s really getting green out everywhere out there! Well, except for what’s covered with pine pollen. Last day on the Mathematics and Logic course. Things are going well. Learned a lot.
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will be here before you know it. Stock up on mustard seeds! I did the math. From the Asian Market? $0.28 / oz.
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Dust jacket covers arrived the other day. I’m cleaning crappy old gardening books. Whoohoo!
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I’ve always liked the Winter Sunshine image but after last week, I’m ready for some Spring. I am planting lettuce this week come hell or high water.
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Good morning! I shall see what sort of happy cheery content I can repost from days gone by. Poppies from somewhere near Austin, Texas last March
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[These are self-seeders and they had already been popping up by the hundred before The Great Storm of ’21 hit.] Love-in-the-Mist Originally published on May 2, 2020 Aren’t they lovely? Very attractive seed pods will form, dry up, fall to the ground, and– Voila!– next spring they’ll be back. Thanks to Daughter C who planted the
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