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Your successes or failures with Gallicas in "mild" winter areas
Comments (32)Sure, will look into, probably next week when it is hopefully cooler! It was 104 here today.:( Anything shipped now might turn into steamed lettuce. Also, I will see about removing the soil, just in case it has something you don't! Maybe I can bareroot it as soon as temps dip???? No, it is unlikely that I'll attend because my four-legged menagerie makes arrangements complicated. The day with the presentations is kind of pricey too, and I'm retired so cost is a consideration. I wonder if they could webcast it? Local colleges/universities are sometimes sources of webcast capabilities at very moderate costs (especially if it is part of a student project where they can earn credit for supporting an event) or even free (if you know who and how to ask). Many online webcasts that I view on horses are free (but an organization that doesn't have the budget to do that might be able to charge a small fee). As to President Dutailly, his is the picture featured on the hybrid perpetual page at Vintage. Gorgeous!!!! I don't know about the heat requirement however, as I've only seen him in my garden and Eurodesert's. Maybe you could ask Gregg Lowery? But as to the shade, well I have 2 PD's (it's that suckering habit dontcha know!), and one gets early morning sun, then dappled shade/sun the rest of the day. It looks perfectly happy. Whether it would like that amount of shade in a cooler location I don't know. Melissa...See MoreWintersowing:Success or Failure?
Comments (6)My success rate has been so-so. I've got about 20 containers that still haven't germinated at all (about 80% did germinate of the total containers sown). As for my seedlings, my cosmos, mexican daisies and sunflower elfs are growing like gangbusters. As for the rest...not so much. Doesn't surprise me in the least for the perennials I planted out. I assumed they'd take at least a year or two to establish themselves. But I'm surprised at the slow growth rate for the annuals. Stuff like Canterbury Bells, Bells of Ireland, etc. Those are growing INCREDIBLY slow. I've "fertilized" them w/ compost tea but since I refuse to use chemical fertilizers (or chemicals of any kind) in my garden, I'm still just waitin' for them to show some semblance of a growth spurt. At this rate, they won't bloom until Sept....See MoreThanksgiving successes and failures
Comments (26)BF and I had our TG dinner the weekend before, so ate leftovers on the actual day. I sure LOVED that! We got a free turkey and it was just one of those injected ones and I just roasted it and it came out good. I rubbed it with Mrs. Dash garlic herb salt free seasoning and stuffed it with apples. The only thing that was a problem is neither my meat thermometer or the pop up one on the turkey seemed to work because it was overcooked but not registering the right temp., so I dunno. My thermometer never seems to be accurate so I really have to find a better one. The white meat on the breast was a tad dry, as per usual but frankly I think it was good enough, that is pretty much the nature of white meat anyway. We got a lot for sandwiches which I ate on my homeade ricotta caraway bread-yum. I made sweet potatoes with pineapple glaze, a dish I had forgotten about and I think I will make it again. Easy peasy, not too cloying sweet but not bland either. Just added a small can of pineapple tidbits to a dish of diced fresh sweet potatoes, a TBLSP or so of brown sugar, a bit of butter and some candied ginger, and then baked it with the turkey for about an hour. Delish. I finally found a stuffing I like. It was over the top rich and fattening but since I only make this type of thing once a year, worth the splurge. It was an Italian style dressing and I got the recipe from chef Fabio Viviani, which sounds like a made up name to me but I actually enjoy his show and some of the recipes. What I like about this dressing was it has almost no sage and I am not a sage fan! I used a mix of spicy fake sausage and some all natural pork and rice sausage that I get, instead of the italian sausage that the recipe calls for. Ingredients 8 cup(s) French baguette or Italian pane rustica, cut into 1-inch cubes 2 tablespoon(s) unsalted butter 1 cup(s) diced yellow onion 2 cup(s) chopped cremini mushrooms 1 teaspoon(s) dried basil, crushed 4 tablespoon(s) Bertolli Extra Virgin Olive Oil, divided 3 sweet Italian sausages, casings removed 1 cup(s) shredded provolone cheese (I used a mix of shredded Italian cheese and that was it, way less) 1/3 cup(s) grated Parmesan or Pecorino Romano cheese - (See note above, I did not use all the cheese called for in the recipe, way over the top) 1 cup(s) sour cream (I only used about 1/3 cup) 1 cup(s) store-bought or homemade beef broth (I used vegetable broth) Directions Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Add bread to a large mixing bowl and set aside. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and mushrooms. Season with salt, pepper, and dried basil. Increase the heat to medium-high and cook for 8-10 minutes until the moisture is evaporated and the onions and mushrooms are lightly browned. Add the mushroom and onion mixture to the bowl with the bread and allow to cool slightly. In the meantime, in the same pan, heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the sausage, breaking it up with a wooden spoon into small pieces and cook until browned, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to cool. (I used already cooked sausage) Into the bowl with the bread, mushrooms and onions, add the provolone and Parmesan cheeses, sour cream, remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil and beef broth. Add the cooled sausage and stir to fully combine. Pour the stuffing into a 9- by 13-inch baking pan and bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes until brown and crispy. To serve, spoon the stuffing into a serving bowl. Here is a link that might be useful: Chef Fabio Viviani's sausage mushroom stuffing...See MoreSharing my winter sowing successes and failures this year
Comments (18)Maryjo, My peony poppies really didnt look like much (leaves not very tall) so I figured it'd be a while. My pansies and violas have been starting to flower this past week...what else? Not much else wintersown (yet), and I know many wont flower this year, but as long as they thrive and grow :) My WS tomatoes took forever and were tiny. I started some indoors that THRIVED, esp'lly when I transferred them to grow bags. I have never been really good at starting seeds, but this year I started a few types of seeds (and not all at once) under my kitchen cabinet lights! :) The thing with the 2 liter bottles is they will dry out faster than larger containers, but just as long as you realize that, and keep up with them in the spring, they are a good starting container. I didnt have problems with bunnies...and I KNOW we have at least 2 in the yard/back woods as I've seen them For some reason they have not bothered my seedlings; but someone said if they are big enough they shouldnt be interested. What about putting bird netting on/around them? I did that when my seedlings were very small in containers but they weren't ready to plant out, as I have a squirrel who is always looking for food! Obnoxiously so. He comes onto my screened porch thru the doggie door!...See MoreKindness Matters (NE Ohio 6a)
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