Gardening Question of the Day for Monday, July 28, 2008
(Via Gardening Question of the Day (from The Old Farmer's Almanac))
Late summer always brings black spot to my roses. Any suggestions? (answer).
Late summer always brings black spot to my roses. Any suggestions? (answer).
From The Old Farmer's Almanac.
YOWSAH! EUREKA! SHAZAM!
(Via Idaho Gardener)
They’re HERE! The first ripe tomatoes of the season. Sweet baby Jesus in the Manger!
And I ate them. (forgot to photograph them…..in too big a hurry).
OK, I shared them. Had them all warm and sliced up for making BLT’s for lunch today, but yes, first, a gorgeous slice on the cutting board, just to admire it, just to smell it, just to have a big ol’ juicy bite of it.Plain and unadulterated.
I fried up some lovely smoked pork fat a.k.a. thick-sliced pepper bacon and toasted some potato bread, spread it generously with Best Food’s mayo, laid on the tomato slices (they happen to be Brandywine tomatoes), a little fresh cracked pepper and coarse kosher salt, some shredded romaine, topped with the other piece of toast and there it was: heaven on a plate.
I also just planted a fresh batch of basil seeds……gotta have those basil leaves ready for the bounty of tomatoes headed my way. Summah time!
Post from: Idaho Gardener
more Famous Potatoes
(Via Idaho Gardener)
I love the foodie blog, SmittenKitchen, and I highly recommend you try out Deb’s new recipe for the Summer Squash and Potato torte. Laws a mercy it’s fine! Fine! And if you make it in the morning, you can serve it later in the day at room temp, so you aren’t heating the house up with your cooking. These spuds would go great with Smitten’s mustard glazed skewers………aren’t I helpful? Get cookin’.
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Comment on Mid-summer blooms by Hootin’ Anni
(Via Comments for Anne's Garden)
I really like the pink hollyhocks…now I’m wondering if they’d grow in south Texas?!! I may try to find some seed packets around here in the stores.
My GTS is posted [it's in the middle section of my Sunday Blog Post, so scroll down below the day after the hurricane photos]
