A couple of weeks ago I went to my first hoticulture society meeting, it was great. The knowledge in the room was fantastic, I'm going to go a few more times but I'm pretty sure I want to make it a permanent thing.
Anyway I was given some daffodil (narcissi) bulbs and a cutting from a very fragrant cetronella geranium. I've planted my bulbs and put the cutting in water to root it.
I wanted to root some of my other plants that servived the frost we had, some of my herbs. So as always I went to youtube and watched dozens of propagating videos for rosemary and thyme.
I decided I was going to try to root them in water so that's what I did, we will see what happens in a couple of weeks. I also through some random plant that I love, I can't remember the name of it but when I find the tag I will let you know.
I'm trying to pick the best day of the week for blogging, I would really like to get one entry out every week so that is going to be my goal!
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I'm so excited!!!
I entered a "Name that Dahlia" contest and out of 9000 participants my name for the Dahlia was chosen!
Myself along with two other participants came up with the same name, so they put our three names in a hat and drew for the grand prize.
Although I did not receive the grand prize I did get a fabulous consolation prize. $50 gifted certificate and 3 dahlia bulbs for next spring.
Now when people ask me "ooh, what's the name of that dahlia?" I can say, "it's called Dragons Breath and I named it" :)
I can't wait to see it bloom next spring! It's a gorgeous dahlia!
Thank you Veseys for a great contest!
https://www.veseys.com/ca/en/?veseys=468a464a4d512603ce8dd7a3150f5a04
I found a recipe for zucchini chips on Pinterest and decided to give it a whirl. But instead of baking them I decided to deep fry them in coconut oil.
Worked out really good, a few of them were still a little mushy but still tasted great. I made them with sea salt and then another batch with icing sugar, I do like my sweets :) I think I might try baking them next time though.
So here is what I did.
In a large skillet heat enough coconut oil to cover the bottom over low medium heat
Wash your zucchini and slice thinly
When oil is hot place slices into your skillet ( careful, it splashes)
When they start turning brown, flip them
Let them hang out for another couple of minutes then remove onto a plate with paper towel
Tongs work really well
After oil is mostly absorbed in the paper towel throw them in a bowl and sprinkle your favorite seasoning on it. Enjoy!
Yeah! My first melon..
This is the first year I have grown melons, not sure if it will finish this year though. Our weather has started to turn and you can definitely feel fall in the air.
These guys also got a late start, I did start them indoors in my light garden but they received some frost in early June.
They pretty much died off to the ground and started again, but when the hot weather finally did hit they grew very well.
This is a sugar baby melon, I thought I would give it a whirl. I planted it in a 1'x1'x1 pot with my normal mix that I do for almost anything (the mix is in another post), and it seems to be doing quite well. I'm very interested to taste this sucker :)
Wow... Where does the time go?
Well I brought my bee house indoors, I was curious to see how many pods they had actually closed. From the photo you can see that they have closed 4 completely, and you can't really see it but there are another 3 pods that are 1/2 mudded up.
It's so exciting! Now I have to wait until October then I will be able to open the compartment and see if there are any cocoons inside. If there are, I will take them out, wash them and put them in the fridge until next spring!
Again if you would like more info on mason bees or where I got my bees and bee house from,
https://www.westcoastseeds.com/product/Gardening-Supplies/Pollination/#sthash.FpwNI1L9.dpbs
This is the first year I have ever grown ground cherries. I'm not sure what to expect but from what I've read about them they are supposed to taste a little like pineapple.
They are coming along quite nicely, I put two plants in about a 12" pot and filled it with my regular mix of organic potting soil, eggshell powder, epson salt, worm castings, sea soil and sheep poop.
I have fertilized the pot once with an organic fish fertilizer just recently, I did all my pots with it.
I think I might just plant one to a pot next year cause they are stretching quite a bit now but they still seem quite happy.
The rest of my garden is also doing good although I did loose my last row of radishes to root maggots :( so far they haven't touched anything else *fingers crossed*
But anyways I can't wait to try them!
I love camping.. Everything about it, I love the campfire, the great outdoors, paddle boarding and of course cooking a wiener on an open fire.
But not having a bun to put it on has been a bit of a change for me. Since going primal two years ago things haven't always been easy, and saying I don't eat gluten or indulge in a piece of cake evey now and again would be a flat out lie. I totally do but also pay for it later.
I try to live the best I can with the 80 20 rule, that doesn't always work but I think I'm pretty close.
I have to admit I feel much better not eating wheat and when I fall off the wagon I really feel it in my bones, my skin and of course the waistline.
So what to do.. Well for me romain lettuce is the answer, works great so all your fixings stay in one place and you don't have to worry about the bloat factor.
Now not saying that processed hotdogs are great for you, but what's camping without the wiener :)
Btw this is romain lettuce out of my own garden!
