It all started when Jenn said my new bird bath needed some phlox. "Gosh, she's right," I mused. "And I have some bright pink phlox in the front bed that I want to move out before I dig out the goldenrod infestation. Those pink phlox would look perfect by the bird bath." Bird bath transforms [...]
September 2008
Our best apple recipes
September 25, 2008 – Posted in: Fruit, RecipesWe have three apples trees. They came with the place. That is how I know the secret to good apple pie and crisp is to start with delicious baking apples. When I started using these apples in the same recipes I'd always used, the compliments increased dramatically: "This is the best apple pie (crisp) I've [...]
The first frost: To cover or not to cover?
September 24, 2008 – Posted in: FAQ, Garden chores, WeatherCarol over at May Dreams Gardens advises us to Embrace The End of The Growing Season For A Happier Life. She says, "Save yourself both time and worry and forget about covering plants in the fall." Well, yes and no. We covered some things for our first frost. Yes, we already had it! From experience [...]
Butternut squash is the best winter squash
September 18, 2008 – Posted in: Recipes, VegetablesThis is not winter squash:One advantage of homeschooling is that faced with too much zucchini, yellow crookneck, patty pan, and kousa squash, you just bring out the butter knives and conduct art class. Wait to harvest winter squash I had to share that with you, because I don't have any pictures of winter squash. We [...]
Garden Bloggers Bloom Day September 2008
September 15, 2008 – Posted in: What's up/bloomingThe growing season gets a slow enough start around here that many annuals don't really strut their stuff until September. This is a real liability for the frost-sensitive ones like cosmos. I learned to seek out early blooming varieties because the old-fashioned ones often only had two weeks of bloom before shriveling in the first [...]
What to do with Concord grapes
September 10, 2008 – Posted in: Fruit, RecipesWhen we moved to this land, there were some grape vines already growing here. They were slipskin grapes, and if they weren't Concord grapes, they certainly were similar to Concords. That's not too surprising, since the hardiest grape species are slipskin. But you know what? Those kinds of grapes are too tart for me. They [...]
Prizewinners and plant names revealed
September 10, 2008 – Posted in: MiscellaneousThe winners of the Plant Identification Contest have been chosen. Two commenters each won a hand tool I know you want to know if you've won, so let's get that out of the way first. I used a random number generator to pick the names for the two hand tools. The comments are numbered, and [...]
Quiz and Prizes! Celebrating six years of garden blogging
September 5, 2008 – Posted in: About this siteYes, I've been blogging here for six years, and this is my 800th post! I thought this year I'd throw you a challenge. I've got four plants that I bet you can't identify. I'm going to let you have fun trying, but I want to keep it interesting. The two prizes below will be awarded [...]
A Berry Good Cake
September 4, 2008 – Posted in: RecipesBlueberries and blackberries are done for the season. Peaches aren't really local, and apples aren't ready yet. But all those berries in the freezer, well, we're not just going to let them sit there! Fresh or frozen, this cake complements almost any kind of berry, cut up and sweetened to taste. Try it instead of [...]
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