Gardening.....

[RN-PRN]

Cut some fresh broccoli for dinner yesterday. Hubby and my one son enjoyed it after it was steamed. I'm not so much of a broccoli fan.

[NWoBHM]

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Girls used to call it green trees when they were young.......Very good for you!!

[Gungawoman]

(07-01-2011 01:50 PM)NWoBHM Wrote:  

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Girls used to call it green trees when they were young.......Very good for you!!

My sons used to say we were having trees for dinner too

I love it covered with butter, lemon juice, and pepper! YUM!

[Gungawoman]

(06-22-2011 06:35 AM)boomer Wrote:  Roses...need some help with roses.

We have a planter area we are clearing out. Mrs B wants roses in that area and roses she shall have, but I dont know if its too late to plant or what. She wants to call it our "Taste of Portland" garden.

Roses are indestructible if you give them a few simple things. You can plant them nearly any time. They don't like overhead watering.They don't like to sit in a pool of water. They like plenty of air circulation, so keep the space around them and under them clear. They like an occasional sprinkle of coffee grounds around them. Cut off all dead blooms-it keeps them making more. When you cut the blooms off, look at the leaves on the stem beneath the flower you're cutting. Cut just above an outside facing leaf. New growth grows out in the direction of whatever leaf you cut above. Cut off any crossing branches-they'll rub together and it can let diseases in. Prune them back to about 6" in Feb. or March. If you get aphids (tiny green bugs) spray the roses with a mix of 1/3 dish soap and 2/3 water. I've heard that in the winter in very cold areas, you should pack straw around them. I've never done anything to them for the winter. It got down to minus 18 degrees(!) here this last winter, and the roses are fine.

[Gungawoman]

Vincent--
I got this months Organic Gardening magazine in the mail today. They had an article on getting rid of weeds without chemicals. They said to spray them with regular dish soap on a hot, sunny day. They said you may have to repeat the process a few times.
They also mentioned using vinegar. It will get rid of weeds, but will up the acidity of the soil and possibly kill your good plants too.
Nothing was said about salt.

[RN-PRN]

We used to get that magazine a while back...

[burma.girl]

(07-01-2011 12:28 PM)RN-PRN Wrote:  Cut some fresh broccoli for dinner yesterday. Hubby and my one son enjoyed it after it was steamed. I'm not so much of a broccoli fan.

Don't like broccoli?! Deep fry it! Everything tastes better in a crispity-crunchity crust. Simply coat bite-sized florets (with enought stem left on for a handle) in flour then an egg wash, dredge through a healthy layer of Panko breadcrumbs, fry in pan/fryer until golden brown 'n' delicious and dig in! Try a mayo/horseradish sauce for dipping, too....

For a (somewhat) healthier version, I mix steamed broc & cauliflower with french fried onions and a healthy splash of Sriracha hot chili sauce (bka Rooster sauce). Until a few years ago I was not a big fan of broccoli and avoided cauliflower like the plague. For some bizarre reason, this combo works for me.

[Scythe Matters]

Mmmmm broccoli.

Our cukes are growing so fast I swear that I can hear them! Can't wait to be able to have Tzatziki on my Greek meatloaf. Yes, I'll post the recipe soon

[Rey]

I think its funny that we take something healthy, like broccoli, and the only way to like it is to make it unhealthy, by deep frying it or slathering it with butter. I can see the healthy eating advocates doing a face palm.

I suppose a piece of cardboard would taste good deep fried and covered with butter. Is broccoli really that bad? Well, I guess I don't eat much of it...

(07-05-2011 10:23 PM)burma.girl Wrote:  

(07-01-2011 12:28 PM)RN-PRN Wrote:  Cut some fresh broccoli for dinner yesterday. Hubby and my one son enjoyed it after it was steamed. I'm not so much of a broccoli fan.

Don't like broccoli?! Deep fry it! Everything tastes better in a crispity-crunchity crust. Simply coat bite-sized florets (with enought stem left on for a handle) in flour then an egg wash, dredge through a healthy layer of Panko breadcrumbs, fry in pan/fryer until golden brown 'n' delicious and dig in! Try a mayo/horseradish sauce for dipping, too....

For a (somewhat) healthier version, I mix steamed broc & cauliflower with french fried onions and a healthy splash of Sriracha hot chili sauce (bka Rooster sauce). Until a few years ago I was not a big fan of broccoli and avoided cauliflower like the plague. For some bizarre reason, this combo works for me.

[burma.girl]

[quote='Rey' pid='18788' dateline='1309969880']
I think its funny that we take something healthy, like broccoli, and the only way to like it is to make it unhealthy, by deep frying it or slathering it with butter. I can see the healthy eating advocates doing a face palm.

I suppose a piece of cardboard would taste good deep fried and covered with butter. Is broccoli really that bad? Well, I guess I don't eat much of it...


Awwww Rey, there ya' go rainin' on our buttery deep fried parade....

okayokayokay how 'bout I redeem our clogged arteries with cut yellow squash, zucchini & mushrooms, sauteed with garlic & ginger in a smidge of olive oil and seasoned w/a wee pinch of salt 'n' pepper.....Izzat better, Captain Cholesterol?!