I meant to send this personally...sorry all. Long
e-mail. Darn it. I goofed.
--- marianne bolding <ojowojo@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I used to have a garden...yes, in the desert. shade > cloth it when it hits the 100's. I've only grown > peas, green beans (bush variety), squash, cucumber, > tomatoes do well here...lettuce does not. Green > peppers and anaheim chili peppers and cayene peppers > I > did well with. carrots and radish, too. I love > sunflowers...I gave up my garden and got into > flowers > and perennials for the desert...I also want it in a > new plot...next year...maybe. It's so hard to > remodel > inside and keep up with the outside and work. My > husband hates doing all of the above...so, I'm on my > own with these. I love spinach with vinegar...But, > I've never had it fresh and cooked...only canned...I > like the mushiness. I have been buying it raw > though > for salads and sandwiches...you eat good healthy > stuff. You're garden sounds beautiful...especially > with your weather over there...and the soil. Our > soil > is very caliche...and sandy (obviously). The key > here > to a good garden is bed preparation...I'd suppose it > is the key to any garden. How big is your plot? > How > into it are you? Do you rotate crops? Do you plant > flowers, too? I get seeds from France to experiment > with...I have a sister there. Half the stuff ends > up > being american flowers with a french name. Oillet > de > poet ended up being dianthus, etc...it's funny. You > don't know what you get till it comes up. C'est la > vie. Love, Marianne > --- "Nancy E. Hale" <nanny@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote: > > God, I'm starting to eat like a rabbit!!! I go to > > the garden to get > > veggies for supper and end up eating almost as > many > > raw as I do after > > they're cooked *grin* It's really hard trying to > > get beans ready to cook - > > the little ones always seem to end up in my mouth; > > same for peas and carrots. > > > > I boil my chard - it can be left as a whole leaf > or > > "sliced" across the > > leaf if you prefer. It doesn't take long, just > > until it is tender to a > > fork and kind of folds over the fork when you try > to > > pick it up. Serve it > > up with butter and a touch of vinegar. Taste - > > hmmmm - have you ever eaten > > spinach or fiddle heads? Kind of similar. > > > > I've never eaten kale, and all my cookbooks are > > still packed, so I can't > > give you any ideas right now. Remind me in about > a > > month when I've > > finished unpacking my kitchen *grin*. > > > > Good eating! > > > > Nancy in NB > > > > ICQ #9683431 > > > > To remove yourself from the > adhesions@adhesions.org > > mailing list please go > > to the unsubscribe form at > > http://www.adhesions.org/forums/listcmds.htm > > Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute > with Yahoo! Messenger > http://www.adhesions.org/forums/listcmds.htm
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