"It made for a slow group" is my favorite phrase here, Eric. Not to mention the spotlight on furry friends that then followed. Hope all is well this week, Eric? Cheers, -Thalia
Hey, thanks very much for your kind comment, Thalia. Things are good here in Portland, with the garden vegetables and flowers going nuts. Love this time of year! I hope you're also doing well. -- Eric
Homegrown tomatoes are the best, such wonderful taste compared to the cardboard things we’re stuck with from the store nine months of the year. Successfully growing them and delicious cilantro counts as a win! I have enough space and sun to grow lettuce, radishes, cucumbers, peppers and sometimes a few beets or potatoes. So enjoyable, and good for mental health too, I think. And don’t get me started on roses, dahlias, zinnias and more.
I don’t dare with roses etc, Eric. But I might follow your example on the radishes and beets. They are regulars on our table anyhow. Any tips on best practices for it?
Yes! (now you got me going) Look for a seed packet of French breakfast radishes. They are extremely quick to sprout and grow, and usually are the first things (after lettuce) that we’re able to eat from the garden. They are tubular shaped rather than round, and have a nice peppery kick that isn’t too strong. We’ve been eating them for two weeks. They’re great for early spring planting but bolt and turn woody when it gets too hot. I sometimes replant them in the fall. With beets, I usually buy starts from a garden store. I don’t have any planted this year. Most of the roses in our yard were here when we moved in 20 years ago so I can’t take credit for them, but they are wonderful to have.
I’m laughing with you. Not at you. You may understand why if my grown up children have something to say to their parents it always goes to Mary first. There is more I could say but it would be off tangent and damn it. Word count ran me out.
"It made for a slow group" is my favorite phrase here, Eric. Not to mention the spotlight on furry friends that then followed. Hope all is well this week, Eric? Cheers, -Thalia
Hey, thanks very much for your kind comment, Thalia. Things are good here in Portland, with the garden vegetables and flowers going nuts. Love this time of year! I hope you're also doing well. -- Eric
Happy gardening, Eric. Truthfully the only thing I’ve ever successfully grown was cilantro and tomatoes. Hope you are having better luck! 🪴
Homegrown tomatoes are the best, such wonderful taste compared to the cardboard things we’re stuck with from the store nine months of the year. Successfully growing them and delicious cilantro counts as a win! I have enough space and sun to grow lettuce, radishes, cucumbers, peppers and sometimes a few beets or potatoes. So enjoyable, and good for mental health too, I think. And don’t get me started on roses, dahlias, zinnias and more.
I don’t dare with roses etc, Eric. But I might follow your example on the radishes and beets. They are regulars on our table anyhow. Any tips on best practices for it?
Yes! (now you got me going) Look for a seed packet of French breakfast radishes. They are extremely quick to sprout and grow, and usually are the first things (after lettuce) that we’re able to eat from the garden. They are tubular shaped rather than round, and have a nice peppery kick that isn’t too strong. We’ve been eating them for two weeks. They’re great for early spring planting but bolt and turn woody when it gets too hot. I sometimes replant them in the fall. With beets, I usually buy starts from a garden store. I don’t have any planted this year. Most of the roses in our yard were here when we moved in 20 years ago so I can’t take credit for them, but they are wonderful to have.
Here is a 10-word story:
Three times he slammed the door. It never satisfied him.
Good one!
I’m laughing with you. Not at you. You may understand why if my grown up children have something to say to their parents it always goes to Mary first. There is more I could say but it would be off tangent and damn it. Word count ran me out.