Recent content by calypso985

Are you SURE it calls for a whole TABLESPOON of salt?? That's an awful lot of salt. :sick Just checking.... PS: I have recipes that are a lot older than 30 years! Heck, I've been MARRIED for over 30 years, so you can probably guess MY age :P

For your approval, here are some submissions for Picture of the Week:

About 3 weeks ago, I cut a couple of stems of Sweet Basil and brought them into the house. Experience has shown me that fresh basil doesn't keep very long in the refrigerator, so I decided instead to put it into a glass of water, like cut flowers. Not only has it stayed fresh and perky, but...

Just thought I'd share this pic I took yesterday of my 'Garnet' Sweet Potato vine. I'd never seen the flower of the sweet potato before, and I thought it was particularly pretty! To the original poster who asked if the sweet taters were ready yet, have a look at how green my plant still is...

Dear ChickiesMoma: THANK YOU very much! It looks wonderful . . . and easy, too! Why is it that the BEST recipes are the simple ones? Oh my. I think I'm going to have to make this tonight. Goodness knows, I have plenty of zucchini -- LOL.

I have a neighbor who grows dill every year. It is always VERY tall. I agree that if you crush the leaves, the smell will be a dead giveaway. If you get a positive ID, I hope you will let us all know!

Oops -- I reread your original post and I see that you DID specify the size of your planter box. So sorry! You probably should specify whether that size is in INCHES or FEET, since that makes a HUGE difference. :cool::-)

Advice is free, so take this for what it's worth, but I suggest that you choose plants that aren't susceptible to powdery mildew. You ought to be able to figure out what those are by spending a few minutes on google. There are even squash varieties that are resistant, but probably not for a...

Congratulations. Sounds like you have Powdery Mildew in your squash beds. I wish I could give you a magic formula for curing it, but so far I haven't found ANYTHING that works. Once it infects an area, it remains in the soil, just waiting for the next crop of squash plants. It attacks mainly...

Absolutely CORRECT. The mushrooms are actually the above-ground FRUIT of the mycological (fungal) mat that grows just beneath the soil's surface. Even though they are gone, it just means the fungus is done fruiting. The mycological mat is still there, doing it's "thing", helping to turn your...

I feel your pain. Four years ago (the last time I had a garden), all of my squashes & cukes became infected with powdery mildew. I had no idea what to do about it, and just watched helplessly as it destroyed my plants, along with any hope of a harvest. I did know that even though my plants...

Won't you please post that recipe? Pretty please? It sounds DELICIOUS. I've made other Bisquick "quiches" (they call them Impossible Pies), and they are really good. One that uses zucchinis is right up my alley!!

Skeeter, the first question that came to my mind was this: do you plant a different species of zucchini each season, or are they the same variety each year? IF they are the same variety (possibly even from the same seeds), perhaps are raising plants that are for whatever reason failing to...

Those overgrown zukes -- the ones almost as big as a small submarine -- are GREAT for stuffing! Use your imagination when it comes to what to put in them. Cut them in half lengthwise, scoop out the seeds, then stuff and bake. Ground beef mixed with garlic, onions, basil, oregano, diced...