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I wrote a paragraph about methyl salicylate from Wintergreen oil use as an effective topical pain relief. "Wintergreen essential oil is usually obtained by steam distillation of the leaves of the plant following maceration in warm water." Result: methyl salicylate, says Wikipedia. I, now and...

Gerbera. Right? It is an African perennial. I have grown Gazania :). (Not the one you have there, I'm thinking.) In the rose greenhouse where I worked, the management wanted to try Gerbera under rose bushes ..! It was soon abandoned. Beautiful potted plants from the nurseries, And In...

I thought that this was in funny contrast to @heirloomgal feeling on top of the food preparation cycle ;).

There's Corn Flakes and Honey Oh's in the bowl, banana slices over and under. An orange on the side. Oolong. No snow on the ground, that's good for dragging the cans out for the garbage trucks by 6. I'd better check recycling schedule. With the huge bin they provided as a replacement, I skip...

All important. If you have that greenhouse finished early ;) .. . you might enjoy populating your home with house plants by Fall ! Steve

I thought about putting this in the garden humor thread but then, it might have been thought that I approve of such a taste :D.

I was wondering what might show you about the unusual weather here in the NW corner of the US Wild West. This graft does a fairly good job of doing that for the unusually warm December weeks we have been having. It looks as though we may be sliding down into the more normal range but, we will...

#1 A 2 C 3 C 4 C 5 C 6 C 7 C 8 B 9 D 10 C Some of us have been gardening for a long, long time. For me –– over 50 growing seasons. All those years of dependence on good growing weather makes me kinda defensive about accepting responsibility for many failures. So, I chose A for #1 because the...

My mother was a person who really enjoyed baking. She used a "Refrigerator Rolls" recipe that was supposed to require no kneading but we always kneaded it some and using it for loaves of bread may have required that. Sourdough became something they played with after retirement. What it quickly...