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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Fairfield Tomato Festival 2011…
Today, my Mom and I went to the Fairfield Tomato Festival 2011. We got to taste several Tomatoes, listen to bands, see the street vendors and of course buy some ripe juicy Tomatoes!!! Below is a slide show from the … Continue reading
Apples, Pears and Asian Pears…
I harvest various Apples, Pears and Asian Pears from our garden to make an Apple and Pear Crisp. I harvested the two Asian Pear ‘Hosui’ fruits because they were starting to soften. I think I should have harvested them a … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Gardening, Questions
Tagged apple, asian pear, Cooking, harvest, pear, Questions
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Kangkong Planted…
I planted the Kangkong that were already rooting into three pots that didn’t have drainage holes, so they’ll grow in a bog-like environment. Can’t wait to harvest leaves from them. Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Tumblr it Tweet about … Continue reading
Begonia Leaf + Things I Didn’t Know About Begonias…
I took a broken leaf from my Auntie’s Begonia. It’s from a tuberous-type Begonia with double white and red flowers. I’m hoping that I can grow a baby plant from this leaf. As I was searching Flickr and YouTube for … Continue reading
Kang Kong…
I had a craving for Sinigang (a Filipino dish) and one of the ingredients I purchased to cook it was Kangkong (aka Ong Choy, Water Spinach, etc.). I just used the tips and leaves and saved the bottom stems. I … Continue reading
100,000 Views
My Flickr photostream reached 100,000 views today! :) Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Tumblr it Tweet about it Tell a friend
Rebutia Cactus…
Orange Rebutia Cactus flowering in late June. Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Tumblr it Tweet about it Tell a friend
Blog Updates (Contact Me Page + Disqus)…
I made a couple changes to this blog… First, I added a Contact Me page someone mentioned that I did not have my email address here… oops… so now I can be contacted via the new Contact Me page. Secondly, I … Continue reading
Gardening August 9, 2011…
My Haemanthus albiflos has been surviving and growing very very slowly. I think it may be due to it’s small pot and maybe lack of light. It’s also potted in Cactus Mix because I thought it grew like a succulent … Continue reading
Does Superthrive Expire?
I stumbled onto a page on Amazon.com for Superthrive, the plant vitamin and hormone supplement… and remembered that I have a small bottle (from maybe 3 years ago) somewhere that I hardly used. Does anyone know if Superthrive expire?… and … Continue reading
Purple Potato Harvest!!!
My Purple Potato plants started dying back about a month ago, but I just left them be… until today when I saw this video on YouTube of a man in Sparks, NV harvesting his Potatoes… and I was inspired to … Continue reading
Kale Chips + Sauteed Kale Stems + Massaged Kale Salad…
I love Kale Chips and made a batch yesterday. I didn’t have much Lemons, so I used some freshly squeezed Kalamasi juice which worked as well. I had a lot of stems left and I didn’t want to waste them, … Continue reading
Lots of Gardening Done Today…
Went to a couple nurseries and big-box home improvement stores looking for 1/4 inch drip irrigation tubing with emitters spaced 6 inches apart. I didn’t find any but got a couple of plants. I got the following from Mid City … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged asiatic lily, asiatic lily stargazer, bonsai mix, celery, coleus, coleus big chief, coleus dark star, collard tree, collards, dahlia, dahlia heat wave, drip irrigation, found, gladiola, gladiolus pastel mixed, gladiolus wigs sensation, kale, kale red russian, mid city nursery, purchase, string garden
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New Kitazawa Seed Co. Seeds…
I recently purchased five new seed packets from Kitazawa Seed Co., which is where I got my Bok Choy ‘Joi Choi’ seeds that I have been planting for about 8 years now. They include: – Bok Choy ‘Golden Yellow’ a bright … Continue reading
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Tagged bok choy, chard umaina, kabocha squash, kabocha sweet mama, Kitazawa Seed Co, pea, pea shoots, pea usui, purchase, sow, swiss chard
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Sushi Casserole…
Quite a few people have been asking me how to make this dish that I make that is kinda like a casserole, but thas sushi ingredients. I don’t know what it’s called, but I call it my Sushi Casserole. I … Continue reading
