Sweet photo!
Yardening July 2015
Speedie
You may love sucking up all that hot pepper---NOT me! My palate does not
like anything spicy. Black pepper sprinkled on food id about it.
Call it genetics.....
Muddy--
Yes! That product has a lot of customer approval. Ouch! on the price, though!!!.
Just a reminder to you all--There IS MILORGANITE!!!! Heard it keeps rabbits
at bay to some extent. Deer too. GOOD STUFF.....GOOD STUFF....
Sally--
Well staged to look like your kitty drank half of that bottle of beer.
Please submit it to Melody for her Sunday funnies. She loves cats anyway.
I would like to know how to do that too....I may have some crazy pictures....
Lastly!!!!!
Ta-dahhhh! here is the updated stats on my giant Amaranth.
>b>As of today--7-31-2015----- 90" tall! That is....7' 5".
----My Purple Amaranth backlit by the setting sun just tonight.
g.
Wow, that sucker is tall!
Gita, you're right, it's pricey, but a little goes a long way because it's a concentrate that gets diluted with water from the hose.
Your Amaranth seems to be thriving in the wet summer we're having!
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Muddy, have you tried your baking powder spray for keeping rabbits at bay?
Gita, my dad just gave me half a bag of milorganite... I'll try it out back, just need to keep it away from where I put in any edibles, as I'm pretty sure it's for use on ornamentals only. How long does its repellent effect last? I'm wondering if it would help keep bunnies and groundhogs away from tasty young shrubs this winter...
Cute photo Sally. Looks like you and/or the cat had a great evening lol.
LOL Sally, GREAT photo!!
Muddy, I have used Critter Ridder in my own Big Bed, and IT WORKS!!!!!! I did not use the spray, I used the granules ( http://www.havahart.com/critter-ridder-granular-animal-repellent-3146 ). That stuff worked really really well!! Of course, I bought it at work, so I didn't pay nearly as much as they sell it at the site I shared here. Amazon has it for a teeny bit cheaper: http://www.amazon.com/Havahart-3146-Repellent-5-Pounds-Granular/dp/B0016PC4TS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1438427568&sr=8-1&keywords=critter+ridder+granular
When I was using it, it kept away rabbits, neighborhood feral cats and stray dogs... which is what I was having troubles with.
Jill, you are right, the milorganite should probably not be used on edibles.. at least that's what I tell my customers. I sure wouldn't use it on my edibles.
Aspen, I think it was really Sally, she's just blaming it on the cat. ;)
My cat is a lush, LOL!! Why do you think he is passed out at 7 pm??
Made from wastewater, I'd probably not use a lot of Milorganite on edibles, due to possible metals over long time. I can't see much else surviving the drying and pelletizing etc used to make it. Just my guess though, I usually don't make decisions without data. I do believe it is excellent for lawn and flowerbeds.
More damage done to my climbing roses last night.
Just ordered some Critter Ridder from Amazon on a free 2-day delivery. Hope the rabbits haven't chewed off every stem by then. They are cute but boy, are they baddddddddd.
Ric bought some this year, after reading Gita's comments. I think he has been pretty pleased with it in general. Have to get him to post a review on it.
IT'S WABBIT SEASON(ing)!!!!!
1 1/2 lbs bunny parts, bone in.
3 Tb flour
salt and pepper
4 carrots
8 oz mushrooms, quartered
1 small onion
1/2 cup white wine
2 Tb olive oil
1 teaspoon fresh thyme (or half teaspoon dried)
1 cup chicken stock
splash of sherry vinegar
Hot cooked rice or egg noodles or spaetzle
Dredge the rabbit parts in flour, which has been seasoned with salt and pepper. Cook until golden, and mostly cooked through. Once all the rabbit has been browned, set it aside, and cook the onions, carrots and mushrooms until some brown spots are seen on the veggies, and the water has come out and been reabsorbed by the mushrooms. When the veggies are cooked, add the rabbit back to the pan, pour the wine over, and let it reduce until the wine is mostly evaporated. Add the chicken stock and thyme, cover and turn heat to low. Let simmer gently for 20-30 minutes. Taste for salt and pepper. Serve over hot rice, noodles or spaetzle, drizzling over a little sherry vinegar right before serving.
Mm tastes like chicken!
While in Colorado, at technical training school back in 1979 (yes, I'm that old), the chow hall served fried rabbit one day. If I had known I would later have my rose bushes and other plants eaten by their descendants, I would have eaten more !
Hm doesn't sound old... to me.
:)
Thank you, Sally... I don't feel old. Except days like today when I'm doing a yard project and my knees start throbbing. :)
Critter, I think the spray deters rabbits as well as deer. Try it!
Blend 1 egg yolk, 1 tablespoon baking powder and 1 quart water. After the froth dies down, put in any old spray bottle and spray away. As long as it dries before it rains, it'll stick to the leaves, buds or whatever you want to protect for a long time. I keep mine in the fridge.
In the interest of timeliness, I will start August...
see below
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Sally, the link you posted comes back to this thread.
here's the august thread: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1402137/#new
see you there, yardeners!