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At the Allium Café...

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... it's allium time again.

२९ टिप्पण्या:

Hagar म्हणाले...

The calorie counting that the Professor posted about a while back. Wasn't that sort of what Schechter vs. US was about?

Hagar म्हणाले...

The calorie counting that the Professor posted about a while back. Wasn't that sort of what Schechter vs. US was about?

Phil 314 म्हणाले...

Onion

Phil 314 म्हणाले...

Glass onion

edutcher म्हणाले...

Very pretty.

The paucity of posts was worth it.

I also think Madame La Professeur needs some time in the sun.

Hopefully, warm sun.

Chip Ahoy म्हणाले...

Say you're an Air Force brat and you're talking to your mates, and your mates are deaf, and you're living in Japan and you need words for Japanese cities but there aren't any in asl and you're sick of spelling them.

It could happen.

This guy shows how to say them, but they're only so good in limited situation.

rhhardin म्हणाले...

Flower-free backyard on the verge of needing a light top-levelling scything.

This year is a longer grass experiment, in an attempt to eliminate clipping removal from the operation. Clippings disappear into the lawn, is the theory.

A side-effect is no dandelions.

kimsch म्हणाले...

Mine aren't blooming yet and I'm south...

Cody Jarrett म्हणाले...
ही टिप्पणी लेखकाना हलविली आहे.
Cody Jarrett म्हणाले...
ही टिप्पणी लेखकाना हलविली आहे.
Fred Drinkwater म्हणाले...

I can grow all the onions and garlic I want on my deck. Chives, too, of course. Tarragon is easy, as are various thymes and oreganos and parsleys.
So why can't I grow basil? Is it divine punishment for some sin (sins, more likely) I have not done penance for?
Just tell me. I need to know. I'm suffering, here.

Big Mike म्हणाले...

My wife allium, but I've never cared for their big round flowers.

Big Mike म्हणाले...

My wife loves allium. Fixed it.

Cody Jarrett म्हणाले...

I've never had any luck with the basil either. I assume it's soil related but never bothered to investigate.

Palladian म्हणाले...

Do you serve an allium tisane at this café?

Chip Ahoy म्हणाले...

I almost didn't publish this because I don't like it. It's not funny. Lois Lerner, the lifeforms are known for being stupid and they get lower and lower.

I threw it away. But then this morning I thought even if it's not funny it's my duty to pile on.

Cody Jarrett म्हणाले...

an allium tisane

That sounds...not so good.

Chip Ahoy म्हणाले...

Have you tried basil from seed?

In my Aerogardens, it is always basil that sprouts first, in all its forms. It is my favorite herb for its ease. Once it bolts the plant is doomed, and they usually bolt rather quickly. You can forestall the plant's imminent death by pinching off the flowers, then it is a matter of pinch pinch pinch, all the time pinch, constant pinching so that finally at length you go, "Die already," and make pesto.

rhhardin म्हणाले...

Flowers et al.

rhhardin म्हणाले...

Flags by bicycle (video, reduce your page size)

Meade म्हणाले...

Fred Drinkwater said...
"So why can't I grow basil?"

Growing basil in containers checklist:
Large container with perfect drainage
Potting "mix" not potting "soil"
Full sun
Water daily
Fertilize freely with Osmocote or Miracle Gro

Meade म्हणाले...

Also, study Chip Ahoy (above) -- check.

Unknown म्हणाले...

I just think they're pretty. Had no idea they're onions.

Meade म्हणाले...

All onions are allium but not all allium are onions.

n म्हणाले...

Allium Alley

Fred Drinkwater म्हणाले...

I am now inspired to grow more basil. I think the main thing I was doing wrong was not pinching aggressively enough, as Chip Ahoy noted.

Fred Drinkwater म्हणाले...

I never have too much basil, but I frequently have too much tarragon. I eventually go into a frenzy of bernaise-making and salmon-cooking, until I enter a Omega-3 oil induced coma.
I'm so stupid. My baby sister is the herb gardener at a local top-end restaurant, and a certified Master Gardener. But I never asked her about my basil. Sigh.
Shameless plug: She runs Garnish Garden (garnishgarden.net)

Fred Drinkwater म्हणाले...

I am now inspired to grow more basil. I think the main thing I was doing wrong was not pinching aggressively enough, as Chip Ahoy noted.

Unknown म्हणाले...

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