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DukieInKansas wrote:I pulled my first potato out of the dirt tonight. I promptly washed it and baked it for dinner. I can't wait to harvest the rest of them - especially the blue and red varieties!

I also had tomatoes and basil from the garden with mozzarella for a caprese salad. And a couple glasses of wine.

It was a good gardening day.

Congratulations! My HOT and SWEET pepper(s) were out of control this year! I just gave some to my dad this afternoon and my mom and sis pulled a pepper out of the bag and said.... OMG, I've never SEEN A PEPPER THAT BiG!!!!! Well, God is GOOD!!!!

I have mushrooms growing in my front yard. How do I get rid of them, and keep them away?

TillyGalore wrote:I have mushrooms growing in my front yard. How do I get rid of them, and keep them away?

I think that both mushroom and toadstool are wonderful words. There may be no other object in the world that can claim two such superlative words.

TillyGalore wrote:I have mushrooms growing in my front yard. How do I get rid of them, and keep them away?

I was just trying to remember if I recently saw them at your house, but they were at Ms. Fran's...... I say eat em up, but let me check on the potency of yours (do you have a PIC?) I've heard shrooms are quite wonderful, but I've never experienced that delight other than fried, raw, or sauteed!!!! ;)

wilson wrote:

TillyGalore wrote:I have mushrooms growing in my front yard. How do I get rid of them, and keep them away?

I think that both mushroom and toadstool are wonderful words. There may be no other object in the world that can claim two such superlative words.

There you go with that educated speak again...... ;)

cl15876 wrote:

TillyGalore wrote:I have mushrooms growing in my front yard. How do I get rid of them, and keep them away?

I was just trying to remember if I recently saw them at your house, but they were at Ms. Fran's...... I say eat em up, but let me check on the potency of yours (do you have a PIC?) I've heard shrooms are quite wonderful, but I've never experienced that delight other than fried, raw, or sauteed!!!! ;)

There is no way I'm going to eat these shrooms. Those bad boys are goin' down courtesy of my mower. Just want to know how I can keep them from coming back. Also, they weren't here when you were here bunchofnumbers. They made their appearance last week.

TillyGalore wrote:

cl15876 wrote:

TillyGalore wrote:I have mushrooms growing in my front yard. How do I get rid of them, and keep them away?

I was just trying to remember if I recently saw them at your house, but they were at Ms. Fran's...... I say eat em up, but let me check on the potency of yours (do you have a PIC?) I've heard shrooms are quite wonderful, but I've never experienced that delight other than fried, raw, or sauteed!!!! ;)

There is no way I'm going to eat these shrooms. Those bad boys are goin' down courtesy of my mower. Just want to know how I can keep them from coming back. Also, they weren't here when you were here bunchofnumbers. They made their appearance last week.

Your toadstools are a fungus. Probably due to all the cool weather and lots of rain. They'll probably give up and go away when conditions change.
Love, Ima

TillyGalore wrote:I have mushrooms growing in my front yard. How do I get rid of them, and keep them away?

I like having them. Mushrooms like cool, dark, damp environments...so piss off your neighbors and rent one of those big spotlights...and aim it at the ground.

It has always amazed me how fast a gia-rock-o shroom can show up in my front yard! One day -nothing...next morning a 8" diameter fungus (along with several friends) is just there out of the blue.

In other news...it is now time for me to think about planting MY garden. Summer is too freakin' hot to grow anything but fall...perfect! I'm thinking some maters, some peas, some beans...must check out the starters at the local nursery.

TillyGalore wrote:I have mushrooms growing in my front yard. How do I get rid of them, and keep them away?

I would love to try and cook 'em up, but it may not be a good idea.
I did a little research and found out that if you pick the little buggers and then apply about a teaspoon of bleach directly at the spot this problem will be greatly alleviated if not entirely resolved... at least for a few months.

No pretty sunny day here. It is supposed to get down to 29 overnight. I broke down and turned on the heat for the first time. Took all the green tomatoes off the plants and got the potatoes out of the ground. I brought in some of the plants last night. Haven't decided what to do with some of the others. I'm not sure if the cold snap is supposed to last or just be a few days.

The all blue variety of potatoes was the best producer. Now to find some recipes to use.

DukieInKansas wrote:No pretty sunny day here. It is supposed to get down to 29 overnight. I broke down and turned on the heat for the first time. Took all the green tomatoes off the plants and got the potatoes out of the ground. I brought in some of the plants last night. Haven't decided what to do with some of the others. I'm not sure if the cold snap is supposed to last or just be a few days.

The all blue variety of potatoes was the best producer. Now to find some recipes to use.

Slice em 1/4" thick.
Grill over medium heat. I use a grill pan on the stove.
Top with a dollop of crème fraîche, a lil bit of caviar and chopped chives.
If you can't find crème fraîche, then you can go with sour cream but it's just not the same.

If you're not a fan of caviar, try a mustard vinaigrette.
2 tbsps red wine vinegar or lemon juice
1/3 cup virgin olive oil
1 tbsp dijon mustard
1 clove of garlic, minced
2 tbsp chives

Marinate them, then grill em.

I knew I could count on CTNers to come up with suggestions.

Miles wrote:

DukieInKansas wrote:No pretty sunny day here. It is supposed to get down to 29 overnight. I broke down and turned on the heat for the first time. Took all the green tomatoes off the plants and got the potatoes out of the ground. I brought in some of the plants last night. Haven't decided what to do with some of the others. I'm not sure if the cold snap is supposed to last or just be a few days.

The all blue variety of potatoes was the best producer. Now to find some recipes to use.

Slice em 1/4" thick.
Grill over medium heat. I use a grill pan on the stove.
Top with a dollop of crème fraîche, a lil bit of caviar and chopped chives.
If you can't find crème fraîche, then you can go with sour cream but it's just not the same.

If you're not a fan of caviar, try a mustard vinaigrette.
2 tbsps red wine vinegar or lemon juice
1/3 cup virgin olive oil
1 tbsp dijon mustard
1 clove of garlic, minced
2 tbsp chives

Marinate them, then grill em.

I assume you are talking about the potatoes, but you got me thinking about this with the green tomatoes and that sounds yummy also!

cl15876 wrote:

Miles wrote:

DukieInKansas wrote:No pretty sunny day here. It is supposed to get down to 29 overnight. I broke down and turned on the heat for the first time. Took all the green tomatoes off the plants and got the potatoes out of the ground. I brought in some of the plants last night. Haven't decided what to do with some of the others. I'm not sure if the cold snap is supposed to last or just be a few days.

The all blue variety of potatoes was the best producer. Now to find some recipes to use.

Slice em 1/4" thick.
Grill over medium heat. I use a grill pan on the stove.
Top with a dollop of crème fraîche, a lil bit of caviar and chopped chives.
If you can't find crème fraîche, then you can go with sour cream but it's just not the same.

If you're not a fan of caviar, try a mustard vinaigrette.
2 tbsps red wine vinegar or lemon juice
1/3 cup virgin olive oil
1 tbsp dijon mustard
1 clove of garlic, minced
2 tbsp chives

Marinate them, then grill em.

I assume you are talking about the potatoes, but you got me thinking about this with the green tomatoes and that sounds yummy also!

Indeed these were potato suggestions. Green tomatoes need no accompaniments or marinades.

K68 bought a couple of tulip plants that are already blooming. He knows I like tulips,isn't he the best!

Can we plant the blooming bulbs now, or do we have to wait until the fall to plant them?

I planted my potted tulips last year after the blooms were done. It is coming up this spring. Cut off the bloom and plant the rest. The leaves will feed the bulbs so they rebloom next year.

DukieInKansas wrote:I planted my potted tulips last year after the blooms were done. It is coming up this spring. Cut off the bloom and plant the rest. The leaves will feed the bulbs so they rebloom next year.

Very good tips from DinK! I also found this link on tulips as well...
1. http://www.gardeningwithkids.org/plantingtulips.html
2. http://www.doityourself.com/stry/planttulips

There are plenty more you could come up with via google obviously, but the DIY page amongst others are fantastic!

Nice job Marvin! Tulips are beautiful!!!! ;)

Hope this thread is active. So many questions and answers are most helpful with gardening.

Very Duke Blue wrote:Hope this thread is active. So many questions and answers are most helpful with gardening.

Merged it with the current "gardening" thread.