tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111714544415203917.post4351860398379483839..comments2023-08-29T03:49:36.765-07:00Comments on Poppycockles: Amelindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00418362660748120018noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111714544415203917.post-33437415371139054522010-05-09T19:19:16.036-07:002010-05-09T19:19:16.036-07:00hello love,
harvest the chard by using a knife to...hello love,<br /><br />harvest the chard by using a knife to cut the stems like cutting down a tree. cut them at the bottom of the stem about 1" from the ground. they will regrow and you'll get more pretty chard to eat. cook by cutting off the stems and chopping them up into about 1" pieces. sauté in butter with some garlic and lemon pepper. cook them until they're soften slightly and then add the greens (rip them up into pieces before cooking). add a little water and cover to steam for a little bit. dump onto a serving platter or into a bowl and squirt some fresh lemon juice on it and yummers! oh, if you don't use butter, olive oil will work well too.<br /><br />add a little soap into the water of your pail when de-pesting your lilies. it'll drown the little buggers quicker and be a more sure way of killing them.<br /><br />for your more invasive but pretty plants why not make some closed beds (eventually) out of concrete.<br /><br />love the progress you're making and the garden is really taking shape. i wish i had the back to do that kind of work. one day i'll have a yard of my own to plant up and stuff too.<br /><br />auntie naomiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com