July 18 , 2013
Pop into popsicles and summer to fall vegetables
Despite our little breather this week , the heat ’s not off the griddle yet . So how about cool off down with Trisha ’s yummy , healthy popsicle ?
This week , she mixes up easy - freezey formula with yield , yoghurt , herb , and even avocado ( a top slay with the KLRU studio crew).Get her recipes and fountainhead for the freezer !
Here ’s some eye - protrude color from my sojourn toAnnie ’s Annualsat the Garden Bloggers Fling in California .
On a past CTG , Trisha shows off zinniasbig and small , including tips to lie in wait summer problems . Even in container , zinnias feed our butterflies and bee when perennials take a good luck .
On the home front , our Anolis carolinensis cool off between stunting on the patio “ percussion ” can , a gift fromDarrel Mayers of Mundi .
Nearby , the containerizedcalamondinsweetens summertime breeze with fragrant bloom that keep on come up , promising lavish harvest in a few calendar month .
Also on the patio , here ’s a lovely edible compounding : Cuban oregano and ornamental peppers ( edible and very hot ) . Neither are inhuman hardy so they get to flow out on the terrace in winter when we frame it in credit card . I ’ve also overwintered the Cuban oregano indoors where it gets hopeful light .
The achiever with our ingraft tomatoes signify more next spring !
To get our summer crops through the heat energy and pitch up for crepuscule veg , Sari Albornoz from theSustainable Food CenterjoinsTom this week .
See how they ’re prepping first - time seam in their new location on E. 17th , where they ’re really rectify sand on an old brick factory web site . before long , in their novel Teaching Garden , you may travel to beds like this one at Graham Elementary .
They ’ll be showcasing hugelkultur , ollas , drip irrigation , trellis , fellow traveler planting , organic gardening , compost and much more . witness out about workshops , Citizen Gardener registration , Sprouting Healthy Kids and their Farmers ’ Markets .
At The Happy Kitchen , they ’ll be cooking up recipes for nutrient and alimentation .
I ’m a self-aggrandizing sports fan of theirblog , Katy Cooks , for super luscious formula . I ’m also getting the volume online !
As Sari tells us , mulch really help moderate the heat . But , more than one of us ( enumerate me in ! ) have reserve bags sitting around . Those humid , hot grip are great breeding grounds for mold . This week , Daphne answersMaritza ’s great question about what to do about that moldy mulch .
On turn , visitSunshine Community Gardens , where friendships and food farm together .
Daphne invites you to theExtension family on Fall - Winter Vegetable Gardening , gift by the Master Gardeners on August 8 from 10 a.m. – noonday . Register online for just $ 10.you’re able to also see their wicking beds and other trial beds in soul to see how they ’re growing .
Thanks for give up by ! unite us next calendar week for our succulent extravaganza . Linda
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