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ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-03-24 04:16 pm
ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-03-24 04:16 pm
Today's Adventures
Today we went out running errands.
We stopped at Ace Hardware for an air filter and I found a few new things to plant: a bag of 25 Dutch irises, a bag of 2 horseradish roots, a packet of Johnny jump-up seeds, and a packet of passionflower seeds. I hadn't seen passionflower seed before, only plants, so I bought them on a lark.
We picked up lunch at Arby's, then went grocery shopping.
I had great luck at the Charleston Food Forest. I took plenty of pictures. The first fruit trees are blooming! :D I gathered some moss for terrariums, the hardneck garlic that I was aiming for, and while I was down there digging garlic out of the pathway, I saw that strawberries had spread into it also, so I took some of them too. I may go back for more strawberries another day. Most modern ones are kind of fussy, delicate things but these are growing all over the place, so I think they're tough enough to experiment with. I nibbled on the French sorrel too.
We tried to check out the new thrift store, but it's closed on Mondays. :( Half Moon is only open 9-12 on Mondays.
We finished reading The Geeky Chef Cookbook. Some of the recipes sounded wretched, but others seem quite promising.
Still, I got a good haul at the food forest, so it's been a productive day.
We stopped at Ace Hardware for an air filter and I found a few new things to plant: a bag of 25 Dutch irises, a bag of 2 horseradish roots, a packet of Johnny jump-up seeds, and a packet of passionflower seeds. I hadn't seen passionflower seed before, only plants, so I bought them on a lark.
We picked up lunch at Arby's, then went grocery shopping.
I had great luck at the Charleston Food Forest. I took plenty of pictures. The first fruit trees are blooming! :D I gathered some moss for terrariums, the hardneck garlic that I was aiming for, and while I was down there digging garlic out of the pathway, I saw that strawberries had spread into it also, so I took some of them too. I may go back for more strawberries another day. Most modern ones are kind of fussy, delicate things but these are growing all over the place, so I think they're tough enough to experiment with. I nibbled on the French sorrel too.
We tried to check out the new thrift store, but it's closed on Mondays. :( Half Moon is only open 9-12 on Mondays.
We finished reading The Geeky Chef Cookbook. Some of the recipes sounded wretched, but others seem quite promising.
Still, I got a good haul at the food forest, so it's been a productive day.
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Best wishes with the passiflora. I'd like to have those and some hardy kiwis, perhaps on a pergola, maybe with a climbing rose? One day, after we reclaim the garden from the Hedge From Hell, which has taken over while we've been otherwise occupied.
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Apparently they can be overwintered indoors.
>> I'd like to have those and some hardy kiwis, perhaps on a pergola, maybe with a climbing rose? <<
Our local food forest has hardy kiwis. I've had some before and they're quite tasty.
>> One day, after we reclaim the garden from the Hedge From Hell, which has taken over while we've been otherwise occupied. <<
I wish you luck with the hedge.
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Well ...
2) Search for cookbook + (your favorite fandom). They're very popular right now and many fandoms have their own cookbook(s).
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You might also look at extant recipes for fannish foods, and see if you could do better. Dozens if not hundreds of people have taken a stab at lembas, with results ranging from pathetic to quite excellent.