Comments on: Lazy Sunday Afternoon

By: James

James — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:23:03 +0000

Great post! We cant fish for Abalone where I live (SO CAL) but we can still harvest owl limpets which are fantastic. The best fishing is often in Palos Verde where they used to have a abalone fishing village. Starting to see a lot more red abalone but the poaching is just horrible out here. Cheers!

By: Tina

Tina — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:33:07 +0000

I feel your pain, Hank. My first year with a garden, my tomatoes had BER, my cucumbers were oddly bitter (never had the problem again, but never figured it out either) and my cantaloupe collapsed with bacterial wilt. Almost threw in the towel (after trucking in 26 tons of soil to build raised beds over my yard full of red clay). The next year, no problems at all.
Now, of course, I’m growing two tomato plants in a pair of pots and a couple of window boxes of herbs. Hopefully next year I’ll again have a house and a yard!

By: Hank

Hank — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:20:42 +0000

Tina: Will have to try that stuff. REALLY sad about my san marzano tomatoes — 90 percent with BER…

By: Tina

Tina — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:52:21 +0000

Just noticed your tweet about tomatoes with blossom end rot. I’m sure you’re aware of this, but just in case, have you added a calcium supplement to your soil? One product I’ve used quite successfully is Greenlight Blossom End Rot Spray. I start using it as soon as the blossoms wilt and keep using it every other week. Also, a healthy dose of lime when the bed gets tilled in the spring. Since I’ve started doing this, I’ve never had a problem.

By: hank

hank — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:33:36 +0000

Josh: I picked blackberries on Saturday and dropped them into some vodka for a blackberry liqueur.

Eileen: Thanks for the tip on the breadcrumbs! And yes, that’s the same Harry and the same Joe. Small world indeed…

By: Eileen Thornton

Eileen Thornton — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:22:37 +0000

p.s. best way to make quick dry bread crumbs from fresh bread… microwave the bread until dry..grind into crumbs

By: Eileen Thornton

Eileen Thornton — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:55:49 +0000

Is this the same Harry who rooms with Joe Ramirez at R&R stables?? If it is I saw him on Saturday loading up his truck.. My horses are at R&R… small world if it’s the same Harry.

By: Albert A Rasch

Albert A Rasch — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:23:22 +0000

I learn something new every time!

Regards,
Albert
We Review the OTB Ferdelance Boot

By: lanesvillelady

lanesvillelady — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:03:55 +0000

Hey Hank!
Interesting to read that the Boyle vineyard is so near to you! I just got back from MD and spent $25 for a delicious bottle of Boyle Pinot Noir! “Small world after all!”
Glad you got a striper!