Thursday, February 11, 2016

February Notes

Here are four new things that I have learned.

1.  Brown rice syrup can replace corn syrup in many recipes that have a strong enough flavor to disguise the brown rice flavor, which I find to be very mild.

2.  It's time to plant peas.  I'm going to plant sweet peas and snow peas.  I will train them up a naked canopy structure.  It has lost it's fabric by being outside in one too many storms.  It is a 10' x 10' frame that I will experiment with growing vegetables on this year.

3.  I made yogurt for the first time and am waiting patiently to see if it worked.  I even took a long walk and admired the blue color of the bluebirds flying from the small trees down to the fields.

Here is the directions that I followed.

http://foodinjars.com/2012/04/homemade-yogurt-in-mason-jars/

The whole preparation went surprisingly fast.  Results to follow.

I had also attended a small garden class given by the local Master Gardeners at our nearby community center.  I will forward the class notes when I receive them.  It was recommended
to draw up the garden plans on graph paper before you begin.

4.  Plant alyssum with tomatoes to discourage tomato worms!



I also  need to look at my journaling from last year to remember what a certain plant is, since it has lost all its leaves and doesn't look like it wants to come back.  I picked up a small flat rock on my walk so that I can paint the name of the plant on it and put it in the pot so I can remember!

So excited that Spring is around the corner.






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