Sunday Bits of Inspo #86
- themarigoldgc
- Jul 14, 2024
- 3 min read
Updated: Aug 7, 2024
The gardens sure did explode with growth during our heat wave. Today is a cooler day, perfect for cleaning the house without dropping from heat exhaustion! I've also pulled out the sourdough so that I can bake something before the heat returns tomorrow.
When I came back from my trip to Saskatchewan, I went around and gave the dahlias a drink of liquid seaweed. They were looking pretty sad and peaky. I both watered them with it and sprayed it on the foliage. Kelp or seaweed spray can be used as a foliar feed on anything and everything, from flowers to foods.
My lettuce bed is looking so good. On the left, I have baby butterheads, then a row of baby romaine lettuce, plus a bit of loose leaf thrown in for good variety. I have been harvesting from this bed for the past 2 months. I had to pull out a couple of heads that had bolted, but the rest are still doing great. I have a couple of new rows coming in a different bed, too, so hope to have lettuce for most of the summer. The lettuces are all from Renee's Garden Seeds.
On to this week's Sunday Bits. I have a bit less links for you this week as I usually start looking for great links at the start of the week, putting it together for you on the Sat and Sunday. However, we were away most of the week, so is a bit of a shorter one for you this time. Hope you enjoy as there may be fewer links but they are better than ever. I cannot tell you about how the trip went yet as I believe in omens, and jinxes, and all that sort of thing. Do not want to mess with the outcome ; ) Yes, I know I am a bit strange, and odd duck. Though, I prefer to be called unique, or quirky even ; )
What are braconid wasps, and why you want them in your garden. You really, really do. Hence all this alyssum ; )
These long lasting perennials for your flower bed, or your pollinator strip.
Designing a garden from scratch. What to consider, where to start, how to go about it.
Some Sweet Summer Deals....
Industrial Style Bar Cart for your home or patio (also great for your bbq and buffets)
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Recipes
This recipe for quick and easy pickled red onions is made with maple syrup!
Lemon Thyme Olive Oil Cake. I made an olive oil cake about a month ago. Love the density of these cakes, along with the fresh taste.
These easy unleaded drinks for every occasion. The sangria, lemonade look yummy, but that orange spritzer is my favourite.
Hope you all made it through the heatwave alright, found yourself a cool place to sit a spell.
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