Gardening, Puttering and Adventure Thread, Sept. 21

Happy Autumn - tomorrow!

The photo above is extra-special:

This is the beautiful walkway that my brother created for the front of the house. It's awesome to have so many flowers that you can take bouquets and still have tons of flowers!

In the front to the right, you may see the dark red potato plants - the deer hit it pretty hard. They've left us alone for the most part. I'll send a closeup.

The vegetable garden is in the background. You can see the tomato trellis and maybe the okra, which is pretty tall now.

Miley

WOW. Just Wow!

Now we have a better understanding of some of your past posts about plants, too.

And as promised, a close-up of that potato plant in the front:

It's starting to grow back after being topped off pretty hard by the deer.

Yay! Is there something else edible in that photo?

Edible Gardening/Putting Things By

These are photos of my taro.

I live in Oregon, in the Willamette Valley, and we are considered a maritime / Mediterranean climate, which is dryer and cooler than taro likes - Nothing like SE Asia and Pacific islands where it is usually grown. It is doing pretty good, for being way out of its zone, though I think it really is a bit small.

I am growing it in a worm bin, which for me is a salvaged bath tub that I filled with some starter dirt, wood chips and worms, and then started putting in lawn clippings, and vegetable scraps from the kitchen and canning. To block the dirt from running out I put in some landscaping cloth over the drain. .
I dump my dishwater into it from hand-washing dishes, and collect the run-off and leachate (worm pee) in a five gallon bucket under the drain and pour that on my little fruit trees and berries. It seems to be doing the trees a lot of good. In the Spring I will dig half of the dirt out and put it on the garden as compost, and start again.
Taro need a lot of water, so dumping in a couple of gallons of dishwater every day seems to suit it well, and the worm bin processes the washing water and food bits and makes the worms happy. My next task is to figure out how much taro I have grown and then figure out how to cook it.

Kindltot

Anybody have a recipe for Kindltot? An adventurous project, and an attractive plant!

From By-Tor:

Chinese hot chili oil is easy to make. I used about 1 1/2 cups of chili flakes, equal parts avocado oil and sesame oil, half a teaspoon chopped garlic, and a homegrown habenero chili, diced.
Simmer at low for 10 minutes and jar it. It will stay good in the fridge for a long time. I like it better than sriracha for spicing up dishes.

Still seems too hot for me. Attractive, though. Anybody going to make this?

Plant I.D. Request

Hi KT and the horde,
Here’s a plant my 29 yo brain can’t remember the name of.

Details:

MN native, flowers now (same time as Asters,) with individual flowers about 1/4 inch around. IIRC it is wetland adjacent, and about 2 to 3 feet tall. Plant in pic is leaning against my front steps.

Thanks
Fritzy

Ah, Nature

From nurse ratched.

Coyote in the 'hood!

"So Cute" according to Gmail.

Notice the coyote-attracting flowers.

Puttering

Babylon Bee: Wife carefully selects perfect fall mums to kill

Actual Fall Project

From Maggie's Farm, Lawn Care: Power Seeding

Do you have a lawn that needs this?

Adventure

Are you planning to go anywhere to look at fall leaves?

Gardens of The Horde

Anything going on in your garden?

Hope everyone has a nice weekend.

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Week in Review

What has changed since last week's thread? Gardening, Puttering and Adventure Thread, Sept. 14

Any thoughts or questions?

I closed the comments on this post so you wouldn't get banned for commenting on a week-old post, but don't try it anyway.

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1 I had a different weed growing in my backyard this year. Looking it up I think it is Jewelweed. It is also know as "touch me not" but I don't see anything indicating it is dangerous to touch like say poison ivy.

Posted by: 18-1 at September 21, 2024 01:26 PM (oZhjI)

2 Anybody have a recipe for Kindltot?

You might check with Cannibal Bob.

Posted by: Emmie at September 21, 2024 01:34 PM (Sf2cq)

3 Good afternoon Greenthumbs
Cucumbers are winding down, but getting Anaheim peppers, might make chili tomorrow with them chili peppers and tomatoes from garden

Posted by: Skip at September 21, 2024 01:34 PM (fwDg9)

4 Grazie, KT. Sempre un'ottima lettura. By-Thor, portando il calore. Sembra delizioso. Thanks internet translate.

Posted by: scampydog at September 21, 2024 01:36 PM (gWfZo)

5 The program flipped the dimensions on By-Tor's photo. Weird.

Posted by: KT at September 21, 2024 01:39 PM (xekrU)

6 Fritzy's photo.

Posted by: KT at September 21, 2024 01:39 PM (xekrU)

7 Do need to clean out year compost bin, starting to see leaves coming down already.

Posted by: Skip at September 21, 2024 01:43 PM (fwDg9)

8 Great pics. Coyote is looking healthy and opportunistic. Must be some cats and geese nearby.

Posted by: scampydog at September 21, 2024 01:44 PM (gWfZo)

9 Beautiful garden!s!

The coyote I find a bit scary because they eat cats and small dogs in my neck of the woods.

We've had so little rain, the lawn went dormant. There are also bare patches around where the oak was because the shade-loving plants died in the sun.

On the ironic side, there are three zucchini that might grow big enough to harvest. Found theme when I began to pull up the plants.

Posted by: NaughtyPine at September 21, 2024 01:45 PM (4n2uz)

10
We have some purslane in pots. I'm convinced they're impossible to kill, no matter how badly they're neglected.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at September 21, 2024 01:45 PM (BkEzK)

11 Agawa Canyon is on the list of places to see for fall, but my calendar is filling fast.

Posted by: NaughtyPine at September 21, 2024 01:47 PM (4n2uz)

12 "Anybody have a recipe for Kindltot? An adventurous project, and an attractive plant!"

He can make Poi, which is Hawaiian for "paste".

Posted by: fd at September 21, 2024 01:47 PM (vFG9F)

13
Every crop winding down here, too. A few more zucchini on the vine, a few more cucumber, a lot of green tomatoes. A race against time now as there are a hundred blossoms on my grape tomatoes which put too much effort into growing tall.

My spinach and lettuce seeds do not like 'Miracle Grow' potting mix. I wonder what the hell is going on with that. No germination at all. I've never seen that. I have some decent soil around so I'll try that.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 21, 2024 01:48 PM (RKVpM)

14 I make hot chili oil for my wife, in my case it is just dried chilies and sesame oil, I don't even cook it, I just let it soak in the fridge.

I will try adding in the crushed garlic next time.

I grow cayenne peppers, some Korean peppers and shishito peppers as well as some saved seed. I dry most of them when they get red and grind them into flakes, and at the end of the season with the first frost I take what is left and lacto-ferment them for pepper sauce.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 21, 2024 01:52 PM (D7oie)

15 Miley,
What a beautiful entry to your home. Good for you!

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 21, 2024 01:55 PM (4IYrQ)

16 That coyote is the #1 reason Lucy is an indoor only kitty. They are out during the day as well as night. The "Lost pet" signs on telephone poles make me sad.

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 21, 2024 01:58 PM (4IYrQ)

17 I had read 3 Earthsea books. Now I discovered that Studio Ghibli has made a movie. Timothy Dalton is Sparrowhawk.

Posted by: BourbonChicken at September 21, 2024 02:00 PM (lhenN)

18 "Yay! Is there something else edible in that photo?"

Yes, technically - there are two artichoke plants in the background, silvery spiky leaves. They didn't do well this year. Maybe if they come back next year, they'll kick in.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at September 21, 2024 02:03 PM (w6EFb)

19 9 The coyote I find a bit scary because they eat cats and small dogs in my neck of the woods.

Our cat Jake hasn't been seen since Sunday. I fear the worst.

There are coyotes around, but not on our land, AFAIK. Jake is a tough, good-sized cat and knows this land like the back of his paw, so I wasn't expecting this.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at September 21, 2024 02:17 PM (w6EFb)

20 Miley,
What a beautiful entry to your home. Good for you!

Posted by: nurse ratched at September 21, 2024 01:55 PM (4IYrQ)

Thank you, nurse! My brother always goes balls to the wall on his projects. We were just hoping for some stepping stones, since he's the hard labor around here (Publius has RA).

But no, during the winter he goes "window shopping" for the best rocks in the woods. In the spring he has Publius bring the front loader up to retrieve them. They were to line the pathway and add interest to the beds. He has a lot of mulch cloth under there to fight Bermuda grass, which is Satan's own grass. It doesn't die even in Hell.

In the center of the walkway he created a "fish bone" using black accent stones, and various other whimsical designs. It's a one-of-a-kind masterpiece.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at September 21, 2024 02:24 PM (w6EFb)

21 I H8 Fall

Posted by: Skip at September 21, 2024 02:26 PM (fwDg9)

22 yay taters!

yay okra!

beautiful walkway, Miley!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - they have been lying to us for decades at September 21, 2024 02:30 PM (UWgy2)

23 My spinach and lettuce seeds do not like 'Miracle Grow' potting mix. I wonder what the hell is going on with that. No germination at all. I've never seen that. I have some decent soil around so I'll try that.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 21, 2024 01:48 PM (RKVpM)

I've had trouble with Miracle Gro soil for a couple of years now after using it successfully for a decade.

Posted by: Emmie at September 21, 2024 02:31 PM (Sf2cq)

24 not traveling for it, fall color comes to us!

just starting to see it appear these past few weeks

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - they have been lying to us for decades at September 21, 2024 02:32 PM (UWgy2)

25 Tell Hillary I am moving to Russia tomorrow because I just accepted a job in Moscow....


The Kremlin’s top doctor this week encouraged all Russians to engage in a "sex-at-work" scheme in a move to back President Vladimir Putin’s attempts to counter a growing population crisis.

Posted by: Kamal Harris at September 21, 2024 02:44 PM (Wb+1f)

26 Miley, beautiful walkway. I don't what state you are in, NC I think. Looks like live water close by. Very nice.

Posted by: Ronster at September 21, 2024 02:44 PM (ttx+x)

27 That walkway is gorgeous. It looks even nicer since I didn't have to do the lifting.

Posted by: JTB at September 21, 2024 02:57 PM (yTvNw)

28 "The "Lost pet" signs on telephone poles make me sad."
There were coyotes where we used to live and we saw a lot of those signs like: Missing--Fluffy, orange and white cat, etc.

Husband kept saying he was going to print signs that said, "Fluffy was delicious. Signed, The Coyote."

Nurse, you are right to keep Lucy inside. There's no other way to keep cats safe from coyotes.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at September 21, 2024 03:00 PM (FEVMW)

29 That photo from Fritzy looks like something that should adorn Goldberry's (Tom Bombadil's wife) gown.

Posted by: JTB at September 21, 2024 03:00 PM (yTvNw)

30 South Carolina has it all, mountains, seashore, lakes, rivers, fishing and hunting, boiled peanuts, okra, and pretty women.

Posted by: Eromero at September 21, 2024 03:09 PM (LHPAg)

31 "I've had trouble with Miracle Gro soil for a couple of years now after using it successfully for a decade."

Same. Had some infested with millipedes. Used it to repot an indoor plant and had millipedes crawling everywhere. Same issue with poor plant performance as well.

Someone on some blog somewhere said they made cost cuts during Covid supply shortages to increase bark / peat ratio. I have a hard time not believing this. Makes sense.

Posted by: Derak at September 21, 2024 03:10 PM (/7Ha1)

32 It's been really dry here in Bourbon Country so the leaves that are falling are doing so because of that.

They're either yellowish or brown. Probably not going to be a very colorful autumn here.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 21, 2024 03:14 PM (Q4IgG)

33 NC State has a Breath Work Coach. You would think by the time an athlete gets to college they’d know how to breathe. Surely somewhere they stopped to smell the roses?

Posted by: Eromero at September 21, 2024 03:18 PM (LHPAg)

34 Oh my gosh, the path is gorgeous Miley! I love it.

Nurse, that is one healthy coyote.

Posted by: CaliGirl at September 21, 2024 03:20 PM (uHd5d)

35 I think I spot two artichoke plants in your garden Miley? Am I wrong or is that another type of flower?

Posted by: CaliGirl at September 21, 2024 03:23 PM (uHd5d)

36 I love the fall color picture in Utah, we don't have seasons here. That's so pretty.

Posted by: CaliGirl at September 21, 2024 03:25 PM (uHd5d)

37 Of course I read the comments after I wrote a comment. Yes, those are artichokes.

Posted by: CaliGirl at September 21, 2024 03:27 PM (uHd5d)

38 I think David the Good grows taro. Might check his stuff to see if he talks about using it.

I wound up joining a KS native flowers on FB. There was a picture of what they called a native orchid. The name is "slender ladies tresses". Tiny flowers grow spirally on the stalk. The interesting thing is that they found them on the site of an old school.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at September 21, 2024 03:28 PM (MpVUb)

39 No one ever talked about Goldberry’s embarrassing brother Dingleberry.

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 21, 2024 03:31 PM (CYs/R)

40 39 No one ever talked about Goldberry’s embarrassing brother Dingleberry.
Posted by: Tom Servo at September 21, 2024 03:31 PM (CYs/R)
Yeah, that guy walks in the kitchen everybody goes out on the porch.

Posted by: Eromero at September 21, 2024 03:34 PM (LHPAg)

41 Breath stupid, you forgot to breath again!

Posted by: Skip at September 21, 2024 03:43 PM (fwDg9)

42 Miley, beautiful walkway. I don't what state you are in, NC I think. Looks like live water close by. Very nice.

Posted by: Ronster at September 21, 2024 02:44 PM (ttx+x)

I'll be sure to forward all of the compliments to my brother We're in upstate SC, btw.

You're probably seeing a glimpse of heavy duty black plastic in the vegetable garden that's been laid down to kill weeds. We've got fall prepping to do. The only live water we have is a trickle of spring-fed stream in the woods behind the house. When it rains, you can hear it, but otherwise it's mostly standing pools in a 6 foot deep gully. It turns into a real stream at the other end of the property.

All of this used to be under the plow since before Publius was born.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at September 21, 2024 04:01 PM (w6EFb)

43 I laughed at the Bee article on mum-icide. I can't keep one blooming to save my life.

Posted by: All Hail Eris at September 21, 2024 04:34 PM (kpS4V)

44 Thanks Miley.

Posted by: Ronster at September 21, 2024 04:36 PM (ttx+x)

45 So I just learned that taro is what is called elephant ears around these here parts.
Gotta dig them up in the fall.

Posted by: MkY at September 21, 2024 04:37 PM (cPGH3)

46
Rush Limbaugh intro music:

♪ I went back to Ohio
But my city was gone
There were no train stations
There were nothing but Haitians ♪

/ to be continued after sufficient adult beverages

Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 21, 2024 04:51 PM (RKVpM)

47 I'd like to fіnd out more? I'd like to find oսt some additional
infoгmation.

Posted by: burroughs at September 21, 2024 05:28 PM (vUbok)

48 From Boise area: Just got back from a trip to a long-distance shooting event, plus a week of vacation. Probably ought to post about the event in the Gun Thread.

Posted by: Pat* at September 21, 2024 08:35 PM (3/KVg)

49 47 Moose out front shoulda told ya.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at September 21, 2024 09:00 PM (w6EFb)

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