Garden Update for 06/09/14

Here’s updated pictures of my garden from one week ago. As you can tell my main garden has really taken off after 1.5 inches of rain.
What can I say about my potatoes in my raised bed. WOW! And they’re all blooming even my 5-gallon bucket potatoes are blooming.

(That’s my grass clippings as my mulch to keep in the moisture)

Main Garden

Peas climbing my stakes at the top of picture

Beans and Cabbage upper left corner

Zucchini Squash (2) middle left

Beets center

Celery just below Beets

(2) rows Onions bottom

(2) Cucumbers and one pumpkin upper right

Potatoes

Tomatoes, Peppers & cilantro

5-gallon bucket potatoes
Onions
radishes, carrots, green onions & cilantro

Lettuce on railing
Arugula in pot on the left
French Lavender on the right

 

Homemade Laundry Stain & Spot Remover

Ingredients:

1-1/2 c. water
1/4 c. liquid Castille soap
1/4 c. liquid Vegetable Glycerine
5-10 drops Lemon essential oil
Glass spray bottle (or plastic squeeze-type bottle)

Directions:

Mix all ingredients together
Pour mixture into a glass bottle
Shake well and apply liberally to spots and stains.
Lightly rub mixture into fabric with your fingertips.
Treat spots immediately and allow to soak before washing.
Sometimes allowing the item to soak overnight before washing.

Tender Grilled Pork Chops

Ingredients:

4 boneless pork loin chops
1/4 c. olive oil
2-1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon steak seasoning (such as Montreal Steak Seasoning or make your own)

Directions:

1. Mix olive oil, soy sauce and steak seasoning ingredients in a small bowl and pour into a one-gallon resealable plastic bag. Add the pork chops and set the bag in a baking dish in a way that the pork chops get a healthy dose of the marinade (it may be advantageous to flip the bag over halfway through the marinating time). Marinate in the refrigerator for 3-8 hours (no more than 8).

2. Heat the grill to medium and grill the chops 6-8 minutes per side (depending on how thick they are) until they are no longer pink in the center. Remove the chops from the grill and tent them with foil and allow them to rest for 5-7 minutes. Slice the chops in 1/4 to 3/8 inch slices across the grain and serve.

Natural Home Pesticide

Ingredients:

1 Tablespoon Vegetable oil
2 Tablespoons baking soda
1 Tablespoon dish soap (or Murphy’s Oil Soap)
2 quarts water
1 Spray bottle

Mix all ingredients in a pitcher and pour into spray bottle.

Rosemary Mint Shave Cream

Ingredients:

1/3 c. shea butter
1/3 c. virgin coconut oil
1/4 c. jojoba or sweet almond oil
10 drops rosemary essential oil
3-5 drops peppermint essential oil

Mix together and spoon into an 8oz. glass jar.

DIY Drano

Ingredients:

1 c. baking soda
1 c. salt
1/4 c cream of tartar

Mix powder
Pour 2 cups hot water into drain
Let set for an hour then run fresh water.

Homemade Hair Conditioner

Ingredients:

1 can Coconut Milk
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon olive oil

Mix together in a reused shampoo bottle.

Homemade Meatballs

Ingredients:

1 lb. ground beef
1 lb. ground pork
1 large garlic clove (crushed)
salt and pepper to taste
3/4 c. water
3/4 c. freshly grated Parmesan Reggiano
1/2 c. seasoned bread crumbs

Directions:

Bake 375 degrees for 20 min. on a greased cookie sheet.

Then place meatballs in a pot of sauce and allow to simmer for 30 min.