Vegetarian Recipes for People that Don't Like Veggies
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Comments (6)You don't have to work in them every night, by any means, once they're established. The garden will take most work at the beginning of the season. Did you use soil from your property, or buy topsoil or something? Since it's the first time you're using this soil it is a good idea to have it tested for pH, N, P, and K. The store bought kits aren't accurate, best to send a soil sample to your county extension. Then you know what you're working with. If you have to add something to balance or boost the nutrients, keep in mind that it's better to feed the soil than the plants. This will make it better each year. Using plant food is kind of equivalent to you living on vitamins instead of food. There are a lot of ideas about what to feed the soil. There's a lot written about using rock powders to supply phosphorus and potassium (P,K). I like these, b/c it basically replicates the way nature builds soil: from breaking down rock into tiny particles. People often supply the soil with P with bone meal, bone char, rock phosphate. For K, greensand, or a mixture of wood ashes and kelp. Nitrogen is supplied by blood meal, fish meal, alfalfa meal... Compost may supply it too, depending on what it's made of. I never add N b/c my compost seems to supply enough. If you don't make your own compost, you can buy it in bags. Add a couple of inches the first year, only a half or one inch yearly after that. You can put it on top of the soil now that the beds are already planted. In the future you take the compost and whatever nutrients you're using and kind of chop it in up and down with a rake or hoe. You want to mix it into the top few inches. As others have said, use a trowel or get a hand weeder and scrape along just under the surface of the soil to cut the roots. Just a sweeping motion. Get them while they're small, it's easiest this way. After than, mulch will keep them down. Mulch does a lot of things: it keeps the soil cool, keeps it from drying out, gives worms something to work, eventually breaks down and adds organic matter to your soil. You'll be amazed when you lift up a section of mulch and see the beautiful soil underneath....See MoreMy wife just don't understand that veggies grow in the garden....
Comments (19)Sorry everyone these stories about NGS (love that term) make me appreciate my farm-raised DH more! He finished building my last 2 raised beds (each 2x12) today while I took DD and her friends to the movies. AND he filled them with composted manure! Definitely not afraid to get his hands dirty. He loves telling the kids each summer "If we raised our own meat then everything on this table would be from our land!" - though we're getting chickens, I draw the line at butchering them (once they get too old to lay I told him I would cook them into soup if he did the dirty deed, though). Now if I can only get him to understand things like brown/green ratios, nitrogen-robbing soil amendments (like wood chips and leaves), and soil compaction. And that not everything small and growing outside a perfectly straight row is a weed (why I try to do lettuce transplants) - the man can't stand "weeds"! He does recognize cucurbit and bean seedlings, though. My niece is a city girl though, hates getting hot/sweaty, won't get dirty, is afraid of bugs so I sort of understand. She loves coming here for the summer and picking the berries near the house and having them for breakfast though. Don't know how she and my DD can be best friends when they are so different (we call DD "Pigpen" b/c she attracts dirt just like the Peanuts character). In this house, we hate to buy produce from the grocery store b/c we don't know how it's been raised, how old it is, and even organic fruit (just bought organic nectarines, I would love to have your trees!) rots before it ripens b/c it's picked green. We like FRESH produce....See MoreTS Debbie & my veggie garden don't mix :-(
Comments (26)I found myself rushing to Lowe's to buy a rain suit and rain boots, the latter of which they were out of, so I could dig a trench in standing water to get it to flow so that it (a) did not flood the A/C fan unit and (b) kill everything. I ended up buying some hot-pink womens rainboots at Target that fit me aha. Anyhow, I've lost all my tomato, beebalm, and lemon balm plants. It looks like I am set to lose my lavender, butterfly bush, cone flowers, and some daisy bushes unless they bounce back. Right now they've all got saggy/droopy leaves. le sigh. Cambridge...See MoreLOOKING for: Freezable recipes! (New Vegetarian)
Comments (5)I have never made lasagna without cheese, but I don't see why you couldn't make a pasta layered with sauce. If you don't want to or can't eat cheese maybe you could try one of those soy cheese products. I never have used them but they are supposed to be interchangable with regular cheese. With your one risotto recipe you can come up with a zillion combos. I have two recipes that are standbys and I've gotten to the point where I simply add whatever veggies sound good that day. The formula for the rice is the most important thing. Combos: mushrooms onion asparagus or broccoli tomato shredded carrot --------------- tomato artichoke hearts peas onion --------------- broccoli onion --------------- Shepherd's pie should also freeze well minus the potatoes that go on top. When ready to eat you can just whip up the mashed potatoes and add them before reheating in the oven. Shepherd's Pie 3 small potatoes 2 cloves garlic 1/2 tsp. dried basil 2 Tbs. margarine or butter 1/4 tsp. salt 2-4 Tbs. milk (more if needed) 1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup) 1 medium carrot, sliced (1/2 cup) 1 Tbs. oil 1 15oz can kidney beans, rinsed and drained 1 14oz can chopped tomatoes, drained 1 10oz pkg. frozen whole kernel corn or mixed veggies 1 8oz can tomato sauce 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce 1/2 tsp sugar 1 cup shredded cheddar (opt) Peel and boil potatoes until soft. Mash, add margarine, basil, salt and gradually add in milk. In medium saucepan cook onion and carrot in hot oil till onion is tender but not brown. Stir in kidney beans, tomatoes, frozen veggies, tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and sugar. Heat until bubbly. Transfer mixture to an 8x8x2" square baking dish. Drop mashed potatoes in mounds over top. Sprinkle with cheddar if desired. Bake, uncovered in a 375 degree oven for 25-30 minutes or till heated through and cheese begins to brown. Makes 4-6 servings...See More- 16 years agolast modified: 9 years ago
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