Sunday, September 14, 2008

QUESTION: Mystery Squash..


Does anyone know what type of squash this is? When I purchased the seedling at Orchard Supply garden center the label stated this was a Yellow Crook Neck squash. It tastes good; however, it's not yellow (more of a light green), nor is it a crook neck. Identification expertise on this variety is requested.

MISC: Lawn Care

Ok, another change to the lawn watering times. Even though the lawn is looking better (the fungus infected areas are healing), the shaded area of the lawn has noticeably grown and the daylight hours have deceased, creating overly soaked sod in the shaded areas. The herbs and bushes need their times reduced as well. The new watering schedule is as follows:

Zone A (all lawn) - Mon, Wed, Fri (7min @ 9am)

Zone B (Herbs and plants) - Sun-Sat. (7min @ 8am)

Zone C (full sun portion of lawn) - Tue, Thu, and Sat @ 8:30am for 7min.

Saturday, September 6, 2008

MISC: Lawn Care

Finallly, the lawn looks like it's coming back after applying the Bayer fungicide treatment. However, the shaded parts of the lawn continue to be over watered. I'm reducing the watering times once again for the overall lawn. I'm also reducing the number of minutes for the Herbs and plants on the drip system from 12 to 10min. I will be applying another dose of the Bayer fungicide treatment today or tomorrow for good measure.

new times for lawn and plants...

Zone A (all lawn) - Mon, Tues, Fri, Sat. (7min @ 9am)

Zone B (Herbs and plants) - Sun-Sat. (10min @ 8am)

Zone C (full sun portion of lawn) - No Change; Tue. and Thur. only @ 8:30am for 7min.

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

RECIPE: Morning Salsa


I named this salsa ‘Morning Salsa’ because it's best for breakfast when dabbed on scrambled eggs with a touch of sour cream. I first had a version of this type of salsa at my local morning cafe, Cafe Barrone in Menlo Park. After experiencing their version, I exclaimed, "Morning Salsa needs to be experienced by everyone!" Although I created the term 'Morning Salsa', below is the recipe Laurie created. This salsa is best if made one day ahead. Salsa should be thick and chunky when served. Juices may separate from ingredients, and need to be discarded.

½ white onion, diced
¼ cup of chopped cilantro
3 ½ medium large (2 1/2” dia.) tomatoes (Heirloom tomatoes preferred)
Juice from one lime
Pepper to taste
Salt to taste
2 medium JalapeƱo peppers, diced

Directions;
Mix all ingredients together in medium size bowl. Salt and pepper to taste. Let mixture sit for one day before serving.