Ingredients 120ml (1/2 cup) butter 2 tsp. dried basil, crushed 2 tsp. lemon juice 1 1/4 tsp. garlic powder 3/4 tsp. seasoned salt 220g (8 oz.) fettuccine or angel hair pasta (cooked and drained) 360ml (1 1/2 cups) broccoli floweretts (cooked tender-crisp) 3 Tbsp. walnuts (chopped ) fresh, grated Parmesan cheese Procedure Melt the butter in a large skillet. Add …
Author: jcwallis
Guacamole
Ingredients 4 avocados 2 tablespoons of pico de gallo Juice of 1/2 lime 2 chopped Jalapeño OR 2 tablespoons of crushed red pepper OR 1 tablespoon of cayenne pepper 1 teaspoon of salt 4 teaspoons of olive oil 1 1/2 teaspoon of chopped garlic 1/2 teaspoon of ground black pepper 1 minced jalapeño OR 2 minced serrano chiles OR 2 …
Spiced Pumpkin Soup
Ingredients 1 Tablespoon butter 1 cup onion, chopped 3 Tablespoons all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon curry powder 1/4 teaspoon cumin 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 cup peeled and cubed sweet potato 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 14-oz cans of nonfat and low-sodium chicken broth or vegetable stock 1 15-oz can of pumpkin 1 cup 1% milk 1 Tablespoon …
Gardening App Review: Garden Tags

Use this Garden Tags app for: Identifying plants, looking at other peoples’ plant and garden photos, task reminders, social media for plants. Who should use Garden Tags app: People who are looking for the Instagram of plant identification, but with a task feature. Features of Garden Tags: Take a photo Upload a photo Look at other people’s photos …
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Gardening App Review: Homegrown with Bonnie Plants

Use this Homegrown with Bonnie app for: Cataloging, making notes, logging, planning, tracking harvests, and discovering information about your gardens. Who should use this Homegrown with Bonnie app: Beginning, intermediate, and experienced gardeners. Features of Homegrown with Bonnie: Planning tool Growing journal Pest guide Plant guide with library Add your own plants Project guide How-to’s Shortcomings of …
Summer Water Conservation
As we approach the summer months each year, the City’s water consumption increases. Most of the increase is due to outdoor water usage. Outdoor water usage is dependent upon rainfall and the heat index experienced during the summer. Even during hot, dry periods, we can be smart about irrigating our lawn and landscape. Please irrigate on designated days only. This …
Gardening App Review: Gardenize

Use this Gardenize app for: Entering notes about your garden into your phone. Who should use this Gardenize app: People with very small gardens People who like to type on their phone or tablet People who want very detailed notes on their plants Features of Gardenize: Planner feature Task feature Comprehensive data storage Clean and modern interface …
Heat Stress
What is heat stress? Heat stress occurs when temperatures are sustained over a sufficient period of time as to cause irreversible damage to a plant’s functions and growth. Plants can be damaged by high day temperatures as well as high nighttime temperatures and by high air temperatures as well as high soil temperatures. A plants’ temperature typically runs just above …