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9 hours ago, KennethT said:
Sort of. My parents had hosta beds that the deer LOVED. My father and I put electric fences around everything but we constantly needed to maintain them as the plants grew because the leaves would touch the wires and create a short (especially if rainy). Plus the beds were maybe 10 feet in diameter and the deer would always try to jump the fence to get into the interior... many times with disastrous consequences.
You do need to maintain some degree of plant control. A higher power fence charger can actually kill / burn plants that touch the wire.
For deer control there is 3D wiring method.
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49 minutes ago, gulfporter said:
When we lived on 5 acres in Northern Virginia we called our hosta, "deer caviar." How did you manage to beat Bambi to them 🦌
Electric fence works.
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5 hours ago, Ddanno said:
My search for 'hosta scapes' was just a bunch of gardening shops saying it was out of stock. 'Cooking hosta' worked after gf's clarification
Go to youtube and do a search on "hostas recipes"
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Hosta scapes are showing up big time in the garden. One of my favorite veggies, crispy and tender.
SV steak on hosta scapes and yellow zucchini from the garden.
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Got poison ivy.
Never had poison ivy before. Got lots to learn!
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A quick SV steak dinner.
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Fiddlehead fern is around for only a few days from farmers market..
Made drum sticks with fiddlehead on asparagus from the garden, Morel mushroom sauce
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Spring is happy time. One of the very early harvests from the garden is hosta. Tender, delicious shoots, with shrimps.
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On 5/6/2025 at 10:45 PM, JoNorvelleWalker said:
"Minimum order is four (4) plants." Though I really enjoyed reading about the varieties.
I am growing 66 tomato plants this year. two plants per variety. I feel bad that I had may be 20 extra seedlings leftover which I composted. Those were big 10 to 14 inch tall seedling I started under LED lights. A few were already blossoming.
I wish there is an efficient way I could ship some to you from NY.
I am way behind in getting my garden in shape. Unexpected things happened, like the rototiller not working
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4 hours ago, Tan Can Cook said:
This is creative and well done.
Thanks Tan Can Cook.
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1 hour ago, TdeV said:
Gorgeous, dcarch!
How do you sous vide your shrimps?
Thanks TdeV!
After the shrimps were shelled and cleaned, I dried them with paper towel so I could vacuum bag them. I sous vide'd them at 150F for about 20 minutes then quickly pan fried them with fish sauce.
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5 hours ago, Smithy said:
Clever plating! How did you get those heart-shaped sear marks on the steak?
Thanks Smithy! I came across a heart-shaped piece of thick metal, so I turn it into a branding iron.
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After I made Valentine's Day Dinner, a comment was made, "Why can't Valentine's Day be everyday?"
So I had to made another one. Sous vide/grilled porterhouse, and sous vide shrimps. Kind of surf & turf.
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Not a good thing that Valentine is only one day. Why can't it be everyday?
White clam sauce on linguini, with popovers side.
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53 minutes ago, gfweb said:
Not plantain?
Yes, plantain also.
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Love Me Tendon
By Elvis Parsley
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Love it tendon, love it sweet
Never let it go
You have made my life complete
And I love you so---------------------------
Beef Tendon in parsley / jack fruit sauce, with jack fruit seeds. Yes, jack fruit seeds are very delicious.
Sweet, Healthy and delicious for Valentine’s Day.
Happy Valentine to all!
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As of today, at least 25,446,444 people have viewed this video since Jun 16, 2024.
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I have not posted for a while. Have been very busy to upgrade my garden to deal with climate change.
Made this:
Mahi Mahi on couscous with peri peri seasoning.
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5 hours ago, liuzhou said:
Snake* and vegetable stir fry. Also, jiaozi and more.
Good thing you didn't have apple in the stir fry.
You know what happened when the snake had suggested to Adam and Eve to eat😉
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In many desktop computers, the CPU heat ejection is done using heat pipe design which is a very efficient heat distribution method requiring less metal. I wonder if this has been done or has been considered. As we all know, copper is kind of expensive today.
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Didn't get a chance to read this whole thread.
If you don't want to spend some money (actually not that expensive), in many Chinese markets, they sell special old chickens for making broth. They also sell whole chicken carcasses with some meat on them for broth making.
I like to make pork broth using pork neck bones. Also plenty in Chinese markets.
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I don't think so.
1. Your pots and pans are round, this thing is square. A lot of heat will be wasted.
2. Unless the bottom of your pots/pans are perfectly flat to make perfect metal to metal contact, you may create a different uneven temperature situation.
3. Do you mind to have another thing in the kitchen to clean and store and may be special pliers to handle it because it will always be too hot to handle?
4. This square plate may be distorted and become not flat some time in the future because of subjecting to high heat and expansion and contraction of uneven shape and temperature.
5. Depending on the design of your oven, this thing can trap heat below and cause major electrical damages.
6. Use the $95 to buy better cookware.
Just MHO.
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7 hours ago, scubadoo97 said:
Just another big ass family Thanksgiving. The family just gets bigger
It Looks like many in the picture are still young enough to bear more children. 🤪😁
Soon you can start a new country.
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Dinner 2025
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I am sure you know about this, you seem very knowledgeable about tech stuff, but just in case:
If your ground is mostly dry, you may have to install the ground rod deeper and may be more than one rod.
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