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Garlic scapes !!! Got a great harvest today. What are your best recipes for using garlic scapes besides making pesto? dcarch

Take a magnifying glass and examine the back side of the leaves. Looks like spider mite damages to me. Bean plants = invitation for spider mites. dcarch

I have a 700,000 BTU torch like this one that I used to clear weeds before I plant my vegetable garden. https://www.amazon.com/AUSAIL-Propane-Flamethrower-Trigger-Charcoal/dp/B08M6GFBW8/ref=sr_1_9?dchild=1&keywords=blow+torch&qid=1623035756&smid=A2EIN88G2MB33B&sr=8-9 I also use this torch for BBQ and after sous vide. Very nice except can't use it indoors. Too hot and too noisy. dcarch

Impressive camera / photographic work! I mean technically and artistically. dcarch

A cordless power drill, and a 3.5" x 24" auger ($15) lets me dig a deeeep hole very quickly. By manipulating the auger, the hole can be much wider than 3.5", 10" or more, depending on what you are trying to plant. dcarch

Let me put it this way, a BMS is like a nutritional doctor for your whole family (battery pack). The doctor will not allow any member to overeat or under eat, based on each's physical capacity. Work load is limited based on strength and the doctor will stop work if temperature gets above normal (BMS has temperature sensor). dcarch

Come to think of it, Some BMSs can go bad. When that happens, the cells can go below charger voltage and the charger will not charge a very low voltage li-ion cell. BMS can be very small for a few low power cells. The space between the three cells is more than big enough. I am installing a BMS system for my 24V LiFePo4 100A batteries for my solar panels. dcarch

Many battery manufacturers use the battery body color to indicate power. For instance, the Kitchenaid blue color cells should indicate 2000 mAH. dcarch

1. Make sure it is not the battery charger that is giving you the problem. 2. Get a volt meter and measure each battery. Typically only one of the three batteries is bad, especially this battery pack does not appear to have a "balancing cell charging" design (cheap!). 3. Lithium cells are always spot-welded, but you can easily ply the weld open. The difficult part is soldering stainless steel. You need to get S. S. flux and low temperature solder. 4. There are tons of fake brand name 18560 cells out there. Buy carefully. Check youtube and user ratings. There is no need to get extra powerful cells unless you are replacing all three. The one weak cell in a series of three determines power rating (same as a link in a chain). 5. Another thing to look for, if you have a volt meter. Measure each battery (around 3.7v) and total volts. If you get total volt around 12V, then the blender speed control may be bad. Definitely worth trying to repair. dcarch

Actually, those shoots are a couple of weeks old. There have been in the refrigerator. I also have a few in the freezer. They are not bad from the freezer. dcarch

Harvested some hosta shoots from the garden. Made hosta, pineapple, cauliflower & SV steak. dcarch

Why not? They may be cooking a whole cow. dcarch

It will do the same thing as this gadget: https://www.amazon.com/Rose-Gold-Cake-Extruders-Types/dp/B01M7XBJ19/ref=asc_df_B01M7XBJ19/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=219491607334&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1053038144961134863&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9004223&hvtargid=pla-360124723378&psc=1 dcarch

Thank you! dcarch

Happy Mother's Day to all!! Saw some recipes on Google some time ago, Lamb, clams and ramps. Sounded very interesting. So I made my version for HMD. Sous vide lamb chops, mussels instead of clams. I happened to have ramps in my garden and I added asparagus also from my garden. Got some fiddlehead fern from farmers market. So the lamb chops were perfectly done, that I am not proud of. Because timing and temperature were electronically automatic perfect with sous vide. But I am proud that I was able to get the amaryllis to bloom exactly on HMD. It was not easy to get the timing and temperature right for several month. dcarch

I did some Googling. No. Not to look for recipes. This apparently is not a bad duke. Both the larva and the adult only munch on wood, and only decayed wood. dcarch

I was chopping some wood for my fire pit to make some ash fertilizer for the garden and found many this. Look, don't give me that nonsense. Many parts of the world treat this as delicacy, sushi style. OK Moderator, I should post this on the Dinner Forum? dcarch

Perhaps it would be more interesting for Blue Hill/Stone Barn to do this. They have their own farm next to the restaurant. dcarch

I did get an email from Masa NY sometime ago, informing me that tipping is not accepted. Of course that makes it a lot more affordable. Dinner for two with wine will only be under $2,000. You can save even more $$$$. Have lunch at Per Se, then dinner at Masa. They are in the same building. No need to pay for subway. dcarch

I will keep an open mind. There is no telling what can be done to produce interesting tasting food without meat. For instance, "---Smokey bacon flavor pringles are suitable for vegetarian, and don't contain any pork.-----" dcarch

"-----Milk & honey for coffee and tea" Butter for bread? or margarine ? dcarch

Or may be more. A restaurant like 11 Mad, it all about rent costs, and labor costs, ----They may have to use a lot more truffles for the new menu. dcarch

It's too hot to cook. 80F+! A very low temperature meal. dcarch

Wonderful news to me! Hopefully there will be a major reduction in people buying beef. There will be prime ribs at $0.99 a lb. Also, people should not drink cow milk, or buy cheese, or use butter....... dcarch

Thanks. Looks like hostas will be ready for picking in another few days. dcarch