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Isabella Woodhouse wrote:

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Omelet wrote:

In article
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Isabella Woodhouse wrote:

Never heard of
Sun Harvest. Is that a competitor?

Yes, and a common one around here. They have a lot of organic and bulk
foods, and some _killer_ sales. :-)

Competition is good.

Absolutely!


I find lots of things competitively priced or better at Whole Foods, and
some not--- especially meat. I think it really depends what kinds of
foods you buy (or are forced to buy, like gluten-free for instance) and
local grocery store pricing. I don't shop there exclusively... far from
it.

I can't eat wheat either. Sun Harvest sells some most excellent corn
and rice pasta! I like the corn better. Deboles brand:

http://tinyurl.com/6qenfa

Not my cup of tea. Last time I had it, it was awfully grainy and
coarse. Tell me it's improved and I'll try it again. I prefer the
Tinkyada rice pasta... most of which I get via Amazon.

Huh. I'll have to check that out. I don't eat a lot of pasta as I live
low carb for the most part.

How I wish I lived in a cool enough climate to grow nasturtiums. I just
love them in salads.

They grow fast, try growing them seasonally. I can grow them in the
late winter/early spring but then when it gets hot, they do die off.
I've not tried potting them and keeping them in the shade tho'.

Pretty plants!

Eighty percent of the time, we go almost straight from winter to summer
with almost no spring (DH often plants the peas at the end of February).
But I will certainly give that a try. In Ohio, I had gorgeous
nasturtiums and great salads. Mmmm... the texture of the leaves is
so choice.

Have you tried just shading them, or growing them as an indoor plant?


I just wish Lantana was edible. It's drought resistant so I use a lot
of it for landscaping. With all the rain we had a couple of weeks ago,
my Dallas Reds are blooming their lovely heads off right now!

http://i28.tinypic.com/16945yf.jpg

Lovely!

I like them and they save me on water for landscaping. I also want to
put in more rosemary. The city uses that a lot for the same reason. That
and various salvias.


I need to take pics of the ones in the driveway garden. Some of those
are turning blood red when they mature. :-)

Our Butterfly bushes are still blooming strong (among others). What a
great long-season bloomer--- and so fragrant too. It looks like we'll
have some Autumn Joy this year. The zappers have, so far, kept the darn
deer away from it. They just love those succulents.

Isabella

I bought a butterfly bush but it's still in it's pot. I'm re-doing the
landscaping in front of the front porch. The only rosebushes that live
for me are climbing blazes. I need to tame the beast and put her on a
trellis. g

There is a Crepe myrtle to one side that blooms all year. I'm trying to
keep that one pruned into a tree.

My cannas used to bloom all year but water is getting more expensive so
I don't water them enough anymore. I plan to dig them all up and put
them into a smaller raised bed, then plant spineless cacti in their
spot. I have some San Pedro in the greenhouse, and will also use some
of the local spineless prickly pear.
--
Peace! Om

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