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Isabella Woodhouse wrote:

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.

With celiac and thyroid, my diet already has enough restrictions so I
don't do strict low-carbing though I do pay strong attention to the
glycemic index of foods. I restrict pasta to once weekly or less,
potatoes even less often, and my DH and I hardly ever have baked goods
or bread. BLTs with the fabulous tomatoes in late summer are an
exception--- mine on rice bread of course. My daughter eats everything
OTOH. I've always been fond of Julia's 'everything in moderation'
advice and, more recently, Michael Pollan's: "Eat food, mostly plants,
not too much" advice.

Sounds good. :-) I'm also hypothyroid, and insulin resistant.

Interestingly enough, the dietary restrictions I ended up with actually
netted me a MORE varied diet! I started branching out and trying new
things.

I'm now in love with the asian market.


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?

Shade doesn't work. I think maybe they like cool nights and, with the
exception of this unusual summer, our July and August nights usually
stay in the 80s, rarely dipping below 78 degrees. We have low-E glazing
throughout this house so plants don't do as well indoors. It's
challenging just to get my rosemary to survive the winter indoors. But,
it's worth a try for nasturtiums.

Well, they do mature rather quickly! It's one of the things I love about
them. You may be able to at least grow them seasonally.


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.

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

Isn't that a rambler?

Only if I let it. g

What about bourbons and teas? Or do they need a
lot of humidity? Only a few bourbons will grow easily here, even on
their own roots.

I should put in another climbing peace. We had that one for several
years and it smelled heavenly and produced large, showy blooms.


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

Ours get nipped back sometimes by cold weather and survive mainly as
bushes.

They are pretty tough.

Where are you? I'm in central Texas, Austin area.
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Peace! Om

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