Cucumbers Cross Country

http://www.durgan.org/ShortURL/?LQAER 21 July 2008 Cucumbers Cross Country. First picking.
Now only Cross Country is grown. This type satifies my requirements, and Cross Country is a prolific producer. There are total of seven plants in three hills about 25 inches apart.

Website and Sending pictures over the Internet.

Website and Sending pictures over the Internet:
If a tree falls in the forest and no-one hears it, does it make a noise? This applies to those wonderful, pictures you have on your computer. Sharing them with others is fun and they may even like to view them. I have tried all methods and this procedure I present here is by far the best. It is relatively cheap and non-intrusive for the recipient. I have about 30 thousand photos on my site over a time period of about 8 years. They are always available by sending the URL via E mail, or posting on any forum. This method is far superior to all the free websites that allow people to post pictures.

The procedure is: Download your pictures from camera to a directory on your computer. Open Breezebrowser to make an HTML file. Upload this file using FTP to the pub directory on your website. Copy the URL from the website and put it in your browser address line and hit go. Send the URL anywhere you like and anybody can open the directory to your pictures. This method is far superior to all the free websites that allow people to post pictures. I upload photos within literally minutes of getting home from a shoot, and notify all the recipients via E mail as to the URL of the site.

Method for Handling Photographs for distribution.

Get a web site. Probably less than $7.00 per month. There are many but here is one: http://www.bluehost.com/

Get Breezebrowser to make HTML of your photos, to file, plus annotation if necessary. It only requires a few minutes to process pictures at any size ready for uploading to the website. http://www.breezesys.com/BreezeBrowser/

Get WS FTP or any other FTP program to upload your photos to your web site. http://www.download.com/3000-2160-10018456.html

http://www.durgan.org/ShortURL/?CAEZO 14 July 2008 Sunflower (Helianthus) Here is a a sample of how the pictures are received. Simply click on the thumbnail and the larger picture appear. The size is determined by the maker of the HTML page. Simple and Clean.
Using the method described above you are free of the shrills and their constant advertising on the various "Free" photo websites. Your site will be clean and fast. The uploaded photos will be excellent for viewing but not necessarily for printing.

If the users want prints you can send the originals at a size that they can print using this free software via E mail. http://s6.yousendit.com/

Red Soldier Beetle (Rhagonycha fulva)

http://www.durgan.org/ShortURL/?XWNKM 21 July 2008 Red Soldier Beetle (Rhagonycha fulva)

Soldier beetles are similar to ladybugs in their feeding habit and are beneficials. They'll chow down on aphids and other insects' eggs. As far as I know, they don't hurt the flowers and can be good pollinators for selective plant species.

http://bugguide.net/node/view/82948 Information about this beneficial beetle.

http://bugguide.net/node/view/89507 More information about this beneficial beetle.

Curly-leaf parsley (Petroselinum crispum)

http://www.durgan.org/ShortURL/?EGSNF 20 July 2008 Curly-leaf parsley (Petroselinum crispum)

There are four plants, planted from seedlings in early Spring. This plant will over-winter, but isn't worth the effort, since the new annual plants have more tender shoots.

Morning Glory (Ipomoea)

http://www.durgan.org/ShortURL/?KOOGA 20 July 2008 Morning Glory (Ipomoea)

Morning glory are a nice vine, particularly in Northern climates, since its growth habit can be controlled. Mine are grown along the deck to provide shade, and it always self seeds. Many of the flowers have particular names, and the flowers have all the same shape.

20 July 2008 Purslane, Portulaca oleracea L

http://www.durgan.org/ShortURL/?EYYPS 20 July 2008 Purslane, Portulaca oleracea L

Other Names: Portulaca, Pursley, Pusley, Pussley, Wild portulaca. This plant is an annual, reproducing only by seed, and the plant has enough nutrients in a small piece broken off that seeds can be produced.

It is pleasant to eat raw, and is a nice addition to a salad, amongst other cookery uses. This weed is ubiquitious, and seldom is a garden without this useful weed.

Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana)

http://www.durgan.org/ShortURL/?WCQJP 19 July 2008 Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana)

One of my two horseradish plants was dug today to make horseradish condiment. The roots are scaled and cleaned with a steel wool scrubber and blended with vinegar to the desired texture, and stored in small jars.

I used 250 ml jars, but it is probably better stored in 125ml jars, since oxidization occurs everytime a jar is opened, and the colour changes from the pristine white to a dull white over time. Total time 4 hours.

There is still a few 125 ml jars from 2007, and it is still in pristine condition.