Gardening

I haven't actually planted and used them for years, mostly just let them grow because they're so pretty, and they bloom at a good time here, mid July, when other things are starting to peter out.

This year, I picked up a small bundle of transplants when I was buying onion transplants at the feed store. I divided them into two groups. The first group is in planted at the base of a young pear tree, and I don't want them flopping all over next year, so I'm going to dig and eat them. The others can stay and bloom next year with the rest.

I like the flavor of them. My objection is its hard to get the grit out of them. I think I solved that issue finally -- putting them through the food processor with the thin slicing blade yields paper thin slices that don't hold onto grit after several washings.