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For the Best Gardeners in the Cardiff Area

   Jul 10

Your Questions About Gardening

Lizzie asks…

Overwhelmed with tomatoes! What should I do with them?

My tomato garden is overwhelming me! I have never grown tomato before and certainly didn’t expect the plants to give me so many. I have made a few salads and used them in sandwiches but I’m not sure what else to make. I would give some away, but I don’t necessarily like my neighbors much and friends and family aren’t near by. Any great, easy recipes or ideas?

GardenersCardiff answers:

Wow, you’re so lucky. I’m still waiting for my tomatoes to turn red. And I’m only going to have 4… Congrats!

Anyway, when I have tons of tomatoes I like to make my famous sauce. I don’t know if it can be considered marinara, but here it is:

1. Boil some water. Cut X’s into the bottom of each tomato you are using (5 or 6 usually works best). Don’t cut them deep, just barely through the skin. Drop each one, one at a time, in for only 15 seconds. You don’t want to cook the tomatoes.

Doing that will make the skin really easy to peel off.

2. Peel off the skin using your fingers.

3. Cut each tomato in half and remove the seeds and the goopy “juice” or whatever you want to call it. Just the slimy stuff.

4. Cut them into pieces. The shape and size doesn’t matter.

Now, on to the cooking…

1. Put the tomatoes in a pot. Add a splash of olive oil, enough to coat the tomatoes and have a little extra down at the bottom. Add TONS of fresh basil and TONS of fresh or dried oregano. A little more basil than oregano. Add some minced garlic. I usually use one or two cloves of garlic per tomato just because I love garlic, but you can adjust to your taste. If you are cooking more than 5 tomatoes you shouldn’t have less than 3 cloves of garlic.

2. Cover and cook for about an hour and a half (or more, it’s best if cooked for a long time. I usually cook it at this stage for about 3 hours), stirring every 20 minutes or so.

3. Take off the lid and cook until it’s less watery. It will probably take around an hour. If you accidentally let it go for too long and it becomes dry, add a little more olive oil and cook covered for half an hour.

4. Enjoy in pizzas or over pasta… Or in ice cream! (maybe not) It’s very versatile.

Good luck getting along with your neighbors!

Mark asks…

How can i make this essay better??? 10 POINTS BEST ANSWER!!!!?

How can I make this essay better. It would be best if you just copy paste the essay with it’s corrections. I need help with sentence structure, wording, etc. 10 points for the best answer in this format!

“Ricki the valiant, the true, Ticki with the eyeballs of flame!” Darzee, the bird, serenaded to Ricki, a small mongoose who is filled from head to toe with braveness, curiosity, and dedication. Who would have ever thought that a small animal could be a savior? It all started when Ricki was washed up onto the garden path of the estate, where Teddy, the boy who lived on the estate, found him. In this short story “Ricki Ticky Tavi,” Ruyard Kipling expresses how Ricki uses his mongoose senses to defeat the terrible, evil creatures that lurk behind the bushes- Nag and Nagina, the 2 cobras. From making new friends, to making new foes, Ricki embarks on a new adventure that makes him realize that at times, you need to jeopardize your own life for others.
A mongoose is usually filled from the tip of their nose to toe with curiosity, and Ricki was a true mongoose. “For it is the hardest thing in the world to frighten a mongoose, for he is eaten head to toe with curiosity.” If it wasn’t for Ricki’s curiosity, would he have discovered whom Darzee, the bird, and Nag, the evil snake was? Would he have found Chachundra the muskrat and unearthed the duo’s plans? Would he have unmasked Nagina’s batch of eggs? Throughout the story, many more occurrences occur where Ricki’s curiousity shines through. For instance, in the night middle of the night, Ricki couldn’t sit still, so he went exploring around the night, where he came across Nag and Nagina. “For in the bathroom there were Nag and Nagina, discussing the plans for revenge.” This way, Ricki got to know what the devious snake duo was up to-, which made it easier to destroy them. You can clearly see how the mongoose’s curiosness helps him in life.
Throughout the story Ricky’s characteristics shine through. Even though he is eaten up head to toe with curiosity, he is also known for his dedication. Ricki could have easily quit trying to kill Nag and Nagina , but he kept going on. If it weren’t for Ricky, the world would be in despair and the cobras would have still been alive. From this, it is easy evident that Ricki has a great amount of valor in his heart. As the story runs on, the little mongoose strives to protect Teddy and his family. In the one dark night, when the 2 cobras were lurking around in the bathroom, Ricki heard them talking about plans on how to kill the family. “At the bathroom of the smooth plaster wall, there was a brick pulled to make a a sluice for the bath water, and Nag and Nagina were hissing outside.” If Ricky hadn’t heard this, then he wouldn’t have went to all lengths to protect the family.
His eyes burned with anger. Ricki had enough of Nag and Nagina. Another trait that Ruyard Kipling supplied Ricki with is bravery. He is filled from head to toe with courage, another mongoose trait. For instance, in the bathroom, Ricki ahd shown a great amount of bravery. “ Ricky Ticki tangled all over with rage. Should he strike on the neck, or the tail?” This obviously shows bravery- a great amount. If Ricki hadn’t bit Nag, then Nag would have still been around, tormenting everyone. Well Nag is gone, but what about Nagina? Ricki used his courage on Nagina too. By bribing Nagina, Ricki-Ticki got what he wanted and defeated the snakes for once and for all.
Through all the adventures Ricki’s been through, from making new friends, to defeating enemies, Ricki put his life in jepordy to protect his loved ones. This story just shows that at times, it is necessary to put your life in front of others.

GardenersCardiff answers:

Wow, so much better than the first one. You’re improving. That was well put together and brilliant. Great detail. I love how you said “His eyes burned with fire” it was put into the story perfectly. Great explaining and you really took my suggestions. And you slowed it down.

Spelling and Grammer mistakes:

In the sentence “For instance, in the bathroom, Ricki ahd shown a great amount of bravery.” you worte ahd instead of had.

“jepordy” is spelled Jeopardy.

You wrote: In this short story “Ricki Ticky Tavi,” Ruyard Kipling expresses how Ricki uses his mongoose senses to defeat the terrible, evil creatures that lurk behind the bushes- Nag and Nagina, the 2 cobras. Ticky was spelled with and Y instead of a I.

“curiousity” is spelled Curiosity and “curiosness” is spelled Curiousness

That’s all I saw.

Great essay. Hope you get a good grade.

Helen asks…

how to take up old weed matting?

I have a small garden that has grass and weeds growing on top of ancient weed inhibiting matting. Trouble is the roots have made matting impossible to take up. Any ideas? ps I am older person so anything too heavy duty is not easy for me.

GardenersCardiff answers:

Cut it into small manageable strips with a utility knife

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