Comments on: By the Numbers http://www.supercinski.net/2009/04/by-the-numbers/ Thu, 15 Jul 2010 23:30:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Rachel http://www.supercinski.net/2009/04/by-the-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-1330 Rachel Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:49:23 +0000 http://www.supercinski.net/?p=1300#comment-1330 Carrie, we don't do any broad pest control in our garden. We have had the caterpillar you mentioned eat up quite a bit of our tomato plants in previous years. To thwart it, Thomas would go out early in the morning and look for it. It looks amazingly like a leaf of the tomato plant, and he would pull it off and take care of it so that it would never eat anymore of our leaves again. This involved a pair of scissors. :) Otherwise, we just wait and see if pests become a problem and deal with them as needed without pesticides. So far, we haven't had many issues. For fruit leather, I have a dehydrator that came with some recipes. My favorite is just to take a pound of strawberries and cut off the green parts, blend with a tiny bit of water (enough to get them going in the blender) and about 1/4 cup sugar until it is nice and smooth. Pour onto the fruit leather sheet thing and dehydrate about 12 hours. That's it! Carrie, we don’t do any broad pest control in our garden. We have had the caterpillar you mentioned eat up quite a bit of our tomato plants in previous years. To thwart it, Thomas would go out early in the morning and look for it. It looks amazingly like a leaf of the tomato plant, and he would pull it off and take care of it so that it would never eat anymore of our leaves again. This involved a pair of scissors. :) Otherwise, we just wait and see if pests become a problem and deal with them as needed without pesticides. So far, we haven’t had many issues.

For fruit leather, I have a dehydrator that came with some recipes. My favorite is just to take a pound of strawberries and cut off the green parts, blend with a tiny bit of water (enough to get them going in the blender) and about 1/4 cup sugar until it is nice and smooth. Pour onto the fruit leather sheet thing and dehydrate about 12 hours. That’s it!

]]> By: Carrie Williams http://www.supercinski.net/2009/04/by-the-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-1329 Carrie Williams Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:44:11 +0000 http://www.supercinski.net/?p=1300#comment-1329 Sorry this comment/question has nothing to do with this actual post! I'm going to try the sf garden...very small to start with tomatos and bell peppers...I tried then hanging thing with tomatos but I had some wierd worm/catepillar looking thing that ate them up and all anyone could tell me to put on the plant was chemicals...yuck....so how do you keep bugs away from you plants.... Also, have you posted the fruit leather recipe anywhere? I LOVE it, my boys don't but I do! Sorry this comment/question has nothing to do with this actual post! I’m going to try the sf garden…very small to start with tomatos and bell peppers…I tried then hanging thing with tomatos but I had some wierd worm/catepillar looking thing that ate them up and all anyone could tell me to put on the plant was chemicals…yuck….so how do you keep bugs away from you plants….

Also, have you posted the fruit leather recipe anywhere? I LOVE it, my boys don’t but I do!

]]> By: mandi http://www.supercinski.net/2009/04/by-the-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-1328 mandi Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:15:49 +0000 http://www.supercinski.net/?p=1300#comment-1328 ok- i know- 2 comments- ridiculous. but i was lying in bed thinking this morning that i would never think to buy a ton of berries because they are on sale for any other purpose then eating a lot of berries that week! i wouldn't think : hmm...i can put these up somehow. so i think your genius! AND- speaking of your genius- i love the detergent recipe on your blog. i've been using it for a week now it's great! thanks for that! ok- i know- 2 comments- ridiculous. but i was lying in bed thinking this morning that i would never think to buy a ton of berries because they are on sale for any other purpose then eating a lot of berries that week! i wouldn’t think : hmm…i can put these up somehow. so i think your genius! AND- speaking of your genius- i love the detergent recipe on your blog. i’ve been using it for a week now it’s great! thanks for that!

]]> By: mandi http://www.supercinski.net/2009/04/by-the-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-1327 mandi Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:11:26 +0000 http://www.supercinski.net/?p=1300#comment-1327 ha! you are famous! don't you love making your own fruit leathers? it makes me feel like i'm really cheating the system. ' i don't need your expensive leathers! mwa-ha-ha! '. ha! you are famous!
don’t you love making your own fruit leathers? it makes me feel like i’m really cheating the system. ‘ i don’t need your expensive leathers! mwa-ha-ha! ‘.

]]> By: Jacob http://www.supercinski.net/2009/04/by-the-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-1326 Jacob Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:51:41 +0000 http://www.supercinski.net/?p=1300#comment-1326 i question the accuracty of the time of fame; i demand a re-time (you know, kind of like a recount) i question the accuracty of the time of fame; i demand a re-time (you know, kind of like a recount)

]]> By: Darlys http://www.supercinski.net/2009/04/by-the-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-1325 Darlys Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:31:03 +0000 http://www.supercinski.net/?p=1300#comment-1325 I remember my little brother doing the same with bandaids...he would put one on his belly button when he had a stomach ache. :) Looking forward to seeing you guys on Saturday! I remember my little brother doing the same with bandaids…he would put one on his belly button when he had a stomach ache. :) Looking forward to seeing you guys on Saturday!

]]> By: Erin http://www.supercinski.net/2009/04/by-the-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-1324 Erin Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:26:22 +0000 http://www.supercinski.net/?p=1300#comment-1324 I think you need to post your jam recipe and your fruit leather recipe. Oh how I wish I could see your seconds of fame! I think you need to post your jam recipe and your fruit leather recipe. Oh how I wish I could see your seconds of fame!

]]> By: D.O. http://www.supercinski.net/2009/04/by-the-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-1323 D.O. Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:59:15 +0000 http://www.supercinski.net/?p=1300#comment-1323 HA! The 16:2 (or 8:1) ratio on the band-aids is hysterical. HA!

The 16:2 (or 8:1) ratio on the band-aids is hysterical.

]]> By: rachel http://www.supercinski.net/2009/04/by-the-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-1322 rachel Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:43:35 +0000 http://www.supercinski.net/?p=1300#comment-1322 They were on sale last week at HEB for $1.27 a pound. I got them all at HEB. They were on sale last week at HEB for $1.27 a pound. I got them all at HEB.

]]> By: Kyrsten http://www.supercinski.net/2009/04/by-the-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-1319 Kyrsten Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:05:33 +0000 http://www.supercinski.net/?p=1300#comment-1319 Where did you buy 10lbs of strawberries? And, what do you mean by "cheap"? You've been busy! Where did you buy 10lbs of strawberries? And, what do you mean by “cheap”?

You’ve been busy!

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