SHIFTING ROOTS

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The 2 Step Solution to Control Powdery Mildew

Your garden is doing well and you’re even starting to harvest some vegetables, when all of a sudden you see some weird little white spots on your pumpkins, squash, cucumbers, or zucchini.  You shrug it off, thinking it’s probably no big deal.

A few days later it’s spread to more and more leaves, and those few innocent white dots have overtaken more an more leaves in a white, powdery mess of horror.  You my friend, have an outbreak of powdery mildew.

While you can’t reverse it, I’ll show you the two step process to keep it from spreading further.

Need to get rid of powdery mildew on your squash, cucumbers, pumpkins, or zucchini? I'll show you the treatment I use on the plants in my garden, and talk a bit about prevention for next time. #gardeningtips #powderymildew #vegetablegardening #vegetablegarden #beginnergardener #gardentips #gardeningtips

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Beet Leaf Rolls with Creamy Dill Sauce

You might have heard of beatniks (dough rolled up in a beet leaf) but have you heard of beet leaf rolls?  They’re a riff off of cabbage rolls, way better tasting, and a great way to use up some of your beet leaves.

By the way, did you know you can eat beet leaves?  Now you do.  They’re delicious in these rolls, used as salad greens, or fried up as part of a stir fry.

Or maybe you haven’t heard of any of these things.  Read on and you’ll be glad you did.

Ukrainian beet leaf rolls with creamy dill sauce will be your new vegetarian comfort food. It's an easy cabbage roll recipe stuffed with rice and baked into a delicious casserole--just like Mom used to make. #casserole #beetleafrolls #cabbagerolls #Ukrainiandishes #Ukrainiancuisine #vegetariancasserole #vegetarian #casserole

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Bumbleberry Crisp with Saskatoon Berries, Rhubarb, and Strawberries

Have you heard of bumbleberry?  It isn’t actually a berry, but a combination of fresh or frozen fruit including saskatoon berries, blueberries, rhubarb, strawberries, raspberries, or crab apples.  The beautiful thing is you can pick whichever three or more you have on hand, in whatever amounts you like, and still call it bumbleberry.

For generations, farm wives have loved making bumbleberry pies and crisps to clean our their freezers of leftover frozen fruit or use up an overabundance of summer fruit.

Whatever your situation, you’re sure to love this easy summer dessert recipe.

Rhubarb, strawberry, and Saskatoon berry combine in this easy and delicious bumbleberry crisp recipe. With rolled oats and fresh or frozen fruit, it's sure to become a new favorite summer dessert recipe. #bumbleberrycrisp #summerdessert #summerdessertrecipe #fruitcrisp #saskatoonberry #rhubarb #strawberry

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