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Thursday, July 16, 2020
New arrival at the Yoder’s BY Gloria Yoder The Amish Cook
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Look for reblooming daylilies to appear
If re-blooming Daylilies are cut back and fertilized when they turn brown, they will come back and bloom better than ever. (GoodSeed Farm photo)
July is the peak season for most daylilies. Their stunning blooms dominate our perennial gardens right now, but by August most of them will be finished blooming. The exception is so-called “re-blooming” daylilies, which can give you constant color for much of the gardening season. Our personal favorite, the frilly, bright lemon-yellow “Happy Returns,” represents this new generation of re-blooming daylilies. The golden yellow “Stella D’Oro” was introduced several years before Happy Returns, so it’s more common. Starting with full, compact, emerald green plants that look like ornamental grass, both varieties are covered with blooms by late May. Daylilies get their name from the fact that each flower bud will bloom for only one day and then wither. Healthy plants have many buds on each stalk, and multiple stalks on each plant, so they provide color for quite a long season even though each flower lasts less than 24 hours. All daylilies bloom heavily for about a month starting in late May or early June, and then set seed on pods on each bloom stalk. If these pods are removed, the plant will focus its energy on expanding the root system. With most daylily varieties, the show lasts a month or so and then it’s over until next year. Re-blooming daylilies will give you a repeat performance later in the year
as long as the root system is expanding. They will rest for a week or two after their spring flush, and then bloom sporadically until frost. The key to their extended season is constant expansion of the root system, since blossom production is directly tied to root growth. This is why newly planted daylilies will bloom more heavily and longer; once the soil becomes exhausted, or compacted soil restricts root growth, they will not rebloom. By mid-July, re-blooming daylilies have replaced their blooms with a crop of
seed pods, and the foliage is streaked with brown. Not a pretty sight. At this point in the season we recommend cutting the entire plant off at ground level, and fertilizing with Espoma Bulb-Tone or Flower Tone. This mid-season haircut and feeding makes re-bloomers bounce back stronger than ever. Healthy plants immediately put up fresh green foliage, and within a month they’ll be covered with blooms once again. Daylily clumps become root-bound eventually, running out of fertile, loose soil to expand into. Every five years or so you should
dig the clumps up and divide them, mixing Bulb Tone or Flower Tone into the loosened soil. You can cut through the matted clumps with a bread knife, pruning saw or sharp spade. When you plant daylilies (or any plant for that matter) you should dig a hole much wider than you need to, and mix a good time-release fertilizer into the soil as you refill around the plant. Espoma Bulb-Tone works best for daylilies, because it’s rich in bone meal and trace minerals that help feed healthy blooms. The better you do at planting daylilies originally, the longer you can wait before you have to divide them. The daylily is often called "the perfect perennial," due to its dazzling colors, drought tolerance, hardiness, and generally carefree nature. Daylilies make a terrific ground cover on banks and under fences, crowding out weeds. Re-bloomers like “Happy Returns” and “Stella D’Oro” do a wonderful job as perennial borders. Every garden should have some. Steve Boehme is a landscape designer/installer specializing in landscape “makeovers”. “Let’s Grow” is published weekly; column archives are online at www.goodseedfarm.com. For more information call GoodSeed Farm Landscapes at (937) 587-7021.
New v-ball coach at Ripley Pending school board approval on July 16th, Morgan Johnson will be named the new varsity girls volleyball coach at RULH High School. Morgan graduated as an honor student from Manchester High School where she was All-SHAC for three years in volleyball, basketball and softball. At Manchester, Morgan had over 1000 kills in her volleyball career and scored over 1000 points in her basketball career. Morgan was named to the All Southeast District team in volleyball and softball for three years and two years in basketball. During her senior year she was awarded Honorable Mention All-Ohio in volleyball and basketball. Morgan earned an athletic scholarship to play volleyball at West Virginia Wesleyan University (where she played four years at the NCAA Division II level). For three consecutive years Morgan was named to the All Mountain East Conference Academic Team and the President’s Academic List. During her senior season, she served as volleyball team captain. Morgan graduated from West Virginia
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Wesleyan with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology in December of 2019. Morgan is going to substitute teach in the RULH school system this year. RULH Superintendent stated, “I am confident Morgan will do a great job and be a positive influence on our girls. She is a hard worker who loves the
game of volleyball. Her collegiate playing experience will benefit her greatly in teaching the game at the high school level.” RULH High School Principal Chris Young, “I am excited that Morgan will be our head volleyball head coach. Her dedication to the game and determination to succeed will serve her well.”
Our home is full of joy these days! Our little bundle of joy has arrived, we have been oohing and awing the last day over our newborn baby boy, Joshua David. He was born on June 29th at 11:40 PM. Saturday evening is when Gloria was showing first signs of labor, off and on till Monday evening at 9:30, and then she went full speed to the finish line! With unspeakable joy and gratitude to God, he was born right into Gloria's arms. We did have a home delivery, so all was very quiet around here with all the other children fast asleep. Praise the Lord little Joshua seems to be very healthy. He weighed 7 pounds and 4 oz and is 19 1/2 inches long. I am holding him as I am writing this, he is a little charmer. He has a really nice amount of dark hair and is super cute. Back to Gloria, she did such a wonderful job of bringing this little guy into the world. I will never forget those first moments! About 20 min after he was born, Gloria, Joshua, and I lay in bed praising our Maker for the precious gift He has given us. Gloria is recovering very well, and she completely surprised us when she came to the dinner table less than 24 hours after little Joshua was born, And, Oh, the children are in their glory! Gloria is a mother hen with her new baby, and Julia is right on her heels. We
SUMMER HERO SANDWICH One loaf Italian bread, sliced into two horizontally. You can use the round or long loaf. Filling: 1/2 pound each: sliced baked ham and provolone cheese 1/4 pound hard salami Tomato slices, onion rings Leaf lettuce (optional but good) Dressing Go to taste on this. If you don’t like black olives, use green olives. You may wind up with dressing left over. It makes a nice spread for wraps. 1/2 cup finely chopped black olives 2/3 cup olive oil 1/3 cup red wine vinegar 2 tablespoons minced onion 1/2 cup fresh basil,
had a couple of visitors and when little Joshua squeaked a little, Julia was right there giving some insights, like how he likes to be held or what he might want. You should have seen Austin when he was introduced to little Joshua; he feels so big having such a little brother, and he is right there to help mommy, like getting fresh water or snacks for her. And really, I wish you could have seen Rayni! She showed so much expression when she met little Joshua, it was so precious. She is also pretending to be a little mommy with her doll, changing her all the time. It was so cute when she went to bed last night with her baby doll right beside her. She feels so big also being a new mommy. Elijah is doing really well and loves his brother. Jesse does too, but feels a little threatened by Joshua. When Jesse first heard that Gloria was feeding Joshua, he became very frustrated and said that he is not allowed to and declared that he's naughty. With some time and extra loving, his little world will all come together again. I plan to be here at home this week, helping do 'Mommy things'. Gloria will probably take a break next week yet, so stay tuned in for more updates in two weeks. I would like to share our zucchini casserole recipe that we have enjoyed countless times during the summer months. YODER’S ZUCCHINI AND HAMBURGER CASSEROLE 3 eggs
finely chopped 1 teaspoon minced garlic 1 teaspoon dried oregano Pepper to taste
Whisk together dressing ingredients. (Can be made a day ahead). Set aside. Hollow out bottom loaf, leaving ½” thick sides. Hollow out top loaf, but leave sides a bit thicker. Spread dressing on inside of top and bottom loaves. Set top aside. Start layering meats, cheese, vegetables and lettuce, brushing each layer with dressing, until you run out of filling. Press each layer down as you go. Press top onto sandwich and wrap and chill for at least 1 hour or up to 8 hours. Cut into big wedges to serve. Serves 6.
½ cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup shredded cheese
3 tablespoons softened
butter,
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 cup onion, chopped
2 cups shredded zucchini
2 cups fried meat of your choice
Beat eggs and butter. Add flour, salt, baking powder, onion, and cheese. Mix well. Fold in zucchini and meat, pour into greased 9 X 9 inch pan. If desired, sprinkle with black pepper and parsley flakes. For a yummy add-on, I like sprinkling some extra cheese and a few handfuls of buttered bread crumbs on top during last five minutes of baking. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Serves 5.
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