Potato Soup With Egyptian Walking Onion Scallions. 31 Mar 24.

 Potato soup gets eaten a lot here.  The Egyptian Walking Onions are a nice addition from the garden.

I don't use an actual recipe.  My mother made this often.  It's simple.   About 2 cups of peeled, sliced red, white, or yellow potatoes.  One medium onion, diced.  One tbsp margarine.  Two big cloves of garlic, crushed.  One teaspoon onion powder.   One tsp salt.   1/2 cup of milk.  Enough water to cover and then an inch deeper.  Finely chopped scallion, one per bowl.  Pepper.

I sauté the onion in the margarine until clear, in a large pan.  Add about a cup of water, the potatoes, salt, milk, garlic, onion powder, then enough water to cover about an inch above the potatoes.  Bring to boil.  Simmer 15 minutes.

After cooking, I add the pepper to taste, and one finely sliced scallion.  The scallion will be tender (green parts) and tender-crunchy (white parts).

I use an induction burner set on power lever 5 for the sauté and cooking.  It has a self-limited power boost to get up to temperature.  Once the soup is lightly boiling, I reduce to a simmer, power level 2, for 15 min.

To reheat, it depends on how much soup there is.  Usually power level 3 or 4.

Lycoris In Containers. 31 Mar 24.

 I've never been successful growing Lycoris here.  Last fall I bought sone bulbs and planted in containers.  I stored those in the garage.  About a week ago, I saw they were growing.  I set them outside and started watering them.  Here they are now.

I don't really know what to expect.  I guess, so far, so good.  They might benefit from some fertilizer, maybe mix bone meal into the top inch of the soil.

Tomato Seedling Update. 31 Mar 24.

 Two days ago, when I checked the tomato seedlings in the morning, there was no growth.  In the evening, they had all germinated.  The hybrids were too leggy.  The dwarf open-pollinated ones were fine.

I put them under the LEDs.  I think they will all be fine with sone TLC.

Pepper Seedling Update. 31 Mar 24.

 The peppers are looking pretty good. I wonder if it's too cool to have peppers outside even during the day (mostly 60s F) but I think the sunshine and fresh air are good for them

They've been getting the same Liquid Schulz house plant food as other plants.  I'm considering switching to a higher nitrogen but diluted Miracle Grow to boost them some more.  I usually use 1/4 teaspoon per 2 quart watering can.  My water is rain water, so salts are not an issue.

Eucalyptus Seedling Update. 31 Mar 24.

 I'm impressed that the Eucalyptus seedlings are easier than I expected.

First, the Silver Dollar" Eucalyptus cinerea, which were the second ones I planted.

These are all in their 4" pots now, in regular potting soil.  They are on the "plantmobile ", inside at night and outside during day.  I topped three for bushiness.  I might see if one or two will survive outside and grow into trees, so did not top those.

Second, the lemon bush Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus citriodora (AKA Corymbia citriodora).   These are a mixed situation.

The ones in 4" pots look pretty good.  I topped them a while back, and branches are forming.

The ones in the silicone six-packs don't look so great.

The leaf spots & leaves dying appeared shortly after transplanting them.  I don't know why.  Soil, light, temperature was the same.  Maybe it's because I divided some of those, so they had more root trauma.  Some seem to be growing again, so I'll keep taking care of them as I already am.