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| 2 teaspoons olive oil 1 small onion, finely chopped 2 stalks celery, finely sliced 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 cup diced zucchini 1 cup frozen corn kernels 6 cups low-sodium, reduced fat chicken broth 1-1/2 cups small dry pasta shells 4 cups diced fresh tomatoes 1 teaspoon fresh basil, chopped (1/2 teaspoon dried) 1 teaspoon fresh oregano, chopped (1/2 teaspoon dried) 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves, chopped (1/2 teaspoon dried) 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 1/2 teaspoon sugar 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese | 1) Heat olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium high heat. Sauté onion and celery for about 5 minutes or until tender. 2) Add garlic, zucchini and corn; sauté 5 minutes. 3) Add chicken broth and bring to a simmer. 4) Add pasta, tomatoes, basil, oregano, thyme, salt, pepper and sugar. Simmer until pasta is tender, 10 to 12 minutes. 5) When served, top each bowl with 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese. Yield: 6 servings |
Barbara Brown, Food Specialist Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service |  |
| Bold Foliage – In this segment we look at plants that are used to add color to the landscape through their brightly colored foliage. Plants included in this segment are: Purple Heart – Tradescantia pallida 'Purpurea' Purple Fountain Grass – Pennisetum setaceum 'Purpureum' Coleus – Coleus 'Alabama Sunset' Begonia – Begonia sp. Hyacinth Bean – Lablab purpurea Sweet Potato Vine – Ipomoea batatas 'Marguerite' Elephant Ears – Colocasia esculentum Caladiums – Caladium bicolor Castor Bean – Ricinus communis Persian Shield – Strobialanthus dyerianus We demonstrate how a simple combination of foliage plants can create a dramatic affect by highlighting our bridge garden, where only five species of plant were used. |
| Plants we discussed: · Downy Silvers · Lavender – Lanandula angustifolia · Lamb's Ear – Stachys byzantina (S. lanata) · Silver Plectranthus – Plectranthus amboinicus · Artemisia – Artemisia arborescens 'Powis Castle' · Silver Falls Dichondra (a.k.a. silver pony foot) – Dichondra 'Silver Falls' · Waxy Silvers · Agave – Agave spp. · Hostas – Hosta spp. · Blue Fescue – Festuca glauca · Blue Spruce – Picea pungens · Junipers – Juniperus spp. · Variegated Silvers for Shade · Japanese Painted Fern – Athyrium niponicum · Heuchera; Alum Root – Heuchera sanguinea · Silvers for Clay Soils · Rattlesnake Master – Erygium yuccifolium · Willows, e.g. Dwarf Arctic Willow – Salix purpurea · Artemisia – Artemisia arborescens 'Powis Castle' · Deer Resistant · Santolina – Santolina chamaecyparissus · Donkey-tail Spurge – Euphorbia myrsinites · Dalea – Dalea gregii | Silver Falls Dichondra – Dichondra 'Silver Falls' |
| 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 cup diced onion 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 2 cups diced red bell pepper 2 cups diced zucchini 2 cups diced yellow summer squash 3 cups frozen baby lima beans 3 cups frozen or canned corn kernels 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh sage |
| Flossflower - Ageratum houstonianum Waxleaf Begonia - Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum Amethyst Flower - Browallia speciosa Pot marigold - Calendula officinalis Firecracker Plant - Cuphea ignea Pinks - Dianthus chinensis Impatiens - Impatiens walleriana Lobelia - Lobelia erinus Sweet Alyssum - Lobularia maritima Flowering tobacco - Nicotiana alata Geranium - Pelargonium x hortorum Petunia - Petunia x hybrida Portulaca - Portulaca grandiflora Dwarf marigold - Tagetes tenuifolia pumila Black-eyed Susan Vine - Thunbergia alata Wishbone flower - Torenia fournieri Verbena - Verbena x hybrida Torrenia – Torenia fournieri Coleus – Solenostemon scutellariodes | In this segment we discuss the proper timing and preparation for bringing annuals indoors. We also talk about and demonstrate several different ways in which annuals can be overwintered including: rooted cuttings, containerized plants, and storing geraniums bare-root. We demonstrate how to take cuttings and discuss care of plants as they are overwintered. Listed below are links to publications on overwintering plants: Horticulture Tips for September 2006 - http://www.hortla.okstate.edu/horttips/sept2006.pdf; and Annual Flowers for Indoor Use: http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortnews/1996/11-8-1996/anflower.html. |
| Many of the vegetables that can be grown in a cold frame are leafy greens, including lettuce, spinach, parsley, and kale. Other suitable vegetables include carrots, green onions, chives, and radishes. These are going to be planted just as they would in the garden, but we will not plant seeds in a furrow. We want as much sunlight to reach the seeds and seedlings as possible to hasten development. Listed below are links on how to build cold frames: University of Missouri Extension "Building and using hotbeds and coldframes" - http://extension.missouri.edu/explore/agguides/hort/g06965.htm Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service – "Hotbeds and Cold Frames" - http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/HO-053.pdf |