Planting Six Melina Fleur Dahlia Tubers In the Beds

Planting Six Melina Fleur Dahlia Tubers In the Beds - May 2024

Posted byJake ParrilloonMay 22, 2024

I'm moving onto the 'in ground' phase of my 2024 dahlia journey. Three weeks ago, I potted-up my six Melina Fleur dahlia tubers into one-gallon nursery pots and started them indoors. After they sprouted, I began to move them outside and did a little bit of hardening-off by putting them out in the shade for a few hours during the days and bringing them in at night. Eventually....I just started leaving them outside overnight and they all seemed to be fine. Here, below, is what they look like now: about six-inches of foliage on each one:

I put three of them on the southside of the house - where I get full sun. Tucked in/out of the Disneyland Roses along the foundation bed. Below is one in front of the gas meter, one in front of the power meter and one tucked close to the gate, between a Karl Foerster Grass and the last Disneyland Rose.

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A Multimeter - Workshop Addition

Posted byJake ParrilloonFebruary 15, 2018

My father-in-law gifted me this Sears Craftsman 8-function Multimeter for Christmas and I've just gotten around to unboxing it and finding it's permanent home in my shop. I wasn't quite sure what to do with a multimeter (or multi-meter as it is sometimes spelled), but Nat's Dad also sent along with CNET piece that explains all that this tool can do . Here's the list: 1. Test batteries 2. Check extension cords 3. Determine the life of lightbulbs 4. Identify the 'hot' wire 5. Find bad switches So...turns out, it wasn't all bird stuff at Christmas this year, right?!?

Lou Malnati's Salad Dressing Recipe as Published in the 60's

Posted byJake ParrilloonMarch 16, 2010

Earlier this winter, I wrote about the old Lou Malnati's menu and mentioned that as I was waiting around for my pie to finish up, I spied an old Chicago Tribune article posted on the wall that included the original Lou Malnati's Italian Salad Dressing Recipe. The Tribune reporter called it "prized". We were set to host a little pizza party over the weekend, so I figured I'd give it a shot. Here's the article as seen through my mobile phone's camera. I'm not a wine drinker, so the fact that the recipe called for Burgundy wine didn't strike me as odd. I went shopping at Angelo Caputos in Addison - a really incredible shopping experience - and when I got to the wine section I found Burgundy wine was carried ONLY in those HUGE jugs. And they were dirt cheap. The only issue is that needed just 4 ounces. We ended up with a whole-lotta-wine that Nat won't drink. I've taken the recipe and modified it a bit by eliminating the percentage

Frans Fontaine Hornbeam Planted - Hedgerow Spring 2018

Posted byJake ParrilloonMay 29, 2018

Yesterday, I shared a photo of our eight Frans Fontaine European Hornbeam 2.5" caliper trees that had been delivered . These trees were a long-time coming and we've been planning, talking and thinking about them for almost a year. Today, the trees went in! Here's the guys digging the holes and placing the trees in the holes to check for placement and spacing. We ended up going with six feet of spread between each one and 30" away from the fence. You can tell from the photo above that they are going into a low spot and that our neighbor's to the north truck and garage are pretty visible (right now) from the top of our property. Here's three of the eight placed in their holes. Once we were all happy with the placement, the burlap and rope were removed (well...the bottom of the burlap was left on because our landscaper prefers to keep the rootball intact, but the top of the burlap was cut off and all the rope was removed) and these trees were stuck ba

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