Good morning everyone 😊 ☕

Ruth, you have a nice variety of peppers growing! Please let us know how you like the peppers and your favorite. I have never tried those pepper varieties.

I have one heatless jalapeno plant that is still going from last year's planting. It looked healthy at the end of the year so I dug it up and potted it to bring inside for the winter. My first time overwintering a pepper plant. It did good and was put back outside when the weather got warmer still in the container pot. I have gotten a handful of peppers from it so far.

I am also growing two paprika pepper plants and five sweet pickles pepper plants. All currently have peppers on them. 🥳 It took several attempts to get the paprika pepper plants to grow (first attempt no sprouts and other attempt young plant was disturbed by garden critter).

Anyone else growing peppers this year?

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Let's Jam Bingo!

Bingo Word: Peaches

Previous Bingo Words:

Marmalade

Jam
Peppers
Pineapple
Sugar
Currants
Raspberry

How is everyone reacting to the parasite issue in the news? How terrible! I bought some lettuce and cucumbers from the grocery store and will throw that away even though I've eaten some of it once or twice already. I heard today that you might get sick 2 weeks after eating something. Of course I'm still eating the peppers and tomatoes I grew myself, but finding it harder to give the tomatoes away so I'm sure some of those will need to be thrown away. I might put my aerograrden up once again and grow my own lettuce for awhile. I think the tomatoes will stop producing in another week or two. Really too hot to sow anything new outdoors until fall - then I'll start some fall/winter crops.

Sharon, I received an email from Baker Creek today....your seeds have been shipped. I am not sure if you will receive seeds first or the envie I sent first. Just open them together.

Bust on peppers this year.....bust on my pretty much all of my vegetables. Tiz life in the garden....LOL!

Good morning everyone 😊 ☕

Jeanne, I did see on the news about the parasite issue too. We will stop buying lettuce for now until the weather gets cool again. They had stated the concern is during spring through the summer.

Annie, thanks for the update! Will keep an eye out for both. The garden can be unpredictable at times! Are you doing any container growing?

I am on my second attempt to plant dark green Italian parsley. The first sprouts became leggy then died. I am growing in a frog planter I recently purchased at an estate sale, placed at a kitchen window that gets morning sun. Would be nice to have fresh parsley in the kitchen.

What herbs are everyone growing this year?

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Let's Jam Bingo!

Bingo Word: Maypop

Previous Bingo Words:

Peaches
Marmalade
Jam
Peppers
Pineapple
Sugar
Currants
Raspberry

I love having fresh herbs available.

Growing now,

Basils

Oregano

Mint

Thyme

Marjoram

Sage

Garlic Chives

Rosemary

Papalo

Lemongrass

Ginger

Good morning everyone 😊 ☕

Ruth, you have a nice selection of herbs growing! I had to look up the Papalo. I didn't know what that one was 🤔 Do you have a favorite herb or one that you use the most?

I love the smell of fresh herbs! I am growing peppermint, ginger, turmeric, lemon balm, greek oregano, and common thyme. There is a mint jelly recipe that I am considering making with my peppermint. I just don't know if a peppermint jelly would be good?

Has anyone tried or seen any type of jam, jelly, preserves or marmalade with any herb(s) in it before?

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Let's Jam Bingo!

Bingo Word: Jelly

Previous Bingo Words:

Maypop
Peaches
Marmalade
Jam
Peppers
Pineapple
Sugar
Currants
Raspberry

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Swap Mailout Status:

Tomorrow is our mailout deadline. Please let us know when your partner's envelope ✉️ has been mailed. Below is our mailout status. Let me know if I missed any mailed info.

Jeanne sends to Heidi
Heidi sends to Ruth (📨 sent?)

Ruth sends to Nicole
Nicole sends to Annie
Annie sends to Sharon (📨 sent)
Sharon sends to Jeanne (📨 sent)

I'm waiting to see if the seeds I ordered end up at my house or Ruth's. If they end up at my house I'll send them on. Obviously not the sharpest tool in the shed, but I'm trying not to say, "Back in the olden days..." and whack my computer. Heidi

I dropped Nicole's envie at the post office this morning.

I love almost all herbs.

I probably use the garlic chives more than my other fresh herbs that I grow.

I buy cilantro a lot for our taco's and quesadilla's, but it doesn't grow well for me in the summertime. I use a lot of dried parsley, but it also doesn't grow that well in the summer for me.

....( Has anyone tried or seen any type of jam, jelly, preserves or marmalade with any herb(s) in it before?)

I've only seen mint jelly served with lamb in restaurants that I can remember. I'm sure there is lots of kinds if we looked for them.

Good morning everyone 😊 ☕

Heidi, no problem on the seed order. Just keep us updated. Please remember to also send Ruth the summer card and the 1-2 recipes as part of the swap. Thanks!

Ruth, thanks for the mailout update! I love the smell of cilantro and like putting it in homemade salsa.

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Swap Mailout Status:

Today is our mailout day deadline. Please let us know when your partner's envelope ✉️ has been mailed. Below is the mailout status.

Jeanne sends to Heidi
Heidi sends to Ruth (📨 sent?)
Ruth sends to Nicole (📨 sent)
Nicole sends to Annie
Annie sends to Sharon (📨 sent)
Sharon sends to Jeanne (📨 sent)

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Let's Jam Bingo!

Bingo Word: Blueberry

Previous Bingo Words:

Jelly
Maypop
Peaches
Marmalade
Jam
Peppers
Pineapple
Sugar
Currants
Raspberry

How about Rosemary, Thyme, Basil or Lavender jelly??

Herbs growing in my yard....

Thyme, Rosemary, Oregano, Garliv Chives, several flavors of mint, Marjoram, Sage, Basil......out here most of these herbs are year round for me. I am curious, are you all able to grow, for instance, rosemary all year? I would think TX and LA would be a yes.

I will mail to Heidi on Monday. It has been so hot lately that I'm running behind on a lot! I wanted to pull up my tomato plants today (but of course it's too hot for me to work out there) because there are no longer blossoms on the plants and way too many tomatoes and I haven't been willing to water the plants more than every 2-3 days or picked the tomatoes even that often, so I think it's best to clear them out. I have some seeds to grow once the temperatures cool down a lot. It sure has been a difficult year for gardening. My peppers, herbs and flowers are still good, although I need to cut all the spent blossoms off my daisies.

Annie, yes rosemary grows all year here. I have that growing and parsley, lemon verbena and several varieties of basil. The parsley is the only one that I have on my balcony, the others are in my raised bed.

I went on a bus trip to the planetarium in Chapel Hill yesterday. Nice to get away and see something different. It was the first planetarium that opened on a college campus in the U.S. (1949, I think) and one of only a few in the country at that time. I don't think I will do any type of travel this summer other than something like that. Just can't deal with this high heat much anymore.

We didn't have anyone signed up to be hostess for August or September. I will go ahead and post for August. Anyone want September?

Good morning everyone 😊 ☕

Heidi and Nicole, please see message further down in the post, thanks!

Annie, we can grow rosemary here year round. I miss having rosemary in the garden. It's a wonderful herb to have on hand for cooking and smells great! It's on my list of plants to grow again. What kind of mints are you growing?

Jeanne, the heat is awful here as well on some days. Yesterday I was ready to go back inside as soon as I stepped out the front door. Good to hear about your trip to the planetarium. Thanks for signing up to host for August!

Anyone has any summer garden pics to share? Would love to see your garden flowers! 🏡

Re: Rosemary, Thyme, Basil or Lavender jelly?? Those all sound very interesting Annie! I have never made any herb jelly before but I definitely would like to some day. Those herbs all have wonderful strong scents to make a good jelly!

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Swap Mailout Status:

Heidi, please confirm a summer card and the 1-2 recipes as part of the swap has been sent to your partner. Thanks!

Nicole, please let us know when your partner's envelope ✉️ has been mailed. Thanks!

Jeanne sends to Heidi (Monday)
Heidi sends to Ruth (📨 sent?)
Ruth sends to Nicole (📨 sent)
Nicole sends to Annie
Annie sends to Sharon (📨 sent)
Sharon sends to Jeanne (📨 sent)

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Let's Jam Bingo!

Bingo Word: Cranberry

Previous Bingo Words:

Blueberry

Jelly
Maypop
Peaches
Marmalade
Jam
Peppers
Pineapple
Sugar
Currants
Raspberry

Morning Everyone! I have been out of town. I will send Annie's out tomorrow. Thanks for checking up Sharon.

Good morning everyone 😊 ☕

Heidi, please see message further down in the post, thanks!

Nicole, welcome back from your trip! Thanks for your mailout update 😊👍

What is everyone thinking about planting for the upcoming Fall season?

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Swap Mailout Status:

Heidi, please confirm a summer card and the 1-2 recipes as part of the swap has been sent to your partner. Thanks!

Jeanne sends to Heidi (📨 sent today)
Heidi sends to Ruth (📨 sent?)
Ruth sends to Nicole (📨 sent)
Nicole sends to Annie (📨 sent today)
Annie sends to Sharon (📨 sent)
Sharon sends to Jeanne (📨 sent)

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Let's Jam Bingo!

Two bingo words will now be pulled per day going forward. 🎉

Bingo Words: Strawberries, Pears

Previous Bingo Words:

Cranberry

Blueberry

Jelly
Maypop
Peaches
Marmalade
Jam
Peppers
Pineapple
Sugar
Currants
Raspberry

Sharon....mints that I am growing...........

Grapefruit

Chocolate

Mexican

Pineapple

Variegated

I can not remember the other ones

I really don't think they smell like what they are supposed to smell like....LOL!!

RE Fall planting.........I have no idea what I am going to plant. As Scarlet O'Hara said in Gone With The Wind, "I will think about that tomorrow"....maybe.Haha!!

Good morning everyone 😊 ☕

Heidi, please see message further down in the post, thanks!

The postman brought me happy mail from Annie yesterday! Both seeds and fun, confetti packed summer themed card arrived together on the same day, perfect timing!

Annie sent two creative, unique recipes:

1. Caramelized Onion Jam with Balsamic Vinegar
2. Garlic Jam

I have never heard of either but definitely perked my interest as I enjoy all the ingredients already, love it! 🥳

My Baker Creek seeds envelope included two seeds that I've been wanting to grow:

1. Orangelo Thyme
2. St. Valery Carrots

Thank you so much Annie for everything! 🥰

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Swap Status:

Heidi, please confirm a summer card and the 1-2 recipes as part of the swap has been sent to your partner. Thanks!

Jeanne sends to Heidi (📨 sent)
Heidi sends to Ruth (📨 sent?)
Ruth sends to Nicole (📨 sent)
Nicole sends to Annie (📨 sent)
Annie sends to Sharon (📬 received)
Sharon sends to Jeanne (📨 sent)

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Let's Jam Bingo!

Bingo Words: Apricot, Elderberry

Previous Bingo Words:

Strawberries
Pears
Cranberry
Blueberry
Jelly
Maypop
Peaches
Marmalade
Jam
Peppers
Pineapple
Sugar
Currants
Raspberry

Yes, I sent a card and recipe to Ruth.

Delayed in getting on the computer by all the thunderstorms yesterday. We had so many of them. Yes, I did mail to Heidi. Also I received from Sharon. Thank you so much! The recipes were so festive with the embellishments you added.

Sharon sent Sweet Pickles Peppers, Basil and Cantaloupe for the seeds.

A lovely card and Recipes for Apple Jelly with Honey, Orange-Pearch Marmalade, and Green Pepper Jelly. All three sound wonderful!

Thanks, Sharon.

Good morning everyone 😊 ☕

We are getting ready for Tropical Storm Bertha to move in down here in Southern Louisiana today. If power goes out (which I hope it does not!), I will return when possible.

Heidi, thank you for confirming your envie mailout! 😊👍

Jeanne, thank you for letting us know you got my envie! 🥳

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Swap Status:

Jeanne sends to Heidi (📨 sent)
Heidi sends to Ruth (📨 sent)
Ruth sends to Nicole (📨 sent)
Nicole sends to Annie (📨 sent)
Annie sends to Sharon (📬 received)
Sharon sends to Jeanne (📬 received)

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Let's Jam Bingo!

Bingo Words: Preserves, Fruit

Previous Bingo Words:

Apricot
Elderberry
Strawberries
Pears
Cranberry
Blueberry
Jelly
Maypop
Peaches
Marmalade
Jam
Peppers
Pineapple
Sugar
Currants
Raspberry

Ruth, 2nd letter coming!

Good morning everyone 😊 ☕

Yesterday was mostly windy and light showers for us from Tropical Storm Bertha luckily! I brought in a few plants I was concerned about with the weather. Will probably put them back out this evening or tomorrow.

Annie, I know you stated not all the mints have a flavored scent, but I was curious about the chocolate mint? Any chocolate smell for that one? Sounds like it would be a good dessert mint!

Do we have any other mint growers here? If so, what kind of mints are you growing? I love mints!

Also, hows everyone weather looking around you?

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Swap Status:

Jeanne sends to Heidi (📨 sent)
Heidi sends to Ruth (📨 sent)
Ruth sends to Nicole (📨 sent)
Nicole sends to Annie (📨 sent)
Annie sends to Sharon (📬 received)
Sharon sends to Jeanne (📬 received)

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Let's Jam Bingo!

Bingo Words: Jars, Pectin

Previous Bingo Words:

Preserves
Fruit
Apricot
Elderberry
Strawberries
Pears
Cranberry
Blueberry
Jelly
Maypop
Peaches
Marmalade
Jam
Peppers
Pineapple
Sugar
Currants
Raspberry

Annie ~ hope my mail gets to you soon, we are not too far away from another galaxy. Also, something is coming to you from Amazon tomorrow.

Happy Friday Eve everyone!!

Thank you Ruth for the summer card/seeds/recipe. You know me too well on what I like regarding the seeds!! Have you made this pepper jelly before?

Sharon ~ need six more words

Nicole.......got mail!!

Thanks so much.......

Seeds....Danish Flag Poppy and Italian Oregano

Recipe....Homemade Peach and Pepper Jelly

A blank recipe card

A STRONG and BRAVEsticker

And Nicole included (instead of a card), a post card from the Santa Barbara Mission in Santa Barbara, CA....lucky Nicole just returned from a little holiday to this very cool place. Nicole I have not been here in the longest time.

Happy Thursday Eve!!

Good morning everyone 😊 ☕

Annie and Nicole, happy to hear you both received your envies from your partners. 🥳 Thanks for the update!

Also, thanks Nicole for letting me know how many bingo words you have left! I was curious lol

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Swap Status:

Jeanne sends to Heidi (📨 sent)
Heidi sends to Ruth (📨 sent)
Ruth sends to Nicole (📬 received)
Nicole sends to Annie (📬 received)
Annie sends to Sharon (📬 received)
Sharon sends to Jeanne (📬 received)

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Let's Jam Bingo!

Bingo Words: Cherry, Mulberry

Previous Bingo Words:

Jars
Pectin
Preserves
Fruit
Apricot
Elderberry
Strawberries
Pears
Cranberry
Blueberry
Jelly
Maypop
Peaches
Marmalade
Jam
Peppers
Pineapple
Sugar
Currants
Raspberry

Sharon, to answer your Q on the smell of the chocolate mint...... It does not smell like chocolate to me but half the people that smell it at my house, say it smells like chocolate to them. Everyone is differant.......

Catching up......

Annie, rosemary and most of my herbs are perennial. Sometimes if winter is colder than normal, they won't survive. A few reseed and a few have to be planted every year.

Do any of you grow fennel? It's supposed to be perennial, but I've never had it last more than one season.

( Do we have any other mint growers here? If so, what kind of mints are you growing? I love mints!).........I've grown various mints over the years and agree with Annie. To me they don't smell like the name implies. I believe the only two varieties I'm currently growing is spearmint and Vicks Plant (Plectranthus Tomentosa). I have some scattered around inground and some in three pots. One year I had Mojito mint and for some reason I really liked it.

Nicole, I have never made pepper jelly, but I hope to make that recipe sometime this year. I want to try and make it with a little heat and different color peppers. Hopefully using Jalapeno's from my garden.

It is very HOT and dry here. Lots of triple digit temps.

I pulled my cucumber vines and some of my tomato vines. Nothing is producing right now.

Not sure of what I'll plant next.

We're having to water a lot just to keep plants alive.

I'll try to post pictures from my phone of stuff blooming. I still have plenty of flowers even if they aren't doing that great.

A few pics

A few pics

Nicole sent me an additional something from AMAZON.....

5 packs of Habanero Peppers. Possibly sone pepper jam/jelly is in my future....LOL!

Yes, she sent me Yellow, Chocolate, Red, White and Orange...all Habanero.

Thanks so much Nicole.....I am rather excited about this.

Good morning everyone 😊 ☕

Annie, what a nice surprise Nicole sent! 🥳 You have many colorful Habanero varieties to choose from now. Love the different colors!

Ruth, thanks for posting pics from your garden. 😍 You have a lovely assortment of blooming flowers! I really like the color of your shrimp plant/tree bloom. Nice to see you have many pretty blooms with the summer heat right now!

Re: Do any of you grow fennel? I have never grown fennel before. It looks like an interesting plant though! Ruth, do you do anything with the fennel bulb or foliage for eating/cooking?

Re: cucumber plants. My cucumber plants are done. It could not take the heat so I pulled them recently. Disappointed that I didn't get that many cucumbers this year. Well, there's always next year!

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Swap Status:

Jeanne sends to Heidi (📨 sent)
Heidi sends to Ruth (📨 sent)
Ruth sends to Nicole (📬 received)
Nicole sends to Annie (📬 received)
Annie sends to Sharon (📬 received)
Sharon sends to Jeanne (📬 received)

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Let's Jam Bingo!

Bingo Words: Apples, Pint

Previous Bingo Words:

Cherry
Mulberry
Jars
Pectin
Preserves
Fruit
Apricot
Elderberry
Strawberries
Pears
Cranberry
Blueberry
Jelly
Maypop
Peaches
Marmalade
Jam
Peppers
Pineapple
Sugar
Currants
Raspberry

Good morning everyone 😊 ☕

Anyone close to bingo?

I cleaned up the cucuzza plants this week, cutting the whole plant back to the base of the plant. It was not growing any more cucuzzas due to the heat and had a lot of dead foliage. Will see if it grows back for Fall.

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Swap Status:

Jeanne sends to Heidi (📨 sent)
Heidi sends to Ruth (📨 sent)
Ruth sends to Nicole (📬 received)
Nicole sends to Annie (📬 received)
Annie sends to Sharon (📬 received)
Sharon sends to Jeanne (📬 received)

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Let's Jam Bingo!

Bingo Words: Grapes, Figs

Previous Bingo Words:

Apples
Pint
Cherry
Mulberry
Jars
Pectin
Preserves
Fruit
Apricot
Elderberry
Strawberries
Pears
Cranberry
Blueberry
Jelly
Maypop
Peaches
Marmalade
Jam
Peppers
Pineapple
Sugar
Currants
Raspberry

I need three more words!!

Hope everyone is doing well. Its sooooo hot these past few weeks in Southern California!! We need rain, right Annie?

I need 2 more words for Bingo.

Nicole, so odd. I talk to my daughter in CA most days. While it's unusually hot there, it's finally cooler here in the SE and we have finally gotten a good bit of rain, which we really need.

Annie here...need one word for Bingo.

Yes Nicole, rain would be better than lovely. It sprinkled this morning. I was excited for one brief moment...I, of course knew better. Rain was not going to happen.

Yes, it is hot but very humid for us. You guys in TX, LA and the Caolinas are very used to high humidity. We here in So Cal are not.

I need to check out the Shrimp plant....interesting.

Good morning everyone 😊 ☕

We should have a bingo winner soon!

Yesterday 5-6 count packs of Roma tomatoes were on sale for .95c at our local grocery store. I picked up four packs as we use a lot of tomatoes for cooking and salads. I decided to make two jars of salsa with tomatoes, onions and peppers from the garden. I love homemade salsa and like to use it to top on breakfast omelets, yum!

Anyone making anything with something from the garden?

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Swap Status:

Jeanne sends to Heidi (📨 sent)
Heidi sends to Ruth (📨 sent)
Ruth sends to Nicole (📬 received)
Nicole sends to Annie (📬 received)
Annie sends to Sharon (📬 received)
Sharon sends to Jeanne (📬 received)

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Let's Jam Bingo!

Bingo Words: Mint, Plums

Previous Bingo Words:

Grapes
Figs
Apples
Pint
Cherry
Mulberry
Jars
Pectin
Preserves
Fruit
Apricot
Elderberry
Strawberries
Pears
Cranberry
Blueberry
Jelly
Maypop
Peaches
Marmalade
Jam
Peppers
Pineapple
Sugar
Currants
Raspberry

Fun mail today from Heidi.

Two beautiful handmade cards with Tiny Tim and Garden Peach tomato seeds.

I love butterflies and cardinal's, and tomatoes.

Recipe is for Crabapple jelly. Years ago I had crabapples trees (in Georgia) in our front yard.

They were beautiful and neighbors would use the crabapples for making jelly. I never did and now I wonder how hard it would be to find crabapples. Have any of you ever made this jelly?

Sharon, we put salsa on our eggs also. Usually bought jarred. We seldon make it and I've never canned any.

Annie, I grow two varieties of Shrimp plant. The red one and Fruit Cocktail, which is my favorite.

I believe there is a couple more. I know I've seen a yellow/gold color one.

Good morning everyone 😊 ☕

Ruth, thanks for your mail received update! 🥳 I have never tried crabapples or made the jelly before. I do not recall seeing it in the stores here.

Heidi, your homemade cards to Ruth are very nice and creative! Nice job!

Re: shrimp plants. Ruth, how does the shrimp plant produce seeds? Does it make pods? The shrimp plant has always been one of many favorites of mine. I love the unique shrimp flowers and bloom color. Please keep me in mind if you ever have extra seeds to share.

Today the last of the bingo words have been pulled! First person to post bingo wins! 🎉

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Swap Status:

Jeanne sends to Heidi (📨 sent)
Heidi sends to Ruth (📬 received)
Ruth sends to Nicole (📬 received)
Nicole sends to Annie (📬 received)
Annie sends to Sharon (📬 received)
Sharon sends to Jeanne (📬 received)

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Let's Jam Bingo!

Bingo Words: Blackberries, Water

Previous Bingo Words:

Mint
Plums
Grapes
Figs
Apples
Pint
Cherry
Mulberry
Jars
Pectin
Preserves
Fruit
Apricot
Elderberry
Strawberries
Pears
Cranberry
Blueberry
Jelly
Maypop
Peaches
Marmalade
Jam
Peppers
Pineapple
Sugar
Currants
Raspberry

Jeanne, thank you thank you! I love it all-card, recipes, seeds. My daughter is the cook and she loves different kinds of basil. Never heard of porterhouse tomatoes, but it makes me want to try them.

Ruth, so glad you enjoyed the mailing. I had fun putting it together. I think crabapple has a combination sweet and tart that tickles lots of tastebuds.

Heidi

I have BINGO!

Congrats Jeanne....

Actually had it yesterday but didn't log in that day. Thanks for making this month so much fun, Sharon!

Good morning everyone 😊 ☕

We have a bingo winner! Congratulations Jeanne on your bingo win! 🎉 Thanks everyone for playing. Jeanne, I will mail your bingo envie out this week.

Great job everyone for getting your partners' envies out for this month. All partners have received their mail! 🥳👍

It was fun hosting this month! Thanks everyone for joining. I enjoyed all our chats and posted pics. We had such a smooth swap run, thank you! 💕

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Swap Status:

Jeanne sends to Heidi (📬 received)
Heidi sends to Ruth (📬 received)
Ruth sends to Nicole (📬 received)
Nicole sends to Annie (📬 received)
Annie sends to Sharon (📬 received)
Sharon sends to Jeanne (📬 received)

Congrats Jeanne on bingo.

Thank you Sharon, for hosting a fun month.

Saw recipes for these on FB and thought it was interesting.

Daylily petal jelly and fig leaf jelly.

I guess you can make jelly with just about anything edible.

Sharon, fabulous month!! Thank you!!

Ruth, did you start your Shrimp Plants from seed?

Sharon and Annie.

My Shrimp plants were gifted to me by a sweet friend years ago.

I have never found anything on the Fruit Cocktail Shrimp plant that I was sure was seeds.

I've never looked for seeds on the red one. The red one is hardier for me than the fruit cocktail one. It could be the location.

I will try harder to figure out how to harvest the seeds this year. If I can find them I will be happy to share.

I'm posting the August theme. Hope some will join in and have fun!

FOTESS (August): Shapes and Scents of Summer

Some pictures from this morning.
Pretty good for triple digits end of July weather.

Love the blooms Ruth! 😍 Thanks for sharing your garden with us! What type of flowers are the two bottom pics? Love the flower colors of the first pic and crape myrtles are popular in our area too. I've always liked the crape myrtles in the community yards. It's a favorite here!

Sharon, I received my lovely Bingo prize envelope. Thank you so much. I sure have tomatoes this year! Love the lemon note cards and packet of seeds as well.

nk you so much!

Sharon, thank you for hosting July.

First picture is Texas Rock Rose.

Crape myrtles are popular here also. I have eight total. Five different varieties. All in the pink family with the exception of one lavender color.

The bottom pictures are datura. I thought I planted Black Current Swirl. It's a double/triple purple. These look like the ones called Box of Chocolates, which I don't remember having seeds for. I haven't grown datura in a few years.