Testing my new JVC Everio HD Hybrid Camcorder

My PC won't play CDs or DVDs, but a very smart helpful tech at JVC walked me through on how to use the Movie Maker program on my PC to download and copy videos to a new folder he taught me how to create. Here is my first new video in quite some time!   John

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D9eJHeXHFw&feature=youtu.be

Canna Blooms Are Edible and Delicious

I usually pull a whole, newly-opened bloom out of its calyx to use as a lovely edible plate garnish, but when I have an abundance I'll tear the blooms into a salad mix for color and a mild, sweet, lettuce-like flavor and texture.

When I was a teen at living in a trailer park on Westshore Blvd. near Euclid Avenue I could hit water digging with my hands!!! No wonder I now garden almost exclusively in my Water Wise Container Gardens just a mile SE of there. Very sobering. John

http://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/water/dry-empty-caves-offer-grim-proof-of-tampa-bays-groundwater-decline/1231001

New Videos Coming

My wonderful 3 year old camcorder died in stages a few months ago....diagnostic efforts were inconclusive.But that $130 camera I bought from a site I REALLY like, www.refurbdepot.com, gave me almost three years of great performance. So today, as a reluctant tightwad wanting to share positive developments here, after the refurb site was sadly frozen when I hit "Add To Cart", I bought this equally DEEPLY discounted camcorder from www.overstock.com that I've also had universally good experiences with. It looks to be in many ways better, though I am unclear about its "hard disc drive" vs. the smart card of my first camcorder. I am psyched!

http://www.overstock.com/Electronics/JVC-Everio-GZ-MG330A-30GB-Camcorder-Refurbished/3231455/product.html?CID=208011

Can't Beat Sweet Potatoes!

"Filipino White" makes an extensive ground cover whose leaves are a wonderful spinach substitute, especially if lightly cooked, and the ivory white tubers are slightly sweet, wonderful raw or cooked.  The pic of the harvest by my feet is from just one chunk of 'Puerto Rico Gold' I planted that summer. I've also used sweet potato leaves to make wonderful kimchee.

 "Filipino White"

 "Filipino White"

Puerto Rico Gold

My Classes This June

Barring medical emergencies with my Dad in Okeechobee, I will be offering these classes in June. Cost is $20 per student, times are 11 AM until 1 PM, and my address is:  3212 West Paxton Avenue Tampa FL 33611 Hope to see you!

Hot Weather Summer Crops:  June 2
Breaking Free- Living Life On Purpose:  June 3
Water Wise Container Gardening:  June 9
Least Toxic Pest Control Indoors and Out:   June 10
Backyard Poultry 101:  June 16
Composting Basics Plus Advanced:  June 17
Super Frugal Tightwad Gardening and Landscaping:  June 23
Perennial Food Crops for Central Florida: June 24
Planning a Productive Winter Veggie and Herbs Garden Now:  June 30

New To Me Root Crop

The cost of starter tubers for this yummy sounding crop has to date kept me from ordering some, will price it again plus check for fresh tubers in health food store produce sections where I also hope to find bulbs of "Potato Onion".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yac%C3%B3n