What did you do in the garden today?

[Smokerbill]

Looks like a Hyacinth to me.

x2

Yes, that is a hyacinth. They smell lovely! The bulb is about the size of a fist.

Here's something my mom taught me about 55 (!) years ago. If you want to pick them, pull the stem straight up.

Are anti-inflammatory?? Going to have some with lunch today!

Thank you all for identifying my flower. Now I'm going to have to go outside, squat down and give it a sniff to see if I can detect the lovely smell. LOL

Update: The hyacinth flowers smell pretty good.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Pure lidocain when it is aching muscle I buy from Amazon.
Have heart tachycardia so aspirin or such big no no.

 

[Jenbirdee]

I got my greek oregano seed in the mail!!!

 

[TaylorGlade]

Progress report from our garden: halfway there and feeling optimistic! After last year's soil struggles, we're revamping with raised beds crafted from concrete blocks and top-notch soil from a nearby supplier.

Dealing with a bout of sickness, but still managing to push forward with the help of this amazing partner!

 

[Sally PB]

What a neat and tidy raised bed!

 

[TaylorGlade]

What a neat and tidy raised bed!

Thank you! We have 9 more to build and then we are also going to dye them to match the house. We have so much clay, we can't get anything to grow except okra! Lol

 

[akroberts1085]

Nothing in the garden yet. Hopefully tomorrow but it might be raining . Have a bunch of seeds to put up for my mom and also for a friend of my daughter. Took my middle granddaughter to PT. For popcorn I just go down the popcorn aisle at the store and buy a big bag of popping corn. It's the same thing only cheaper . I meant to say to grow corn I just buy a bag of popcorn.

 

[fuzzi]

Is this person a scientist, nutritionist or medical professional? I am skeptical of information passed on through social media that has no scientific basis. Sorry. I don’t have a problem with foods in the nightshade family and I also have fibromyalgia and arthritis. I have to be careful with high potassium content foods because I have CKD. That came from medications I had been taking. I do try to be open minded about information but I am cautious to learn more about claims made on social media especially when the information is coming from someone who is profiting from it.

For over 20 years I have been reading books, newspaper stories, and magazine articles from nutritionists, scientists, physicians, etc. about inflammation and Nightshade vegetables. It's not new, nor is it just from social media. It's included in any number of books.

What the person in that one source said was that Nightshades seem to make inflammation worse in some people, others aren't affected. Maybe we have a borderline allergy?

If you can eat Nightshades and not be affected I am happy for you. I, and many others, can't.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Heavy rain out here tonight but when it dries we will till again.

 

[chickengr]

Just do the best you can. And eat everything in moderation.

Note: most studies have shown that drinking coffee is good for you. I print out medical studies about coffee and hang them in the kitchen at work.

coffee contains more cholesterol than bacon!