Anne Baker's Dig It - Powered by NewOrleans.Com http://www.neworleans.com Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:39:51 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.neworleans.com/images/M_images/logo166.jpg http://www.neworleans.com Anne Baker's Dig It - Powered by NewOrleans.Com http://www.neworleans.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=201650&Itemid=2773 You know those pineapple tops that you hack off when you buy a fresh pineapple to cut up for your oh-so-fancy-tiki-drink or your upside-down cake? Oh wait, you use a can of pineapples for that? OK. Never mind. Article over. Later.Oh wait, you DO use real pineapples now and then? Ok then. Now we're talking tropical fruit. In our semi-tropical climate. Which is why I'm writing this article. So you can save that hacked-off pineapple top and turn it into another pineapple that you grow yourself. You can take that top that you normally throw away or compost (because you do that already. uh huh.), root it, and produce another entire pineapple fruit in a year. Cool, right? Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:25:43 +0100 http://www.neworleans.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=190585&Itemid=2773 Really? Is that the title for this article? No way. Really?Yeah. It is. And I aint sayin' for you to go out there and do it. It's a noun in this case, not a verb. Sun, 16 Aug 2009 03:34:05 +0100 http://www.neworleans.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=190571&Itemid=2773 Oh the beautiful orchids...their exotic tropical flowers and their architectural stems really can make a room look instantly swanky. And then you gotta figure out how to deal with them to keep them alive. Too bad the folks at the store or your friend that bought it for you didn't give you any care instructions for when you take it home. But don't panic! Orchids with their fancy looks and reputation are actually one of the easier plants to care for. They are tolerant of abuse and are less work then a lot of houseplants. There's just a few tricks to keeping orchids healthy. Here's some simple tips so that you can either revive that shriveled one you have by the kitchen sink or to take care of that new one you are gonna confidently adopt since you read this article: Sat, 15 Aug 2009 23:46:51 +0100 http://www.neworleans.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=177561&Itemid=2773 So I came home from work today to my roommate excited about a field trip. He recently moved here from the Caribbean and I occasionally bring him on field trips to show him some wonderful aspect of New Orleans culture that he just has to know about. Well, when I got home today he had a field trip planned for me. Very excited to show me something, he convinced me to take a bike ride down to Parasol’s. We live in the Irish Channel so Parasol’s is our neighborhood watering hole. All the many nights my roommate spent jammed up in that bar were not just a large collection of terrible hangovers. The house next door to Parasol’s on Constance has a beautiful yard of exotic cacti. My buddy remembered a particular cactus in the front yard from the Caribbean, the Night Blooming Cereus. After many months of checking on... Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:51:39 +0100 http://www.neworleans.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=139190&Itemid=2773 Over by the brackish waters of Bayou St. John sits a lot near the Parkway Bakery and the Animal Eye Clinic where Musa Eubanks has his household garden. I dropped by on Super Sunday (http://www.nola.com/entertainment/photos/gallery.ssf?cgi-bin/view_gallery.cgi/nola/view_gallery.ata?g_id=9971) where Musa had spent his time killing Leaf-footed Bugs (http://bugguide.net/node/view/93) while watching the Mardi Gras Indians (http://www.neworleansonline.com/neworleans/multicultural/multiculturaltraditions/mgindians.html) strut their stuff in feathered finery across the bayou. What a combination! I interviewed Musa as the sun set over the nearby waters and asked him about his gardening ventures.The garden was created on the next door lot that he had purchased post Katrina as the location for his new home, which is being built in a "green" fashion just a few hundred feet from his current residence and former home to his pre-Katrina business; Laid Back Bicycle Tours. Musa has had a history of showing folks around town and along Bayou St. John on recumbant bicycles and... Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:42:23 +0100