I am making bread n butter pickles. How did they get their name? Another posting of perennials about deadheading.

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      ​It rained most of the morning, but we didn’t get much. I was surprised as it was predicted scattered showers.  I guess we were in line for those.  There are chances of rain from Friday through Monday, of course Labor Day weekend.  Let us see where these showers go.  All Larry said it sure feels like fall with the temperatures and the rain.  How quickly the weather changed?  Will we have summer like weather in Sept?  Stay cool, stay dry, stay safe.
 
Australia family and friends for Aug 28 Thursday will have rainy conditions expected around 7AM wind gusts up to 26 mph are making the temperature feel like 38F( 3C) when the air temperature is 48F( 9C) Family and friends said yesterday it rained cats and dogs.  They are getting rain to make everything pop and green.  Stay dry, stay warm, stay safe.
 
What are you doing in your garden?  Harvesting?  Canning? Freezing?  I bet weeding and hopefully enjoying the work that you have been doing.  I am working on bread n butter pickles today. It makes me wonder where that name comes from.  I looked it up and this is what I found.  Very interesting.
Bread and butter pickles got their name from practice during the Great Depression when they were bartered for bread and butter at local grocery stores. The pickles were created by Omar and Cora Fanning, who developed a unique recipe for sweet pickles using cucumbers, onions, and spices. They registered the name "Bread and Butter Pickles" in 1923, solidifying their claim to the moniker. This resourceful solution became a staple in American households, symbolizing the resilience of American ingenuity during economic hardship. Now we know.
 
Another posting of perennials and how to deadhead.  Hopefully helpful.  
lant name     Botanical name       Cold zones    Will it rebloom?      Tips
Hardy geranium     Geranium spp.        4-9      Yes      Hard to deadhead individual flowers, so cut tall cultivars' stems below foliage after most of the flowers have finished; cut low spreaders back to 4 to 6 in.; some species rebloom
Hardy hibiscus         Hibiscus moscheutos         5-10   No       Pluck off spent flowers daily to keep the plant looking tidy and keep it flowering as large and as long as possible; this also prevents reseeding; cut dead stems down in spring
Heliopsis       Heliopsis helianthoides     3-9      No       Don’t cut off all the spent flowers— goldfinches are fond of the seeds; reseeds, so you might want to remove some of the seedheads; will not rebloom after deadheading
Hellebore      Helleborus spp.       4-9      No       Pinch off spent flowers with fingers or small scissors to prevent reseeding; deadheading will not cause the plant to reflower
Hollyhock     Alcea rosea  4-7      Yes      Pinch off spent flowers along the stem as they wilt; leave a few flowers to reseed; cut stem to basal foliage once all the flowers have finished; may rebloom on short stems
Iris, bearded Iris hybrids   4-9      No       Pinch off spent flowers before they form seedpods; cut entire stem to the foliage fan after all flowers have faded to keep the plant looking neat and tidy; some varieties rebloom in fall whether or not you deadhead
Iris, Siberian Iris sibirica    4-9      No       Pinch or cut off flowers as they wither to keep the plant looking tidy and prevent seed formation; remove entire stem down into foliage when all flowers are finished
Jacob’s ladder         Polemonium caeruleum   4-8      Yes      Cut entire plant back to 2 or 3 in. to encourage new growth and keep it looking fresh; let a few pods ripen to replace the short-lived parent plant; often reblooms with deadheading
Joe-pye weed          Eutrochium spp.     2-9      No       Will not reflower if deadheaded; can reseed; leave spent flowers standing for later season and winter interest if you want; cut stems to the ground in spring with pruners
Jupiter’s beard        Centranthus ruber 5-8      Yes      As the flowers fade, cut back to side shoots; prolific seeder if not deadheaded; often reblooms if spent stems are cut down to 3 or 4 in. after they flower
Lavender      Lavandula spp.        5-8      Yes      Harvest flowers with stems; cut entire plant back to healthy foliage to promote a second flowering; rebloom is shorter than first; harvest late flowers, leaving foliage
Lily      Lilium hybrid           5-8      No       Pinch or cut individual flowers as they fade; leave foliage until it yellows to supply food for the bulb; always try to leave as many leaves as possible; will not rebloom
Lungwort      Pulmonaria spp.     4-8      No       Cut away flowering stems to tidy up the plant after they fall to the side, exposing the new mound of foliage in the center; will not rebloom; can reseed; prickly stems — wear gloves
Lupine           Lupinus hybrids      4-8      Yes      After spring flowering, cut stems to small emerging buds along stems to promote second flowering; reseeds but seedlings vary in color; cutting back also controls aphids
Till next time this is Becky Litterer, Becky’s Greenhouse, Dougherty Iowa [email protected]  641-794-3337  cell 641-903-9365  Beckysgreenhouse.com  Facebook Becky Kerndt Litterer or Becky’s Greenhouse