Hey All, I love tulips in my garden. They are the first sign of spring around the corner. But, once they have bloomed it's downhill from there. Then all summer you are left with the ugly leaves.They just get worse looking as time passes. I am in zone 4. My iris look great for the entire summer.Blooms or no blooms.ey All, I love tulips in my garden. They are the first sign of spring around the corner. But, once they have bloomed it's downhill from there. Then all summer you are left with the ugly leaves. They just get worse looking as time passes.
Imagine eating a crisp, juicy slice of watermelon on a hot summer's day and receiving great health benefits at the same time! Well, you do. An all-American favorite, watermelon is highly nutritious and packed full of the phytochemical lycopene. It's one of the few foods that contain it in large amounts.Other good sources include tomatoes, red and pink grapefruit, and guava. Lycopene is a red pigment that occurs naturally in certain plant and algal tissues.In addition to giving watermelon and tomatoes their color, it is also thought to act as a powerful antioxidant.magine eating a crisp, juicy slice of watermelon on a hot summer's day and receiving great health benefits at the same time! Well, you do. An all-American favorite, watermelon is highly nutritious and packed full of the phytochemical lycopene. It's one of the few foods that contain it in large amounts.
Watermelon is an excellent source of carotenoid pigment, lycopene and indeed, superior to raw red tomato. 100 g of fresh melon provides 4532 Âµg lycopene, whereas this value only 2573 Âµg for tomatoes. Studies suggest that lycopene offer certain protection to skin against harmful UV rays.