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WEEKLY GARDEN THREAD VOLUME 43 OCTOBER 25, 2013
Free Republic | October 25, 2013 | greeneyes

Posted on 10/25/2013 12:44:35 PM PDT by greeneyes

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To: Marcella
Vlad Tepes. He stopped the moslems with that technique. I hold him in great esteem.

BTW, squirrels are daylight creatures. You won't catch them at night.

/johnny

61 posted on 10/25/2013 5:11:55 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: tflabo

“lo and behold I’m getting a pepper growing and some buds but no root shoots. Go figure..”

That is extraordinary. I will grow banana peppers next spring, will put the seeds under a grow lamp inside for 8 weeks. I couldn’t believe all the pepper plant instructions for seed was to start them inside 8 to 10 weeks before planting outside.


62 posted on 10/25/2013 5:12:33 PM PDT by Marcella ((Prepping can save your life today. I am a Christian, not a Muslim.))
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To: JRandomFreeper

Well, for me it would be catch them at night as my day doesn’t start until 9 am and the squirrels start their crap early in the morning. So, I still say I will catch one at night if I manage to catch one. My day ends about 1 am and start about 9 am. Anything in between those two times is night.


63 posted on 10/25/2013 5:16:45 PM PDT by Marcella ((Prepping can save your life today. I am a Christian, not a Muslim.))
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To: greeneyes

HI ALL!
I planted my walking onions in a pot and am eager to see what becomes of them next spring.

My acorn squash continues to bloom and develop proto squashes, but they all shrivel up and drop. That’s what I’ve seen with all my squashes. I’m just gonna let it do it’s thing and if it surprises me, well fine. If not, then that’s ok too. I’ll tackle it next round.

That is interesting about the vetch helping with the cuke attack fungus. Am wondering if that might be my problem this time with the acorn. *sigh*

Did final harvests of okras and cukes. Alas, our fridge died, and we put dry ice in the broken one while we shopped for a new unit. The contents of the hydrator drawer all froze up.

I have some bean pods still unharvested. I was going to wait to get them when it appears they have dried up.

I’m actually very happy about my gardening process this past season. I LEARNED so much, and actually had a few nice harvests. I’m ready to take a break from it right now. I do have some things to do to prep the small plot and my pots.

Speaking of pots, our Lowe’s had some 13” pots on sale for $1.50 each, so I picked up 6 of those suckers!


64 posted on 10/25/2013 5:17:20 PM PDT by TEXOKIE (We must surrender only to our Holy God and never to the evil that has befallen us.)
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To: greeneyes

What kind of bug looks like dark grey or black aphids? They infsted the collard greens, I killed them but greens stopped growing(bugs or cold weather?)

Bueller? Anyone?


65 posted on 10/25/2013 5:23:08 PM PDT by Califreak (Hope and Che'nge is killing U.S.)
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To: TEXOKIE

Good deal on the pots. We’ll be working on putting up persimmons and nuts for a while, as well as planting the wheat. Then we get a break. That’s when I try to buy large amounts of meats on sale and can them for the pantry. Good for eating out of the can or quick meals.

Even quicker using a thermos.LOL

It won’t be long till dreams of garden plans and visions of produce dance in my little head-then out comes the diagrams of the plots and past year’s plantings.LOL


66 posted on 10/25/2013 5:31:42 PM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: Califreak; All

I am not familiar with anything along those lines. Have you checked the Extension office for your area? Does anyone else have any ideas?

I have been wondering about collard greens, because they are a good source of calcium.

What do they taste like?


67 posted on 10/25/2013 5:35:01 PM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: greeneyes

They’re nummy.

Cook up some chopped bacon, onion with hints of garlic, red wine vinegar and red pepper flakes. Throw into the crock pot with chopped greens(ribs removed) and a little concentrated chicken stock(very littl liquid in crock pot for richer flavor) Sometimes I add a tiny bit of beer or white wine.

Some recipes call for a little sugar or honey, but my family prefers them unsweetened.


68 posted on 10/25/2013 5:49:23 PM PDT by Califreak (Hope and Che'nge is killing U.S.)
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To: Califreak

Sounds pretty good.


69 posted on 10/25/2013 5:50:31 PM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: Marcella

LOL... Do you know how to tie a Hang Mans knot?


70 posted on 10/25/2013 5:52:52 PM PDT by tubebender (Evening news is where they begin with "Good Evening," and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.)
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To: Marcella

Barack Obama?


71 posted on 10/25/2013 5:53:54 PM PDT by tubebender (Evening news is where they begin with "Good Evening," and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.)
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To: Califreak

Mealy Bugs?


72 posted on 10/25/2013 5:57:08 PM PDT by tubebender (Evening news is where they begin with "Good Evening," and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.)
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To: greeneyes

We cut them up, add smoked pork hock or sliced pork shank, add onions and some garlic maybe, cooked in chicken broth till very tender. Have pepper sauce at the table and homemade cornbread with butter, not imitation and invite us over. The key is to buy small tender leaves no bigger than a saucer to begin with, after some frost on them is even better.


73 posted on 10/25/2013 6:01:45 PM PDT by rightly_dividing (Phil. 4:13)
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To: greeneyes

Collards have lots of iron, too, so if you have thick blood, you want to go easy on collards.


74 posted on 10/25/2013 6:04:53 PM PDT by rightly_dividing (Phil. 4:13)
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To: rightly_dividing

Oh man - now you’ve done it. That all sounds so good. Then you had to go and mention cornbread. Now I’m a gonna have ta make some corn bread.LOL


75 posted on 10/25/2013 6:05:35 PM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: rightly_dividing

Probably got lots of vitamin k too - most greens do. Dad couldn’t eat many greens, because it interfered with the thinning effect of warfarin.


76 posted on 10/25/2013 6:08:30 PM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: Marcella; greeneyes

Thank you so much, my dear Marcella!


77 posted on 10/25/2013 6:18:12 PM PDT by Silentgypsy (the seed spawn of zor-ketthraa!.)
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To: greeneyes

Yea, not good for people on thinners.

We had collards last week and homemade peppers sauce at the table with buttered cornbread and some of my ground ghost pepper.

I gave some ghost peppers to my mechanic. I told him not to eat all at once unless he was suicidal. LOL He says he likes em hot; we shall see!m,


78 posted on 10/25/2013 6:22:59 PM PDT by rightly_dividing (Phil. 4:13)
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To: Marcella

Sweetie, you are not strange! You educate us! Thank you for all that you do! (((Hugs)))


79 posted on 10/25/2013 6:23:19 PM PDT by Silentgypsy (the seed spawn of zor-ketthraa!.)
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To: Marcella

I wish you success to the nth degree!


80 posted on 10/25/2013 6:26:14 PM PDT by Silentgypsy (the seed spawn of zor-ketthraa!.)
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