Posted on 08/15/2014 12:26:58 PM PDT by greeneyes
LOL!
It’s a deal!!!!
Yep - good source of water soluable calcium. Thanks for the link. Interesting stuff. Glad you got some rain.
I'm coming to your house! Here in TX, it's hot,dry, and more hot. I have no volition for the fall garden stuff at all.
I really think I am about through gardening for this year. I don’t know why my tomatoes preformed so poorly this year. I had my soil tested by our State University and followed their recommendations. I think one thing was I was very late in planting because of the cool weather and the fact that I have used wheat straw in the past to cover my normal landscaping fabric and could not find any this year. I used a red dyed commercially produced wood chip product to cover my fabric. I will never go that route again. I have never had this kind of failure before. I did get some beautiful San Marzano tomatoes to can and roasted quite a few and froze the roasted maters. At least the ones I did not scarf down! Their roasting aroma is amazing and hard to resist.
I am disappointed to say the least.
I betcha are.
Might start some seeds indoors, and then they’ll be ready for transplant when you are sure that fall is really here.
At first I thought we had deer, but when we tried to cover things with floating row covers, this critter got in by going underneath.
We've had woodchucks on our property in Vermont, but I never thought I'd have them here in Connecticut. Hubby finally saw him munching on the snow pea plants I'd just pulled and put into our compost heap. Found two openings to his burrow and rodent bombed both. That was two days ago and I haven't seen any new damage since then.
Lost a lot veggies to Mr Chuck :-(
Disappointment comes to all gardeners now and again, but by spring we are usually up at at ‘em.LOL
Ever think about growing winter wheat? Makes a pretty sight in the winter, gives some nice seeds to grind for flour, and lots of wheat straw to use?
That calls for Havaheart cage trap, model 1081.
Heavy gauge wire and easy to set.
Well, let me know when so I can clear a path, and get the fire pit ready to use. It’s surrounded by rocks and boulders to sit on.
Kids love roasting weiners and marshmallow there.
Well theives gotta pay the piper.LOL
Well, this woodchuck has gone to meet his maker, but what does one do with such a critter after the critter has been trapped.
Thanks - sounds like you’ll be ready for winter! My flower garden is over run with weeds. Going to get out this weekend and remove them all. Also planted two rose bushes that I bought from Heirloom Roses - they are having a big sale and I bought two more for delivery for next spring. Transplanted a big hydrangea last evening. I don’t know if it will make it — hope to see if it will take root in the next week or so. Need to get some more top soil and compost.
I have really enjoyed learning new things this year about flowers, soil, bugs and weeds. It’s certainly challenging. Lately when I drive by a house with a nice cottage garden, I’m feeling tempted to knock on the person’s door and asking questions about their garden. Would that be too creepy? I haven’t succumbed to the desire yet, but it crosses my mind now and again.
Weather here is glorious. I hear we might have rain next week. Bummer! Hope everyone has a great weekend!
My best friend is not speaking to me because we gassed the critter. My husband says we should have brought to her so she could start a woodchuck rescue.
I know in Vermont the farmers would shot the darn things because you don’t want your cows breaking a leg falling into the burrows out in the field. The burrow openings in my yard are a good 12” at least across.
We’re in Cat 4, can’t water gardens, lawns or wash cars. Yesterday and the day before we had great days, early a.m. was around 63 around 1400 it was 82, no humidity. But today we’re back to the Dog Days of August. Hmmmm. Fall and winter will be arriving soon.
Thinking about that winter wheat thing. Any other suggestions for a cover crop?
Thank you, I knew milk was good for more than putting in cakes and quick breads (instead of water)bath soaks, drinking.
Earth Boxes + Planting by the Signs + Texas Tomato Food = BEST CROP EVER. Shame I’m in soviet Red Hampshire.
Evidently, the calcium in the milk is in a form that the tomato plants can easily ‘take up’ and use. My relative was in a (very country) store a couple years ago and ran into an old farmer who had beautiful tomatoes. He asked him what he did to avoid blossom end rot (BER) and ‘powdered milk’ was the answer. He’s been using powdered milk ever since (couple of years) & said he has not had a single tomato with BER! At the time he told me this, he was looking at my garden and noticing a tomato here & there with BER. I’ll be trying powdered milk next year - it’s fairly cheap, too!
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