You've always been a very knowledgeable and helpful expert on this thread. Always liked your advice since your climate zone and weather matched up with mine! And your garden pictures are tops!
Salute to you!
Posted on 01/16/2015 12:24:15 PM PST by greeneyes
You've always been a very knowledgeable and helpful expert on this thread. Always liked your advice since your climate zone and weather matched up with mine! And your garden pictures are tops!
Salute to you!
It's a wonder that I lived through falling off the mountain back in Dec 2009, but here I am. ;)
I like the AF TI thing, too. My special friend was a TSgt that did that for a little while. She looked better in her uniform.
/johnny
Greetings my fellow Horticulturists,
After 10 days of rain and clouds we finally were able to see the sun!
I found this website and really enjoy many of the articles.
Here is a current story -
How To Build An Inexpensive Table Top Seed Starting Stand – And Start Your Garden Seeds Indoors This Year!
I am not trying to pimp a blog or anything like that,just a very nice website with useful information.
I have it in a 4 inch deep raised bed, and it has some leaves and straw and a row cover on it that allows in most of the sun and rain.
I have never watered anything in the winter time, most of the gardening stuff I have read advise not to water after freezing weather starts. So that’s interesting. We have had quite a bit of rain recently, but that’s something to keep in mind when we don’t get much precipitation.
Miss you too. Take a minute now and then to smell those roses.LOL
Oh no. Sorry to hear about your health. Please keep us posted. Prayers for better health for you.
Thanks for the link.
Praying for Our FRiend Arrowhead!
Try some Amish Paste tomatoes.
Excellent pasta, sandwiches, etc...
In moderate climates like Missouri, rig it so that you get all the sun you can to the plant. Down here in Panama at 9 degrees latitude, we have to be a bit more careful...even in the hills where I live. The sun here WILL kill plants, so rosemary wants a little shade. This should NOT be any problem in Missouri...sunburn the litter critter (g!). In warm weather in MO, a dash or a bit more water each week is right, more as the plant grows, and a bit of food every month or so, nice combo fertilizer, 12-24-12 or 10-10-10.
Those varieties are good for "Urban Camouflage" for folks who want to grow a garden in the inner-city.
Some look diseased ,unripe , or sickly and will genereally be avoided by the general consumer.
Good call , and try to stay with the 'heirloom' varieties for perpetual seed production.
Plant warm weather plants in the garden after last scheuled frost date. You can start seeds indoors for a head start.
Frost is an enemy to warm weather plants, especially if unprotected by covers, mulch ,cold frame, or a warm mico-climate(ie: brick wall facing south,behind windbreak,etc.
Cold weather crops: beets, radishes, turnips, lettuces, beans, are kinda "iffey" unless you start them indoors, and set plants out later, after frost.
World Domination is best accomplished by cold beer , a warm loyal companion, a fireplace going , warm jammies, a guard dog , and you favorite team on TV .
Whether you dominate the world really doesn't matter at this point with all these factors !
Good for 2 to 3 hours of World Domination !!
I have always looked forward to, and admired your input on this forum.
My prayers up for you and your special friend.
I told you to bring hot water into your house sooner !!..but did you listen ? .. NO !
Does this mean that we will no longer get any naked fireman stories for a while ?
I still follow your advice about sterilizing soil prior to planting to rid the soil of nematodes, and your stories about compost and drywall.
Be well , my Freeper friend, and prayers are being offered up so that you can frequent this forum for further advice,and your home and baking advice and stories.
I did those last year as a friend has recommended them. They sure were big ones. Will grow them again this year. Want to try some san marzanos too.
I pretty much stay with heirlooms for all my veggies. I like things I’ll never find at a store.
Did ground cherries last year. Took forever to germinate. In fact, I had written them off when they suddenly popped up. Had to fight my son for them though. I kept finding the husks out on the ground and was saying to My Kitty that I couldn’t figure out what critter was eating them and leaving the husks. Kid over herd and started laughing. Turns out he was the critter.
Damed showoff !!
Two days ago we had - 5 degrees, and tonight + 5 degrees here in New York ..(jockularity).
Seriously , appreciate your input - I went to OldworldGardening and saw a lot of interesting information there.
Don't be a stranger, and please keep comming back.
I appreciate your input and information, for myself and the other lurkers who remain anonomous.
All information and resources are apperciated here !!
I understand they are 'meaty', high in fiber , and a little shallow on the seed and placenta.
Sounds like a good all around tomato for both paste and meatey.
I believe that they are heirloom as well.. true ?
I think that has more to do with the expansion properties of frozen water, which expands, and thus will exert a force to spread your support beams.
Up in New Hampshire and other rock quarries, they use wedges and frozen water to force rock slabs apart, using only frozen water to cleave rock/ granite.
Also , excess water underneath foundations will cause undue stress even under concrete, and will crack it.
So, the power of freezing water may have resulted in the shearing and cleaving of granite that you have in your kitchen counter.
Well, MAINLY, I’m cleaning, re-setting and re-stocking my store for SPRING!
Shameless plug: http://www.jungseed.com
I’ve got nearly ALL of the 2015 seed in stock and if anyone wants a FREE catalog, you can request one at the link above.
My absolutely most FAVORITE time of the year is when we open our ‘Bare Root Room’ at the end of March. We’re the ONLY ones who do this and it’s pretty darn special. Root stock for fruit trees, small fruits, potatoes, onions, landscaping shrubs, lots of hydrangea, clematis, lilacs, evergreens - again - it’s pretty neat. :)
Indoors I’m growing Micro Greens and lettuces. I have an AeroGarden that I’ll be setting up to grow some basil hydroponically.
I have three blooming Amaryllis, and a batch of Paperwhites (Narcissus) doing their thing.
I’m cleaning up the basement and the potting shed when the weather cooperates. I’ll set up my grow lights soon to get tomatoes and peppers started in March.
This coming years ‘project’ is my front tree line which I’m re-vamping after cutting down an ancient (and unproductive) apple tree. Making it more ‘natural’ across the front, but nothing too big that blocks the view of the lake across the road from me.
Other than that, I’m hunkered down and spending a lot of time (and $) feeding the birds. I have two sets of Cardinals that seem to want to hang around and my three species of Woodpeckers are endlessly amusing. I’ve been making home made suet, which has been a HUGE hit with them. Even the birds know that bacon grease solves just about any problem, LOL!
So far, the winter has been cold, but little snow. Oh, we’ll eventually pay for it - no doubt!
Rest and renew your spirit this winter. To everything there is a season. :)
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