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WEEKLY GARDEN THREAD, VOLUME 13 MARCH 27, 2015
freerepublic | 12/27/2015 | greeneyes

Posted on 03/27/2015 1:25:20 PM PDT by greeneyes

The Weekly Gardening Thread is a weekly gathering of folks that love soil, seeds and plants of all kinds. From complete newbies that are looking to start that first potted plant, to gardeners with some acreage, to Master Gardener level and beyond, we would love to hear from you. This thread is non-political, although you will find that most here are conservative folks.

No matter what, you won’t be flamed and the only dumb question is the one that isn’t asked. It is impossible to hijack the Weekly Gardening Thread. Planting, Harvest to Table(recipes)preserving, good living - there is no telling where it will go and... that is part of the fun and interest. Jump in and join us!

NOTE: This is a once a week ping list. We do post to the thread during the week. Links to related articles and discussions which might be of interest are welcomed, so feel free to post them at any time.


TOPICS: Gardening
KEYWORDS: agriculture; food; gardening; hobby
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To: JRandomFreeper

Sure looks like it. Nice pic of the plants.


41 posted on 03/27/2015 4:04:44 PM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Le//t Freedom Ring.)
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To: greeneyes

I have a Rosa rugosa that is over 65 years old. Brought up from Chicago over 30 years ago. It’s huge.


42 posted on 03/27/2015 4:05:34 PM PDT by MomwithHope (Please support efforts in your state for an Article 5 convention.)
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To: greeneyes

Can anyone explain to me how sharing heirloom seeds could be a patent violation? By definition they have to have been around for 50 years or more.

Sharing seeds or replanting seeds from a hybrid doesn’t necessarily yield the same plant, so the issue there is the customer doesn’t really get what they may be expecting, if it is labeled with the same name as the hybrid.

But heirlooms are different. How about this: What if the neighbor and I just give each other a tomato. I’ll give him a Roma, and he gives me a Mortgage Lifter just to see if we like the flavor. Then we each eat the tomato we have been given, but scrape out the seeds and save them?

Who would even know, if we didn’t tell?


43 posted on 03/27/2015 4:15:12 PM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Le//t Freedom Ring.)
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To: MomwithHope

I’ll bet it is. We planted three in the S.West corner of our property. I think it’s beautiful, and love the rose hips. Japanese beetles love them to - the traps have been pretty effective at controlling them.


44 posted on 03/27/2015 4:17:20 PM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Le//t Freedom Ring.)
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To: greeneyes

No moisture in the soil. Have got broccoli sets in pots on porch along with cayenne I have started from seeds. Am coaxing peppers along in the back.


45 posted on 03/27/2015 4:17:41 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: greeneyes

to = too


46 posted on 03/27/2015 4:17:47 PM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Le//t Freedom Ring.)
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To: BenLurkin

Are you in one of the drought areas? I have had good production from pots of peppers and tomatoes. It seems like the peppers do better than the tomatoes.


47 posted on 03/27/2015 4:21:27 PM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Le//t Freedom Ring.)
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To: greeneyes

I’m in the desert, my FRiend. Gardening is a fun challenge.


48 posted on 03/27/2015 4:22:41 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin
Ditto on the desert....we get our tomato sets in September (when in the month depends on the ETA at Lowe's or Home Depot), and we're done harvesting by Super Bowl Sunday....the neighbors love us for the main salsa 'big game' ingredient.

101 here in La Quinta tomorrow, so we may just go ahead and yank the few remaining radishes that wifey planted a while back.

49 posted on 03/27/2015 4:26:06 PM PDT by ErnBatavia (It ain't a "hashtag"....it's a damn pound sign. ###)
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To: CynicalBear

There is an icon in the upper right of their homepage stating that it is taking them 22 BUSINESS DAYS to process orders...how the heck do they stay in business?


50 posted on 03/27/2015 4:27:21 PM PDT by who knows what evil? (Yehovah saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.com)
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To: BenLurkin
OMG. You have to have soil right and maybe make a great microclimate. I don't envy you. You need to send us pics while you go along.

/johnny

51 posted on 03/27/2015 4:28:39 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (gone Galt)
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To: BenLurkin

Ah yes! I was reading about another country where they only get one decent rainfall a year. They actually did a triple dig of the soil and of course amended it with compost, peat moss, and vermiculite and whatever.

Then they planted the crops, and didn’t water anymore the rest of the season. Then there was another one that used some sort of concrete trenches filled with soil, but I don’t remember the rest of that scenario.

I am always fascinated with the various ways different regions have come up with to deal with the water and bad soil issues. We have a lot of clay here and a few months of drought. So I did the sq. ft. garden and do some container gardens. Hubby made some raised beds and soil improvement.

I am thinking that I might do a small 3x4 area and do the triple dig thing and see what happens. A couple of my beds are pretty far from the house. It’s a hassle to even get the hose there, and it’s quicker just to carrying a 5 gallon bucket of rainwater there, but that’s a pain in the neck/back and arms. LOL


52 posted on 03/27/2015 4:35:21 PM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Le//t Freedom Ring.)
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To: greeneyes

That rosebush is the only thing in my garden that those beetles like.


53 posted on 03/27/2015 5:11:26 PM PDT by MomwithHope (Please support efforts in your state for an Article 5 convention.)
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To: dware
I am really, really interested in your experiment with hops. Go figure. I love real beer, too.

Please keep us detail posted on the hops, including pics if you can.

In other circumstances I might have grown hops here this year. What zone are you in again?

/johnny

54 posted on 03/27/2015 5:12:22 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (gone Galt)
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To: JRandomFreeper
Good evening. I just saw your moniker. How ya doing?

5.56mm

55 posted on 03/27/2015 5:14:52 PM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: punknpuss
Good school is like that. Take lots of notes. I think I had 6 notebooks full of notes at the end of commercial cooking school. I couldn't remember or digest all that information until much later.

/johnny

56 posted on 03/27/2015 5:15:09 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (gone Galt)
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To: M Kehoe
Still here, much to the surprise of some folks, including an MD. My goal for sure is to see harvest time this year and really make 'em mad. ;)

It's a beautiful day, and I don't have to do that long daily drive every day, so other than the normal stuff, I'm great.

/johnny

57 posted on 03/27/2015 5:17:40 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (gone Galt)
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To: JRandomFreeper
Cool.

Keep in touch.

5.56mm

58 posted on 03/27/2015 5:31:59 PM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: Roos_Girl

Megabugs!!! Sounds awful!! Never give up! I have a not so green thumb too! But, just being in the garden is like my Cathedral! Try again! (soon)
Enjoy your patio tomato!!


59 posted on 03/27/2015 8:25:27 PM PDT by Isabel2010
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To: greeneyes
It describes something called the $43,560(income) initiative @ Virginia University. Modified Sq. foot gardening on a One Acre scale.

You could just about get that kind of income from maca root, assuming the prices stay stable. Which they won't.

Interesting challenge.
60 posted on 03/27/2015 9:01:58 PM PDT by Ellendra (People who kill without reason cannot be reasoned with.)
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