Posted on 06/09/2017 8:05:20 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.
If you have the space and desire to do so, you might try scarlet runner beans. They’re perennial, attract hummingbirds, and produce edible beans.
Understood, but they don’t get THAT out of control up here on The Frozen Tundra.
I feel that way about mint! OMG! Rookie Gardening Mistake - BIG TIME - if you plant it in the ground. If you want Mojitos, just have a pot of mint on your patio and gat on with your life!
This past week my wife, son and I picked around 5 gallons of cherries of my two trees. Best crop in years!
I put a couple of small bamboo stakes against the small trellis for the cucumbers. Within three hours one shot a tendril about a foot away and wrapped itself around one of the stakes three times. Simply amazing, how did it know, lol. Thanks all for the hummingbird comments. I had forgotten about the little fellas. I don’t spend much time outside as I did before. On my way now to the Amish nursery, they had a beautiful selection of feeders the last time I was there.
I miss Johnny too. Looks like he’s still finding a way to contribute to this thread. They sometimes talk about him on the cooking thread.
“I read somewhere there are no hybrid beans or peas.”
You could be right. I know I got into a “discussion” on another board several years ago about it and the consensus was that the second generation would regress to a less productive plant.
“I miss JRandomFreeper’s posts.”
You ain’t the only one.
Missed by all.
We used to have mint growing wild on the farm. Probably some that got away from an old garden. Love the smell of the stuff.
I hadn’t thought about the long, cold Wisconsin winters. That may keep it in check, but I still hate the stuff.
I have peppermint, apple mint, pear mint, spearmint, orange mint, strawberry mint, and Generic I Don’t Know What It Is Mint.
I...might have a bit of a problem.
Finished seeding the sweet corn. Put up net fence and seeded the cucumbers and butternut squash. Washed another section of the deck for Mrs. Augie to stain.
Now it’s time to put the tiller away and attach the box blade to Nanner. The pond is waiting.
I’ll get the okra, zucchini, and watermelon planted tomorrow.
LOL! Good cow. But I only have a 1/5th acre in an older development outside of town. Too small for a cow.
(I am guessing that is a steer anyway)
Young bean plants.
I will never look at bindweed the same way again, after it doubled my cat’s life expectancy during her cancer.
I think if I’d learned about it sooner, I might have been able to save her.
It’s still very cool here at night in Massachusetts, but we have a batch of cilantro that volunteered, corn coming up in pots in the front yard, four iris plants waiting for warmer weather to be planted and some heirloom tomato plants sitting on top of the raised planter that Mr. trisham brought home today.
This seems to be a repeat of the unusual late spring and summer that we had last year.
Excellent!
We have hummingbird feeders in a few areas of our yard. We’ve spread them out to keep the males from fighting. They’re one of our favourite birds!
I miss him too, Black Agnes.
Well, ‘weeds’ are known to have lots of medicinal properties; I just don’t want them choking out my perennials and my shrubs!
I’m even re-thinking the Morning Glories up the side of the barn. ;)
Beans take enough work to hybridize that you’ll almost never find any for sale, either from a seed company or from the grocery store.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.