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Weekly Gardening Thread (Vacation) Vol. 5, February 03, 2012
Free Republic | 02-03-2012 | Red_Devil 232

Posted on 02/03/2012 6:59:49 AM PST by Red_Devil 232

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To: heylady

Best advice is to never ever move into an HOA neighborhood.

Feb. is the month to put out weed and feed. Just keep at it and kept the lawn mowed for the nosey busybodies.


21 posted on 02/03/2012 8:03:05 AM PST by bgill (The Obama administration is staging a coup. Wake up, America, before it's too late.)
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To: Red_Devil 232

Howdy, howdy. We finally were able to replace our riding mower and coolbreeze made a point of getting one that is user friendly for the manual transmission challenged woman of the house! So I will at least be able to pull that chore off his hands and maybe then he will be more inclined to get to work on tilling before mid July :)


22 posted on 02/03/2012 8:03:16 AM PST by Gabz (Democrats for Voldemort.)
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To: Red_Devil 232

My trial green house (pvc and plastic) has worked well. A few nights I would turn on a heater or put a bucket of wood-stove coals in the g/house.

All I grew were greens for the chickens - nothing tricky. I did try a new fertilizer - kinda gross but it was very diluted chicken poo. The plants loved it and are thriving. I could eat those same greens however I refer you back to my previous statements regarding poo.

It has been so warm - East TN - everything is sprouting - not good.

Last year’s pickles were not as good as last years. Does anyone know if vinegar loses its potency with time?

Will I ever get used to raising animals for food? I mean,,,they TRUST me.....guilt.


23 posted on 02/03/2012 8:03:48 AM PST by 30Moves
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To: Red_Devil 232
Hey! from Charleston, SC! Weather has been averaging highs in the 70's and sunny - perfect raised bed manufacturing weather.

13 raised beds filled with compost and dirt Project Complete - I'll spare you pics of fresh dirt - will share when they're sprouting later. Planting early season seeds this weekend. Woohoo!

We have received seeds from 5 other gardeners who offered to share their heirloom seeds (1 via this thread, the others via youTube). Buying seeds in nice, but using seeds from other people's gardens adds something extra special to the experience.

Here are some of my favorite YouTube gardening channels:
Praxxus 55712
Voodoo Garden
Growing Your Greens
Ahavah Farm
MI gardener

Garden on!

24 posted on 02/03/2012 8:04:21 AM PST by ImProudToBeAnAmerican (We were born citizens. Now we are subjects. Currently on the path to become serfs.)
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To: Free Vulcan

It’s warm in Texas, too. There isn’t a year that goes by without people wringing their hands that the Fredericksburg peaches aren’t going to make that year because of a freeze in April. Happens every single year. Good luck with yours.


25 posted on 02/03/2012 8:06:09 AM PST by bgill (The Obama administration is staging a coup. Wake up, America, before it's too late.)
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To: rightly_dividing

I am in Keller.


26 posted on 02/03/2012 8:06:29 AM PST by heylady
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To: heylady

My suggestion is to employ the HOA people - since you are new to the area and unfamiliar with the flora, so to speak, ask them to please tell you what are weeds and what are not. Use their finickiness to your good!


27 posted on 02/03/2012 8:07:04 AM PST by Gabz (Democrats for Voldemort.)
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To: rightly_dividing

Two days after I moved in I walked into my bedroom and was greeted by a enormous spider. I swear it was something out of a sci-fi movie.
I planted pansies in my flower bed and the rolly poly bugs thought I was serving lunch. Don’t get me started on fire ants. I will never go outside barefoot again.


28 posted on 02/03/2012 8:11:59 AM PST by heylady
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To: tubebender

Please keep yourself and your first wife healthy, Mr. Bender. Don’t over work yourself!


29 posted on 02/03/2012 8:12:11 AM PST by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: bert

so cool, my big maple got zapped by lightning a year ago and fell down. I was so sad we had lots of good syrup from that tree. It’s amazing how much sap you need to make a small jar of syrup.


30 posted on 02/03/2012 8:18:06 AM PST by CJ Wolf
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To: Red_Devil 232

We haven’t had rain this year yet, so this is BIG.


31 posted on 02/03/2012 8:18:23 AM PST by left that other site
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To: heylady
I hate Fire ants! I was training my female pup, an Irish Setter (Cashmere) to sit and stay one afternoon and had her sitting almost on top of a new Fire ant bed that I did not see. She would not sit and I kept putting her right back in the same place! Once I realized what I had done I had to take a water hose to her and tried my best to get them off her!

Jeeze I have never felt so bad!

32 posted on 02/03/2012 8:41:59 AM PST by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: heylady
I am new to this environment and have never seen some of the weeds that are popping up in my lawn.

Be advised, every year in Texas exotic weeds fly in on the wind. The stuff I'm digging up in San Antonio, with deep, thick roots, I've never seen before. I've been here for a VERY long time.

Good luck!

Welcome.

33 posted on 02/03/2012 8:57:09 AM PST by Racehorse
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To: Red_Devil 232

Temps hit low 80s on Wednesday and will be close to that today. Some trees are already budding out. My garden likes the weather, but we have had freezes in March. Tomato seeds are in pots.


34 posted on 02/03/2012 8:59:40 AM PST by Arrowhead1952 (Dear God, thanks for the rain, but please let it rain more in Texas. Amen.)
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To: Red_Devil 232

I’m on the way to the doctor this AM, and mayber the hospital later. I slipped and fell on our lovely ice last week and pulled my husband down right on toop of me. Hubby is fine. I am still hobbling around, so I’m finally seeking medical treatment. As near as I can tell, I streched ligaments that were never meant to be streched — at least not in those directions. As a consequence, I have swelling in my knees which makes it difficult and painful to move.

OMG, I hate going to the doctor. I’m told by my SIL (who played football and who has had 2 knee ops) that they’ll probably stick a needle in my knee(s) to drain fluid. Wish me luck.


35 posted on 02/03/2012 9:10:33 AM PST by afraidfortherepublic
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Oh No! My prayers and wishes are with you!


36 posted on 02/03/2012 9:26:29 AM PST by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: Red_Devil 232

Big snow storm here in Colorado! Got 2 feet of snow over night and it is supposed to snow all day Friday.


37 posted on 02/03/2012 9:59:06 AM PST by MtnClimber (Tim Tebow will never be successful in the NFL - Leftist journalists who have sold their souls)
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To: Red_Devil 232

It’s so good to hear from you, Red Devil! I hope JADB has a wonderful vacation!


38 posted on 02/03/2012 10:16:06 AM PST by momtothree
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Good to hear from you. Glad to hear you will have a place to garden at your new place.

Not much going on here in Missouri. We have had a rather mild winter interspersed with freezing temperatures, and a little snow. The new map shows us in zone 6, so as I go through the nursery catalogs, I anticipate having some increased choices with respect to perennials.LOL

Have a great weekend and God Bless.


39 posted on 02/03/2012 10:25:50 AM PST by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: Red_Devil 232
She should be able to post the thread from her remote Montana location next week.

Trial "bug-out" run? LOL

Only about a trace of snow "cover" here, with that "cover" just in the shady areas.

The snow promised 2 weeks ago got lost in the mail, so was reshipped for delivery on this Tuesday. That package got rescheduled for Wednesday; then that delivery date got moved back to yesterday, then today; now, it appears to be on indefinite back-order.

Without it, the ground will thaw way too soon, causing plants will prematurely break dormancy, and maybe even need to be watered.

40 posted on 02/03/2012 11:37:22 AM PST by ApplegateRanch ("Public service" does NOT mean servicing the people, like a bull among heifers.)
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