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Weekly Gardening Thread (Happy Easter!) Vol. 14, April 6, 2012
Friday, April 6, 2012 | JustaDumbBlonde

Posted on 04/06/2012 9:30:28 AM PDT by JustaDumbBlonde

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To: Red_Devil 232

Examples here:

http://www.wingsinflight.com/gardbees.html


41 posted on 04/06/2012 9:14:29 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
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To: Red_Devil 232

Other examples:

http://users.ms11.net/~habitat/bee/beehome.htm


42 posted on 04/06/2012 9:20:20 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
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To: Texas Fossil

Neat! Thanks for those links.


43 posted on 04/06/2012 9:33:05 PM PDT 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

Here is a book from 1914 entitled:

The Mason-bees

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2884/2884-h/2884-h.htm#2HCH0010

No pics, but shows pretty extensive knowledge of them long ago.


44 posted on 04/06/2012 9:33:23 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
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To: Red_Devil 232

“BRAMBLE-BEES AND OTHERS”

from 1915

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3421/3421-h/3421-h.htm

There is a section on Mason Bees in this one too.


45 posted on 04/06/2012 9:38:43 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
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To: Red_Devil 232

Bushes like Blackberries & Rasberries are “Brambles”. (you may have already known that)


46 posted on 04/06/2012 9:41:25 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
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To: JustaDumbBlonde

I planted some peppers and cilantro this week. Everything is growing great. My cucmbers have runners already. No blooms yet, but should be by the end of the week.


47 posted on 04/07/2012 7:47:28 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (Dear God, thanks for the rain, but please let it rain more in Texas. Amen.)
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To: JustaDumbBlonde
Many thanks!

I'm in Southern Iowa. Half my raised beds are now showing small lettuce, beet, pea, and spinach plants. The other half await tomatoes, peppers, zukes and beans when things get warmer.

48 posted on 04/07/2012 8:51:37 AM PDT by SupplySider
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To: JustaDumbBlonde

Question, question......can Comet Red Daisies be transplanted via the stem (like a geranium)?


49 posted on 04/07/2012 2:56:40 PM PDT by diamond6 (Check out: http://www.biblechristiansociety.com/home.php and learn about the faith.)
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To: JustaDumbBlonde
My squash plant that got ahold of the lattice on the side of the house that was supposed to be for growing beans and peas is now about 9' high and 13' wide (not counting the runner that's gotten into the lemon tree about 10' away). I was just thinking the other day that I need something growing on the west side of the house to shade the afternoon sun. Another fig would be nice, but I've read that they shouldn't be up next to the house (which the one I have currently is). Maybe I'll grow some squash over there, it's not like a lot of light is going to get through.

All of my squash fruits were shrivelling off and rotting. Of the possible causes I found, lack of pollination seemed like the easy one to start with. Early results look promising...


50 posted on 04/07/2012 3:07:30 PM PDT by Darth Reardon (No offense to drunken sailors)
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To: diamond6
I'm not certain about the daisy you specify, but I did find this article on propogating gerbera daisies from cuttings. Hope it helps you.
51 posted on 04/07/2012 8:08:46 PM PDT by JustaDumbBlonde (Don't wish doom on your enemies ... plan it.)
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To: Darth Reardon

What is the Variety? That looks like a Gourd?


52 posted on 04/07/2012 8:38:23 PM PDT by tubebender (I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.)
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To: JustaDumbBlonde

Thank you so much!


53 posted on 04/07/2012 10:40:08 PM PDT by diamond6 (Check out: http://www.biblechristiansociety.com/home.php and learn about the faith.)
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To: JustaDumbBlonde

Found an interesting link, on the Old Farmer’s Almanac site, by accident: http://www.almanac.com/plant/celery

I’m posting the celery link because it has hot-links to Zones 2-10, which is more than any of the other plants I checked.

Clicking on a numbered Hardness Zone link bring up a page of links to individual flowers, veggies, and fruits —with a picture— that grow in that zone.

Clicking on a plant’s link brings up a wealth of general information on growing that particular plant.

I tried every which way to find a direct link to the Zone links, but couldn’t find one, so the “celery” page will have to do.

For that matter, the entire site is well worth a gardener’s time to visit: http://www.almanac.com/


54 posted on 04/08/2012 12:59:35 AM PDT by ApplegateRanch (Love me, love my guns!©)
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I’m pretty sure that’s a cocozelle zucchini. Unfortunately, I guess there’s a big resell market for plant labels, because all of mine have disappeared.


55 posted on 04/08/2012 11:20:48 AM PDT by Darth Reardon (No offense to drunken sailors)
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The USDA Hardiness Zones typically associated with Cocozelle are Zone 3 and Zone 12.

I suspect they mean 3 through 12, as they list for some other zucchini, not 3 AND 12. I only know this because I looked at that page less than a minute before I read your page and thought, "Hey, that's a lot".

56 posted on 04/08/2012 11:26:44 AM PDT by Darth Reardon (No offense to drunken sailors)
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To: Darth Reardon

That could be a Coczelle DR. I have never grown them but have seen them in catalogs...


57 posted on 04/08/2012 1:16:14 PM PDT by tubebender (I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.)
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To: Darth Reardon

Yeah, that should be 3-12. Love cocozelle, more so than zukes. I grew some in SoCal that got to be the size of a large banana squash. They were still good eating, stuffed & baked.


58 posted on 04/08/2012 3:15:06 PM PDT by ApplegateRanch (Love me, love my guns!©)
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Cocozelle: is that the large, 24” and 15lb squash that I see at some veggies stands here in Texas? That picture looked like a baby pic of ones that we see here.


59 posted on 04/09/2012 6:03:15 AM PDT by rightly_dividing (ICor. 15:1-4)
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To: JustaDumbBlonde

I hope that everyone had a happy Easter and gave thanks for the risen Lord.

Wifey had Fri. off so we had a day of shopping at garden centers for just the right planters for her container garden/bird-butterfly sanctuary that is just outside from our dining room windows. Her flower beds are looking good; caladiums, lillies, and ferns all doing great in the shade, and the sunny beds are thriving too.

Garden is growing nicely, squash has blooms, the tomatos have gotten taller than the peppers now, about ready to stake before long. I am looking forward to fried green tomatos!


60 posted on 04/09/2012 6:31:41 AM PDT by rightly_dividing (ICor. 15:1-4)
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