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Geez, it's 100 degrees outside, but the garden does need some cleanup.
1 posted on 07/11/2012 6:51:05 AM PDT by orsonwb
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bfl


2 posted on 07/11/2012 6:55:27 AM PDT by hoosiermama (Obama: "Born in Kenya" Lying now or then.)
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To: orsonwb
Gonna plant the next round of beets this weekend and additional batches in 2 and 4 weeks.

Baby bok choy, another round of green beans and cukes (more extension of summer crops) and turnips and lettuce.

Been too busy watering over the last three weeks to do much other than sucker the tomato plants.

3 posted on 07/11/2012 6:57:02 AM PDT by dirtboy
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To: orsonwb
I am in the process of preparing my gardenspot....

we had a bad year last year and lost 178 trees...
found a way to benefit from the loss...
different from compost and better than raised beds...
and once established very low maintenance and no tilling...

link to movie...just click on back to Eden film to watch for free...nothing to buy just a christian approach to gardening
http://backtoedenfilm.com/

4 posted on 07/11/2012 7:08:21 AM PDT by freedommom
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To: orsonwb

I’ve got brussels sprouts, cabbage, spinach, brocccoli and kale just about ready to go. Problem is, I’m not sure when to dig up the potatoes. Planted April 11th. Due date [per instructions] is 105 day. Websites say Fall before 1st frosts. Need the space for Fall crops. Any suggestions?


5 posted on 07/11/2012 7:34:39 AM PDT by PzLdr ("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)
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To: orsonwb
I usually just have a Spring garden, but this year am determined to have a Fall garden as well. Nobody sells plants by this time of year and I haven't planted any tomatoes, so am going to start new plants off my large tomato vines.

I have been covered up with squash, cucmbers and zucchini & have even been giving it to about 5 other families. Cutting back next year.


Okra, pinto beans, black-eyed peas, green beans, tomatoes and peppers all doing very well. I'm ready to start planning for Fall, though. Here is a guide for Texans for Fall planting:

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/archives/parsons/fallgarden/falldirect.html
7 posted on 07/11/2012 8:02:08 AM PDT by texas_mrs
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To: Ellendra

ping


9 posted on 07/11/2012 9:26:14 AM PDT by rightly_dividing (We are Scott Walker.)
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To: orsonwb

We’re getting much needed rain in the Texas Hill Country and everything is greening up. I have to wait until next month to prep for fall planting.


12 posted on 07/11/2012 5:41:17 PM PDT by Sarajevo (Don't think for a minute that this excuse for a President has America's best interest in mind.)
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To: orsonwb

Nooooooo...I’m just planting stuff for this year’s summer garden....western Oregon was WET and COOL up to a week ago...and now the “hot season” is here....


13 posted on 07/11/2012 5:52:46 PM PDT by goodnesswins (What has happened to America?)
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To: orsonwb

Does anyone know how our JustaDumbBlonde is? Haven’t seen her since 6/27.


14 posted on 07/11/2012 6:02:50 PM PDT by Silentgypsy (If you love your freedom, thank a vet.)
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To: logitech

Fall Garden PING!


15 posted on 07/11/2012 6:04:26 PM PDT by WXRGina (Further up and further in!)
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To: orsonwb
The money paragraph...

Don’t Lose Track of Today Remember to enjoy each day on its own merit. It’s easy to get worn down by the heat, the weeding, and the canning. But don’t let the anticipation of your fall garden, and the promise of cooler temperatures yet to come, distract you from today. Remember, “To everything there is a season.”

17 posted on 07/11/2012 6:08:11 PM PDT by tubebender
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To: orsonwb

Harvested garlic two days ago and overplanted with buckwheat for a fall tilling and rye overwinter planting. Fall root crops are still going in and cabbage for kraut is ready for transplant.


18 posted on 07/11/2012 6:12:25 PM PDT by WorkingClassFilth (I'm for Churchill in 1940!)
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To: orsonwb

Any suggestions on where to onion sets for fall harvest? My local places are out. I really need to get cabbage and broccoli in the ground the next few days.


19 posted on 07/11/2012 6:21:16 PM PDT by goodwithagun (My gun has killed fewer people than Ted Kennedy's car.)
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To: orsonwb

No offense, but, the only thing I intend to plant this fall is my butt in the recliner during Football Season . . .


20 posted on 07/11/2012 6:56:12 PM PDT by Petruchio (I Think . . . Therefor I FReep.)
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To: orsonwb; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; ...

Brussels sprouts (if one cares for those, I don’t), radishes, lettuce, spinach, and of course saffron crocus and garlic, and for those with mild enough winters, granex onions (that’s the variety marketed under that famous trademarked name).


26 posted on 07/12/2012 5:44:57 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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