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WEEKLY GARDENING THREAD VOLUME 38 SEPTEMBER 14, 2012
Free Republic | Sept. 14 2012 | greeneyes

Posted on 09/21/2012 10:12:37 AM 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 ... there is no telling where it will go and that is part of the fun and interest. Jump in and join us!


TOPICS: Gardening
KEYWORDS: agriculture; food; gardening; hobbies
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To: greeneyes

I would like to know WHO stole the beautiful piece of Texas holey rock I had set in my hosta garden, while I was on a 2 week vacation. It had been the “finishing touch” to set off my hostas and heucheras. The perp could have been (1) someone with African cichlids, because Texas holey rock is used to raise the pH level of African cichlid tanks or (2) a local total idiot. That rock cost $20 in a pet shop, and I’m still plenty steamed!


21 posted on 09/22/2012 9:05:34 PM PDT by EinNYC
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To: EinNYC

EinNYC, what are cichlids: A type of fish. I don’t blame you for being steamed, about the theft. It must have been a beautiful rock.


22 posted on 09/23/2012 5:53:23 AM PDT by tillacum
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To: bgill

I would try planting some red clover this fall to turn over in the Spring (soil improvement). Then, plant with something that will do okay with partial shade. Of course, a soil test would be more scientific, but I’m too stingy.LOL.

I had a partial shade garden this year with some perenials. The ones that did ok were stevia, rosemary, parsley, lavendar, basil, and french tarragon. I even tried out a little black simpson lettuce and it grew in the shade in spite of the heat.


23 posted on 09/23/2012 8:35:03 AM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: JDoutrider

I do hope it’s mild like last year here, because my winter garden produced more through June than my spring and summer put together.LOL.


24 posted on 09/23/2012 8:51:09 AM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: rightly_dividing

Thanks for the ping, both of them. lol
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And a double your welcome to you LOL.

I only have a 3 pepper plants in pots, that I dug up from the garden when the rain barrels went dry. They dropped all the blossoms, but I finally have a couple of marble size peppers. Hope they do more before frost.

If I can get some peppers going, I’ll bring them in the house to finish up.


25 posted on 09/23/2012 8:56:33 AM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: Arrowhead1952

Hubby was digging around the other day too. IIRC, he went down a foot, and didn’t encounter a single earthworm. I am wondering if we should order some and repopulate our gardens.LOL.


26 posted on 09/23/2012 8:59:09 AM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: Augie

LOL. Absolutely! I plant a few carrots every year. Never have any luck, but eventually I think I can get the hang of it.


27 posted on 09/23/2012 9:01:37 AM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: neefer

Wow. Great looking garden. Thanks for sharing, but it makes me jealous. Every flower bed we have is totally scraggly this year. LOL.


28 posted on 09/23/2012 9:04:23 AM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: Silentgypsy

Your welcome. I have not had one peep from JADB. I do hope she is ok. If anyone knows anything about her, I hope they will let us know.


29 posted on 09/23/2012 9:06:30 AM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: MissMagnolia

I did not know that about tractors. Thanks for sharing the story and pictures. LOL.


30 posted on 09/23/2012 9:09:07 AM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: EinNYC

I pick the local idiot as the most likely guilty candidate.


31 posted on 09/23/2012 9:13:09 AM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: greeneyes

Problem is, the local idiot doesn’t have a cichlid tank. He just sits out on the porch and smokes endlessly when he’s not using the front porch as his “office”. Doesn’t seem to have any regular job, just makes biz calls on his cell phone which of course I have to hear upstairs. He didn’t even buy the co-op, his brother did, and then just moved his bum brother in. The brother who actually bought the co-op still lives with MOM around the corner, and he’s 39. A great family altogether. I figure he might have taken the rock just for spite, being a bum and an idiot.

There is a community college down the street which draws plenty of sidewalk traffic as their students walk down the street. Perhaps one of them has a cichlid tank. The rock was not as viewable from the sidewalk as from the back. I wonder if one of the (probably illegal immigrant) landscape people took it for their own garden? That was $20 blown right down the tubes, and I had spent a whole lotta time picking out just the perfect rock, too!


32 posted on 09/23/2012 10:18:49 AM PDT by EinNYC
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To: greeneyes

I think the drought drove the earthworms deeper and under my mulch piles. They will return after the soil cools and gets more moisture. I tilled the dirt after noticing the lack of worms. Usually, I don’t till if it is wet and they are plentiful.


33 posted on 09/23/2012 10:27:07 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 ("It's better to vote for a Republican you don't know than wind up with a dim you don't like".)
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To: EinNYC

Spite is a MOTIVE!LOL


34 posted on 09/23/2012 11:18:48 AM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: Arrowhead1952

How deep can earthworms go and still survive? That’s what Hubby and I were discussing. He dug even deeper than the 1 foot to 18 inches in some places and still no earthworms. I don’t recall how deep he did go.

It was a few days after several recent rains though.


35 posted on 09/23/2012 11:26:14 AM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: greeneyes

I don’t know how deep they go, but remember seeing them in post holes when I was a kid on the farm. You’d get down to 2 1/2 - 3 feet in the clay and find them in the moisture. I also remember busting up and old slab in a pig pen and we found plenty under that. Saved a bunch and went fishing later in the day.


36 posted on 09/23/2012 11:44:56 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 ("It's better to vote for a Republican you don't know than wind up with a dim you don't like".)
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