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WEEKLY GARDEN THREAD VOLUME 48 NOVEMBER 30, 2012
Free Republic | 11/30/2012 | greeneyes

Posted on 11/30/2012 10:59:19 AM PST 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!

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TOPICS: Gardening
KEYWORDS: agriculture; food; gardening; hobby
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To: gotribe

Zone 8; Texas Hill Country.
It’s 77°F at 4:30 in the afternoon as I sit here writing this. :)


41 posted on 12/03/2012 2:47:39 PM PST 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: tubebender
A whitetail attacked my neighbors dog a couple years ago. When he went outside to "attempt" to chase the buck away, it chased him up a tree.
We still laugh about that.

Nice pic, BTW :)

42 posted on 12/03/2012 2:50:35 PM PST 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: MissMagnolia

Thanks for the link.


43 posted on 12/03/2012 4:11:30 PM PST by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: greeneyes

The Seed Catalogs continue to roll in from across the country. I’ll have to take a peek at a couple tonight...


44 posted on 12/04/2012 3:24:52 PM PST by tubebender (Evening news is where they begin with "Good Evening," and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.)
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To: tubebender

Well, I’ll be. I haven’t received a single one. Guess I am gonna have to visit some websites and make a request to get them going, usually they send them without all that.


45 posted on 12/04/2012 5:12:35 PM PST by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: greeneyes

Good Morning greeneyes. Thanks for keeping us together. I need to remove some akorns from one of my raised gardens. They are thick, so will sieve them out. Then a layer of compost and plant some carrots and other winter things. We’re going to harvest some collards from the community garden, cook and freeze some. He loves mustard greens, collards, spinach and all that stuff, cooked southern style.


46 posted on 12/05/2012 8:12:54 AM PST by tillacum
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To: greeneyes

Not only that, they are perinnels. I understand in Mexico they can look like trees. Interesting. This year, they are going in pots, when “cold” weather comes, I’ll put them in the garage. I have on tomato ripening. lol. Me and tomatoes, just don’t get along.


47 posted on 12/05/2012 8:16:50 AM PST by tillacum
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To: tillacum

You are welcome. Bet he likes polk salad greens too. We have it growing all around the walnut tree and taking up half of the garden.

Since nothing else grows that close to the walnut tree, we leave them there. Hubby fixes a mess of them once in a while. I have never developed a liking, though too bitter for me.


48 posted on 12/05/2012 12:08:29 PM PST by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: tillacum

My problem with tomatoes is that they don’t ripen quick enough to eat with spring lettuce, and they are kinda finicky about cool weather and growing indoors doesn’t always work.

This summer I am going to start some in late summer/fall in pots,and bring in the pots after they have tomatoes started and about the size of a marble, see how that works.

Still eating on the fall harvest of ripened tomatoes and enjoying everyone, but going to have to make a salsa or something soon. Maybe I’ll make some juice or ketchup just to see how my recipes I collected would taste.


49 posted on 12/05/2012 12:14:43 PM PST by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: greeneyes

I don’t know what polk looks like. I understand it is a wild green.


50 posted on 12/07/2012 11:34:08 AM PST by tillacum
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