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WEEKLY GARDEN THREAD VOLUME 13 MARCH 29, 2013
Free Republic | March 29, 2013 | greeneyes

Posted on 03/29/2013 2:17:42 PM 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!

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TOPICS: Gardening
KEYWORDS: agriculture; food; garden; gardening; gardens; hobbies
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To: greeneyes
I am still learning how to tell when a persimmon is ripe.

What kind of persimmon tree? There are several different types. Black persimmons are the wild ones, orange persimmons are either small or the size of tennis balls.

81 posted on 03/30/2013 5:30:14 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (For Jay Carney - I heard your birth certificate is an apology from the condom factory.)
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To: Marcella
“Evergreen Perennial onion”

Did you start them by using seed or plants? And they keep growing year after year? Now, that’s my kind of plant.

Have you ever thought about shallots? I brought some of those from the farm years ago. They are also called multiplier onions. My dad lost all his a few years later, so I reestablished from my crop.

I also gave some to my sister. She now has half a row in her garden. Same with my neighbor. He put on bunch in a pot and it stayed in there for over two years. Now he has a patch about 8X12 full of them.

82 posted on 03/30/2013 5:36:31 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (For Jay Carney - I heard your birth certificate is an apology from the condom factory.)
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To: ApplegateRanch

Argh. Darned Google! I’ll have to keep looking then.


83 posted on 03/30/2013 7:05:52 AM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Those are long gone. Turned into acres and acres of McMansions and strip malls.


84 posted on 03/30/2013 7:06:29 AM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: afraidfortherepublic

True. Hadn’t thought of those as they are NOT happy in the deep south. A chain link fence or something similarly sturdy could house a few grapevines, currants might be an attractive plant and cranberries might like a damp boggy part of the yard that might not grow anything else.


85 posted on 03/30/2013 7:09:33 AM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Those are pretty!

Just looked and I see another moruga scorpion just peeking out along with a bhut jolokia.

Our mayor loves hot stuff and a friend of ours gave her one of our bhut jolokias we’d shared with him. She ate it. The whole thing. Her face turned red, she began to sweat, and then she asked him if he had any more. *lol* Brave woman. I use them sparingly in salsas and chili.


86 posted on 03/30/2013 7:12:18 AM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: TEXOKIE

Be very, very careful what gardening supplies you buy at the store. Good grief, look at what I just saw - http://news.yahoo.com/kansas-couple-indoor-gardening-prompted-pot-raid-182449463.html


87 posted on 03/30/2013 7:51:56 AM PDT by bgill
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To: bgill

I just pinged the list owner to that article.

Insanity prevails.


88 posted on 03/30/2013 7:52:54 AM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: Arrowhead1952

“Have you ever thought about shallots?”

Thanks for that suggestion.


89 posted on 03/30/2013 8:32:27 AM PDT by Marcella (Prepping can save your life today. Going Galt is freedom.)
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To: ApplegateRanch

Very interesting, it looks like something they call the Everlasting Onion.


90 posted on 03/30/2013 8:53:51 AM PDT by Free Vulcan (Vote Republican! You can vote Democrat when you're dead...)
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To: JRandomFreeper

I’ll keep everyone updated on how it turns out. I like to try new things out. I heard about this a couple weeks ago on a radio show locally. Checked out “grafting Tomatoes” on google. Found a web site selling “kits” for $12.99. You get the hybred seeds,clips and instructions.


91 posted on 03/30/2013 9:00:33 AM PDT by painter (Obamahood,"Steal from the working people and give to the worthless.")
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To: jocon307
Many of the plants are OK. I’m trying to be a gardener, but I’m pretty amateur so far and I’m too lazy to look things up right now, so bear with my ignorance.

We all started out as Armatures and I'm constantly learning new things every year.

92 posted on 03/30/2013 9:09:09 AM PDT by painter (Obamahood,"Steal from the working people and give to the worthless.")
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To: painter
If we're having a good year, my Romas do great. If we have a nuclear summer, they don't do so great, even with water... so I am very interested. I try to get about 250 lbs of fruit every year to can, make into tomato paste, or sun-dry.

I ran out this winter because last year was sorta like a small nuke had hit my back yard. I only got a couple of 5-gallon buckets of tomatoes.

/johnny

93 posted on 03/30/2013 9:11:59 AM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: greeneyes
I still like the idea turning chickens out into the garden once the plants are going strong. Seems like a good insect control and fertilization project.

Chickens will tear your garden apart. The manure is good though.

94 posted on 03/30/2013 9:20:26 AM 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: Sarajevo

Guineas might be better for insect control. Not so great for eggs though. My great aunt had guineas for her garden. They’re also good watch animals. No one can just walk up to your house without being announced.


95 posted on 03/30/2013 9:24:09 AM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: jocon307

If you can see deer, start planning on fencing. The deer will eat everything.


96 posted on 03/30/2013 9:25:53 AM 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: Sarajevo
If you can see deer, start planning on fencing.

Mention deer and I start flipping through recipes. They, and the squirrels and some of the larger birds know that I guess.

Only critters I have to worry about are vine borers and spider mites. ;)

/johnny

97 posted on 03/30/2013 9:38:11 AM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: Free Vulcan

Yep! That’s the one. Not only elusive in gardens & at suppliers, but also on the net.


98 posted on 03/30/2013 10:16:40 AM PDT by ApplegateRanch (Love me, love my guns!©)
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To: Black Agnes

But the land is still there. It just needs encouuragement! LOL.


99 posted on 03/30/2013 10:23:21 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Well, the lands still there, yes. Except for all the houses, driveways, swimming pools, streets and parking lots.

There are still a few ‘heirloom’ farms that get special tax dispensation on property taxes. The garden state is now the homeowners association state.


100 posted on 03/30/2013 10:31:43 AM PDT by Black Agnes
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