Posted on 07/07/2017 7:40:57 PM PDT by greeneyes
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Fourth of July fireworks are still going off all over the neighborhood and town here. We don't have much in the way of ordinances on anything here, and many people around here are just live and let live - so no worries.
Had to make an unexpected trip to the Joplin area for a funeral. My sister was undergoing treatment for lung cancer, but passed away - surprising doctors, her kids, and me. It was a long trip, and we didn't get back until dark yesterday.
I think I am in sugar shock and carb overload from all the pizza, doughnuts, hotdogs etc. we ate on the way down and back as well as while there. Also seem to have picked up a sinus infection.
Hate to post and run, but I'm wiped out. Going to hit the hay and I'll check back with every one tomorrow. Apologies to all.
Have a great weekend. Prayers up for all. God Bless.
Pinging the list.
I planted double to triple density this year due to chipmunk attacks. Seems to be working pretty well. Not sure if I will need to thin or not, but have good number of surviving plants (so far).
Not sure why...but I think the near constant rain has destroyed my garden here in Georgia...
My sincerest condolences on your loss.
May you be comforted during this time and also be healed of that sinus infection.
(((HUGS)))
...for Morning Coffee! I was playing outside tonight until the Lightening Bugs came out.
Happy, Happy!! :)
Prayers and condolences on the loss of your sister greeneyes...
May God give you strength during this difficult time following the loss of your sister. Take care of you.
Oh those flowers are so pretty! I had my only - er - success growing flowers from seed.
But I thought the daisy’s were the shorter ones. Now I have a big clump of four foot tall daisy’s which are expanding a bit each year. I can’t even find my bellflowers anymore!
I suppose I could have worse problems.
Dahlias are winners in this area for color and low manintaince...
Sorry for your loss.
Harvested 3 squash - 2 or 3 were kinda squishy and got tossed. A few more on the way. Plus another small squash planting coming on strong (fairly new but 9+ strong plants).
I’m gonna try the aspirin thing on a couple of fresh pots tomorrow with tender shoots.
What are your chipmunks eating?
Sorry for your loss.
Wow great video. Thanks for posting. The banana one looks helpful too.
FINALLY, getting something OUT of the gardens for all the work I put IN.
Buttercrunch lettuce, pickles, cucumbers, Little Finger eggplant, string beans (slow this year), mint. Tomatoes still green. Finally, after 3 years trying, some squash growing. Radishes in window boxes are almost ready to harvest.
Question - after growing season, which goes first - fertilizer or herbicide?
greeneyes - sorry for the loss of your sister. RIP and prayers all around. Hope you heal up from your sinus infection. Amazing you still started a thread this week for the rest of us.
Ahhhh thanks for the garlic picture. A beautiful sight. Do you have to dig up your dahlias for the winter where you are at?? We do in Michigan so I’ve only done it a couple of years.
All of the rain has kept me from working in the pond for the past couple weeks. Really need it to dry up so I can get back on that.
I need to spend some time in the kitchen garden pulling weeds and tieing tomato plants to the fence. I've got a lot of big green ones but nothing ready to pick yet. Might dig another row of potatoes. Also need to get my kentucky wonder beans in the ground. It's getting late for that but they'll do ok if I get it done this weekend.
The cuttings I took from the busted peach tree are doing well in the cloner. No wilt at all so far. I also took some cuttings off of the big weeping willow tree that I planted out by the pond when we moved out here.
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