Posted on 06/19/2008 9:01:34 AM PDT by Gabz
Agreed! My sales are down 4% due to having not a single rain-free weekend for the entire Spring Season.
Granted, I’m thankful it’s only been 4%, but still.
The basement is nearly dry, so that’s a good indicator that more rain will be here tomorrow or the next day. :(
My garden is doing OK. Nothing seems to be stopping the weeds, that’s for sure!
Hey, Gabz! I’m going to attempt to make Hot Pepper Jelly in the next few weeks. I have frozen peppers from last season (green bells, garden salsa and jalapeno) that I think will make a nice combination of sweet and hot. :)
DO NOT talk to me about weeds.........
GG, we know you are not greedy, but I’m sure Diana and I could both part with at least 50% of what we’ve got, and knowing Diana’s generous nature I’m sure she would even offer more :)
Diana, your pepper mix sounds divine!
Anyone who thinks humans are not weather sensitive should work a couple of weekends at a garden center. it is unreal what a difference a few degrees/sun/clouds/rain can make!
We’re about to give up on the garden. Everything is drying up. Have to get the potatoes and vidalias dug. The nut grass seems to be the only thing that is thriving. Wonder if you can eat it? LOL Too bad we haven’t heard from swampsniper in awhile—he’d probably know!
Your pepper sauce sounds really good! I like them, they just don’t like me! :(
Anybody heard from him/ his daughter?
I’ve got flowers on my eggplants and just spotted one on a habanero pepper plant (we have SIX of those :-). We had a terribly cold May, and only one week of real heat so far in June. I think I’ll be getting a lot of vegetables in late summer!
Thanks for the ping.
I will post the link, interesting article, on a tree that does well in California and does not grow here.
Thanks for the advice.
I’m currently feeding them once a week 1 Cup og Miracle-Gro for tomatoes per plant. is it possible that is not enough???
Thanks.
That should be OK. I think the box recommends feeding 2-4x a month while watering.
FYI... Big news here GG...I caught that mole that has raising Cain in my back yard. I will be digging the soft neck Garlic this weekend and the Stiff Neck in 10 days or so. We are getting a few Raspberries but the Strawberries have slowed down? We replaced the bird netting over the Blueberries yesterday.
Try adding a tablespoon of Epsom salts to a gal of water and use it each time you fert. :)
Woohoo! Good for you! Moles do a lot of good, but it’s not worth the damage they do.
Raspberries.... UMMMM Wish they would grow here! I do love the black ones!
Do you have trouble with birds getting caught in your netting?
Only when when one gets inside and they panic when we shoo them out
Good article and I wish him well.
I saw and heard something I haven’t seen since I can’t remember when. I was watering at the garden center the other day. I got to one of our shrubs, one we’ve had for 2 years. We whacked it back pretty good last year, and it’s bushed back out. It’s a cleyera, similiar to a red tip but without the disease problems. for what ever reason, some of the cleyeras bloom—most don’t. This one is in full bloom and smells really sweet, like eleagnus. It was covered with the small bumbles, to the point where you could actually hear them a good distance away. There were probably 100-150 bees, at least, working the plant. They weren’t touching the petunias or salvia right beside it, just that. I got up close and personal,had to water teh shrub anyway. I had a ball watching and listening to them. Made sure I told my boss—he’s pretty allergic—not that he would have gotten that close anyway!
I watched them for a good 20 mins or so, got nearly in the plant with them. Brought back a lot of memories. I used to play around Daddy’s hives when I was little. Unfortunatley, there wasn’t a honeybee in sight.
Yowsers!
The closest I’ve ever even been—or want to be—to marijuana is a Texas Star hibiscus I have growing at the end of the house! Very similiar leaves at first glance.
You’d be surprised at who grows pot, LOL! I have various “head cases” in my store all the time looking for lighting systems, watering systems, bat guano, etc.
From Little Old Ladies to obvious teen dopers.
That’s life in a Liberal City for ya! ;)
When I was mixing the MiracleGro yesterday, I mistakenly put Boric Acid (a Tablespoon) in each gallon of MiracleGro. I guess I just can’t be trusted... I hope it won’t do any harm to the tomatoes.
I’ll watch them carefully and report the results.
Craig
Don’t know if boric acid will hurt plants or not—Borax is an extremely effective soil sterilizer! Hope your maters are ok! If I get time I’ll do some research and see what I can come up with!
Tomato Loco Update:
This week has been a harvest to remember...
Early Girl, First Lady and Red Siberian Grape tomatoes, more than we can eat.
I just gave them the regular Miracle-Gro fert for the week, with no additions.
All seems well... at the container farm.
Thanks All for your Advise and Help!
Craig
YAY!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.