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2 posted on 07/24/2009 4:00:50 AM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: Red_Devil 232
Good morninmg all: I posted a question on last weeks thread very late , several days after the thread was first posted. I appreciate the one response that I recieved, and if nobody minds, I will ask my question again seeking more opinions.

I live on the Alabama gulf coast and could use some help concerning my Gladioulas. On internet sites, I see that people dig their bulbs each year so not to freeze them. The ground never freezes here, barely getting any freezing temps all winter. I have left them in the ground, but I have noticed that I do not have as many plants this year as I had in the past. I originaly planted about 50 bulbs 2 years ago, now only have about 30 this year. Is digging the bulbs neccessary when the ground doe not freeze? Or am I experiancing another problem. I used quality bulbs from an online source, and they are the most beautiful colors that I have ever seen, and I really hate to lose them. I planted about 50 more this year. Can anyone with deep south gladioulas experiance advise me?

Again, thanks for the one reply last week and to all that read it this week. Happy gardening to all.

17 posted on 07/24/2009 4:42:09 AM PDT by rightly_dividing
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To: Red_Devil 232

Here in Pa, my corn is finally putting out tassels, cherry tomatoes, big boys, Italian tomatoes all looking good and getting red.

Last week pulled all my bush beans, zucchini, cucumbers, all good eating.

Waiting on baby watermelons and cantaloupe planted as experiment, watermelons the size of softball will grow to 9”
cantaloupes still small.

Hope everyone is finding peace and sense of accomplishment in their gardening I know I am.


18 posted on 07/24/2009 5:14:17 AM PDT by pennboricua
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To: Red_Devil 232

Good morning.

Judging from this morning’s weather forecast it looks like we’re finally in for at least a week’s worth of real summer here. Mid-90s with chance of thunderstorms every day.


22 posted on 07/24/2009 5:27:18 AM PDT by Gabz
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To: Red_Devil 232
I am in corn savaging raccoon .ell. So I am in a very very bad mood.
25 posted on 07/24/2009 6:02:37 AM PDT by Just mythoughts (Bama and Company are reenacting the Pharaoh as told by Moses in Genesis!!!!!)
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To: Red_Devil 232

our garden is crazy. the beans, tomato, onion, and cukes are great. the cabbage good, potato good. the corn is being decimated by a critter. i’m guessing its a raccoon. why does it want our corn when there is a whole field of the stuff just a few yard away? hubbymayhem is thinking maybe he will go rambo on the thing. that could be okay, or it could be verrry bad for the garden.


34 posted on 07/24/2009 7:48:12 AM PDT by madamemayhem (there are only two places in the world: over here and over there.)
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To: Red_Devil 232

Hello to all! I have updated pics of my garden on my profile page if anyone cares to look. Can’t believe here in Western Washington we are having such a great summer, and that my garden is actually growing. I’m known more for killing plants than I am for growing them!


51 posted on 07/24/2009 10:35:45 AM PDT by Mama Shawna
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To: Red_Devil 232; Diana in Wisconsin; gardengirl; Gabz; MtnClimber; HiramQuick

Went out of town on Thursday. Came back today to lots of yellow pears, 3 ripe romas, 2 other ripe large tomatos, 2 HUGE cucumbers and of course the never ending jalapenos....

Made some yummy jalapeno salsa. :-)

I have a question for everyone, my green beans have been a total failure so far. So far, only one long bean and that was weeks ago. I have several other bean plants that grew about a foot this weekend while I was away, but no beans. Lots of flowers, just no beans.

I also have several ears of corn almost ready to pick. Yum...


82 posted on 07/26/2009 6:14:36 PM PDT by abner (I have no tagline, therefore no identity.)
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