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Weekly Gardening Thread Vol. 23, June 8, 2012
June 8, 2012 | JustaDumbBlonde

Posted on 06/08/2012 7:26:30 AM PDT by JustaDumbBlonde

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Good morning! Hope that all of my FRiends and fellow gardeners have had a good and productive week.

Began the Spring harvest in my apiary yesterday, which yielded 7 gallons of beautiful honey from 3 hives. Still have 3 hives from which to pull the honey boxes, and the remaining hives will not harvest until Fall because they are relatively new. Bit of trivia here ... a gallon of honey weighs 12 pounds.

The wheat harvest is over and the farm is buzzing with tractors getting cotton and soybeans planted on the wheat ground. The field corn has tassled and pollinated, and the wells are running almost continuously to keep it watered. It is very hot and dry here.

My local garden center has all of their plants 75% off, and I went crazy in the hibiscus department. I'm adding them all over the property ... even at the gates to the donkey pasture. I also purchased several mandevilla vines to plant with some hibiscus around the back porch. We are really going to enjoy a tropical view!

My earliest sweet corn has tassled and is pollinating. I am hoping to get several acres of cowpeas planted today. Wish me luck!

Please check in and let us all know how your gardening ventures are going. I get such inspiration from reading what you're doing, and I'm sure that others do as well.

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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!


TOPICS: Agriculture; Food; Gardening; Hobbies
KEYWORDS: garden; gardening
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To: afraidfortherepublic

I know that... ;)


101 posted on 06/09/2012 3:22:59 PM PDT by tubebender
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To: All
Y'all, I am so sorry that I seemed to have posted and ran yesterday.

We are having the carpet torn out of the house and having wood and stone installed throughout and expected the crew to arrive on Monday. Right after I posted the thread my doorbell rings ... crew was here and the house has been torn apart ever since. My computer was unplugged all day yesterday and most of today.

I took the opportunity today before relocating the computer to install my wireless router and I had trouble all afternoon. Everything is working well now, but I am totally exhausted, mentally and physically!

I will catch up on the thread tomorrow. Thank you all for your comments! Can't wait to read them all and respond. I appreciate your understanding :)

102 posted on 06/09/2012 7:07:40 PM PDT by JustaDumbBlonde (Don't wish doom on your enemies ... plan it.)
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To: tentmaker
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Ping to the Weekly Gardening Thread Member List

Please let me know if you would like to be added to or removed from the ping list.

103 posted on 06/09/2012 7:12:28 PM PDT by JustaDumbBlonde (Don't wish doom on your enemies ... plan it.)
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To: JustaDumbBlonde

I admire your energy and ability to juggle so many things in your life. It makes me tired just reading of what you have going on any given Friday and Sat.


104 posted on 06/10/2012 3:59:36 AM PDT by rightly_dividing (We are Scott Walker.)
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To: JRandomFreeper

I know you are quite the chef, and don’t need this recipe, but for those suffering from a glut of zucchini, here is a recipe from Freeper, TheMom:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2709393/posts?page=14#14


105 posted on 06/10/2012 10:56:10 AM PDT by sockmonkey
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To: Arrowhead1952; bgill

Well, I did something new today, in this heat (it’s over 100 here not counting ‘feels like’, even though the mets say it’s 94), I accidentally left a Coke in the freezer and it didn’t so much as explode but slowly spackle coke slurpee over everything I bought home yesterday and put in the freezer, which I’d cleaned out before I stocked it.

I’m cleaning up the mess with a spoon on the first pass :)


106 posted on 06/10/2012 3:18:55 PM PDT by txhurl (Scott Walker is my President.)
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To: txhurl

LOL!


107 posted on 06/10/2012 3:26:21 PM PDT by bgill
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To: bgill

Of course, now that got me pondering how to make my own Coke slurpees in a controlled environment. Cans are happy to explode on their own, all I need is a receptacle for the blast, say a 44oz styro cup?

Yes, the heat is getting to me :)


108 posted on 06/10/2012 3:41:14 PM PDT by txhurl (Scott Walker is my President.)
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To: txhurl

Back in the day, we’d take a sip out of bottled cokes and freeze them. That sip would take care of any overflow. I’d think the same would work for cans.

I was just thinking this morning about back in the day when we were kids, we’d put salted peanuts in Coke bottles. The salt gave it an extra something. We’d eat little cubes of cheddar cheese with Dr. Pepper. Though the cheese would get icky inside the bottle unless you drank it within a few minutes. Of course, the only float was, and is, a rootbeer float with cheap vanilla ice cream, yum!


109 posted on 06/10/2012 3:56:15 PM PDT by bgill
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To: bgill

Back in the day, we’d harvest the ice crystals out of the freezer over a cup of kool-aid after we got off the hour-long bus ride 96o with windows open, and that was heaven on earth.

Somewhere we learned the ice crystals were not good for you, but the ice cubes from the tray were safe.

We used to peanut our cokes, too, for the fizzup before it got flat! Ice cream never lasted long enough for any application other than spoon>container>mouth.

On the way down to the lake to cool off, we knew which creeks on the way were cold, from deep springs, and drank like vampires from them, ignoring those black curly things that suctioned themselves above each springhead. Maybe that’s what’s wrong with us:)


110 posted on 06/10/2012 4:28:43 PM PDT by txhurl (Scott Walker is my President.)
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To: dfwgator

Yep, and the Texas Gardener.


111 posted on 06/10/2012 6:47:34 PM PDT by tillacum
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To: bgill

Mine did the same thing. I did get about 8 squashes, then the plants just curled up, dried and died. I don’t know what happened. They did have a LOT of squash bugs on them, I sprayed them, 7 dusted them, but it didn’t seem to help. The pots I put black powder in, have really helped my tomatoes, which were being attacked by something and bean plants are now climbing my double ended tomatoe cages.


112 posted on 06/10/2012 6:53:43 PM PDT by tillacum
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To: yoe

Thank you.


113 posted on 06/10/2012 7:16:19 PM PDT by tillacum
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To: SumProVita

Kohlrabi is good sliced and eaten with salt, while you’re sippin’. It’s also good stuffed with hamburger, just hollow out the center and use your fave hamburger recipe.


114 posted on 06/10/2012 7:35:25 PM PDT by tillacum
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To: txhurl

Been there with and open pony champaign. Almost had to lick the fridge/freezer clean.


115 posted on 06/10/2012 7:46:39 PM PDT by tillacum
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To: txhurl; bgill
(it’s over 100 here not counting ‘feels like’, even though the mets say it’s 94)

It was 97 here in Lago yesterday. I blew up several drinks - beer and sodas - by accidentally leaving them in the freezer overnight.

116 posted on 06/11/2012 5:23:03 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (It's time to take out the trash in DC.)
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To: Arrowhead1952

We were 98 here, that is unusual, you are usually considerably hotter than we are.


117 posted on 06/11/2012 6:09:29 AM PDT by rightly_dividing (We are Scott Walker.)
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To: rightly_dividing

I just got back running errands and saw 100 on the overhead digital thermometer. It only stayed that temp for about two miles and dropped back to 99.


118 posted on 06/11/2012 12:02:53 PM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (It's time to take out the trash in DC.)
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To: Arrowhead1952

My body knows when it’s 100 or higher even when they say it’s only ‘93o’. I can be sociable in the low 90s outdoors but not in the 100s, so I hightail it home for something... cold:)

I guess last year we had two practice months of mid nineties before the 100s started in May. We didn’t have any practice this year... from beautiful 70s/80s to ‘my God’ in a week or so.


119 posted on 06/11/2012 12:22:09 PM PDT by txhurl (Scott Walker is my President.)
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To: txhurl

I had to get indoors to cool off for a while. I didn’t like the humidity during my walk this morning. Came back and was soaked like a dish rag.


120 posted on 06/11/2012 12:35:46 PM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (It's time to take out the trash in DC.)
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