[JustaDumbBlonde]

Previous weeks' threads:

Weekly Gardening Thread (Catalog Fever) Vol. 1 Jan 6, 2012
Weekly Gardening Thread (Seeds) Vol. 2, January 13, 2012
Weekly Gardening Thread Vol. 3, January 20, 2012
Weekly Gardening Thread (U.S. Hardiness Zones) Supplemental Vol. 1
Weekly Gardening Thread (Soil Types) Vol. 4, January 27, 2012
Weekly Gardening Thread (Vacation) Vol. 5, February 03, 2012
Weekly Gardening Thread (Vacation) Vol. 6, February 10, 2012
Weekly Gardening Thread (Vacation?) Vol. 7, February 17, 2012
Weekly Gardening Thread (Home Sweet Home) Vol. 8, February 24, 2012
Weekly Gardening Thread (Soil Structure Part 1) Vol. 9, March 2, 2012
Weekly Gardening Thread (Transplanting Tomatoes) Vol. 10, March 9, 2012
Weekly Gardening Thread (Useful Links) Vol. 11, March 16, 2012
Weekly Gardening Thread -- Vol. 12, March 23, 2012
Weekly Gardening Thread -- Vol. 13, March 31, 2012
Weekly Gardening Thread (Happy Easter!) Vol. 14, April 6, 2012
Weekly Gardening Thread Vol. 15, April 13, 2012
Weekly Gardening Thread Vol. 16, April 20, 2012
Weekly Gardening Thread Vol. 17, April 27, 2012
Weekly Gardening Thread Vol. 18, May 4, 2012
Weekly Gardening Thread Vol. 19 (Getting Projects Done) May 11, 2012
Weekly Gardening Thread (Harvesting Wheat) Vol. 20, May 18, 2012
Weekly Gardening Thread Vol. 21 (Keywords) May 25, 2012
Weekly Gardening Thread Vol. 22 (Keywords 2) June 1, 2012
Weekly Gardening Thread Vol. 23, June 8, 2012
Weekly Gardening Thread Vol. 24, June 15, 2012
Weekly Gardening Thread Vol. 25, June 22, 2012
Weekly Gardening Thread Vol. 26, June 29, 2012
Weekly Gardening Thread Vol. 27, July 06, 2012
Weekly Gardening Thread Vol. 28, July 13, 2012
Weekly Gardening Thread Vol. 29, July 20, 2012
Weekly Gardening Thread Vol. 30, July 27, 2012
Weekly Gardening Thread Vol. 31, August 3, 2012

[Darth Reardon]

Really big flood lights pointed at the solar cells?

[JustaDumbBlonde]

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[concerned about politics]

I do not like picking the green beans. Is there any way to get them to pick themselves?
Thanks.

[illiac]

We are canning dill pickles and zuchini (with tomato and onion) today. Have already canned asparagus. Waiting for our corn and yellow squash. Been in the 90’s in north Idaho for about three weeks running so tomatoes are doing well - will make into salsa and can.

We have not had a drought here...just normal summer weather. Hope those stricken by the lack of rain will see some relief soon...praying you do....

[bgill]

A couple days ago a few rain clouds were moving in but, as usual, saw they were getting too close to our house and poof! disappeared. We're watering but the pecan tress are loosing their leaves. We need rain and a break from 100 degree weather.

We're up to about 10 snakes killed in the past two months. Three on Tuesday right beside the garden fence and one got away. Most were copperheads. I DON'T like snakes!

Well, the big slobber bucket got caught this morning. Uh, huh, big time. I'd been blaming hubby for leaving the gate open but now I'm going to have to apologize. This morning, I was watering the garden and hollered at the big dummy pawing at the gate (slobber bucket, not hubby). A few minutes later, there he was happily stomping all over the tomatoes.

[Petruchio]

Bad week here.

Monday at the Doc I was given the news that the cancer is back. Then I go home and take a wander through my garden. Some !#$%#$#$@#$%#$% stole my one and only cantaloupe! Grrrrrrrrrrrr!

[Ellendra]

Last week you requested that I send you a picture of my concealed-carry blouse design when it was finished. Freepmail doesn't seem to like my sending pics, so I'm posting it here:


And yes, there is a gun in the pocket in this photo :)

I'm currently negotiating with a clothing company, they want to use my designs!!!

[greeneyes]

We got almost one inch of rain a few days back. Then, miserable heat. Tonight we are getting a break in the heat, but there is not enough moisture in the air to get any rain.

Watermelons, tomatoes and one tiny patch of heirloom corn is still hanging in there. I have the tomatoes shaded and a few green ones again, but the squirrels will probably get them.

Hubby is now deciding he would rather have a cistern than a storage shed he was hoping to build.

Have a great weekend. God Bless.

[Petruchio]

I stumbled across this & thought of you.

http://funnydoom.com/surprise-under-the-roof/

I bet it made some beekeeper happy.

[Sarajevo]

We had a bad week. Last Saturday, a couple dogs jumped our fence and killed several chickens and ducks. After chasing the mutts down and calling the police on their owners, I spent the remainder of the day processing the birds. We ended up with 6 gallons of chicken broth, and we roasted the ducks.

The hoophouse is just about finished for the season, and we’ve germinated seeds for the second crop of the year.

[TEXOKIE]

Thought you might like to see this one, amom!

[Hotmetal]

I have a question, I have a tomato plant that has a lot of white gnats on the bottom side of the leaves. I need something to get rid of them. They don't seem to be harming the plant but it may be too early to tell. Here's the kicker though, I'm in Afghanistan, I don't have access to much, is it something I could mix-up from common ingredients to kill the or make them leave?

[tubebender]

Da Bee is a Busy Bee Three Million Bees removed from NY city building