And yes, this is very unusual.
Posted on 01/17/2014 5:49:09 AM PST by greeneyes
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I’ve heard about eating the berries too. I may try that for a change. I cleaned the windshield of my pickup with a handful of paper towels, and it was a yucky green color.
Just watching the clouds of pollen this morning makes me want to stay in the house all day. My neighbor’s wife stays inside all day for now.
I’ve always pruned roses down about one third of its height. The best time to prune them, is on or about Valentines day. That is in central Texas. I feed mine all year with compost. It builds the soil too.
I’ve heard the same treatment for poison ivy. The cedar cure might be doable but no way would I try the poison ivy!!
Dale is famous for his tomatoes around here.
Do try his formula!
Dale Nelson’s famous tomato formula:
(Dale has a serious green thumb and has even created his own highly sought-after tomato formula prized by backyard gardeners.)
Original Formula / Sandy Soil
1 cup 10-20-10 (1-2-1 ratio) fertilizer
1/4 cup super phosphate
1/2 cup gypsum
2 cups cow manure
Dig a hole and mix ingredients. Then, add regular dirt on top of formula before placing tomato plant in hole. Otherwise, formula will burn the roots of the plant. Don’t let formula touch the roots when they are first planted. Let the plant grow into the formula. Water regularly. Stand back and watch them grow! Best varieties are Sonny, Bingo, Carnival, Heatwave, Celebrity, Big Boy, Better Boy and President. Best cherry tomatoes to use are small Fry and Cherry Grande. Everything needed is available at any local nursery.
Caution: Please be aware that excessive use of phosphorus in our clay soil over a long period of time can be non beneficial to your plants.
Clay Soil*
1 Cup 21-0-0 (1-0-0 Ratio) Ammonium Sulphate
3/4 Cup Gypsum
2 Cups Cow Manure
Mix these ingredients together with existing garden soil and plant one tomato plant per hole mixture.
*Most clay soils in this area already have too much super phosphate, which tends to stay in the soil for a long period of time. The local nursery people tell me, the best way to correct this is by adding ammonium sulphate which is 21-0-0.
Our friend took 2 berries from each tree. It’s not quite as bad here, as it is in your area, but hubby’s allergy is in full bloom, here.
POISON IVEY??? That would be a REAL challenge.
Here is the history for cedar pollen in Austin. One day it was over 16,000 and the second highest ever recorded. I think today may be higher.
http://www.kvue.com/community/Allergy-History-136749988.html
And yes, this is very unusual.
I am in SWest MO. Got a quick, heavy snow last night. 10 minute flurry and gone.
I am interested in what seeds you are starting in Feb. I have never done starter seeds, but want to this year. Trying to figure a way to do so without a green/hothouse.
Am putting in some raised beds so we can plant a bit earlier. Just have not decided on what to start early.
Starter seeds are fun. I just buy those little pellets that you fill with water. The pellets then expand and you push the seeds down the middle. You then place the clear plastic cover over it (it comes with the pellets) and that works as the greenhouse. Obviously, you need a sunny window.
Hi all, just checking in. No gardening going on here in west Michigan. It is a warmer 20 degrees today, we have about 2 feet of snow in the ground and almost 60 inches so far this winter. I do have a basil plant on my windowsill, taken from a cutting fro the garden that spouted easily in water last fall. It’s even flowering. I’ll have to make a trip to the local botanical gardens just to be around some greenery or I really will go nuts.
I never knew if those were worth using. Thanks!
I’ve never heard of those “water” pellets. Where do you get them? I’d like to try some.
Well, best of luck then! With it being such a cold winter, it might just work out perfect.
Southeast Texas where I am is pine tree country - pine tree pollen is yellow. When that starts, everything is covered with yellow pollen. One has to wash the windshield of the car so one can see out before driving.
Planted collards and red radicchio the other day. They handled the frost with no problems.
The male cedar trees are rust colored now. The dust that covers the windshields, outdoor furniture, etc., is chalky colored. When you clean the car glass, it turns the towels olive drab green. I wash my windshield about every two days.
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