Posted on 04/04/2014 12:54:31 PM PDT by greeneyes
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GloBull Warming is a B*tch.
My small rosemary plant took a hit this winter. I had a plastic border around it and mulched the roots with dead leaves. Probably didn’t cover it well enough it seems. Its all brown now-—does rosemary make a comeback or should I expect its dead for good? I see no greenery on it whatsoever.
Another emergency meeting - this time Cranberry Pound Cake. Be right over.
I don’t want temp in 40s at night now.
I need to clarify something on the info for the cost of the various organic fertilizer. The per lb amount references the per lb of nitrogen, which is a common way to compare fertilizer costs.
The lb. referenced is not the weight of the bag. For example the soy bean meal is $6/lb of nitrogen. Divide 1 lb by 6% to find the weight of the bag which is 16.7 lbs.
Now compare that cost to a popular lower cost organic fertilizer found in Walmart and other garden centers:
Miracle Gro Organic Grow fertilizer for example costs $24/lb of nitrogen @ 7-1-2 the bag is approximately 14 1bs.
The soybean at $6/lb of nitrogen compared to the miracle gro $24/lb of nitrogen, obviously a cost savings.
What’s even better, is grass clippings and used coffee grounds which will give you nitrogen for free. However, many do not have adequate supply for their gardens especially when first makig the beds, hence the search for the cheapest organic fertilizer.
I make no comparisons regarding the chemical fertilizers, because I don’t use them. Nothing wrong with them - I just don’t know about them since I don’t use them other than the slow release granules I use in my potted plants that I grow indoors.
I am not sure. I am in the same boat. I had mine covered with row covers and hay on top of that as well as all around the bed.
The rosemary looks dead as a door nail. I am going to leave mine alone till other stuff has greened up really well. I am hoping it will come back, but not holding my breath.
I love rosemary with my chicken dishes, so I hope it comes back. Sometimes, I even just bring in a sprig to stick in the kitchen for just the smell.
You got that right!LOL
Ok. I’ll be looking forward to hearing how it turns out.
Ok, so we have 30 feet one direction. How about the other direction? How many feet for that?
YUM !
OH I’m so sorry to hear of the loss of your baby tobaccos. :-(
I am glad you are not taking it too terribly hard, but still, you have my condolences!
/johnny
Do you know the variety ? Mamouth Melting Sugar Snap : snowpeas planted them , and then couldn't keep the kids out of the garden !
They ate them right out of the garden, bush type , needs no washing !!
Can make second planting in the fall .
Keep picking and they will continue to bear pods until summer , also excellent in stir fry !
Kids are now 28 -31 yrs old , and still remember hawking snow peas in the garden . LOL !!
Your cranberry pound cake looks and sounds soooooooo delicious.
/johnny
Consider brassia family (shade tollerant) : brussel sprouts , kale ,cabbage , broccoli, etc.
Also , some root crops like turnips , carrotts, herbs , etc.
Went out and measured - about 21 feet wide. So, it's 30 x 21. I have the largest garden in this group of townhomes. That was accidental but I'm surely glad I have enough to do something.
Within that 30 feet deep outside, there is a deck going out the back sliding glass doors, then step up onto another deck that is large. There is not much actual dirt from the end of that deck to the back wall. There is a brick drainage the width of the garden 19 inches across at the end of that deck. I call that my Riverwalk (like San Antonio has) and from there is 5 feet, 7 inches of actual dirt. It curves forward on each end so it is maybe one foot deeper on each of those two ends. I hope that makes sense so you can mentally see what I'm working with.
You really really do well living with the chef.
Cranberry wine. Why not?
I hope that my wine making improves this year. I either make wine so light that a toddler could drink it - or I make vinegar.
/johnny
Darned. I wish my grandpa had taught me how to make wine.
/johnny
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