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WEEKLY GARDEN THREAD VOLUME 26 JUNE 27, 2014
Free Republic | 6/27/2014 | greeneyes

Posted on 06/27/2014 12:49:59 PM PDT by greeneyes

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!

NOTE: This is a once a week ping list. We do post to the thread during the week. Links to related articles and discussions which might be of interest are welcomed, so feel free to post them at any time.


TOPICS: Gardening
KEYWORDS: agriculture; food; gardening; hobby
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To: Marcella

Harvested one of the sunflowers today.

I'll let you decide for yourself whether I am actually wearing pants in the picture. It is pretty hot here in Texas. ;)

/johnny

141 posted on 06/28/2014 5:11:42 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: mom3boys
That juicer looks terribly.... manual. Yes, I have lived without 'lektrikity, but for juicing a bunch of tomatoes, a powered juicer sure does help.

And a minor correction.. You have successfully canned only when the jar has been on the shelf for a month, you feed it to a kid, and the kid lives. ;)

/johnny

142 posted on 06/28/2014 5:16:35 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: JRandomFreeper
"That juicer looks terribly.... manual."

Ah yes, but maybe Santa will get me this one of these days! ;)
Victorio Kitchen Products VKP250-M Food Strainer Electric Drive Motor Accessory

I also made some tomato soup from scratch with the Romas. I was going to can that too, but middle son inhaled it for dinner, even though it's 105 degrees outside and not exactly soup weather :)

I hope my tomato sauce is equally successful (i.e. doesn't make him sick!).

Next year I'm planting 10 Roma tomato plants instead of the 4 this year!
143 posted on 06/28/2014 6:18:46 PM PDT by mom3boys
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To: Marcella; JRandomFreeper
We laughed a lot and Johnny seemed to approve of Bob (at least he didn’t pull a gun on Bob).

***********************

That sounds like approval to me!

144 posted on 06/28/2014 6:27:44 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Ellendra

Didn’t do much in the garden today, got sidetracked at a furniture store and picked out some new things for the den & living room ... by the time we were back home, it was too hot to do much at all. I have to pick most of the radishes tomorrow, as they are really crowding each other out (didn’t thin them, the seeds are so small they just clumped up — I am going to try the do-it-yourself seed tape for the 2nd planting of radishes and lettuce). Checked my quince today and noticed that some of the fruit has a weird, bright orange fuzz on them — looks like it’s ‘rust’ so I will be dealing with that tomorrow too, if I want to make quince jam again.

Marcella — your descriptions of the backyard sound great, I would love to see some pics. when you have a chance to post them.

mom3boys — your canned tomatoes look beautiful, I can almost taste the freshness!

Ellendra — what you’ve written is very scary, I think you should get out any way possible, prayers up.

tubebender — wow! those strawberries are amazing!I am thinking about adding some for next year, variety recommendations and planting tips would be most welcome.


145 posted on 06/28/2014 6:28:58 PM PDT by twyn1
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To: JRandomFreeper

I don’t think that any of the sunflower seeds that we planted have sprouted yet. I’ll have to remember to go out and check. That’s a nice one that you have there. Will you be planting those seeds next year?

Cut off jeans? That’s my guess. :)


146 posted on 06/28/2014 6:34:45 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: twyn1
it has been a crazy week for the Benders of Benderville as Lady Bender had a "non-invasive" full hip joint replacement on Tuesday and came home yesterday . She is doing great but pitfalls between here and full recovery are many. I had to pick those strawberries this afternoon and just happened to have my camera around my neck…

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As I said the variety is Seascape and was developed for the cool coastal areas of the Pacific North West. PS… the last photo is the run of the mill picking...

147 posted on 06/28/2014 7:14:22 PM PDT by tubebender (Evening news is where they begin with "Good Evening," and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.)
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To: tubebender

Wow, strawberries come in during May here. Nice looking berries. Do you find that the larger varieties are somewhat lacking in flavor?


148 posted on 06/28/2014 7:15:44 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: tubebender

Best wishes for Lady Bender.


149 posted on 06/28/2014 7:15:54 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: tubebender

Your strawberry plants grow money? Mine just grow strawberries.


150 posted on 06/28/2014 7:23:38 PM PDT by Ellendra ("Laws were most numerous when the Commonwealth was most corrupt." -Tacitus)
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To: tubebender

Best wishes to Lady Bender from me as well.

I only tried strawberries once, when we lived in NJ, but they were so disappointing. Low yield, and those we did collect were small & tasteless.

We are now in PA, near Philly, so Seascape may not be the best for this area (cold long Winter, short Spring, quickly hot Summer the past few years) ...but those truly are beautiful!


151 posted on 06/28/2014 7:28:26 PM PDT by twyn1
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To: Ellendra
Your strawberry plants grow money? Mine just grow strawberries.

I think your Dad sprayed the weed killer on yours before the bills had time to get pollinated.

152 posted on 06/28/2014 7:42:44 PM PDT by sockmonkey (Of course I didn't read the article. After all, this is Free Republic.)
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To: Ellendra; twyn1

All joking aside, I agree with twyn1, you need to get the heck out of there. How old is your Dad? This sounds like his behavior is more than just dementia type stuff..


153 posted on 06/28/2014 7:54:52 PM PDT by sockmonkey (Of course I didn't read the article. After all, this is Free Republic.)
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To: trisham; Marcella
Yep. I like him. ;)

/johnny

154 posted on 06/28/2014 8:03:21 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: JRandomFreeper

We drove back from Ft Worth back to West Houston, recently, and were so surprised to see acres and acres of HUGE sunflower crops all along 35W (near Jonesboro). They were gorgeous!

Folks were stopping by the roadside, to take family pictures...reminded me of the bluebonnet pics I always see families taking.


155 posted on 06/28/2014 8:11:01 PM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: Ellendra

Thanks. I’ve reads of their troubles there, but I thought they had placed equipment to take care of the problem, and production was restored. I guess I will know tomorrow when I’m at the store.

My wife picked a few ripe cayenne peppers today for a pepper sauce I am going to make tomorrow.


156 posted on 06/28/2014 8:12:34 PM PDT by rightly_dividing (Liberals donÂ’t think along the same lines as Americans--FReeper ScottinVA)
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To: sockmonkey

He’s 63.


157 posted on 06/28/2014 8:15:38 PM PDT by Ellendra ("Laws were most numerous when the Commonwealth was most corrupt." -Tacitus)
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To: rightly_dividing

My Walmart here always has it by the Asian Foods. I think they also have some other new product from Hung Foy, but I forget what it is..I looked at it last week.


158 posted on 06/28/2014 8:25:51 PM PDT by sockmonkey (Of course I didn't read the article. After all, this is Free Republic.)
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To: sockmonkey

Oops, Huy Fong, not Hung Foy..Anyway, I think the new product my Walmart carris now was Chili Garlic in a jar.


159 posted on 06/28/2014 8:30:07 PM PDT by sockmonkey (Of course I didn't read the article. After all, this is Free Republic.)
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To: Silentgypsy

ROFL!


160 posted on 06/28/2014 9:52:26 PM PDT by TEXOKIE (We must surrender only to our Holy God and never to the evil that has befallen us.)
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