Posted on 11/28/2014 12:33:45 PM PST by greeneyes
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The temps are up to 49 degrees and headed to the 50s and 60s over the weekend. The sun shines bright today, and DD(Daisy Dog) and I are drinking in the warmth from the Patio doors. Turned off the heaters and my feet are no longer numb from cold.
Took a look at the garden and uncovered the winter garden patches next to the patio and did a little weeding. Garlic is surviving well. I planted several different varieties of lettuce, spinach, and carrots late this fall. Only a few of them had sprouted when I put on the row covers.
They are only under one layer, with no straw as an experiment. Lil fingers carrots, Little Gem Lettuce, and Bloomsdale Spinach are so far the out performers. I had purchased seeds that are sold for their hardiness such as Artic King lettuce, standard old Bloomsdale is beating it.
Have a great weekend. God Bless.
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From outofsalt
Hi greeneyes,
I need help with a gardening problem and wanted to see if you might throw this up on your weekly thread.
We just bought and are flipping an old HUD house in southeast VA (Zone 7-8) and the front is awful. No curb appeal at all.
I was hoping to get advice on what can be transplanted to make this house more inviting to buyers. Can any established bushes be planted this time of year to improve the landscaping of a barren southwest brick wall? Any resources for a freeper with a brown thumb would be welcome!
GO MISS. STATE!
Beat Ole Miss. Tomorrow.
Hi everybody!
I would suggest Xeriscaping for that house in AZ...less work to set up and maintain, and no pesky lawn to water.
There are some beautiful cacti and succulents that could increase curb appeal without a lot of work. Just a thought.
My Mandarin oranges are ripe and still on the tree (tree is in the house now). They have been on there so many months, I'll miss them when they are gone. My walking onions are doing well in the planters where they are for the winter. I have a row cover for them when it goes down to freezing here.
I'm thankful for all of you on the gardening thread.
LOL. Tell us how you really feel.
Good ideas.
Thanks Marcella, right back at you.
Have you tasted one of your oranges yet?
Burp…
LOL. Not bad manners just good food as on of my nephews used to say.
That’s a tough question.
Yes it is, and I don’t know a lot about that area of the country when it comes to plants.
Me, either. I was worried about planting our rose bushes and spirea plant in early September. Usually, I try to get any trees or bushes in the ground by late June. I’ve seen too many bushes and trees die.
Thanks, greeneyes, for sharing my question with your group.
We are a coastal community with sandy soil and mildish winters. I read that planting bushes in the fall is a good time though we are at the tail end of the season so I need to act quickly.
I am working to rehab a house for resale and need something to improve the frontage. It is a southwest facing brick home that needs some major sprucing up (pardon the pun). Azaleas do well here but all suggestions would be very much appreciated.
Cleaned out the tomato vines, pepper plants and picked up most of the grape tomatoes that had gotten away this past summer. I need to turn the raised beds over.
We had excellent fertility this year. I don’t think I need to add anything.
Hi outofsalt,
Did you say you are in VA? What gardening zone are you in? Can you post a picture of the area you are trying to beautify?
Marcella, glad you are back in TX.
My big score this week was Baker Creek seeds that a nursery here donated to a Christian resale shop here. Seeds were 50 cents a pack, and I stocked up..Not that I need anymore seeds.
I have lettuce, chard, spinach, cabbage, strawberries, and asian greens in the garden, and tomatoes, and herbs in the greenhouse.
Hope everyone on the Gardening Thread had a great Thanksgiving.
A lot of shrubs & bushes are dormant now in TX. Makes transplanting easier.
Might suggest crepe myrtles. They are forgiving when you transplant root suckers. Grow quickly. Am told the best time to transplant them is after hard frost has happened and they shed their leaves. I have even been successful in transplanting them during warm weather. They are my wife’s favorite plant, are very pretty when they bloom.
Since your ground doesn’t stay frozen for long and is probably sandy and well-drained you should be able to plant now, and nurseries or Home Depot and Lowes may have shrubs marked way down, why not take the gamble?
I still wouldn’t try to plant anything huge, and I’d prune the shrubs down a lot. A big shrub is often set back by transplant shock, and a smaller one can establish more quickly.
If you are planting an evergreen, spray the leaves with Wilt-Pruf to stop water loss. Your shrub will need to take the southern exposure and handle lime from the foundation on its roots.
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