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Posted on 02/20/2015 12:51:08 PM PST by greeneyes
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Florida sounds good right now. However, when we visited there several times, I decided that I just couldn’t stand the sand fleas, so I am hoping to win the lottery and build a sunroom.LOL
Good for you. What variety did you start? When is your last frost date?
I wouldn’t mind winning the lottery and buying a winter home in Florida, while building a sunroom here. Ahem. :)
Might as well dream big!LOL
things still busy in my garden. planting early spring crops, beans, etc. looking to try a potatoe tower (for the third time). got a pear, apple and cumquat to get planted this weekend. Peach, apricot and necarine tree starting to bud. busy busy busy
I do it every year Rebelbase, now that I have a pellet boiler I spread that ash around the garden too especially around my blueberries.
The main thing is move it around year to year and obviously make sure they are totally out before spreading.
Thanks, Sparky.
Can anybody recommend a garden planning iPad app?
You bet. :)
Turns out I have brain cancer that moved there from my lungs. Prognosis is poor. I had brain surgery a couple of weeks ago.
Of course, being me, I intend to fight hard to the very end, and beat the odds. I may well be around for harvest season this year. That is my intent. Normal prognosis is in weeks.
I've held off on bringing this up on FR for several reasons. But the time to bring it up is now.
Consider this my opus. It's as close as I'm going to get to giving one.
I really want to thank Jim for giving us a forum. Jim, you do good work. Thanks.
/johnny
Prayers going up . . . God be with you and yours thru’ this very difficult time.
Speaking of Romas last year I planted one Heinz Super Roma. Not only prolific and a nice solid fruit but very tasty as well. Very pleased with it.
We planted potatoes by mistake one year, and they were the best we’ve ever had. At our old house, we had a compost heap at the end of a series of decks. We would walk out and hurl vegetables into the heap. Apparently, one of the potatoes that was thrown in the direction of the compost heap ended up in a large pot on the railing of the deck. At the end of the season, we were pulling the plant that grew in the pot out to compost it, when we discovered a bunch of perfect new potatoes. They were delicious! So tender!
We’ve never done it again, but there is clearly more than one way to grow potatoes. :)
I am sorry to hear this. My prayers are with you. Take care of yourself.
The Mexican Plums are in full bloom and the peaches are very, very close. The American Elms are almost fully leafed out and noticed some tiny leaves on lantana and esperanza today.
The asparagus is coming up like a weed. 4th year for one patch and I held off a heavy harvest last year but expect a great crop this year.
Potatoes are in the ground, missed Valentines day by one day but short of the full moon. Hopefully by splitting the difference...Hey, there's a reason those old customs are still around.
I wish you well, friend. I hope that you will be with us here as often as you can, as I know that we all enjoy your company and knowledge.
Life is full of surprises. I have faith that very good things can happen. God bless you.
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Yes, you can spread the ashes and till them into the garden , but after you do so, run a soil test.
However (!) , I would pull out the locust trees to use them elsewhere in the garden as poles, stakes, or fence posts.
They are remarkably impervious to rot, and depending on their diameter, should last several seasons.
Whereas Walnuts exude julgone as a natural herbicide to prevent competition, Locust trees increase the soil acidity to prevent undergrowth and plant competition.
Sparky1776 was right to apply the ashes around acidic loving plants (blueberries / azailaes/ Rhododendrons, etc. ).
That is why I would suggest a soil test after burning so as to determine soil akalinity/ acidity,
as well as determining what micronutrients amendments the soil might need to grow a successful garden.
Question: Do you happen to know if these locusts are Black locust , or Honey locust trees ?
Have you seen flowers on mature limbs?(locust trees are either male, or female). Locust tree honey is a prized light amber with a fragerant aroma, and will attract bees.
Generally , ashes will increase the pH of the soil, increase the avaliable calcium , but in large quantities also contributes salts (detrimental) in the soil.
That is why I suggest after the burn, to do a soil test. You and your garden would benefit from the soil test, anyway.
Sorry to hear this Johnny, praying for you to win this battle.
Prayers on the way. God bless.
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