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WEEKLY GARDEN THREAD APRIL 10, 2015
freerepublic | April 10, 2015 | greeneyes

Posted on 04/10/2015 8:14:14 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. Planting, Harvest to Table(recipes)preserving, good living - 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: Redleg Duke

Good progress on the construction front.

If she is using regular soil, that almost always has damping off issues.

Use the Esposa Organic Seed Starter, and make sure it’s not too wet, but don’t let it dry out completely.


101 posted on 04/17/2015 1:27:22 AM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Le//t Freedom Ring.)
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To: CynicalBear

Thanks for the prayer and good wishes.

Good news on your garden.


102 posted on 04/17/2015 1:28:40 AM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Le//t Freedom Ring.)
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To: GailA

Thanks. We also have short springs.


103 posted on 04/17/2015 1:29:25 AM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Le//t Freedom Ring.)
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To: OftheOhio

Sounds pretty.


104 posted on 04/17/2015 1:30:12 AM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Le//t Freedom Ring.)
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To: gunnyg

Glad your bamboos are doing good!


105 posted on 04/17/2015 1:30:45 AM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Le//t Freedom Ring.)
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To: MomwithHope

Thanks. Hope your Hubby gets well soon.


106 posted on 04/17/2015 1:31:47 AM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Le//t Freedom Ring.)
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To: tubebender

Sounds good, I’ll be starting some corn and peanuts soon too.


107 posted on 04/17/2015 1:32:51 AM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Le//t Freedom Ring.)
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To: tubebender

Thanks for the prayers.


108 posted on 04/17/2015 1:33:11 AM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Le//t Freedom Ring.)
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To: matthew fuller

I have written down that name to keep an eye out for it.


109 posted on 04/17/2015 1:35:24 AM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Le//t Freedom Ring.)
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To: tflabo

Thanks.


110 posted on 04/17/2015 1:35:52 AM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Le//t Freedom Ring.)
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To: ApplegateRanch

Thanks for the prayers.


111 posted on 04/17/2015 1:36:14 AM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Le//t Freedom Ring.)
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To: bimboeruption

We don’t have any rhubarb. Our asparagus isn’t up yet either. It’s volunteer plant. We are newly classed as zone 6, but have always been zone 5, and I try to get zone 4 stuff just to make sure.


112 posted on 04/17/2015 1:38:27 AM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Le//t Freedom Ring.)
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To: sockmonkey

Thanks.


113 posted on 04/17/2015 1:38:43 AM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Le//t Freedom Ring.)
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To: KarlInOhio

Very strange. The black berry from wally world is outdoing all the others from various places. Never could get the raspberries to grow.


114 posted on 04/17/2015 1:40:02 AM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Le//t Freedom Ring.)
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To: greeneyes

Thanks he went back to work Wednesday. Still on antibiotics.


115 posted on 04/17/2015 7:09:06 AM PDT by MomwithHope (Please support efforts in your state for an Article 5 convention.)
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To: Hot Tabasco

I have Huckabee’s every year nesting in my bluebird boxes. They love them. We are in the woods with plenty of predators too.


116 posted on 04/17/2015 7:15:29 AM PDT by MomwithHope (Please support efforts in your state for an Article 5 convention.)
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To: MomwithHope
I have Huckabee’s every year nesting in my bluebird boxes.

OK, I give.....what's a huckabee?

117 posted on 04/17/2015 10:49:17 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco (November 2016 shall be set aside as rodent removal month.)
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To: Hot Tabasco

I do not know how that happened - I typed in chickadee. LOL Huckabees would not fit!


118 posted on 04/17/2015 1:28:21 PM PDT by MomwithHope (Please support efforts in your state for an Article 5 convention.)
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To: MomwithHope
I do not know how that happened - I typed in chickadee. LOL Huckabees would not fit!

That's OK then, I thought you were trying to pull a fast one on me......LOL!

As a side note, I have a garden window above my kitchen sink and on the outside of the house I placed the bird house about 4 feet to the left of the garden window.

Since I didn't want to inspect the bird house again for fear of scaring the Huckabees away, I placed a mirror on an angle in the window so that I can observe the bird house thru the side window. I've been keeping an eye on the house for the past hour and there has been an increased activity in the Huckabees in bringing in the moss to build their nest..........That's a good sign!

119 posted on 04/17/2015 1:51:12 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco (November 2016 shall be set aside as rodent removal month.)
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To: greeneyes

Here is their site. Go to SOILS and click architech specs, you will receive a PDF Spec sheet in your downloaded folder. (I do not know how to convert PPM to %). It is interesting.

http://www.vitalearth.com/?page_id=40


120 posted on 04/17/2015 2:52:21 PM PDT by matthew fuller (The Republic is unlikely to survive the multitude of fools that twice elected Obama.)
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