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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

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To: greeneyes

Our Prayers to your husband and also you greeneyes ~


21 posted on 04/10/2015 9:42:54 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: matthew fuller
Something happened to MiracleGrow potting mix. It was always my go-to for potting soil. Last year it was full of fairly large wood chips.

When I screened them out, they turned out to be about 25% of the mix. I don't want 1" long pieces of wood in my potting soil. I was very unhappy with MiracleGrow.

/johnny

22 posted on 04/10/2015 9:46:23 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (gone Galt)
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To: greeneyes

I started my corn in the greenhouse today after soaking the seed between damp paper towels for 3 days. I took the weed eater to another bed of Vetch cover crop and added that to the compost pile with layers of Redwood needles yesterday and still have 2 beds to go ~


23 posted on 04/10/2015 9:48:14 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: JRandomFreeper

We use Black Gold potting soil which has a lot of peat moss and composed sawdust and perlite. It’s $9.00 for 1 1/2 cu foot at our Ace hardware store. Also use it in our planters for one year and then it gets spread on the gaden in the late fall.

PS, I think of you often Johnny...


24 posted on 04/10/2015 9:54:20 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: JRandomFreeper
I had a similar problem today. Bought a big sack of potting mix, got home opened it up and the product was saturated with water and black instead of being dry and brown. Tomorrow or next week will try a different brand.
25 posted on 04/10/2015 9:55:50 PM PDT by sport
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To: ApplegateRanch
ApplegateRanch:" Our local Ace has racks of potted plants out in front.
The tomatoes froze few nights ago."

If purchaseing full plants , get those that haven't yet set flowers and are still full leafed.
You want plants that will continue to mature, setting out good root growth before flowering
Make sure that they have already been 'hardened off',
less they wilt in the sun and have inadequate roots to sustain additional growth and leafing out.

26 posted on 04/10/2015 10:28:08 PM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt
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To: doc1019
doc1019 :" Should I buy Crabgrass + feed or just go for the weed and feed for my lawn (I have no idea if I have crabgrass or not).
I live in central Ohio."

Go for the 'weed and feed'.
Crabgrass will only grow where there are bald spots
or where it doesn't have to compete with regular grass.
Learn what crabgrass looks like, as there is still time to apply crabgrass preventer.
Don't spend money needlessly - be frugal (cheap ) !

27 posted on 04/10/2015 10:34:21 PM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt
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To: JRandomFreeper; matthew fuller
JRandomFreeper:" Something happened to MiracleGrow potting mix.
It was always my go-to for potting soil.
Last year it was full of fairly large wood chips."

That is why we have the gardening forum with 'greeneyes' on a weekly basis, with weekly updates.
Sometimes products change their formulation and add crap ( wood scraps)
I like to sift my potting soil with 1/4 inch mesh ,so that I know what I am dealing with.
The wood chunks may absorb moisture and fertilizer, and give a 'timed release'
but is not appropriate for seeding beds.
Keep us advised , please . Thanks.

28 posted on 04/10/2015 10:46:16 PM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt
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To: tubebender; JRandomFreeper
tubebender:" We use Black Gold potting soil which has a lot of peat moss and composed sawdust and perlite.
It’s $9.00 for 1 1/2 cu foot at our Ace hardware store.
PS, I think of you often Johnny..."

The peat moss is slightly acidic
The composted sawdust will generally be slightly acidic
and the pearlite provides aearation, and soil friability (adding air and is easily broken up)
and you are in my nightly prayers !

29 posted on 04/10/2015 11:05:00 PM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt
Prayers are always appreciated and mostly needed.

I don't know what happened but I fire vendors that don't meet my needs.

I won't ever use/buy Cisco again because they lied to me about how much power a dedicated switch would draw. I had a tight power budget because it was a Solar Power system. They were off by %200. FIRED. Gone bye-bye in the car-car.

I'm very harsh on my vendors.

/johnny

30 posted on 04/10/2015 11:44:14 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (gone Galt)
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To: JRandomFreeper
JRandomFreeper :" I don't know what happened but I fire vendors that don't meet my needs.
.. They were off by %200. FIRED..."

When vendors don't meet expectations , I would expect you to fire them
Does this mean that you don't have hot water again ?
or are you only taking cold showers again ?

31 posted on 04/10/2015 11:59:30 PM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt
No, that was a gift by my brother and it works fine. Me carrying buckets of hot water is an accident waiting to happen. I'm out for the night. I've been sitting here asleep at the desk.

Night all.

/johnny

32 posted on 04/11/2015 12:06:27 AM PDT by JRandomFreeper (gone Galt)
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To: greeneyes

Glad your hubby is doing better, will send some prayers your way. Thanks for starting the thread. My hubby is down with a bug right now. He had a long week at work. With his CLL he’s been told to keep an eye out for infections and I hope this bug passes soon. Other than watching my romaine lettuce sprout under Plexiglas, it’s been too wet to till up the garden. I do have some bulbs to plant today. I think if I dig a hole there will not be any frost.


33 posted on 04/11/2015 4:06:08 AM PDT by MomwithHope (Please support efforts in your state for an Article 5 convention.)
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To: matthew fuller

Interesting , keep us posted on future results. I dislike buying potting soil. I have a separate compost pile, have been doing it for years. It is just for potting soil. I only use large pots for peppers and starting seeds and cherry tomatoes. I prefer not to have them down in the bigger garden. So at the end of the summer, I dump out and compost the potting soil. I figure it’s formulated for drainage mostly. I add composted goat manure when I pot things up in the spring. It’ll be years before I deplete the goat manure. I also add any potting soil from any hanging basket or other planter bought or given to me.


34 posted on 04/11/2015 4:16:01 AM PDT by MomwithHope (Please support efforts in your state for an Article 5 convention.)
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To: MomwithHope
Eight tomatoes are in the garden. Plus eight more peppers. All are under frost blankets held up by 1 inch pvc hoops.

Two of the tomatoes are a little puny. Going out to check on everybody this morning. I think I may have been a little rough getting one of them out of their pots.

Hope Mr. Greeneyes can return home soon.

35 posted on 04/11/2015 4:54:41 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks ("If he were working for the other side, what would he be doing differently ?")
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To: greeneyes; NorthstarMom

.... for your consideration


36 posted on 04/11/2015 4:59:19 AM PDT by momtothree
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To: momtothree

Thanks:)


37 posted on 04/11/2015 5:26:20 AM PDT by NorthstarMom
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
Well, what do you know !
The weaklings healed themselves overnight. All the tomatoes are standing straight and looking forward to summer...
38 posted on 04/11/2015 5:33:28 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks ("If he were working for the other side, what would he be doing differently ?")
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To: greeneyes

Well............my container bamboos are just now beginning to shoot.............big news, huh.............
More L8R!
Dick G
*****


39 posted on 04/11/2015 5:50:22 AM PDT by gunnyg ("A Constitution changed from Freedom, can never be restored; Liberty, once lost, is lost forever...)
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To: greeneyes

We got a few days of warmth here in southern Ohio. I made a rock garden in a 2 x 15 area in front of the porch. I used “Alabama Sunset” pebbles and my horde of local flint I’ve been saving for years. It’s a blast of color now, especially in the rain. I re-potted some of my Cactus plants. The Century plant had three babies, presents for my friends.


40 posted on 04/11/2015 5:51:37 AM PDT by OftheOhio (never could dance but always could kata - Romeo company)
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