Posted on 02/24/2017 5:10:36 PM PST by greeneyes
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rescue dogs are always the most loyal,they know that you gave them a life.My Rottweiler would fight to the death to protect me,I hope it never comes to that.
The idea of the Russian hat came about when my sister said she looked like Vladimir Putin.
No, I said.
Vladimir Putin looks like HER! :-)
I think they really do know.
I shudder to think what Penny would do if anyone gave me any trouble. She has jaws like a crocodile.
It’s the same with Sheldon.His jaws are unbelievably strong.Our German Shepherd has a hard bite too.They’re both absolutely fearless.
REAL friends!
the kind you want in your corner.
I suggest putting some alfalfa pellets in with your leaves.They will promote the breakdown of the leaves.
I CAN NOT BELIEVE HOW FAST THE WEEKS GO BY Greeneyes!!!!!!!!
We are getting another storm this weekend. An embarrassment of riches for SoCal!
I have had enough of winter myself. LOL
That’s kinda what I think too.
I have my lemon tree to keep something green going this year.
I’ll tell hubby.
I once heard that the older you get, the faster the years go by. LOL
Hope the dams all hold.
Oh My... I dare not show this to Lady Bender as roses do not do well here in Benderville due to diseases. Clematis does very well here however...
My vines wither like that from two reasons:
1. they need to be watered at night
OR
2. thrips, (stink-bugs) are sucking on them at night. We have some little-bitty thrips (I think that’s the name) here that are hard to see. At night they come out suck at the base of the vine but they seem to hide in the soil by day. Sheets of cardboard really help with that as does mild insecticide (either chemical or organic like ‘7-dust) Once the vines get about three fee long they seem to be fine. W
Well, they’ve had almost two weeks to shore them up, so one would hope they did it... but our liberal leadership may have spent the money on posters or spotted owls or something by now...
Yes running a mower over leaves a good way to get them to decompose faster.
Doesn’t matter how long the vines get. They always die wilt and die before the fruit ripens. It’s not the water.
Anybody know of a plant or lawn fertilizer that has tiny, green, round, slow-release orbs in it? I see them in commercial potting soil all the time, but can’t find what brand of fertilizer it is anywhere.
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