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THE WEEKLY GARDEN THREAD 3/2/2018
freerepublic | 3/2/2018 | greeenyes

Posted on 03/02/2018 7:53:09 PM PST by greeneyes

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To: greeneyes

Well, I slept through church today. Some loon called Mr. Sg’s phone at 2:08 A.M. and then texted an apology for the wrong number. Fell asleep and didn’t wake up ‘til about an hour and a half ago. *sigh*


121 posted on 03/04/2018 10:13:38 AM PST by Silentgypsy ( “If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.”__Scorpion)
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To: MomwithHope
Very good idea. I've seen this mentioned in various environmental articles. I think a water system would have to be quite large to make a difference.
122 posted on 03/04/2018 6:32:05 PM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: Silentgypsy

I slept from about 6:30 am to Noon. Had to have some extra coffee. Hope to get sleepy soon, because I’m tired.


123 posted on 03/04/2018 11:26:36 PM PST by greeneyes
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt

Thanks for the report.


124 posted on 03/04/2018 11:27:36 PM PST by greeneyes
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To: greeneyes
Gorgeous weather here in Central Missouri over the weekend! Got lots of good stuff accomplished.

#1 Daughter's BF helped Mrs. Augie pick up all of the trimmings from the orchard trees. They hauled them off to the sippy hole and Nanner and I pushed the pile over the edge. They also spent a few hours cleaning up the kitchen garden. I hauled that stuff to the compost heap yesterday, and scratched up a 16' row for kale and spinach. It's probably a bit early for that, but it'll either grow or it won't.

I spent most of my weekend working in the shop. I had an old two-prong round bale toter that wasn't being used, so I worked that thing over to mount on Nanner's loader bucket. It will make loading/unloading fence posts/planks, saw logs, trimming trees, cleaning gutters, washing siding, etc. super easy. Once I had the fork mounts done, I welded up a frame for a cargo basket. It's mostly finished now. Just need to finish installing the steel mesh, add a safety bar to the front, and slap some paint on.

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125 posted on 03/05/2018 7:16:51 AM PST by Augie
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To: Augie

We got patio clean up done. Patio pavers place by gate, compost heap and between the newly designed raised beds close to the door from the green house.

Raised beds not done yet. Rain yesterday and last night.


126 posted on 03/05/2018 12:50:23 PM PST by greeneyes
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To: Augie

Wow nice job and clever design.


127 posted on 03/05/2018 1:04:53 PM PST by MomwithHope (Law and Order and that includes Natural.)
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To: greeneyes
It was a beautiful day today so I found the time to spend a couple of hours planting Seascape Strawberries in our garden. I still have 3 more rows to plant tomorrow before the rain returns Wednesday on…

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128 posted on 03/05/2018 5:47:14 PM PST by tubebender
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To: tubebender

Nice Pics. Thanks. I need to get out and get the leaves that fell this winter off my berries. Probably need to fertilize too.

Do you fertilize your berries each year in the spring?


129 posted on 03/05/2018 6:21:56 PM PST by greeneyes
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To: greeneyes

Yes I do but I forgot to put some on the bed when I spaded it so I’ll put some on before I mulch them...


130 posted on 03/05/2018 6:46:26 PM PST by tubebender
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To: tubebender

So what sort of fertilizer do you use?


131 posted on 03/05/2018 7:10:58 PM PST by greeneyes
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To: greeneyes

It will be some type of commercial fertilizer that I have...


132 posted on 03/05/2018 7:37:51 PM PST by tubebender
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To: greeneyes
I’d almost sue them over Pecan Trees. LOL

That's my thought over the whole business. Blood out of a turnip applies here tho. There's a long list of interior damage to the house which has had us making that drive on ever weekend above 40 deg since October. We still have 2 months more work :(

But the yard is what breaks my heart. The trees, old climbing roses that smelled like heaven and honeysuckle completely covering fences. Rosemary that was over 5 foot tall and over 10 feet in diameter. Just all cut down. Yes, I'm whining. But as hubby reminds me, I don't live there now and I've got our own land to perfect now. But no mature pecans :(

133 posted on 03/06/2018 8:00:00 AM PST by Wneighbor (A pregnant woman is responsible for TWO lives, not one. (It's a wonderful "deplorable" truth))
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Thanks for the links. I love the perennial grass notion. Got a perfect spot where the rosemary was too. I had forgotten that I’ve got a lot of Mexican petunias that need thinning here and I’ve got some beautiful wormwood that I can take cuttings quickly that have already layered here.

Came home from up there with a stomach bug and wasted my day yesterday so as soon as I get back from voting in our primary I’m getting on that today.


134 posted on 03/06/2018 8:06:20 AM PST by Wneighbor (A pregnant woman is responsible for TWO lives, not one. (It's a wonderful "deplorable" truth))
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Glad you liked the perennial grass idea. I'm working on a grass, evergreen and rose combo in an old perennial bed that was abandoned/ignored for the past 20 years. Beau absolutely HATES roses, becausue he has a pasture full of the wild ones that do nothing but irritate him and the cows, LOL! I promised him I would be sparing on the roses and he wouldn't have to do any of the pruning. This is what I have in mind, but on a much SMALLER scale. All white shrub roses, though. (Blanc Double D'Cobert.) I already have the spreading Juniper and a young Heritage Birch Clump that I planted last year, so I'm working around/with those elements. I want either a big bird bath or a piece of garden art in there, too. I can see this bed from my kitchen sink window, so it's all for ME!
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Feel better soon! :)

135 posted on 03/06/2018 8:29:10 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt

Thanks TIK! Aside from the plant information I love the notion of a garden bench or birdbath up there. That’s something we can add at the last minute if we turn up with a bald spot in the bed when it’s time to list. We’ve poured a lot of savings into just plain repairs already so the budget is thin. After the weekend brainstorming we found people on Craigslist who want shrubs removed if we come dig. I think we’re going to get some of those too. They’re local so I can get them watered and fed well with first planting and hopefully they’ll hang in there with only being watered on weekends when we’re there. With the Mexican petunias and wormwood I mentioned to Diana in Wisconsin in my previous post hopefully we can just do some fill work with colorful annuals and then do a bench or birdbath if we have a bare spot.

Thanks again for the “on the spot” help!


136 posted on 03/06/2018 9:14:05 AM PST by Wneighbor (A pregnant woman is responsible for TWO lives, not one. (It's a wonderful "deplorable" truth))
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

That is gorgeous!


137 posted on 03/06/2018 9:16:55 AM PST by Wneighbor (A pregnant woman is responsible for TWO lives, not one. (It's a wonderful "deplorable" truth))
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To: Wneighbor

We have mature pecan trees....squirrels get every one of them.


138 posted on 03/06/2018 9:58:00 AM PST by Overtaxed
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To: Overtaxed

Tree rats make a decent stew with taters.


139 posted on 03/06/2018 10:21:59 AM PST by Wneighbor (A pregnant woman is responsible for TWO lives, not one. (It's a wonderful "deplorable" truth))
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To: Overtaxed

And one thing the nasty renters kilt was my luscious lemon balm you gave me.

Fortunately older daughter now lives in northern AL and we found a nice flavorful wild patch there. It’s transplanted nicely to central Texas.


140 posted on 03/06/2018 10:27:19 AM PST by Wneighbor (A pregnant woman is responsible for TWO lives, not one. (It's a wonderful "deplorable" truth))
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