Posted on 04/25/2020 6:49:47 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
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Yes, this year for the first time, so the jury is still out until more time passes. I just transplanted my seedlings about 10 days ago - some into containers, most into raised beds. All doing well so far.
Having managed a Garden Center for a decade, I avoid them like the Wuhan Flu on the weekends. ;)
I’m sure the wife and her friend are having a great time, though. Let me know what they find!
Thank you for the compliment - glad to do it!
You got a LOT accomplished, today - I did, too. Taking a late lunch break right now to see what everyone else is up to!
What kind of wood chipper do you have? I want one in the worst way (electric) because we have a LOT of trees in the yard and I spend 99.999% of my time picking up fallen twigs and branches and I HATE paying for wood mulch when I could be making my own.
I have bad news for you, all electric wood chippers are only good for sticks a size of your ring finger or smaller.
Their power is not very great.
They are good for garden bed and driveway cleanups.
I know you don’t want a big gas pwred machine to deal with but I have never heard of an electric chipper that can handle anything larger that what I described above.....maybe others in here have had different experiences.
Yeah, that’s what I’ve been finding, too. What I want would be able to handle things I’ve pruned, as well, so 1” diameters and up.
I’ll turn this one back over to Beau. If he doesn’t mind hauling mulch in for me every few years, then I’ve got my answer. ;)
In my post where I mentioned all the eork O got done....I felt like there was more. My aching body said “that cannot have been everything we did”
Was just spraying my brassica with a veggie oil/soap spray to keep the bugs kff....looked towards the house and realized what I forgot.
Where the herb garden is . There were 2 cord of wood which Inhad to relocate 25 feet and stack next to my other 3 cord.
Now how sore my right sciatic joint was last night makes much more sense
Greetings from southern New Hampshire!
I finally finished my work on that tree bank! Four trailer loads of brush and clippings, and I excavated the water line across the front yard, replaced the ruptured pipe, and tomorrow, I will make a water manifold as well as repaires to the filter bog plumbing.
I am hoping to start the ground preparation in the garden. I picked up a disk harrow for a sleeve hitch, which my Craftsman garden tractor happens to have.
Our first daffodil blossomed, today. Tulips are pushing up buds as we... It looks like a bumper crop of lilacs, this spring.
Still trying to reclaim my Fotki account. Weather is wonderful here on Humboldt Bay
“It looks like a bumper crop of lilacs, this spring.”
I hope so! I ‘inherited’ a grossly over-grown Lilac Hedge when I moved here 4 years ago. I’ve pruned and clipped and clipped and pruned for 3 years now! They have plenty of air circulation and NO ‘suckers’ that steal their energy to bloom.
They had BETTER give me a lovely display this Spring! They are budded out and ready to rock. We had a LONG discussion today concerning exactly WHAT is expected of them this season, LOL!
I don’t save my seeds. Have done Cherokee before, prefer Krim.
I remember mom putting rice in the salt shaker to slow the flow. So I'll see how it works out and if I need the rice or not.
Also someone said masking tape (instead of bathroom tissue) works for seed tape since it does break down. Will try it.
Greetings! I am hoping for advice on netting for fruit trees. Specifically 4 paw paw trees. I have to go with netting and it needs to be a fine mesh and hopefully would last a few years. I can sew so stitching together some pieces would not be a problem. I haven’t looked into the fabric stores yet and I am looking for an economic source if possible. Estimating I will need a piece 12 feet by 20 feet. The trees are very close together. Thanks in advance!
PS - Pretty sure I want a 1/4# mesh. The pawpaw fruit is so tiny and last year was my first year with fruit and the birds got it all when they were about the size of rice grains. I watched them. Arghh!!
Have you considered using Reemay fabric, versus netting? It lets light and water in, but keeps the birds out.
We used it for lots of stuff at the Garden Center - it was a great row cover when we had annual plants out in the open, but they were predicting cold/freezing weather overnight. The Nursery Manager would cover up small fruits (Raspberries, Grapes, Currants, etc.) with it to keep the birds off - an easier sale when you can actually show fruit on something, later in the growing season...PLUS, you could sell them some Reemay for home use. ;) (A.B.C. Always Be Closing...the SALE, LOL!)
You should be able to sew with it any way you want to.
https://territorialseed.com/products/row-cover-reemay?variant=12786194808931
I also found this mesh/netting, but it ain’t cheap!
These are NOT the only sources, of course! Just giving you an alternative.
Hi and thanks. On the first one , 75% of light not good, they are in a challenged area already. The second ouch on the price. I’ve been looking and came up with this at JoAnn’s. think I would need 20 yards at least and they have green. Still looking. The flower buds are just as big as capers so I have some time.https://www.joann.com/nylon-net-72in/prd7200.html#q=mesh%2Bnetting&start=1
Good Old, Joann Fabrics, LOL! Love it!
Just placed my order. Could not resist. Came out to .76 a yard. Getting 30 yards. Marked down to 1.04 a yard. today 20% off my total online order plus I had 3.24 left on a gift card. total 23.04. I love a good deal!!! It’s 6 foot wide so I will have plenty. And it’s green!
I repaired the ice-ruptured pvc piping to the bog filter from the pond and it is now operational and the ducks are delighted to have “their” stream running, again.
I put in the two landscape timber posts for the electric fence gate to the coop and cleaned up the area. I also raked last year’s growth away from the peonies that used to be along the coop fence line...which I moved about 10’ away. Making progress.
I dug up the water line to the roadside planter and replaced broken piping. Today or tomorrow, I will finish making the water manifold in front to make a permanent fix.
I am really pleased with the cleanup of the tree banking between our driveway and the roadside planter. Barb has many packets of wildflower seeds to sow out there.
Our first daffodils are blooming...and the forecast snow for last night didn’t happen. Spring might finally get here, by say 4th of July!
I love it when a plan comes together! :)
Please post pictures once it’s in place, to inspire others.
Well crapadoodle! Joanna just sent me an email, item is out of sock and they cancelled the order.
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