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The Garden Thread - April, 2024
April 1, 2024 | Diana in WI/Greeneyes in Memoriam

Posted on 04/01/2024 6:23:19 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin

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To: Paul R.

Oh, sure. I’ve had many Springs moving plants in and out based upon the temps. We had SNOW last mid-April. Ugh!

You could just cover up the lettuce with a towel or blanket overnight. Keeping to cold air off the leaf mass is the goal.


221 posted on 04/13/2024 9:43:58 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: Paul R.

High of 86 here tomorrow so I think I’m putting up the shade cloth today. Just going to put it over the back half of the little garden which is where all the choy and lettuce is. That’ll give them shade starting at 1pm. I’ll keep an eye on them and if they get wilty, I’ll run the micro-sprinklers for a few minutes here and there to cool off the leaves. That’s what a lot of market gardeners do to grow lettuce in the summer.

Since yours are still in pots, bringing them in and out would be easy, but for days, you could just move them to some mid day shade or dappled shade if you have a good spot.


222 posted on 04/13/2024 9:45:44 AM PDT by Pollard ( Seed Room Wx: 79 degrees - 31% humidity | Outdoor Wx: 83.1 degrees)
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To: Liz

Maybe that’s it. I will try that next time. Thx!


223 posted on 04/13/2024 9:59:18 AM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
I did something like this using turkey wire.

But I didn't cover it with plastic. It's for keeping out critters and if there's a frost or freeze warning, I throw some old sheets or curtains over it.

Right now it's over my lettuce.

The nice thing about the roll of turkey wire is that since it comes in rolls, it likes to remain curved, so makes a nice semi-circular shape. Mine aren't as tall as that though. I also put chicken wire across the ends for discouraging critters.

224 posted on 04/13/2024 10:10:03 AM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus…)
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To: Paul R.
Anyone know if yew cuttings are especially hard to get to develop roots?

They might be just really hard to grow. I have several yew shrubs that are 26 years old. They have not grown two inches in height in all that time. In the exurbs near Baltimore. Might be my soil, might be the partial shade; but holey moley.

The largest yew I have encountered stateside was in a spot with lots of sun, in Virginia, and was around 6-1/2 ft tall. The largest yews I saw in Europe were on the Hill of Tara in Ireland, misted every morning, sun most daytimes in season. They were near the prison mound. (Yes, there was an ancient, earth-covered jail on the Hill of Tara.)

Even though that large group of yew bushes had been there for who knows how many decades or even centuries, they, too, were only about 6 feet tall at the tallest. And they had a tangled mass of sheep's wool snagged across them around 3 feet off the ground, from the wandering sheep scratching their backs! Wish I had gathered enough to knit a souvenir Irish sweater!

(The sheep are the stewards of "mowing" the grass on the sacred hill of Tara.)

225 posted on 04/13/2024 10:10:09 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (Either ‘the Deep State destroys America, or we destroy the Deep State.’ --Donald Trump)
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To: Augie

That’s a nice haul! I’m a little behind you in the spring weather area, but I hope to find a small stash of morels this year.


226 posted on 04/13/2024 10:10:18 AM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
I’ve had many Springs moving plants in and out based upon the temps.

The life of a gardener.

Some of my seed starting flats travel with me if we're going to be gone for more than overnight.

227 posted on 04/13/2024 10:11:18 AM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus…)
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To: Qiviut
Yesterday, I sprayed the rims where the tires meet with WD40. This is a ‘trick’ my brother saw on YouTube for stopping leaks.

Just checked it out. The guy then set the oil on fire for a second. Wow. Did you try that?

228 posted on 04/13/2024 10:15:49 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (Either ‘the Deep State destroys America, or we destroy the Deep State.’ --Donald Trump)
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I thought I would share some Virginia Bluebells that I purchased from a garden show a few years ago. They love the lightly shaded spot where I planted them. I think this is the third year for them. It always makes me so happy to see them come up each year, and know that they made it through the transplanting process.

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229 posted on 04/13/2024 10:20:49 AM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: rlmorel

Also post 196!


230 posted on 04/13/2024 10:29:08 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (Either ‘the Deep State destroys America, or we destroy the Deep State.’ --Donald Trump)
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To: metmom

Yes, and the Forsythia are blooming and my Lilacs are budding, as are my pear trees!


231 posted on 04/13/2024 10:44:46 AM PDT by Redleg Duke (“Who is John Galt?”)
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To: metmom; Diana in Wisconsin

Many thanks to both of you for the links and the great advice! The seeds are the loose-leaf variety, and I’m going to plant them tomorrow. Will report back on how they do. Fingers crossed. :-)


232 posted on 04/13/2024 11:26:42 AM PDT by AFB-XYZ (Two options: 1) Stand up, or 2) Bend over)
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To: Albion Wilde

No fire - I wasn’t told about that ... if I had been, I wouldn’t do it .... too 🐔!


233 posted on 04/13/2024 12:42:05 PM PDT by Qiviut (If the genocide was unintentional, they would have pulled the poison vaccines, long ago.)
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To: AFB-XYZ

I’m growing romaine.

Mr. mm likes it the best and I find it easier to grow than the loose leaf variety, but do keep me posted on how you manage.


234 posted on 04/13/2024 12:48:43 PM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus…)
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To: Augie; Albion Wilde

Ahhhhhh! Morels! I have cooked with them just once in my life, I had a small bag of dried Morels, I reconstituted them and included the infused juice in the sauce made with pork medallions!

I sautéed the medallions in butter with thin sliced garlic (with a razor to make it paper thin), salt and pepper, a touch of Grand Mariner, sage, and red wine. Then I removed the medallions, poured the Morel infused water in, and simmered it, adding the reconstituted Morels into it, reducing it down, and then I thickened it with some flour.


235 posted on 04/13/2024 2:43:30 PM PDT by rlmorel (In Today's Democrat America, The $5 Dollar Bill is the New $1 Dollar Bill.)
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To: rlmorel

Sounds a bit like morel gravy! Yum!


236 posted on 04/13/2024 3:04:30 PM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: rlmorel

Sounds fantastic!


237 posted on 04/13/2024 3:09:36 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (Either ‘the Deep State destroys America, or we destroy the Deep State.’ --Donald Trump)
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To: Liz; Augie; Albion Wilde; rlmorel; Diana in Wisconsin; All

All this talk about morel mushrooms is making decide to share about a Wild Morel & Leek Jack cheese by Meister that’s just incredible when shredded and melted over steak. I actually slice regular mushrooms and sauté those, then top the mushrooms with the cheese and let it melt, then top the steaks with the melted cheesy mushroom goodness. It’s my favorite way to serve a great steak. My local butcher sells the cheese, but if you can’t find it locally, it can be purchased online. It’s heavenly!

https://store.meistercheese.com/products/wild-morel-leek-jack-8oz-wheel


238 posted on 04/13/2024 3:13:49 PM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: FamiliarFace

Thx for the great recipe........and for the cheese suggestion.....I love cheese.


239 posted on 04/13/2024 3:47:28 PM PDT by Liz (This then is how we should pray: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. )
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To: AFB-XYZ

I have a habit of buying lettuce seeds when I find them. We favor the leaf lettuces like romaine. I started seeds from 2021 and did not expect them to start. They all did. We just do our lettuce in big planters now. No bending over. Leaf lettuces will need at least 6” of soil in a planter. You will get beautiful big heads if you can sew one seed at a time. I use peat pots. Leaf lettuce will grow if crowded but will not get very big.


240 posted on 04/13/2024 4:04:17 PM PDT by MomwithHope (Forever grateful to all our patriots, past, present and future.)
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