Posted on 04/11/2008 11:49:46 AM PDT by Gabz
We’ve already had our bout, and not even 2 weeks of rain has rid us of all the pine pollen! Better than it was, tho!
Sorry, Red! Our temps are supposed to dip into the mid 40’s Mon and Tues night. You might want to cover your figs. They’ll take right much cold without damage, but 15 and 20 are pushing it.
I can’t speak for it doing anything about squirrels because, to be honest, I haven’t seen a squirrel on our property in the 5 years we’ve lived here.
The hot pepper mixes do seem to keep the critters away without hurting the plants themselves.
We can’t stand the taste of Tabasco sauce and only buy it put into the mixes from Baker’s book. We figure he has a reason for naming that brand because he generally suggests using dollar store genrics for many of his other ingredients.
**Miracle-Gro (approx 8 Ounces) once per week...**
That’s fine—add a tablespoon of Epsom salt per gallon of water. You can mix it with the miracle gro. Most plants really like it, esp geraniums and roses.
LOL!!!!
OOPS, I hit post too soon, didn’t I?
SEEDS!!!!!!!!
Jax has already sorted out the seeds and determined which are hers and which are mine. I get the veggies and herbs, she gets the flowers!
There was also a fabulously inspirational book and some “make a kid happy” stuff. Diana is a wonderful friend.
LOL!!!!!
That’s why I posted this as April of 2006 — last year Easter was the beginning of April and this year it was in March!
I can believe just how heavy the fog was because one of our local channels showed footage from their web cam by the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. Could not make out a shape or see any movement at all. Scary! But, of course, the plants loved all the moisture.
I think my “Brown Turkey” fig is not going to make it. It has yet to bud out like the “Celestial” and “Black Jack” figs. Those both have buds every where with tiny leaves developing. I will keep watering it and cross my fingers.
LOL!!!! My husband did construction before he went IT!!! He finds the gardening relaxing (except for cutting the grass)
I can’t wait. My vegetable garden is going to be HUGE this year.
OK - I will let my politics invade my gardening......not something I do often.
I will not buy or use any Scott’s/Miracle-Gro products. Scott’s instituted a policy to refuse to hire anyone who smokes tobacco and has gone so far as to fire smokers who did not quit.
I fully support the right of a private employer to set their own criteria for hiring, however I fully support my right to choose not to purchase their products.
I can only imagine how bad it was down by the CBBT. We live practically smack dab in the middle of northern Accomack Cty when looking east to west and we were totally socked in yesterday morning.
But you’re right, the moisture is definitly welcome.
LOL!!! What’s your definition of “HUGE”????
Congrats on the munchkin, Gabz! You’d be apalled at how many kids think food comes out of the backroom at the grocery store.
Thanks again, Gabz! I told you—I can write and grow things—I never said I was computer savvy! LOL
Huge means needing a wheelbarrow to collect my day’s clippin’ :o)
Have to agree with you on the Scotts prducts—not because I know a thing about their policies, but because I just don’t like their lawn products. Most of their stuff has a high nitrogen content—works great up north or out west—it’s death on centipede grass.
I usually recommend MG for liquid fert, simply because that’s waht we carry. Don’t care much for their potting medium either, esp with the fert added. We use Metro 360 in the greenhouse—it will spoil you quick!
There are Pine trees in Santa Cruz County?
Just kidding EG...
**Brown Turkey fig is not going to make it.**
Wonder how a cutting would fare in teh mail? Let me know if you don’t see signs of life soon and we’ll find out!
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