Posted on 04/18/2008 8:31:09 AM PDT by Gabz
After they bloom.
Too big to cover I assume? You could try spraying it with an anti-transpirant....something like Wilt-Pruf. Some of my truely obsessed rosarian friends use this.
In Florida, on the rare occasion there is a freeze, they turn on the sprinklers on the fruit trees to keep them from freezing. It works.
THAT is WONDERFUL!!!!!
We’ve got the mid-70s weather today and tomorrow, then the rain comes in and the the temps go back to the (very) low 60s.
Hubby got the kitchen garden taken care of today — I’ve got more parsley than even I know what to do with!!!
Unfortunately I’m not going to have time to deal with it until Monday — and this is just killing me.
Good question. I was wondering the same thing cause I don’t know.
I may let one or two flowers stay on any plant that has them, right now. I do hear that if you leave only a couple blossoms on each plant of any kind, you get bigger fruit.
I have more plants to put out later but it would be nice to have a couple homegrown ones early.
The exercise is great. I just got over a nasty cold and felt weak as water. I hate working out at the gym cause it’s so boooooorrrring, but I do believe that yard work is better overall exercise and a lot more fun. It’s helped a lot.
You clearly don’t live in NY.
I started a bunch of seeds like that and all of mine came up also. I’m used to not having a lot of success with seeds, so I have more plants than anticipated.
I’ve got Heinz tomatoes for homemade sauce, and beefsteaks for eating. YUM!
I am the LAST person on the face of this planet you want to ask about raspberries.
Thankfully, Diana knows about them..........
Between the rain and the cold, that's the story of my life!!!!!
As long as it doesn’t freeze at night, it looks like we’re all set. There’s only one day before the end of April that looks iffy.
Course, it’s not Mother’s Day yet.... (One year just recently, we woke up to about 4 inches of lake-effect snow on Mother’s Day. So now the standing joke for the area is that winter is not over until Mother’s Day. If the subject comes up, all someone has to do is say, *Well, it’s not Mother’s Day yet.* And everyone just rolls their eyes.)
Seems like pepper plants benefit from removing the first few blooms. Helps the plant grow instead of putting effort into growing a fruit. I don’t know about tomatoes. I am sure someone on this thread will have the answer.
Yep! Digging a 3 ft. wide hole and 2 ft. deep for a pear tree in the red clay around here is not booooorrring. I could have put a pick ax to good use, if I had one.
Thanks Gabz! Glad you enjoy them.
**is there any way to protect it?**
If you’ve got a sprinkler that will reach or a hose end with a fine mist setting, you might be able to keep the frost off. Good luck!
Glad you got it! After I mailed it, I thought—you idiot! You’re not supposed to send plant material through the mail! Had a few nightmare visions of the DEA showing up on my doorstep, drug sniffing dogs in tow!
That’s one of the cuttings we took in Jan. Amazing how fast they take off!
Tell Cashmere—This is not your toy! :)
Laughing about the paper—any time we get parts at the store, I can’t stand it—not to read the newspapers they’re padded with, even if they’re old ones! LOL
I am looking for a passionflower plant. Does anyone have extra? I am willing to pay for the plant and shipping.
The paper packing had a crosword and a sudoku puzzle scrunched up in it. I smoothed the page out and will work on them this evening. LOL
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