Posted on 06/04/2010 5:00:06 AM PDT by Red_Devil 232
Good morning gardeners! Wow June is here already. I hope all of your gardens are flourishing. Can you believe that last year at this time there were freeze and frost warnings for the North, Northeast and some of the higher elevations? This year the freeze warnings seem to be contained within a certain household in Tennessee. I just had to say that, couldn’t help myself!
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I was in Houston once for your famous 95/95 weather...NEVER, EVER again.
There’s another funny one here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2527459/posts
“slicker than boiled okra”
LOL!
How do you know they are libs?
I bought 36 roses from them 3 years ago and pestered them via email and phone about choosing my varieties and about my order because I'm an impatient person and I was to receive the last shipment of the season. They were very nice and very helpful. All of the roses arrived in excellent shape, and most of them have done very well. The ones that have not done well are because I chose the wrong varieties. But, the others are so big and healthy, that I won't miss the couple that have done poorly.
Furthermore, my rose bushes were way less expensive and more suited to my area than roses that are typically sold in the local nurseries. Most of the locally sold roses are from CA and typically last only one or two years and require a lot of specialized care. I notice that they are one of the most highly rated mail order companies at Dave's list, and for good reason, if my experience is any example.
I did not choose Chamblee's for any special reason except that they were the last rose grower that had any stock left to ship when I ordered. It was May, as I remember.
We have a few teeny tiny tomatoes. I may look into container gardening soon. Or maybe I can put up removable plastic for a greenhouse effect.
I did this for my watermelon plants. I just never saw bees or bumble bees around the plants. I just used a small artists brush #3 or #4 and swabed it around the male flower and then then transfered the pollin to the female with the brush. Has to be done in the morning when the female flower first opens. The female is basicly only open for a day and then falls off.
I know. RDevil has me blushing.
Tyler,TX that area is known as Rose Capital of the USA!
Yes, it is (if you don’t count Portland, OR). But I only knew them for “Tyler Roses” which are cut bouquets of tiny roses widely sold in supermarkets throughout TX. I didn’t know that they grew other roses there until I discovered Chamblees. Great Company. Good people.
Friends in the area...not arguing that is an excellent restaurant; just tired of financing people out to destroy my way of life...just a personal issue.
I’m looking into wildcrafting as a possible side business, does anyone here know where to find a buyer in south-central Wisconsin? My google-fu doesn’t seem to be working.
It’s hot, hot , hot, and no rain but muggy. The things in containers need so much watering just to keep them alive. On top of that, I have a summer cold. You know, runny nose, stuffy head, scratchy throat, fever.
Oh yeah, going out in 90+ degrees with a fever to stand around in the muggy air and water plants. That’s how you know it’s true love.
Popsicles definitely help.
Is this the Atlantic Giant pumpkin you are growing?It is indeed the Atlantic Giant. I bought the seeds at Lowe's. I want an enormous pumpkin(s) for Halloween, and was advised to pinch off the tiny fruits so as to grow the remaining 2 or three to enormous size. I'm still waiting for those 2 or 3!
I was in Houston once for your famous 95/95 weather...NEVER, EVER again.It builds character and makes me a stronger person!
The thing is, I grew up just on the other side of Half Moon Bay, CA. I know what good pumpkin-growin' weather looks like. God saw fit to send me to TX and marry a nice TX girl, so I don't complain about the 4 months of the year I cannot go outside.
It's a tradeoff: my tomatoes and sunflowers never thrived in the cold mists of upper San Mateo. Here, they are both taller than me right now. I did not know that tomatoes could grow to 7 feet and sunflowers to 15. Also, I can afford to buy a house here, and legally defend myself and loved ones from bad people with cool firearms.
That weather would kill me; so I'll have to pass. :-)
They should keep their politics/lifestyles private, or suffer the consequences for flaunting them.
Do you have any roses? If you do, do you have to constantly wage war against black spot? What side of Houston?
Sweet taters grow out from the vine so they will grow to fill the container you have them in. In order to grow them in tires you have to stack the tires first, then fill them with a good mix of compost and topsoil. I usually fill the individual tires as I stack them, and allow some air pockets inside the walls of the tires to allow room for growth, then plant the vines, and cover the top of the soil with straw to keep weeds down and prevent moisture loss. Then let them grow all summer, and harvest in the fall.
Spuds are different. They grow from runners the plant puts off above the level of the seed potato, that's why people mound up soil around them. So you start with one tire filled about halfway up with composted topsoil and plant your potato(es) and cover with straw. Once the plant(s) gets to be about six inches high add another tire and either fill with more composted soil or straw (my preference). Repeat this until you are ready to harvest the spuds, or until the plant dries up, then just remove the tires and harvest the potatoes.
The advantages of using straw are that it gives you a looser growing medium so you will get either larger or more numerous (or both) potatoes, they will be cleaner, and if you need a tater, you can go harvest what you need and put the straw back to let the plant continue growing. I haven't tried growing sweet taters in straw yet, but it may work. I might give it a shot.
I stumbled across this idea after finding about 80 old tires the previous owner left on my property. The landfill wanted to charge me between $5 and $10 (if they were still on the rim) per tire to take them off of my hands. Using them this way saved me a bunch of money, and is a super way to grow food. You can plant other plants as well. My 8 yr old has his pumpkins and Watermelons growing in tires.
Lots of that in New England. :-)
Granted; I am sure I have put money in the hands of liberal businesses...can't monitor everything. But at the very least; I can TRY to steer my money into the hands of my fellow conservatives whenever possible.
Thank you so much! This is very helpful-what an innovative idea!
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