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Weekly Gardening Thread – 2010 (Vol. 41) November 12
Free Republic | 11-12-2010 | Red_Devil 232

Posted on 11/12/2010 5:10:16 AM PST by Red_Devil 232

Good morning gardeners. Hope all of you and your winter gardens are doing well. Nothing but perfect Autumn weather here in Mississippi. We may be getting some needed rain the first part of this coming week.

If you are a gardener or you are just starting out and are in need of advice or just encouragement please feel free to join in and enjoy the friendly discussion. Our Freeper community is full of gardeners, each with varying interests and skill levels from Master Gardener to novice.


TOPICS: Agriculture; Food; Gardening; Hobbies
KEYWORDS: garden; gardening; recipes; weekly
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To: tubebender

“the weather has been lovely but nothing is getting done. “

LOL. I understand. The weather here has been so great this week, and I have so squandered it, by just sitting in the Sun and enjoying it! I did get a little done, but not much!


41 posted on 11/12/2010 8:54:13 AM PST by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: who knows what evil?

I received one from Gurneys this week!


42 posted on 11/12/2010 8:56:14 AM PST by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: Black Agnes; greeneyes

Well, then...let’s see what the mailman brings today... :-)


43 posted on 11/12/2010 9:02:29 AM PST by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: Red_Devil 232

Other than getting in my garlic (which is putting up shoots in spite of the cooler weather)I’m not doing much but dreaming of next year’s garden. However, I DID make two purchases toward that. I bought a two-tiered raised garden marked down at Lowes from $100 to $20. Then, yesterday, I found a tumbler composter marked from $90 to $10! I’m already starting compost in it! I’ve learned to love compost!


44 posted on 11/12/2010 9:03:20 AM PST by sneakers
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To: MtnClimber
Harvested 4 tomatoes yesterday from the plants I have indoors in containers.

You may be at the beginning of a very interesting trend...

45 posted on 11/12/2010 9:03:49 AM PST by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: sneakers

Wow! What bargains. I haven’t been to Lowes since the Spring (it is about 40 miles away). Next year I’ll have to check it out a little more often.


46 posted on 11/12/2010 9:20:17 AM PST by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: greeneyes

A couple of years ago, my husband started checking out their gardening dept (what was left of it) at the end of the season. You can find some real markdowns! They are concentrated on getting the Christmas stuff out and trying to get rid of the other seasonal stuff. Now I’m as enthused as him about scrounging for the bargains! :-)


47 posted on 11/12/2010 9:26:14 AM PST by sneakers
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To: sneakers

Hubby and I have always been scroungers. However, we have been trying to keep our spending under better control. The easiest way is to avoid stores, but then you do miss out on bargains.LOL.


48 posted on 11/12/2010 9:31:23 AM PST by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: Black Agnes; greeneyes; who knows what evil?
I was reminded that Dave's Garden blog has a database to review and rate catalogs. Here is a link to search by zip code or company name, and it has their top 30 based on ratings.

http://davesgarden.com/products/gwd/

More negative reviews than positive for Gurney's and T&M.

49 posted on 11/12/2010 9:50:32 AM PST by Tatze (I reject your reality and substitute my own!)
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To: greeneyes

I try my best to avoid all stores! I hate to shop. If you were to happen upon me out and about it would be at our County CO-OP, Lowes or Wal-Mart. My wife works at Wal-Mart and I hate to shop there. I usually just call her and say we need the following stuff and she usually gets it right and it shows up when she gets home - neat!


50 posted on 11/12/2010 9:58:52 AM PST by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: Tatze
We have only had 1 problem from Gurneys, and they were great about settling it. We had ordered a grow light kit which was advertised to have 2 bulbs.

They had just switched to a better T5 high out put light due to recommendations from master gardeners etc., but the catalog description had not been changed.

They explained what had happened, and I told them to just send me an additional bulb and I would be happy. Since they only sold the kits and not just replacement bulbs, they sent me the entire kit. So I got a $70.00 item for free.

51 posted on 11/12/2010 10:02:08 AM PST by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: Tatze

Amazingly I’ve never had a bad experience with either. And we ordered >$100 from both last year. And, I’m probably the only person on the planet with a bad experience from Baker Creek.

YMMV apparently.


52 posted on 11/12/2010 10:08:18 AM PST by Black Agnes
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To: Red_Devil 232
LOL. Unless I am in a certain frame of mind, I hate to leave home. One of the few chores Hubby doesn't mind is getting groceries.

I make out a list, and he sticks to it better than I do.LOL.
Once or twice a year I get out just to see what's new, and get XMAS stuff.

About 45 years ago, we had moved to a small town and Hubby was teaching science. I was a stay at home mom, and he always went to get groceries. We lived just a little way out of town, so there were almost no neighbors to see me either. We were so poor, that we wouldn't even splurge on a 25 cent ice cream cone, and never went to town to eat out or anything.

People at school began to make jokes about whether I really existed. On prom night, (he was senior class sponsor) when we walked in, all talking ceased, and everyone just stared as we came in and sat down. I was sort - of embarrassed.LOL.

53 posted on 11/12/2010 10:16:03 AM PST by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: Tatze

An outstanding link that I have used on MANY occasions...you just need to watch some of the comments. I use Territorial, but some people leave ‘negative’ comments because they don’t like the shipping costs. Whatever. Baker Creek also gets HIGH marks; I use them as well. I also get seed from Seed Savers; who got beat up on reviews because of a problem with potatoes last year. Just use discernment...I’ve never used Gurney’s and T&M.


54 posted on 11/12/2010 10:25:59 AM PST by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: greeneyes
"...and everyone just stared as we came in and sat down."

You must have been stunning that evening!

55 posted on 11/12/2010 11:07:34 AM PST by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: Red_Devil 232; All

The only garden-related thing I did today (cold & rainy day) was to throw my caved-in carved Halloweed pumpkin into the compost pile, LOL!

I have some lettuce and spinach to pick.

Possible snow tonight - and so it starts!


56 posted on 11/12/2010 12:07:53 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: Red_Devil 232

LOL. I don’t think I was stunning, but I was not an ugly young lady. People who see my senior picture are always shocked, and not sure that is really me. Such are the ravages of time and toil.LOL.


57 posted on 11/12/2010 12:50:57 PM PST by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: Red_Devil 232

I love shopping at the War Surplus stores here and was at one this morning buying new cutlery for our Church rather then waste my time sharpening the rejects of members past.

War Surplus store = Dollar discount type stores


58 posted on 11/12/2010 1:13:30 PM PST by tubebender (If you can not read, this thread will tell you how to get help)
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To: Black Agnes; greeneyes
YMMV apparently.

Exactly. Sounds like you had good experiences. It was just a helpful link if anyone wants to look up reviews.

59 posted on 11/12/2010 1:24:30 PM PST by Tatze (I reject your reality and substitute my own!)
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To: Tatze

Oh, make no mistake, GWD is a great site. I use it regularly. My experience with baker creek was seeds that were *not* what they were labeled. Common mistake, I know. They can’t help what their suppliers do/say till after the fact. A lot of the issues with Gurneys seem to involve ship times and disparate orders. That I can deal with. I *was* disappointed when Gardens Alive bought T&M last year. I’d dealt with the NJ office many times and hate to think all those nice people got laid off in a recession.

Speaking of, GWD has really good reviews for ‘Womacks Nursery’ in DeLeon TX. Anybody in the SE had any dealings with them? They’ve got a bunch of pear varieties that are fireblight resistant (some of them very resistant) and also difficult to obtain. Curious if anyone has dealt with them.


60 posted on 11/12/2010 1:30:30 PM PST by Black Agnes
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