Posted on 01/28/2011 5:26:59 AM PST by Red_Devil 232
Good Morning All. Just trying to make it through the winter and all the nurse-maiding. Not much thought about anything else. Always enjoy the thread.
(the dandelions and horsetails keep popping up).
Tractor Supply. Ask for the Chem. 2-4-D or equivalent.
Will kill all broad leaf, but will not harm grass.
I use a back pac. sprayer, 4 Gal. capacity twice per year.
I generally wait for the flowering to occur for good kill.
A good resource for your lawn care is your local county extension office. They would have the Master Gardener program, if your state has that, which is very helpful-
For wide leaved weeds in the lawn I have had better luck with a liquid applied in the fall when the roots are pulling everything down for nutrition to get through the winter.
In the spring everything is moving upward and the effect is noticeably less.
Aeration is a good idea- you can rent an aerator reasonably- leave the plugs lay where they fall. They will fade back into the overall lawn, no need to remove. This will provide air to the soil without damaging the lawn.
Again, hopefully you have a good county extension office.
Don’t get discouraged.
We live in AZ, used square foot gardening last year - successfully - and intend to put in six more beds this spring.
A huge ingredient in the soil in the SFG is peat moss. Sounds like I need to try this in some since "retaining moisture" is very desirable here.
just gave a bagful of lettuce from the garden to my friend and his family...they enjoyed it greatly compared to the bag of gourmet weeds for $4 from the store.
I only planted about a dozen seeds of the stuff so I was quite surprised at the amount that came up and how well it produced. I blame the square foot garden and the turkey poop I put in there to fertilize...
I really need to start some tomato seeds soon but just do not seem to get the time to do so. the last possible danger of frost is only a couple of weeks away...
will need to try the coconut coir for the new raised bed that I’m adding in place of some of the more expensive moisture absorbers...
May I ask why?
In our little town we went just the opposite, based largely on the fact that HD would say, "Merry Christmas" and Lowes gave us the "Happy Holidays".
Also, here, HD prices are a little better.
Need pepper advice!
The peppers I grew last year were very thin walled and smallish - won’t use them again.
I bought a batch of bell peppers at our local Food City. They had thick flesh and were fairly large and tasty. Threw a batch in the dehydrator and they came out beautifully.
Haven’t gotten my bell seeds yet, dithering over the variety. What’s your favorite bell that may be consistent with my Food City find?
Still lots of snow on the ground here in the Colorado Rockies. Will be starting indoors in containers in about a month. Just have to figure out what to plant this year.
Just ate the last ripe tomato off the indoor plants. There are several flowers blooming, and 1 tiny marble size green tomato growing. They have done better than I anticipated. Will do a few more next year.
The limes are now just a little larger than a big black olive. The lettuce is a little spindly, since it only gets light from the window. Lavender, sage, and basil are growing well.
The outdoor lettuce, onions, garlic, spinach, and carrots are doing well under row covers and straw.
I have received numerous catalogs the last 2 weeks. I don't really need to order much, because I planted mostly heirlooms last year and saved the seeds.
Will probably get some more fruit and nut trees and bushes, as well as some processing equipment and row covers, this year.
Everyone have a great weekend. God Bless.
And the source and variety of the seeds was...? ;)
I am not a good one to ask about Bell Peppers. I always have had problems with growing them, I don’t know why??? My hot peppers seem to thrive and produce abundently!
butter crunch leaf lettuce...the cheapo seeds either from walmart or dollar tree...
Butter crunch leaf - thanks!
Do some research on Epson Salt and Bell Peppers. I read something in a magazine several years. It’s too cool in the summers to grow BPs here and we don’t use a lot of them. It has been a False Spring this month here on Humboldt Bay and we have been doing yard cleanup like cutting back the old Fiddle Head ferns before the new growth emerges. They grow wild here in Redwood country and look great if they are given a hair cut now...
10-4 on the turkey poop.
I like to plant my tomatoes in the stuff from the henhouse. Last year the ones that got planted in chicken poo were double the size of those that didn’t get the poo.
How is Mr AFTR’s recovery going?
We have Horsetail here and I have not found a thing that will kill it. About all you can do is mow your lawn often to deprive the roots. It will push up through think asphalt and any crack in concrete sidewalks. Be cautious with 2-4-D around ornamentals and vegetables...
the turkey poop i got was in a bag at the commercial lawn guy supply center...it had a bunch of fancy words on the package, but if you looked at the mice type, it was essentially a bag of dried out turkey poop...
Too well. He thinks that he can do everything, and it's hard to hold him back. We have 2 appointments with the radiation experts on Tuesday to set up the next steps. The brain surgeon has released him for now. Part of me wishes that he felt sick.
Nyah, nyah, nyah...You may have lettuce to spare, stefabatory, but you don't have ACRES and ACRES of snow with more coming this afternoon. Don't you miss it? s/off
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