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Weekly Gardening Thread – 2011 (Vol. 27) July 15
Free Republic | 07-15-2011 | Red_Devil 232

Posted on 07/15/2011 5:13:42 AM PDT by Red_Devil 232

Good morning gardeners. It has been another week of hot humid weather. My little garden got its small share of a 60% chance of rain yesterday afternoon. A nice pop up T-storm spent about half an hour dropping a nice steady rain on my garden. There is a 70% chance of rain today. If the percentage for rain is not above 50 the pop up T-storms seem to pass me by. I did get to harvest about a dozen ripe tomatoes this past week but they are on the small side. My replacement paste tomato plants are coming along just fine so far. I will leave them to develop in their 5 inch peat pots for a couple of more weeks before setting them out in the garden.

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.

I hope all your gardens are flourishing.


TOPICS: Agriculture; Food; Gardening; Hobbies
KEYWORDS: garden; gardening; recipes; weekly
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To: Red_Devil 232

Is DoJ running guns to Mexico again?


301 posted on 07/19/2011 11:55:44 AM PDT by tubebender (The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some very good ideas)
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To: rightly_dividing

No, this is the neighbor on the other side. Great folks, and outstanding neighbors...


302 posted on 07/19/2011 1:40:08 PM PDT by Bean Counter ("A society that gets rid of all its troublemakers goes downhill." — Robert A. Heinlein)
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To: Bean Counter
Are things about the same with the poor neighbor?

If you have a HOA, and live in the city, how do you have chickens? I wouldn't think that would fly with either. We have a HOA, but are not in a city and we are wanting to have a few chickens, but have not approached the HOA yet.

303 posted on 07/19/2011 2:24:55 PM PDT by rightly_dividing
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To: rightly_dividing; Red_Devil 232; Diana in Wisconsin; fanfan; greeneyes; JustaDumbBlonde; Gabz; ...
Right now I’m looking for some plants to put in my new pot that I bought on sale yesterday. It was a $90 pot that I got for $22 on close out. It is a large clay and fiberglass pot that looks like it was squished on one side so that it lays on it’s side. The intention is that you fill it with dirt and then let the flowers/plants spill out the side so that it looks like it was tipped over by accident. I am looking for something bold that is also deer resistent and drought resistent would be nice. Anything come to mind? I was intending to plant a day lily there, but the thought came to mind that to try to make a day lily grow sideways probably wouldn’t be too successful.

The above was my plea for suggestions as to what to plant in my squished, sideways pot out by the swing. I got only nasturtiums as a suggestion and didn't think they would grow fast enough. Yesterday I came home from the nursery around the corner with 4 gazanias and 2 sweet potato vines and planted them last night in 3 cu. feet of potting mix. They look[ed] good, but now I can sit at my back window with binoculars and watch a family of rabbits chomping on them. Salad bar for rabbits. **sigh**

304 posted on 07/19/2011 2:40:55 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Uh Oh!


305 posted on 07/19/2011 3:01:18 PM PDT by rightly_dividing
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To: rightly_dividing

We have a Neighborhood Association, not an HOA....ihn any case our City has a generous “urban livestock” Ordinance that allows 5 laying hens (no roosters)...


306 posted on 07/19/2011 4:02:26 PM PDT by Bean Counter ("A society that gets rid of all its troublemakers goes downhill." — Robert A. Heinlein)
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To: tubebender

Another Armed Bank Robbery. This time it was two male Amish Yutes one 24 and one 16. They got caught a few miles down the road from here.


307 posted on 07/19/2011 4:29:28 PM PDT 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

Why heck yes they caught them! They were driving a buggy with 24” spinner hubcaps and dark tinted windows and 3,000 amp stero...


308 posted on 07/19/2011 4:59:03 PM PDT by tubebender (The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some very good ideas)
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To: tubebender
You forgot to add the Pimp Star Wheels
309 posted on 07/19/2011 5:31:43 PM PDT 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: rightly_dividing

Well, I checked the damage — not much, so far. But there has been a gathering of rabbits out there off and on all day. I found one half-chewed gazania flower and no damage to the Sweet Potato leaves. Of course they probably consumed at least 10 gazanias, but there are plenty more left. If this is all the damage they do, I’m happy to share. I did send Max, the Golden, out to scare them away. He was too late, but I allowed him to linger around the new flowers to leave his scent.


310 posted on 07/19/2011 6:04:34 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: Red_Devil 232; tubebender

You both live in exciting neighborhoods. We haven’t had any excitement around here since my neighbor allowed his bonfire to get out of hand 3 years ago. Almost took his barn down with his classic car collection inside.


311 posted on 07/19/2011 6:07:53 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: afraidfortherepublic

I may be wrong, and I haven’t yet had to deal with it, but I have heard that you can brush your dogs hair and spread the dog hair around your plants as an animal repelant.


312 posted on 07/19/2011 6:21:39 PM PDT by rightly_dividing
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Photos Please!!! No.. not the fire, the photos of his car collection...


313 posted on 07/19/2011 6:22:13 PM PDT by tubebender (The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some very good ideas)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

LOL! Poor thing!

Try cactus!


314 posted on 07/19/2011 6:31:52 PM PDT by fanfan (Why did they bury Barry's past?)
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To: Red_Devil 232

Pimp Stars... what can I say?
Out here they have spoke wheels knowns as Elbows, or Swangas. The farther that they stick out, the cooler they are. Very pricey.

http://www.texanwirewheels.com/15inch83-30spokewirewheel.html


315 posted on 07/19/2011 6:32:06 PM PDT by rightly_dividing
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Not really - the two lane road in front of my house leads to an unlimited access 4 lane country highway very little traffic and sparsely populated. You can go south toward Mobile or head north and if you need to leave town in a hurry and the law is behind you it is a better route than the limited access Interstate because there are numerous sides roads you can exit on. If you had a decent head start you have a chance of eluding the coppers.


316 posted on 07/19/2011 6:36:08 PM PDT 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: rightly_dividing

Didn’t James, James Bond have a set of those on his Aston Martin?


317 posted on 07/19/2011 6:43:26 PM PDT 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: afraidfortherepublic

Your Gathering of Rabbits,

Did They Look Like These Desperados?


318 posted on 07/19/2011 6:52:58 PM PDT 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

LOL...I’ll hang up my gardening hat the day those critters show up in my yard...


319 posted on 07/19/2011 7:00:42 PM PDT by tubebender (The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some very good ideas)
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To: rightly_dividing; tubebender

Pimp star wheel 22” x 9.5” = $2877 ea.
26” eight lug = $3770 ea.

I read they are illegal in quite a few states. I doubt I will see them around hear any time soon. My wife told me there are places (Rent-A-Center) that rent those spinner wheels. She works with a bunch of Amish Folks who know. They can’t afford to buy them.


320 posted on 07/19/2011 8:31:11 PM PDT 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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