Two what? Did you say Yutes?
Posted on 07/15/2011 5:13:42 AM PDT by Red_Devil 232
Two what? Did you say Yutes?
I figured that. I have the problem that both #1 son and #2 son, as well as #1 daughter and #2 daughter all all away. I think it was all those projects that led them to live in other states! LOL.
It just sounded so funny tha one son should be favored and the other be required to chop out the poison ivy. :^)
I would rather be engaged in some ~other~ character-building activities, of course. Must be a way to build character while sitting in a room with a/c. And snacks at hand. Let's see...
hMM.
Pulling deep-rooted weeds is actually an eloquent parable of (my) spiritual life.
If the prevalence of weeds is indicative of my spiritual life, I am in deep trouble. :( I think of that every time we have one of those gardening themed readings in church.
You said it. Those parables. Y’know, everybody says Jesus was a carpenter, but it seems to me He was more like a farm boy. Or at least a town boy who read a lot of farming magazines.
Beautiful T-storm raining on my garden it started gentle then went to slightly heavy and is tapering off right now! The heat has not been to bad down here in Centeral Mississippi-92 when I went out a few hours ago and cloudy all day. This little shower will bring the temp down for this evening.
I’m glad you are getting some rain, I know you need it. We have had slow rain off and on for two days.
I believe you are in TX, correct? Well since the lack of rain is so bad there, I have a question for you and any others.
My garden here in SE Missouri had been doing well up until a week ago. We too have had a very hot summer from the get go, but rain was pretty good until 2 weeks ago.
I have been careful not to overwater, especially the tomato plants, but starting this last weekend, too many mid to high 90s have been wilting everything.
Our soil isn’t that great to begin with. So my question, during these very hot humid conditions, should I be watering everything everday?
I watered yesterday morning and this afternoon the soil is dry again.
thanks
Could you wait a minute while I get Bo Snerdley to intemperate that for me...
Speaking of the Parables I was warping up in the garden this evening when the GMC pickup of Pastor Dave skids to a dusty stop in our gravel parking area and the Man himself gets out and visits with me for half a hour before he has to do the Eucharist service. My wife was already over at the Church folding bulletins for next Sundays service after she gave Home Communion to one of our home bound members. I dug some Red Gold and Yukon Gold potatoes for him and his wife before he left. He and I have a relationship beyond the Church due to our shared interest in gardening...
You have a 78 Olds slab, bagged, with Swangas and Vogues. How simple is that? /s
And I have forgotten what they call fancy paint and sounds.
It’s a Houston only thang. Thankfully!
Do the trowel test... Take a trowel and dig down around your plants 3 or 4 inches and test for dampness before watering
Beautiful! Maybe I can find a couple of those to insert in my “rabbit salad bar”. Those little devils have munched off all the easily reached gazanias. The upper ones are untouched, as well as the sweet potato vines. Marigolds will be in the same color spectrum and might look good in there. The rabbits will leave those alone.
Plants are going to wilt in high 90 degree temps, especially if they are not used to such. What do the plants look like early in the morning and late in the evening when temps are cooler?
In my garden, the only things that I might consider watering every single day would be newly transplanted plants because they don't have the root system to get into the water in the bed. We have had 23 days of temps over 100, and I water established plants in my garden every 4 days or so, but I do water deeply. Shallow watering is going to encourage the root systems on your plants to remain shallow, giving you a less robust plant.
When you say the soil is dry the day after watering, how deep are you checking? I don't know what kind of soil you're dealing with. It is clay or sandy?
I had a bunch of those last year planted close to the tomato plants. They are so pretty and made the garden look so cheery. This year, not a single one came up.
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