Lady Bender is oblivious to the action in the driveway
Posted on 05/10/2013 2:41:33 PM PDT by greeneyes
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Beautiful pics!! Thx for sharing!
Last winter I must have thrown an old rotten Roma tomato in the tree ring of the Live Oak tree for its spring fertilizer. Looks like a few ‘mata seedlings popped up unexpectedly in one spot. I thinned a few out and 2 went into the garden and the other to a pot. I’ll be tickled pink tomato juice if they produce.
Is this the second replacement or was that a broken leg the last time?
They were throw-aways, that I took 10 minutes to go ahead and plant.
They are all still alive and growing like crazy. I may need more canning jars.
/johnny
Do you have ground hogs in your area?
Got my Armenian Cucumber Seeds today....yippee....Kale and Chard are bolting in the unusual heat for May here in Western Oregon....planted a couple tomato starts...others are just growing their true leaves inside....we don’t get to really start our veggie gardens until June....usually....Roses are starting to bloom ALREADY....we’re kinda having “global warming”....but, I’m sure it is short lived....it will probably rain all of June!
Looking good AiW!!! Do you put any soil on top of the bale before planting?
Soil makes a big difference. Since Hubby brought in all that horse manure, decomp wood from an old barn and some top soil, his garden has really taken off.
Our lots are part of an area that was adjacent to mines, and someone took the top soil off a long time ago, and left yucky clay. We have the back yard pretty well rehabilitated, but the front yard is another story. Most everything planted there just dies except for red clover and fescue, and an occasional patch of kentucky blue.
On the other hand, we do have quite a few trees, and loads of wild flowers under them as well as redbuds etc.
So do you have any tips for growing peanuts?
We had unusual heat last year in May and the summer wound up being the worst drought since the 1950’s. Rain barrels were empty shortly thereafter.
Usually we get through July and August with the rainbarrels, but the water was gone before those 2 months even started. Just had to let most of it burn up.
Watered the orchard, nut trees, and perennials, and few heirloom patches next to the house grown mainly for seed.
It would be unusual for us to have a “drought”....hahahaha...people would be jumping for joy...well, most, anyway.
Next year I'll keep them indoors until they are robust enough to keep the ants out of them. I did apply the beneficial bacteria to them.
That's what I know.
/johnny
Another little cold spell here, temps to the upper 30’s here tomorrow nite, 3 in. of rain this week, and the farmers are debating corn or rice to plant. The garden is becoming a weedfest, though germination is good on the salad greens and roots.
Mushrooms have been awesome this year though. Found some over 6 in long.
SSShhh. Too many drought plagued states. Don’t let them read about rain complaints.LOL
For some reason, I thought you had grown a lot of peanuts.LOL
We’ve had loads of rain this week, and temps have been decent, so I hope we are finished with the cold weather. When I was looking at seed catalogs, I remember seeing something that said it produced well even in the year where there was no summer.
Because last year was so hot, I just passed right over it. Now, I’m wondering if I should have bought some.LOL
We still haven’t had enough days of dry weather to set up the swimming pool to store the rainwater for the garden. I just hope when we finally get it set up, we get some rain.
There are large holes in the sides of the baskets, so the young plants get plenty of morning and evening light. I place a large rock on the top of the baskets to keep it in place, and if the %&*^^* critter digs around the basket, the rock falls off and stops the digging. Once the plants are large enough, I remove the baskets and stake the plant normally.
/johnny
Lady Bender is oblivious to the action in the driveway
I take it the guest is one of those responsible for putting the strawberries in SuperMax protection?
Well, maybe as time goes on you’ll remember some stuff. For sure you’re bound to learn.
Did I tell you the one and only peanut that sprouted bit the dust? A mushroom popped up in it’s place. So I ordered some from another company. Got Carolina Black. Hoping to do better this time around.
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