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WEEKLY GARDEN THREAD VOLUME 15 MAY 17. 2013
Free Republic | May 17, 2013 | greeneyes

Posted on 05/17/2013 1:01:42 PM PDT by greeneyes

The Weekly Gardening Thread is a weekly gathering of folks that love soil, seeds and plants of all kinds. From complete newbies that are looking to start that first potted plant, to gardeners with some acreage, to Master Gardener level and beyond, we would love to hear from you.

This thread is non-political, although you will find that most here are conservative folks. No matter what, you won’t be flamed and the only dumb question is the one that isn’t asked.

It is impossible to hijack the Weekly Gardening Thread ... there is no telling where it will go and that is part of the fun and interest. Jump in and join us!


TOPICS: Gardening
KEYWORDS: agriculture; food; gardening; hobby
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To: Daffynition

LOL. Now that’s a robot I could use for sure.


241 posted on 05/20/2013 2:07:30 AM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: greeneyes; Marcella

This is my tobacco as of this morning. The board underneath it is marked in 1 ft. increments.

/johnny

242 posted on 05/20/2013 7:42:02 AM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: murrie

http://backtoedenfilm.com/


243 posted on 05/20/2013 8:12:48 AM PDT by Augie
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To: JRandomFreeper
Hard to believe you got that plant from the orange “dust” tobacco seed.
244 posted on 05/20/2013 8:33:57 AM PDT by Marcella (Prepping can save your life today. Going Galt is freedom.)
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To: Marcella
It is amazing. I showed it to my neighbor this morning and she wants me to start a few for her to go in her flower bed. She thinks it's a pretty plant.

/johnny

245 posted on 05/20/2013 8:37:01 AM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: JRandomFreeper

Those are some nice looking plants.


246 posted on 05/20/2013 11:25:48 AM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: greeneyes
In the middle of the row, though are much less healthy plants. I've got a weak spot in my garden, and I don't know what it is yet. I will be working on finding that out and fixing it.

I wish I had a 400x microscope.

/johnny

247 posted on 05/20/2013 11:32:30 AM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: greeneyes
Do you know what the actual chemical composition is of the paperboard carton shipping containers?

I don't know what is in the paperboard, but the inks themselves will also contain various resins--large polymers, chosen because of the application and desired effect (nitrocellulose for a shiny, high gloss finish, for example). They can also contain plasticizers. Water soluble inks can contain urea.

Not everything I wrote was specifically intended for you. There are people who agonize over things in what they eat while the ignore obvious problems. Our food supply is not as secure and safe as it once was--everyone should start reading labels carefully. Much canned fruit is no longer canned here. Much hard candy comes from Mexico or Argentina. The reason why I don't work for that ink company any longer--they were the second largest outfit in the country--is because so much packaging was no longer being printed and used here.
248 posted on 05/20/2013 4:11:46 PM PDT by Nepeta
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To: Nepeta

Thank you for the clarification. This factor of foreign countries providing our food without clear labeling, or found only in really fine print is one of my pet peeves.

Just one of many reasons I decided to become as self sufficient with respect food as I can.


249 posted on 05/20/2013 6:24:35 PM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: JRandomFreeper

Have you tested the soil in the portion that is not doing so well?


250 posted on 05/20/2013 6:26:06 PM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: greeneyes
I will do some chemical tests, but I would like to do bacteria and fungi counts/IDs in that area as well.

/johnny

251 posted on 05/20/2013 6:27:27 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: Ellendra

I’ve got 3 Black Krim cuttings in the works right now. As you mentioned, two flattened themselves out. All respond well to waterings.


252 posted on 05/20/2013 6:31:03 PM PDT by Sarajevo (Don't think for a minute that this excuse for a President has America's best interest in mind.)
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To: JRandomFreeper

There is a annual flower called Nicotiana and my wife planted 80 of them in one of her flower beds yesterday. They are related to tobacco.


253 posted on 05/20/2013 7:08:07 PM PDT by tubebender (Evening news is where they begin with "Good Evening," and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.)
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To: tubebender
I've seen them. A friend of mine in NM grows them in her dry flowerbed. They are very pretty. But they are a far cry from my Burley as far as tobacco goes. I wouldn't try to smoke that on a bet. ;)

/johnny

254 posted on 05/20/2013 7:09:56 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: JRandomFreeper

Really tobacco is a beautiful plant. Too bad it is so toxic. ;)


255 posted on 05/20/2013 8:33:43 PM PDT by MomwithHope (Buy and read Ameritopia by Mark Levin!)
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To: MomwithHope
I like it. Gotta die of something. ;)

/johnny

256 posted on 05/20/2013 8:40:31 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: JRandomFreeper

After what you’ve been through, you are the only one I can think of that’s entitled. Wish my hubby would quit the cigars though. He inhales.


257 posted on 05/20/2013 8:47:10 PM PDT by MomwithHope (Buy and read Ameritopia by Mark Levin!)
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To: MomwithHope; Marcella
I would advise a daughter not bug him about it. I would never presume to give advice to strangers that are adults.

I figured out after my first wife that a pipe and small catz were about the same as being married.

The pipe will eventually kill you and the catz are annoying and disruptive and make a mess.

Nagging is what pushes things over the line. ;)

The catz don't nag.

/johnny

258 posted on 05/20/2013 10:07:12 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: JRandomFreeper

You are wise and right. I learned many years ago the nagging would not work, nor pleading for the sake of his health. He has quit for periods of time and recently started up again. I thought he was done for good.


259 posted on 05/21/2013 5:09:21 AM PDT by MomwithHope (Buy and read Ameritopia by Mark Levin!)
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To: JRandomFreeper
The catz don't nag.

The kittehs don't nag and they don't leave greasy pillowcases from lack of bathing. Kittehs never complain when you watch one wuxia movie after the other. Kittehs don't run up big secret debts.
260 posted on 05/21/2013 3:16:12 PM PDT by Nepeta
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