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WEEKLY GARDEN THREAD VOLUME 42, OCTOBER 18, 2013
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| October 18, 2013
| greeneyes
Posted on 10/18/2013 1:07:54 PM PDT by greeneyes
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To: rightly_dividing
I dont have a problem with them taking blood samples, I just cant watch. lol
I'm the opposite. I have to watch. Not knowing what's happening is worse than the needle itself. And it used to take valium and 3 nurses to hold me down for a blood sample.
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posted on
10/19/2013 8:34:17 PM PDT
by
Ellendra
("Laws were most numerous when the Commonwealth was most corrupt." -Tacitus)
To: ApplegateRanch
I got all 16 rows of 8 varieties of Garlic planted yesterday and used the strawberry cages to keep the Quail from scratching in the rice hulls and dislocating the seed cloves. The rows are 12 feet long and I figure that should yield a harvest of 1225 bulbs starting next May. It makes a great gift for family and friends
![IMG_5952](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3716/10373407956_7a7c201fcb_b.jpg)
I use Flickr for photo storage and they now format the HTML and I just copy their code and paste it in the reply box. I still have to use some additional html for paragraph break...
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posted on
10/19/2013 8:36:27 PM PDT
by
tubebender
(Evening news is where they begin with "Good Evening," and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.)
To: tubebender
I got all 16 rows of 8 varieties of Garlic planted yesterday Seriously, and totally impressed with your gardening. did you make those cages?
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posted on
10/19/2013 9:10:17 PM PDT
by
sockmonkey
(Of Course I didn't read the article. After all, this is FreeRepublic..)
To: Ellendra
I just now got done dealing with the squash in the fridge. It’s been there long enough it was either use it today or throw it out, and I worked too hard growing it to throw it out! Came out to almost 10 cups of puree. I made a triple batch of squash pudding, and a triple batch of cobbler. I’m all squashed out, time to crash.
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posted on
10/19/2013 9:12:05 PM PDT
by
Ellendra
("Laws were most numerous when the Commonwealth was most corrupt." -Tacitus)
To: sockmonkey
My son welded up the frames and I did the wire covers. They are overkill for this use but are perfect for protecting the strawberries from critters
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posted on
10/19/2013 9:59:40 PM PDT
by
tubebender
(Evening news is where they begin with "Good Evening," and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.)
To: tubebender
That looks great! So, you plant them about 6” apart in the rows?
I’m hoping mine don’t rot before they sprout.
I like those cages. They look easy to drape with plastic in the spring or fall, in case of frost, too.
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posted on
10/20/2013 12:45:56 AM PDT
by
ApplegateRanch
(Love me, love my guns!©)
To: Marcella
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posted on
10/20/2013 3:57:09 AM PDT
by
sockmonkey
(Of Course I didn't read the article. After all, this is FreeRepublic..)
To: Sarajevo
???? Already?????? I just started wearing a shirt (still no socks)! Y'all must be tougher than over here in Weenie County. It's 58 degrees in my house, and I'm wearing a Polar Tec jacket as I type this.
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posted on
10/20/2013 6:28:55 AM PDT
by
sockmonkey
(Of Course I didn't read the article. After all, this is FreeRepublic..)
To: tubebender
I’m coming to your house and stealing those strawberry cages. Yes, you are a master grower. Maybe I should also steal you.
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posted on
10/20/2013 6:30:54 AM PDT
by
Marcella
((Prepping can save your life today. I am a Christian, not a Muslim.))
To: sockmonkey
“You need some of these for squirrel control.”
I’m going to steal his.
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posted on
10/20/2013 6:32:53 AM PDT
by
Marcella
((Prepping can save your life today. I am a Christian, not a Muslim.))
To: Marcella; tubebender
Im going to steal his. Dang, I was hoping your next project was going to be taking a welding class.
I wonder if my gusmith would make me some of those cages. I want some about 8 feet long, by 18" wide, by 15" tall.
Tubebender, what kind of pipe are the frames? Is that just hardware cloth (I think that's what they call it in TX) on those?
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posted on
10/20/2013 7:07:32 AM PDT
by
sockmonkey
(Of Course I didn't read the article. After all, this is FreeRepublic..)
To: mlizzy
“Where have you traveled?”
You asked which countries I have visited. They are Hong Kong, mainland China, Germany, Austria, Greece, England many times, France twice, Monaco twice, Italy, Hawaii twice, Canada, Mexico several times. I have glass or china or porcelain from these countries as well as tea pots or complete tea service from them.
Toilet paper is so bad overseas, I used to have a collection of toilet paper from all of them. After my first trip overseas, I always put a roll of our toilet paper in my suitcase. The worst bathroom in an airport is Athens, Greece - there were flies on the toilet seat.
The finest hotel I stayed in was Montreal, Canada. In the room there were separate bathrooms for him and her and a sit down dressing table for the woman.
I wouldnt travel to any of these countries now the world is too dangerous.
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posted on
10/20/2013 7:13:47 AM PDT
by
Marcella
((Prepping can save your life today. I am a Christian, not a Muslim.))
To: sockmonkey; All
The frame is 1/2 square tubing and 1’ welded wire and They are approximately 4’ X 6’. You could use 1” electrical conduit and 1” chicken wire for squirrel proofing. The conduit comes in 10’ lengths...
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posted on
10/20/2013 7:58:15 AM PDT
by
tubebender
(Evening news is where they begin with "Good Evening," and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.)
To: TEXOKIE
TEXOKIE :" GREEN TOMATO recipe alert:"
I was talking with a friend yesterday and she told me what she does with her green tomatoes, because I did not have a clue,
is she will cut them in half, remove the seeds and dividing fibrous tissues, and freeze them."
Another option to ripening green tomatoes
Take 5-8 tomatoes and place in a paper grocery bag .
Place an apple in the bag , and wait 3-5 days for tomatoes to ripen with a red blush .
The ripe apple will give of small amounts of ethylene gas, which is used commercially by packing companies to ripen green tomatoes .
The longer the tomatoes remain in the paper bag, the more red blush will be added to the tomatoes. The reason for the paper bag is that the fruit/ veggies need to breathe; a plastic bag will retain moisture and cause rot .
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posted on
10/20/2013 8:07:14 AM PDT
by
Tilted Irish Kilt
(Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm. -- James Madison)
To: tubebender
The frame is 1/2 square tubing and 1 welded wire and They are approximately 4 X 6. You could use 1 electrical conduit and 1 chicken wire for squirrel proofing. The conduit comes in 10 lengths... ooh, thx for that. So, with the 10' electrical conduit, I could cut some off of it for legs, and they'd still be plenty long for my not quite 8' long rows.
I already emailed my gunsmith with the pic...but I actually could manage it myself, except for the welding part..I never graduated past a soldering iron.
Since it's in the 40's here this morning, I really should work on the door and window ends of my "gonna be a Texas Prepper's Greenhouse" project.
BTW, your flowers and yard in the background of that picture are quite beautiful.
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posted on
10/20/2013 8:19:47 AM PDT
by
sockmonkey
(Of Course I didn't read the article. After all, this is FreeRepublic..)
To: Marcella
That's a great deal of travel; I'd love to see your collection [interesting tip on the toilet paper too:)]. I'll pass it along to our son, who plans to travel to England next year sometime.
Did you work for an airline?
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posted on
10/20/2013 8:35:25 AM PDT
by
mlizzy
(If people spent an hour a week in Eucharistic adoration, abortion would be ended. --Mother Teresa)
To: sockmonkey
I made a rare error in the size of the conduit.. It should be 1/2" It just occurred to me that you could use 1/2 PVC water pipe and use elbows and tees to make it your self and it would be a little lighter.
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posted on
10/20/2013 8:47:03 AM PDT
by
tubebender
(Evening news is where they begin with "Good Evening," and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.)
To: tubebender
Wow, extraordinarily cool. You and your son should go in the business of building these. Of course, the shipping might be a bit prohibitive, but I'd love a couple. Gorgeous property too; pretty, pretty flowers. I'm so thrilled to see everyone's pictures' keep 'em coming... :)
Are the rice hulls put down as a mulch? Should I be putting something down on top of the garlic I'll be planting and the walking onions I've planted? Would straw be okay?
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posted on
10/20/2013 8:47:42 AM PDT
by
mlizzy
(If people spent an hour a week in Eucharistic adoration, abortion would be ended. --Mother Teresa)
To: Ellendra
And it used to take valium and 3 nurses to hold me down for a blood sample.
Ha! I know what you mean. I now use "therapeutic" lavender essential oil either from Young Living or Rocky Mountain Oils. Works incredibly well; also use it for dental visits.
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posted on
10/20/2013 8:50:23 AM PDT
by
mlizzy
(If people spent an hour a week in Eucharistic adoration, abortion would be ended. --Mother Teresa)
To: Tilted Irish Kilt
Place an apple in the bag , and wait 3-5 days for tomatoes to ripen with a red blush .
Thank you for this information. We've got a few green maters on deck! We've also egged them, breaded them and fried them (1/2 inch slices) in coconut oil. Very tasty!
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posted on
10/20/2013 8:52:46 AM PDT
by
mlizzy
(If people spent an hour a week in Eucharistic adoration, abortion would be ended. --Mother Teresa)
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