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WEEKLY GARDEN THREAD, VOLUME 12, MARCH 20, 2015
freerepublic | 3/20/2015 | greeneyes

Posted on 03/20/2015 12:49:03 PM PDT by greeneyes

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To: TEXOKIE
I certainly want to do the master gardener thing. I've always loved going to school. That's why I did so well in culinary school. I woke up looking forward to it.

Not in our hands. It's in His Hands. Above my pay grade, but I'll do my part. ;)

/johnny

101 posted on 03/21/2015 9:32:35 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (gone Galt)
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To: greeneyes; mrsmith

Something to keep in mind regarding onion seeds if garden conditions aren’t very good... you can always snip them off once they get going for salad sprouts!


102 posted on 03/21/2015 9:32:47 PM PDT by TEXOKIE (We must surrender only to our Holy God and never to the evil that has befallen us.)
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To: ApplegateRanch

We planted our dwarf fruit trees in 2010. Haven’t had a crop yet. Beginning to wonder if we ever will.


103 posted on 03/21/2015 9:33:26 PM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Le//t Freedom Ring.)
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To: Ladysforest; mrsmith; greeneyes

“I really got a tremendous kick out of using our own onions all winter long. “

I had hoped to do that, but all my walking onions died a winter ago. This past winter I had some onions a local gardener friend gave me, and I was tickled the other day to see them greening up and that they had survived!

Maybe next winter I can actually have enough to draw from over the cold months!


104 posted on 03/21/2015 9:36:15 PM PDT by TEXOKIE (We must surrender only to our Holy God and never to the evil that has befallen us.)
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To: greeneyes; Marcella
LOL! so now I got spies coming in and giving reports. ;)

With any luck, we'll get some pictures uploaded from tomorrow, though. And you guys can see what I look like with short hair.

I did get a picture from pre-hurt 2009 time in NM up on my FR profile page. That finally happened today.

I don't look like that today.

Less mountain man.

/johnny

105 posted on 03/21/2015 9:36:53 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (gone Galt)
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To: TEXOKIE

Great Info. Thanks for sharing.


106 posted on 03/21/2015 9:39:33 PM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Le//t Freedom Ring.)
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To: KosmicKitty

Sounds great. I like to try out new stuff too. This year I am trying out Amish Paste, Chadwicks Cherry, and Whippersnapper tomato for the first time. Will also plant several of the tried and true also.

Hubby will plant a couple of varieties in large quantity like Romas and Mortgage Lifter for the last several years.


107 posted on 03/21/2015 9:44:04 PM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Le//t Freedom Ring.)
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To: JRandomFreeper

Spying Eyes - we’re watching you! LOL


108 posted on 03/21/2015 9:45:46 PM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Le//t Freedom Ring.)
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To: TEXOKIE

We had yellow onions and red onions from sets. Ran out at the end of December. Same with the potatoes. We had Butte Russet, Dakota Pearls, Kennebec, and mystery russets leftover from the grocery store that had sprouted so much that we decided to just plant them and see what would happen.

They grew just fine, and made just as good a crop as the ones we had purchased. The Buttes and Dakotas were from egg sized potatoes that I harvested in the fall of 2013 and planted in Spring 2014. They produced well too.


109 posted on 03/21/2015 9:52:35 PM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Le//t Freedom Ring.)
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To: greeneyes
Long as the spies don't try to get me married off. I got a thing against that. ;)

/johnny

110 posted on 03/21/2015 9:57:23 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (gone Galt)
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To: JRandomFreeper

LOL. Don’t we know it! Fret not - we like you as you are - single and scrappy.


111 posted on 03/21/2015 10:28:46 PM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Le//t Freedom Ring.)
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To: Marcella; JRandomFreeper

Those onions are the best. Johnny did you share with Marcella? Happy if you did. Ours in west Michigan go dormant looking in the winters. I don’t mulch, we have enough leaves that cover them. I can see my patch poking up. The real reason they are so hardy is the root systems are so developed and long. They root deep. When I want some I need a sharp long shovel to get them out. I share the seed heads for anyone who wants them to keep my patch from getting too big. Some seed heads have seeds so big I peel them and use them as shallots. The bigger onions - some have gotten small leek sized - are great on the grill, just clean up, trim off some of the green and coat with your favorite oil, salt and pepper. They are sweet! My original patch is over 25 years old as near as I can figure. I still grow the traditional green onions, give most of them away. Marcella have a great visit with Johnny. Give him a big hug from all of us.


112 posted on 03/22/2015 12:53:30 AM PDT by MomwithHope (Please support efforts in your state for an Article 5 convention.)
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To: EternalVigilance

Re: the beautiful Community Garden- do you have to irrigate/water it?
I assume it rains more there than here in Central TX.


113 posted on 03/22/2015 3:37:25 AM PDT by sockmonkey (Of course I didn't read the article. After all, this is Free Republic.)
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To: Qiviut

When I saw you mention grafted tomatoes, I thought you meant these:

http://homeguides.sfgate.com/graft-potato-tomato-plant-together-52381.html


114 posted on 03/22/2015 4:34:08 AM PDT by sockmonkey (Of course I didn't read the article. After all, this is Free Republic.)
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To: MomwithHope; Marcella
I share. Period. I can't help it. I don't think I shared the onions with Marcella,

It used to make my dad angry because I would share the last of whatever I had, even if it hurt. ;)

But I don't think I did the onions. Tobacco, yes. Onions? I don't think so. But I have shared onions with many others, since. The ones you gave me have been handed down at least two more time. You propogator, you...

/johnny

115 posted on 03/22/2015 4:52:02 AM PDT by JRandomFreeper (gone Galt)
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To: JRandomFreeper

Thanks for the photo. Now we see a face with the person we are praying for


116 posted on 03/22/2015 5:27:09 AM PDT by SisterK (its a spiritual war)
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To: sockmonkey

Nope, but that’s pretty cool - two different plants in one!


117 posted on 03/22/2015 5:34:45 AM PDT by Qiviut ( One of the most delightful things about a garden is the anticipation it provides. ~W.E. Johns)
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To: SisterK
The crusty old mountain man face, anyway. ;) Thanks for prayers. They are ALWAYS needed for me.

/johnny

118 posted on 03/22/2015 5:37:03 AM PDT by JRandomFreeper (gone Galt)
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To: JRandomFreeper

You are welcome:)


119 posted on 03/22/2015 5:45:28 AM PDT by SisterK (its a spiritual war)
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To: MomwithHope; Marcella

This morning before sunrise. I moved stuff around so Bob and Marco have a place to sit.

Some had wanted to see the 'art room', so I moved 2 of my easels around to make room/block views.

Anyway... the view is my current art desk with a couple of paintings (watercolor, pen and ink, an airbrush) in the background.

What I wanted to show off is my Artist Mark (logo) mugs. They have been on the bucket list for a while, but it looks like I won't have a ceramic oven here now, so I hired some of the work out. I got them. I love my logo mugs. Adds to my art room and makes me think.

And to think... I did all that after 2 brain surgeries.

/johnny

120 posted on 03/22/2015 5:47:49 AM PDT by JRandomFreeper (gone Galt)
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