WEEKLY GARDEN THREAD, VOLUME 12, MARCH 20, 2015

freerepublic | 3/20/2015 | greeneyes

[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.

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[JRandomFreeper]

When I was a military cook.

The "1500 of my closest friends" thing was sometimes used (tongue mostly in cheek) for the mob you were deployed with. I did wind up know a lot of them by the end of the deployment...

/johnny

[trisham]

LOL! That must have been something. :)

[trisham]

Good night, friend. :)

[Ellendra]

I managed to get out to my land Saturday. One end of the landscaping fabric is loose, but other than that everything got through the winter intact. Including my garlic! I’ve never planted garlic in the fall before, so I was happy to see little garlic sprouts poking their noses out.

I also talked with a farming neighbor who had been using part of my land for a hayfield since before I bought it. He’s agreed to till up the part he’d been using, and I’m having a surveyor come out and mark the boundaries. That gives me almost 2 acres to play with! About half of it will be medicinal herbs, and I also have some cover crops to fill in the spaces until the trees and bushes fill out.

Still have a freezer full of squash. I have been ordered not to grow any this year, although I’m still growing my pumpkin that I’m breeding.

[SisterK]

I did check out the occupation in the Bible before I dropped engineering and took up cooking.....Seriously? My sun bonnet is off to you, sir.

[JRandomFreeper]

My Dad was still alive then. I had a family or 2 I was supporting. I had to ask for his hands-on blessing before I just up and changed careers.

Of course, he thought I was crazy because cooking is for young men and engineering is ok for old men sitting in chairs. But he did lay his hands on me and give me his blessing to change careers. ;)

/johnny

[SisterK]

Awesome. And engineering might have been more lucrative than cooking, but nothing can replace exploring His footsteps.

[JRandomFreeper]

I couldn't ask dad for his blessing unless I had my ducks in a row. Dad was harsh about that. I had to study to show myself approved.

/johnny

[SisterK]

I expect you would succeed in any vocation you desired.

[JRandomFreeper]

Still had to get Dad's blessing back then. ;)

And today, I have to listen to my older brother. I don't always do what he says, but I gotta listen and consider. Younger son and all of that...

/johnny

[JRandomFreeper]

Night all.

/johnny

[SisterK]

My bed time too. Good night Johnny.

[T-Bone Texan]

Marijuana does not need stratification.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

ApplegateRanch :" I hunted, and found the best deal on the replacement cover. Ended up with about $125 total invested.
Never buy new, unless you have to; just make sure you know what you’re getting."

Good call !
But is it "Bear Proof" ?
I am Extremely happy at your successful purchase !

[Augie]

Well I'm late to the party as usual. I'd sat down with the laptop computer Saturday evening and was getting ready to post when I got paged for a problem at work. By the time that was fixed it was almost 11:00pm and I was out of gas.

Anyway, the weather in Central Missouri was absolutely beautiful and I put it to full advantage. Tilled about a third of the garden and got the rows prepped for setting seed taters.

Got the corner trim on the potting shed installed and painted, and replaced the section of garden fence that was taken down to accommodate the work. The hens have been having a big time scratching out there but the fun for them is over now.

Repairs to the north side opposite the window are progressing nicely.

Finished the repair of damage I did to Nanner's loader bucket.

Brought home a new batch of peeps.

[Augie]

Some pics from Eric.

[dware]

Late to the party again! I’m pretty excited this week, too. After reading all about how hard it is to grow hops from seed, and spending the last 3 months with a bunch of seeds in the fridge, I’m happy to report that cold stratification worked! I’ve got 8 new hops plants! Tobacco is also going strong, along with numerous varieties of tomato.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Thanks, Augie.

The pix are:
1. A pair of black oaks, hit by lightning and mostly dead, will become firewood in a few days.
2. Freshly transplanted tomatoes have tiny blossoms. They'll be outside by next week.
3. An Ozark Oyster from the Lake of the Ozarks.

[ApplegateRanch]

Fortunately, no bears within well over 100 miles. :-)

In Oregon, we had one do some damage a couple of times, and brother in N Cali had one run through his chicken house & yard without slowing down.

[Qiviut]

Quite the grafting adventure for your tomato plants this spring! May the good fortune of the Gardener’s Green Thumb be with you .... I’m not as adventurous, although I’ll be interested in your results. :-)