Posted on 11/03/2018 1:04:19 AM PDT by greeneyes
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If it’s back in the UK now, they may rename it the Al Nort’iyyah. (sigh)
I think I’d wait till Spring too. Freezing is when I stay indoors all day.
Thanks.
I have read that you can plant a late crop of carrots, and then cover them with row cover/straw etc. To get an early crop in spring.
Carrots do not grow well in our soil, so I have no personal experience with this.
We won’t get a sunny day until Wednesday and even then it goes back to clouds or rain.
We are way behind on the leaf blowing and compost this year.
I have been sweeping patios like crazy.
Now that I’ve read your post, I have vicariously participated in so much activity, that I must lay down and rest. LOL just kidding. Fantastic report.
I have been doing research on backup generator and power systems. Everyone around seems to just put in a Generac. However, I really would prefer something different.
For some reason, a wind mill is appealing, and given the MO. weather, likely better than Solar. I really am most concerned with making sure the well pump has a power source, although a tie in to the hot water heater would be nice too.
LOL. That’s ok. I know there are a lot of lurkers who read the thread, so I never take any one off unless they ask.
Marcella told me that there were several people that told her that the Garden thread is the only one they read, but they never post on anything.
That old waterbed frame should be an interesting and worthwhile project.
Our leaf color has not been as pretty as usual.
We still have bulbs to plant, but I’m afraid it is too late.
I thought hubby had planted them already, but turns out they got pushed to the back of the patio. Found them during cleanup.
“...but turns out they got pushed to the back of the patio. Found them during cleanup.”
If they are still viable, pot them up in pots and put them somewhere cool and dark (not freezing!) for the winter months. Start watering and move them to light and warmth when your temps are consistently back above freezing.
You can STILL surround yourself with flowers next Spring. :)
Thanks. Would that work for phlox too?
Phlox, the perennial plant? Probably not. But it will work for the bulbs!
Thanks for the ping always greeneyes! I’m getting ready to plant a vetch cover crop now that the garlic is planted and the potatoes are in the shed. Sorry I can’t post any photos but I have a pro coming over to see if he can recoverer the old ones and if not I will start a new Flikr account which I have done before. We picked 52 tomatoes from the tent greenhouse yesterday for maybe a total of 200 + for the season. (Not that great.) I have to say the weather has been just great for Oct here on Humboldt Bay...
OK. Thanks.
Well, your tomato crop was better than ours. The local feed store had not vetch, so we got clove and rye instead.
Sounds encouraging!
I ran a “for sale” ad for the Norton and a day later, an Australian guy drove over and peeled off 10 $100 bills.
He had a couple of other Limey bikes in the back of a U-haul van and I asked him what was up with that.
He said he was crating them up and shipping them Down Under where he could triple his money. The UK had sent most of its bike production to the US and very few had been sold in Australia. The demand was based on rarity...
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