Hubby has 2 more raised beds ready to go. So I'll plant some more rye, if we get a decent day. Lemon tree is still blooming and doing better. Usually, I have lemons to pick by Christmas, so the problems this year, seems to have reset my timeline.
I have one of the tomato plants that has some blooms. We got in 3 more seed catalogs this week. Hubby already has 2 pages of seeds listed-I think he needs to cull the list. LOL
To anyone wanting to grow lettuce in the winter, I really had good results a few years back with a lettuce named winter density, which I covered with a double layer of row cover, and planted in a somewhat protected location on south west facing bed.
Have a great weekend. Prayers up for all. God Bless
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Hello everyone from Louisiana , this being my first REAL winter down here has me just baffled...all the leaves are fallen from the hardwoods , the grass just stopped growing yet I have some plants flowering? and the rose bush I WAS thinking about trimming back is now sprouting new leaves all over its spiney self? I am dumbfounded as I was normally up north in Massachusetts and the last 10 years in Maine...any advice from freepers in this section of our GREAT Republic...this is all upside down to me.
I’m planning to build some more raised beds in my garden next spring (the previous owners built some also).
Was planning to use pressure-treated lumber, but got to thinking plain wood might be more prudent.
Anyone got any definitive reasons to use untreated wood?
Also, dwarf bananna should be putting out a fruit spike any day now ... wondering when I should fertilize it.
how cold does your area get?.......can this lettuce survive really cold temps?
Cool and damp in Southwest Missouri this weekend. We’re shacked up in a condo in Branson for a few days. No water coming out of Table Rock which has made the trout fishing on Taneycomo less than good. We’ve managed to fool a few, but we’re not breaking any records for sure. Rain chased us off the lake this afternoon. Maybe tomorrow will be better.
Originally posted to Texokie on that other thread!
(Yawn! Up from my nap!)
Iodized salt loses it iodine in about 6 months. Not might be much left after sitting in the grocery and your shelf for any length of time. Try some kelp tablets from time to time!
Also:
“Brassica vegetables also contain goitrins which, at excessive levels, can block iodine uptake by the thyroid gland and produce antivitamins. Antivitamins mimic real vitamins and prevent real vitamin uptake in the body. As the saying goes, everything in moderation.”
(Reposted this to the gardening thread!)
Weather continues to be mild and, unless it changes drastically overnight, I plan on planting spring bulbs. Daffies and miniture Dutch Iris. Also violas recently purchased at deep discount prices. Maybe sow lettuce seeds and arugula as well. I usually sow seeds of romaine lettuce and cover them with a plastic tarp. They do well in my environment.
Hope everyone in the group is doing well and I wish you all the best wishes for a Happy and Prosperous New Year!