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Weekly Garden Thread - June 1-7, 2019
June 1, 2019 | Diana in Wisconsin/Greeneyes

Posted on 05/31/2019 6:16:18 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin

Our 'Greeneyes' has been FOUND, but she is STILL having computer issues, so I have been asked to keep the Weekly Garden Thread rolling until she returns.

That said, I will be posting once a week, and I will TRY to stick to her schedule of a Friday Night/Saturday Morning Weekly Post, but it depends upon what is going on here at MY farm. (It's Spring; it's BUSY!)

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. No matter what, you won’t be flamed and the only dumb question is the one that isn’t asked.

It is impossible to hijack the Weekly Gardening Thread. Planting, Harvest to Table Recipes, Preserving, Good Living - there is no telling where it will go and... that is part of the fun and interest. Jump in and join us!

NOTE: This is a once a week ping list. We do post to the thread during the week. Links to related articles and discussions which might be of interest to Gardeners are welcomed any time!


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To: MomwithHope
With a deep bed we plant closer together too. I did al stakes for the tomato plants as using cages just makes for less walking room here. The trick is to be timely about tying the plants as they grow.

You are right!

41 posted on 06/01/2019 10:50:22 AM PDT by daniel1212 (Trust the risen Lord Jesus to save you as a damned and destitute sinner + be baptized + follow Him)
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To: All
The mowing is DONE! The parts of the lawn that hadn't been mowed in 2 weeks due to my mower being in for repair, took more than the usual number of passes, but I got 'er done. Beau helped with some big areas using the mower on the skid steer. Union Lunch Break, then back to getting my Peppers planted before the rain late in the day. Got my Tater Patch planted & mulched (Kennebec & Red Norland), got the summer squash in (Cavelli, EZ-Pick Green & EZ-Pick Gold) added a Coneflower and Lillies to my Perennial Bed and along with the pepper planting, I'll add Marigolds and Nasturtium everywhere! I love lots of flowers in with my veggies. I have the winter squash ready to go for Beau in the lower garden and he's hoping to get the Sweet Corn & Popcorn in today, too. Oh, and I need to plant green beans!


42 posted on 06/01/2019 10:56:20 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (We come from the earth, we return to the earth, and in between we garden.~Alfred Austin)
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To: daniel1212

I haven’t heard any proggie filth utter the words “Grand Solar Minimum”.

It’s been going on forever and they can’t blame it on people.


43 posted on 06/01/2019 11:56:37 AM PDT by Califreak (If Obama had been treated like Trump the US would have been burnt down before Inauguration Day)
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To: painter

That would be perfect!

No space at all here.


44 posted on 06/01/2019 12:02:08 PM PDT by Califreak (If Obama had been treated like Trump the US would have been burnt down before Inauguration Day)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

I love nasturtiums. I have them all over my yard. Sometimes I have to pull them out to make room for veggies though.


45 posted on 06/01/2019 12:04:44 PM PDT by Califreak (If Obama had been treated like Trump the US would have been burnt down before Inauguration Day)
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To: daniel1212

What are the poles with bottles for?


46 posted on 06/01/2019 12:14:11 PM PDT by Califreak (If Obama had been treated like Trump the US would have been burnt down before Inauguration Day)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin; left that other site

He who does nothing makes no mistakes.


47 posted on 06/01/2019 12:15:56 PM PDT by Silentgypsy (Call an addiction hotline and say you're hooked on phonics.)
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To: Silentgypsy

SO TRUE!


48 posted on 06/01/2019 12:20:37 PM PDT by left that other site (For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
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To: Califreak
What are the poles with bottles for?

They are not poles, but hollow PCV pipe (from a broken soccer net a neighborhood kid gave me) which is pushed into the (wet) ground, into which water goes in order to get it closer to the roots, rather than evaporating on the top soil. The bottles fit (and hot glued) into the pipe so as to hold more water.

And since it cost the landlord over $400.00 a month for water, in the back of the garden are 64 gal trash barrels filled with rain from the roof (via a tarp system since the center drain that flat roofs usually have does not work or something, and there is no gutter). The barrels are covered with mosquito netting.

And I have a cheap 12v DC, 110GPH pump, powered by a 12v computer power supply, which pump I plan to connect to a long length of some old hose, plugged at the end but with different size holes in the holes which will be routed to the plants, and so the water can pumped to the plants. A work in progress.

Thank God for what we can do, and for rain. It took Noah 120 years to get the Ark done, but this project is nothing like that size (plus the city will not let us even have a cow)!

49 posted on 06/01/2019 3:29:27 PM PDT by daniel1212 (Trust the risen Lord Jesus to save you as a damned and destitute sinner + be baptized + follow Him)
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To: Califreak
I planted 'Empress of India' and 'Jewel' mix, today.

Other faves are 'Peach Melba' and 'Mahogany.'


50 posted on 06/01/2019 3:48:59 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (We come from the earth, we return to the earth, and in between we garden.~Alfred Austin)
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To: Albion Wilde; All

This kind FReeper alphabetized our Gardening Ping List for us so it will be easier to add/subtract names going forward.

Thank you SO MUCH, Albion Wilde!


51 posted on 06/01/2019 5:56:49 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (We come from the earth, we return to the earth, and in between we garden.~Alfred Austin)
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To: daniel1212

I should have put my bottles on pipes too so I wouldn’t have to bend over.


52 posted on 06/01/2019 6:16:49 PM PDT by Califreak (If Obama had been treated like Trump the US would have been burnt down before Inauguration Day)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

I love those things. They come back and come back and they’re hard to kill.

Perfect for a brown thumb like me.

;)


53 posted on 06/01/2019 6:18:22 PM PDT by Califreak (If Obama had been treated like Trump the US would have been burnt down before Inauguration Day)
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To: Califreak

Not in Wisconsin! In my entire Gardening History (40+ years!) I’ve only had ONE self-seed...and that was last year!

But, it is what it is, and I will gladly buy seed and grow them every year just to have them. :)


54 posted on 06/01/2019 6:36:43 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (We come from the earth, we return to the earth, and in between we garden.~Alfred Austin)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Oh my gosh?

Really?

I’m in the SF Bay Area and mine drop seeds all over the place. I dig starts out of the lawn and cart them over to my mom, plant them everywhere and I harvest the seeds too.

I can’t remember the last time I had to buy seeds.

Usually the winter will finish them off and they grow back but a couple of our winters recently didn’t have hard frost so they actually made it through winter too.

I am just plagued with slugs so I have those all over to pull them away from the other areas and I don’t water the areas in between.

I used to try so hard to grow grass out back but we have some kind of yellow sorrel clover looking thing that chokes out the grass and it’s impossible to get rid of.

Sometimes I have to cut it back because it takes over.

I read somewhere that they thrive in crappy soil without fertilizer so they really are perfect for me.


55 posted on 06/01/2019 7:15:38 PM PDT by Califreak (If Obama had been treated like Trump the US would have been burnt down before Inauguration Day)
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To: Califreak

Cali:

Burying them probably does work. I think I would rather bring them in to a dark garage or storage area.

Here are some other methods of preparing for winter on a site with very pricey figs!

https://frenchfigfarm.com/new-gallery-2

(You can also see a way to protect your figs against birds and squirrels in this link. Use tape on the end of the fig to keep ants out! Buy the types that do not need wasps to pollinate!)

https://frenchfigfarm.com/care-of-your-fig-tree

Growing in pots: (This guy has all types of Fig videos!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq9lgn8sEh0

This guy in Seattle also has all sorts of videos on figs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Km4Kxp9-PY

1) good fruit for old guys to grow...can get fruit in a year or two while you are still alive!

2) If you have to move to a different house you can take your trees with you!

Good luck!


56 posted on 06/01/2019 8:04:40 PM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission
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To: Califreak

https://www.google.com/search?q=2019+coldest&safe=active&source=lnt&tbs=qdr:w&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjekKjy6criAhVvmuAKHVFHBagQpwUIKA&biw=1920&bih=665


57 posted on 06/02/2019 5:51:22 AM PDT by daniel1212 (Trust the risen Lord Jesus to save you as a damned and destitute sinner + be baptized + follow Him)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Good gardening, everyone!


58 posted on 06/02/2019 6:20:09 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it. --Douglas MacArthur)
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To: Albion Wilde
Good gardening, everyone!

Welcome. And you have a lot of good quotes on your home page. But what a "garden" the USA has become!

59 posted on 06/02/2019 9:11:47 AM PDT by daniel1212 (Trust the risen Lord Jesus to save you as a damned and destitute sinner + be baptized + follow Him)
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To: daniel1212; All

https://www.theorganicprepper.com/grand-solar-minimum/

Is a grand solar minimum something we should be worried about?

Is another little ice age approaching?

(I’m fearing food shortages over this)


60 posted on 06/02/2019 11:46:49 AM PDT by Califreak (If Obama had been treated like Trump the US would have been burnt down before Inauguration Day)
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