Posted on 07/13/2019 6:57:38 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
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Those devils! ;)
Please keep me on your ping list . . . I don’t post very often, but I do read, and enjoy, and learn from every post.
>>>Your pictures are beautiful, inspirational, and that garlic, heavenly!!<<<<<
Aw Shucks
My bad - I use those spools of long twist tie, cut to whatever length I want. They are a pain to remove when the garden is done but are reusable for many years.
You’ve been added! You’ll be on the *PING* for next week. :)
Years ago I found a roll of soft Velcro ties that you can cut to length. I do the same thing and use them over and over. They’ve really held up well and are not abrasive to tomato stems, or whatever. I have some holding up MONSTER-SIZED Sunflowers right now. :)
Interesting. Another thing I like about the twist tie roll is it is bright green, easy to find for removal. My dad was really old school, used twine but cut willow branches from the state park every year for tomato stakes. He liked willow because it had some bend to it.
I miss having a Willow Tree. At my former farm I had a Curly Willow from a piece off of my Family Home. We lived in ‘The Burbs’ when I was a kid, and had a VERY wet back yard that drove my Dad INSANE. A wet basement (even a trickle) to him was UTTER Homeowner Failure, but some Winters Sis & I were uber-popular, as we had a skating rink in our own back yard! ;)
I took a chunk, stuck it in the mud in a friends swamp and let it do it’s thing for a few years, then moved it out to my farm.
Curly Willow makes nice supports for Peas and Beans, and it was all the rage for many years in the Floral Trade. I cannot begin to count the number of Porch Pots I made for clients in both Summer and Winter that had Curly Willow as a major component! ;)
Say, ‘Willow Wattle’ ten times in a row - I dare ya, LOL!
I did it wasn’t hard. Of course it was not fast.
I did the same. Slowly and carefully, LOL!
And then I started singing: ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight.’
Please keep me on it; I don’t post nearly as often as I used to, but I still enjoy reading it. Thanks.
I’m declaring my garden planted, even though a lot of things aren’t. I think I’ve pushed the planting window as far as it will go this year.
But I did manage to plant huge patches of flour corn, beefy beans, squash, watermelons, and 2 of my 5 planting assignments. I need to send an apology for the other 3 :(
Now to hack back the weeds that took over while I was focused on planting!
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For those that are interested, these peppers are called Naga Brain Yellow. I grow about 30 or so different varieties in pots on our terrace.
Now that's a good idea.
I never took you off the list, Buddy! :)
I’m so jealous of the view from your balcony! :) Those peppers look spicy!
GROAN....
The hollyhocks are nice.
I don’t have luck with those.
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