Off to a slower-than-normal start, today. We went to a hunt last night and didn't get to bed until 2am. However, our beautiful and talented 'Emma Jolene' (Treeing Walker Coon Hound) won all the marbles, so it was worth it! :)
Posted on 04/24/2021 7:11:16 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
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.
If you have specific question about a plant/problem you are having, please remember to state the Growing Zone where you are located.
This thread is a non-political respite. 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! Send a Private Message to Diana in Wisconsin if you'd like to be added to our New & Improved Ping List.
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!
Off to a slower-than-normal start, today. We went to a hunt last night and didn't get to bed until 2am. However, our beautiful and talented 'Emma Jolene' (Treeing Walker Coon Hound) won all the marbles, so it was worth it! :)
Good morning to the Garden Lester’s. I qm out of town for the weekend and have the garden on “auto pilot” aka it is cool and going to rain
You’re having way too much fun with that thing! :)
tubender! Good for you! (Nice Garlic Bed in the back ground!)
This is entended to be a small resource for for New Gardeners and for Old Gardeners looking for New Ideas! Suggestions for Gardening Supply Sources, Books, and Online Videos and other interesting Gardening information compliled from previous threads! From time to time we will update with new information! (Scroll down! Posted at the end of the Jan 9-15 Thread!)
First leaves on the San Marzano tomatoes I started last month. They are looking great and nothing is better for tomato sauce.
Thanks, Pete!
Diana, had my coffee! I am sure you had yours.
Thank you for all your work on this thread!
Finally Spring in Eastern Kansas! Rained last night. Looks like it will be consistently over 45 degrees from here on so I will be pulling off all the garden coverings off my rows! (Except the Broccoli and Cabbage. (A fabric insect covering is still better than BT spraying!) Will check on previously planted tomatos. (Put a heating cable down next to them under the fabric.
I recieved a thornless Raspberry Shortcake raspberry from Jungs. Its a tiny delicate little thing!
I need to up pot and start to get it used to sunlight and getting bigger! (Trying to concentrate on things that I can move at some point. I would like to move to someplace where I can see the lights of a town but not live in the town!)
San Marzano are terrific tomatos!
“San Marzano tomatoes originate from the small town of San Marzano sul Sarno, near Naples, Italy, and were first grown in volcanic soil in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius. One story goes that the first seed of this tomato came to Campania in 1770, as a gift from the Viceroyalty of Peru to the Kingdom of Naples, and that it was planted in the area of San Marzano sul Sarno.”
“In the United States, San Marzano tomatoes are the genetic base for another popular paste tomato, the Roma tomato. The Roma is a cross between a San Marzano and two other varieties (one of which was also a San Marzano hybrid) and was introduced by the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service in 1955.”
“Amy P. Goldman calls the San Marzano ‘the most important industrial tomato of the 20th century’; its commercial introduction in 1926 provided canneries with a sturdy, flawless subject, and breeders with genes they’d be raiding for decades.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Marzano_tomato
This is a fossil found in Mongolia of two dinosaurs fighting to the death. A Velociraptor has sunk its deadly foot claw deep into the neck of the Protoceratops. But Tops fought back. It has thrown the Velociraptor to the ground before it, and its jaws are locked on to the predator's right arm.
Skull of Roman soldier who died in Gaul, 1st century BC
Pulpit Rock, Norway
Snow covered Siberian Tiger
Greetings from southern New Hampshire!
My three Layens Bee Hives are completed, positioned and baited. No interest on our three swarm traps, but today is the first reasonable day for Scouts Out! Our lilacs are starting to bloom, and hopefully, that will bring in future tenants.
Our basement is crowded with healthy seedlings and Household Six has really been bitten by the gardening bug!
We found and patched the slow leak in our front water garden. The planters around it are immaculate.
I need to rake level, all of the compost I put in our raised beds, and position the remaining two cattle panels as trellis.
Our garlic is up in all three beds. Question. Should I clear the straw off of them, now, or keep in on them? Thanks!
Keep the mulch on your Garlic and make sure it gets regular watering if you don’t have consistent rain this season.
One Inch of rain per week is considered ‘perfect’ for all living things.
Otherwise, sounds like great progress at ‘Household Six.’ (I love that!)
I covered everything for our freeze earlier this week and it looks like everyone made it.
I’ll finish putting in the potatoes hopefully today, but we have a LOT to do outside so maybe Mon or Tues.
Nice looking garlic in the background there.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
