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Weekly Garden Thread - April 2-8, 2022 [Garden Goals for 2022 Edition]
April 2, 2022 | Diana in WI/Greeneyes in Memorium

Posted on 04/02/2022 7:31:47 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin

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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Good Morning! :-)


21 posted on 04/02/2022 9:19:27 AM PDT by left that other site (Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

I thought I was done buying seeds for the year, but last night inspiration hit and I had to buy more.

I’ve been having lots of problems growing corn on my farm. One of the problems is pest control, including both bugs and rodents. I have marigolds to interplant with the corn to see if they’ll repel bugs, but the rodents are trickier. The best plant to repel rodents is peppermint, but it’s also perennial, invasive, aggressive, and might get too tall for the shorter plants. Last night it occurred to me that there are mints available that aren’t cold-hardy enough to survive normal Wisconsin winters! That means that, in this climate, they would behave as annuals. I found one promising mint, Balkan Mint, available in bulk from Richters. Fingers crossed that it works!


22 posted on 04/02/2022 10:02:36 AM PDT by Ellendra (A single lie on our side does more damage than a thousand lies on their side.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Find the perfectly camouflaged snow leopard.


And you thought it was impossible to impress someone simply by putting your hat on.

23 posted on 04/02/2022 10:05:36 AM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

I was going to have my 22 year old gardening daughter out to my house this morning to plan some flower beds, but looked at the weather forecast last night and called it off. Snow! Maybe next weekend we will walk the yard together...


24 posted on 04/02/2022 10:32:19 AM PDT by freemama
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

*taps microphone* *clears throat*
Ladies and gentlemen,I have just transplanted the first 4 cabbages of the year to the garden. Two Golden Acre and two Brunswick. Thank you.

Also a question... does anyone know in what way a “Yolo Wonder” pepper is an improvement on a “California Wonder” pepper? I hedged my bet by starting both but is one clearly better in some way?


25 posted on 04/02/2022 10:41:14 AM PDT by ArcadeQuarters (Remember the 2020 backstabbers. No more RINOs ever!)
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To: ArcadeQuarters

Congrats! We are a couple of months away from doing that here in west Michigan. Don’t have a clue about the peppers. Someone here will know.


26 posted on 04/02/2022 10:53:30 AM PDT by MomwithHope (Forever grateful to all our patriots, past, present and future.)
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To: ArcadeQuarters

“Have you “wondered” to find tasty, brilliant peppers that are vigorous and thrive well in dry, hot climates? You came to the right place because the Yolo Wonder is a truly exceptional pepper! It is an improved strain of the California Wonder, as it is a larger variety and is more resistant to Tobacco Mosaic virus. This was also designed for New Mexico for its dry, hot climate, so for those who live in warmer climates, the Yolo Wonder pepper plant will fight well against hot conditions!

You’ll never run out of peppers as the plant is a heavy yielder that’ll produce plenty of large, thick-skinned sweet bell peppers. The Yolo wonder pepper has 3-4 lobes and grows to around 4 inches on plants that grow to 24 to 28 inches tall. Ripening from green to red, these peppers have mild flavors with thick skins that hold up really well for baking or stuffing and are delicious eaten raw, on salads, or as a topping. You’ll be satisfied growing the Yolo Wonder because it is easy to grow and performs well in your garden, patio, or in a container!

Fun Fact: The plants have abundant foliage that helps prevent scalding!”

https://pepperjoe.com/products/yolo-wonder-pepper-seeds

Sounds good to me. But, I’m all about productivity and disease-resistance! :)


27 posted on 04/02/2022 10:56:09 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Thanks!


28 posted on 04/02/2022 11:11:01 AM PDT by ArcadeQuarters (Remember the 2020 backstabbers. No more RINOs ever!)
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To: LibWhacker

LW; Snow leopard; Go to the dead center of the picture, then about 45 degrees to the right about 1-2 inches depending on you display. Sits among the larger rocks. The Circus acrobat....someone who just avoided a broken neck and carotid artery bleed out!

Off to take a nap.


29 posted on 04/02/2022 11:20:09 AM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission ( )
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Warmed up & dried out, so planted my 100 already sprouting in the bag onion sets, just in time to get watered in by overnight rain showers.

Yesterday, I seeded 5 peat post each of green & red cabbage; and 10 more with saved corn seed from last year’s crop.

And, since the lake is finally ice free, I’ve been catching trout for the freezer.

After lunch, I may put in carrot, pea, & spinach seed.

Still 6 weeks to last frost.


30 posted on 04/02/2022 11:31:33 AM PDT by ApplegateRanch (Love me, love my guns!)
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To: Pete from Shawnee Mission

And I’m just up from a nap! We think we see that one, head looking down towards the goats at a slight angle to the left, with a bit if the rump showing. This was a tough one, has had my foster daughter in Belarus and me stumped. And us it just one leopard. I think the adult’s head is just below the first one. Libwhacker confirm!


31 posted on 04/02/2022 1:05:04 PM PDT by MomwithHope (Forever grateful to all our patriots, past, present and future.)
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To: MomwithHope
Solution:

With snow leopard pics, it seems you can solve the same camouflage riddle repeatedly: i.e., you know where the animal is in the picture, yet STILL have a hard time finding it again the next day. Beautiful animals, tho.

32 posted on 04/02/2022 1:31:44 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

I had no idea there are many cold hardy citrus trees!
Lots that take temps as cold as 10 degrees.

http://mckenzie-farms.com/photo.htm
Couple I’m looking at... (but am a tightwad... mighty temptimg though.)

“Bitter Lemon: also known as the trifoliate orangeand poncirrus . Anyone wanting to grow citrus north of zone 7 should give bitter lemon a try. Trees are native of Asia and are extremely cold hardy. It has been reported that the bitter lemon tree will survive as far north as New England. Fruits are golf ball sized and the trees are decidious. Hardy to around - 5F

Price is 25 dollars per 1 gallon tree”

“Citrange: We offer several species of citrange. Citrange is a hybrid between sweet oranges and trifoliate orange.. These are very cold hardy and will grow and produce fruit where other citrus trees fail. Hardy to 0 F. We offer Benton, Rusk and Morton citranges as well as Citrandarins... a mandarinXtrifoliate hybrid.

Price is 25 dollars per 1 gallon tree”


33 posted on 04/02/2022 2:32:06 PM PDT by mrsmith (US MEDIA: " Every 'White' cop is a criminal! And all the 'non-white' criminals saints!")
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To: metmom

I usually plant 300 lb Yukon golds right after mothers day. It’s still down to zero at night here in Fairbanks and 4 foot snow in yard. I just plant tatoes, moose eat everything else. I was able to pick 4, 40 lb triple 16. Got it for 40 bucks a bag.


34 posted on 04/02/2022 3:13:47 PM PDT by Eska
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To: T. P. Pole

First daffodil blooms today. East side of yard.

Clean up starts when I mow lawn. Rake leaves from under bushes ... mulch into lawn with mower.


35 posted on 04/02/2022 3:38:43 PM PDT by campaignPete R-CT (I owe, I owe, it's off to work I go ...)
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To: Pete from Shawnee Mission
Snow leopard; Go to the dead center of the picture, then about 45 degrees to the right about 1-2 inches depending on you display. Sits among the larger rocks.

Where is it in reference to the ram?

36 posted on 04/02/2022 3:51:14 PM PDT by ApplegateRanch (Love me, love my guns!)
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To: ApplegateRanch

Applegate; See Post 32!


37 posted on 04/02/2022 3:58:56 PM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission ( )
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To: Pete from Shawnee Mission

I did, after I posted. LOL Thanks.


38 posted on 04/02/2022 4:04:49 PM PDT by ApplegateRanch (Love me, love my guns!)
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To: campaignPete R-CT

Daffodils; Same here!


39 posted on 04/02/2022 4:13:35 PM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission (Zone 6B KS/MO Border)
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To: mrsmith
Mr.Smith; From wikipedia;

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trifoliate_orange

" Trifolate orange: As food

The fruits are very bitter, due in part to their poncirin content. Most people consider them inedible fresh, but they can be made into marmalade.[8] When dried and powdered, they can be used as a condiment."

Note that like some locust trees they have thorns!

rifoliate-dragon-orange-tree

40 posted on 04/02/2022 4:24:58 PM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission (Zone 6B KS/MO Border)
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