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Posted on 09/01/2025 4:39:33 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
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The White Plush Toy would make it NINE! LOL.
Hi, we live in zone 8 - pokey woods of east Texas
We have 2 large Cana plants that have crept under the fence from neighbors yard. Can they be transplanted? Currently between our shed n fence- would love to see them without walking across the yard.
Thanks
Hi, we live in zone 8 - pokey woods of east Texas
We have 2 large Cana plants that have crept under the fence from neighbors yard. Can they be transplanted? Currently between our shed n fence- would love to see them without walking across the yard.
Thanks
I got my small crockpot out last night! Have not used it in a long time. I think it’s just two quarts. Had the last of old stuff in the freezer, two raw turkey wings that I had frozen. When turkeys were so cheap last fall I bought one and cut it up and froze it in parts. We just could not deal with a whole turkey anymore. Put the two wings in the crockpot last night with some frozen turkey juices in a ziploc frozen last fall. Took the bones out this morning and added some jasmine rice. That will be supper with some chinese long green beans. I may just leave that crockpot out on the counter. Gave away my big one years ago.
“New house projects, I have a billion of them.”
Our farmhouse was built in 1900, added to and remodeled several times. It’s STILL not finished, LOL!
I FINALLY got in the rest of the cool weather seedlings, lettuce and Brussel Sprouts.
Tomatoes are coming in slowly but that’s OK. I do small batches of canning every few days. Still some new hornworm damage and I cannot catch any of the buggers. I need to get my black light flashlight out and go out after dark and see if I can find them..
Zucchini is coming in slowly as well. Mr. mm bough a new hose nozzle on one of those 3’ or so long extensions and had a great time playing with it in the garden last night while I did some planting. Still very dry but the areas he SOAKED are doing OK.
Found some cabbage loopers on my Brussel Sprouts. Those danged things are SO hard to find. So I picked off the ones I did find and sent them for a swim in in some soapy water, applied more Spinosad powder, which will last until the next rain.
Potatoes are finally looking like they’re close to being done.
Fall...one syllable...Happy Fall, ALL...we are to be in 90s next 4 days...aarrrggghhhh...But, I got cukes...lots of them. And another round of tomatoes (cherokee purple) getting ready.
But, there are still some very hardy plants that will bloom under our high heat, searing sun and hot winds.
Spider Lilies (my neighbor was throwing these away!)
Plumerias - sorry don't know any of the names, they are very very old and were started from cuttings:
Bougainvillea "Sea Foam"
Happy Labor Day and Happy September, the gateway to Fall!
I always recommend a seed mix/ratio that contains these three seeds:
50% - Kentucky Bluegrass
25% - Creeping Red Fescue
25% - Perennial Ryegrass
Madison Parks is the best I’ve ever found and/or sold when I was in The Biz. It was designed for conditions in the public parks. This mix/ratio is recommended for Zones 4-6. We use it in our own house yard, Zone 5.
You don’t have to buy THIS specific brand, but the seed combo works really well the next time you have a dead patch or have done some landscaping or just want to do an over-seeding in Fall or Spring.
(I pinged a few ‘Lawn Guys’ for ya!)
Also - DON’T fertilize this fall. You’re wasting your money. Grass will be going dormant soon. Fertilize in the Spring with a good quality ‘Weed & Feed’ granular product. Follow the direction on the bag. If you don’t have a ‘seeder’ most Garden Centers will let you borrow one or charge a small fee.
How and When to Transplant Canna Lilies
“In zones 8-11 where they grow as perennials, dividing and transplanting canna lily plants should be done when they have finished blooming and the foliage begins to die back.”
Can I Transplant Cannas: – Learn When To Transplant Canna Lilies
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/canna/transplanting-canna-lilies.htm
I scored on potatoes again this year. Our neighbor left a big box of freshly-dug Red Norland potatoes on the porch the other evening!
This is the same neighbor that raises hogs (we’re getting a whole one this year) and Beau helps him with the Cattle Round-ups and fencing.
I’m not entirely excited about growing fall crops this season, but I will do lettuces and spinach in the greenhouse, as usual. Mom & her BFF are coming out to raid what they can from the garden, today. After all the canning I did, they are more than WELCOME to it!
We are having BLTs for lunch, though. :)
I’m waiting on my Cherokee Purples, too! :)
I already did 10 pounds in freeze dryer. Seems this plant takes a break, then starts producing again. Maybe heat makes them slow down?
I haven’t seen a Spider Lily in ages - since I lived in Imperial Beach, CA in 1980-82. :)
And you KNOW how I feel about the scent of Plumeria. *SWOON*
As always, your seasonal decor is adorable. :) I’m assuming the ‘Garden Helpers’ are inside with the A/C blasting? LOL!
This one won't go past the door step, too hot!!
My son took his kitty to his house - saw a RAT in my bird feeder the next day! I'm looking at getting a new cat but have trips to visit family in September and October (I always take Tiki with me).
CANDY APPLES / coated with coconut
Ing 6 apples 6 wooden or bamboo skewers 1 1/2 c sugar 1/8 tsp cream of tartar 1/3 c water 1/2 tsp fresh lemon juice 6 whole cloves 1 tsp red food coloring cinnamon red hots candies, crushed (optional) flaked coconut or chopped nuts
Method Insert skewers into apple stem ends. Dissolve sugar/water/cream of tartar. Add l/juice, cloves and crushed cinnamon red hots. Add red food coloring. Boil without stirring, to 310°F on a candy thermometer (hard crack stage). Remove pan from heat. Dip apples, turning to coat. Roll apples in coating while still warm. Leave on cookie sheet to cool. CAUTION: Be very careful when handling hot sugar - it will burn!
Adorable Snoopy gif.
Thanks for your recommendations. I would differ with you a little on Fall fertilizing. My lawn is mostly 'Turf type tall fescue', which is a cool-season variety. I've read that the primary reason for fertilizing cool-season grasses in early fall is that their growth shifts to root development during this time and fertilizer can help this activity.
Fall is something they ask you about at the doctors office: "Have you fallen in the last year? How many times?" A word for Geontologists!
Autumn sounds more lyrical. Smoke from burning piles of leaves, visits to places with red leafed maple trees, rural places and farm stands with piles of pumpkins and baskets of squash.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/northern-lights-visible-september-2025/
Pretty much ensures that it will be cloudy and overcast!
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