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Weekly Gardening Thread (Home Sweet Home) Vol. 8, February 24, 2012
Friday, February 24, 2012 | JustaDumbBlonde

Posted on 02/24/2012 7:48:38 AM PST by JustaDumbBlonde

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To: Petruchio
"I just placed my order for this year’s seeds."

Yay!!! Sounds like a yummy list! Maybe you could put a solar panel on your gardening hat for extra energy ;^)

101 posted on 02/25/2012 6:24:20 AM PST by JustaDumbBlonde (Don't wish doom on your enemies ... plan it.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Girl, I don’t know to this day how you do all that you do! How many/what kind of chicks are you anticipating?


102 posted on 02/25/2012 6:26:08 AM PST by JustaDumbBlonde (Don't wish doom on your enemies ... plan it.)
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To: JustaDumbBlonde

I just ordered them. It’s a special project they are involved with and you get THREE hazelnut bushes for just $20.00.

This seems to be an exceptional offer to me. Thanks again for the link.


103 posted on 02/25/2012 6:41:43 AM PST by SumProVita (Cogito, ergo...Sum Pro Vita. (Modified Decartes))
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To: JustaDumbBlonde
Lots more people pulling water from it now.

Yes. Just this past year, the cities of Cedar Park and Leander added another 78" pipeline to draw more water. The Sometimes Islands are out so far, you can walk to them.

104 posted on 02/25/2012 6:42:17 AM PST by Arrowhead1952 (Dear God, thanks for the rain, but please let it rain more in Texas. Amen.)
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To: JustaDumbBlonde
Wow, you got a really good deal on the barrels. What are they made from? What kind of fruit trees are you pondering?

We found the barrels on CraigsList - sturdy black plastic - used to ship pickles from India.

Olives, almonds, fig, pomegranates - so far!

105 posted on 02/25/2012 6:45:46 AM PST by ImProudToBeAnAmerican
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To: SumProVita

You’re most welcome. I’m going to order some too.


106 posted on 02/25/2012 6:48:22 AM PST by JustaDumbBlonde (Don't wish doom on your enemies ... plan it.)
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To: JustaDumbBlonde

My beets, radishes, red onions and white ones going in tomorrow, the potatoes are almost ready for the dirt, just one more day of hardening off and in they go. Peas and beans will be micowaved, iceboxed, microwaved, iceboxed and into the soil next to the potatoes. Tomatoes are loving the heating pad, and will be planted along the fence and into some pots. Gardening is exciting, especially watching the plants grow.
A couple of years ago, I bought a weeping rose and it’s FINALLY putting out new stems and leaves. It just sat there looking like a lost rose. I guess it was deciding if it would or would not be the main specimen in the flower area.


107 posted on 02/25/2012 7:11:36 AM PST by tillacum
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To: JustaDumbBlonde

It’s nice having you back. We know you had a GREAT time in that dry Montana air.


108 posted on 02/25/2012 7:12:56 AM PST by tillacum
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To: JustaDumbBlonde

Nice looking couple.


109 posted on 02/25/2012 7:19:10 AM PST by tillacum
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To: Arrowhead1952

We had some wind, here, but it wasn’t bad. I’m putting in some lettuce between the beets and radishes tomorrow. The seeds will be soaking tonight.


110 posted on 02/25/2012 7:30:09 AM PST by tillacum
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To: JustaDumbBlonde

Our Clemsons are resting between some damp paper towels.


111 posted on 02/25/2012 7:32:01 AM PST by tillacum
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To: JustaDumbBlonde

We farm also. Believe it or not, I don’t remember when we sampled soil. (at changing of the guard phase from my father)

Our farms are all dry land, except for one that my brother owns.


112 posted on 02/25/2012 7:33:26 AM PST by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
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To: tillacum

I never soak the seeds. My black seed and butter crunch are growing like crazy. We just go out and pick what we need for a salad or burgers. I’ll be planting more in the near future to get us into late spring.


113 posted on 02/25/2012 7:42:50 AM PST by Arrowhead1952 (Dear God, thanks for the rain, but please let it rain more in Texas. Amen.)
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To: JustaDumbBlonde

Chances of that are slim to none! LOL


114 posted on 02/25/2012 8:12:53 AM PST by afraidfortherepublic
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To: Red_Devil 232

Why don’t you just let her ride on the seat? That’s where Max rides. If you think that the rear seat of your truck is too narrow (I have a non-functioning F-150 — an older model) you can just place boxes (storage tubs), or coolers, on the floor in front of the seat and cover all with a cushy comforter so the dog can stretch out. We’ve taken our Max coast to coast that way. That way you don’t have the work of removing and re-installing the seat.


115 posted on 02/25/2012 8:23:40 AM PST by afraidfortherepublic
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To: Texas Fossil
We have most of our fields grid-sampled at least every other year (so we are probably doing half of them a year), and then the needed lime and/or nutrients are applied with a TerraGator that is using the GPS grids. Parts of the field may require a ton of lime, while another may require none. The computer handles it all.

Liquid nitrogen is knifed-in on corn and cotton in the required amounts around 2-3 weeks post-emergence.

116 posted on 02/25/2012 8:52:16 AM PST by JustaDumbBlonde (Don't wish doom on your enemies ... plan it.)
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To: tillacum

Thank you! If I get around to it, gonna throw some mustard and turnip seeds out this weekend. Hopefully, I’ll get my tomatoes and peppers potted this coming week.


117 posted on 02/25/2012 8:55:06 AM PST by JustaDumbBlonde (Don't wish doom on your enemies ... plan it.)
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To: Darth Reardon

What a gorgeous February harvest. It’s snowing here. You suck. :)


118 posted on 02/25/2012 11:45:23 AM PST by agrace
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To: afraidfortherepublic

She is used to back seat crew cab area. It is one of those four door trucks and the back seat area is big and comfortable. Every once in awhile she will come up and sit in the front seat. She does not stay there long. Every time we go under an overpass she ducks her head. It is funny to watch. The back rest for the back seat does fold down and makes a nice flat area. When Aladdin was alive he grew too tall to stand comfortably on the folded down back rest so I just removed the entire seat and put their dog beds down on the floor. Made for easier entry access for them also.

I have removed the back seat once. It has never been put back in. It is kept in storage.


119 posted on 02/25/2012 12:41:27 PM PST by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: tdscpa

Thank you for the info! I can’t wait for the mail next week. We’re setting up a starter table in our basement to get a jump start on some of the seeds. Others will be sown directly into the soil. I’m going to like those best. Less hassle! :o)


120 posted on 02/25/2012 12:53:08 PM PST by samiam1972 ("It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish."-Mother Teresa)
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