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Weekly Gardening Thread Vol. 16, April 20, 2012
Friday, April 20, 2012 | JustaDumbBlonde

Posted on 04/20/2012 10:06:22 AM PDT by JustaDumbBlonde

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To: JustaDumbBlonde; All

Heh - the consensus seems to be, maybe not.

Thanks, folks.


101 posted on 04/21/2012 3:32:16 AM PDT by patton (DateDiff)
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To: JustaDumbBlonde

Just checking in, it’s batscat crazy with campaigns here and garden when I can. Will post some pics if I ever have time.


102 posted on 04/21/2012 4:21:32 AM PDT by Free Vulcan (Election 2012 - America stands or falls. No more excuses. Get involved.)
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To: JustaDumbBlonde

What a gorgeous setting! Your hives are so well kept that they all look new. What type of base or stand are they on?

Husband just informed me that we will have lows in the 30’s next Tuesday. Grrrrrrr....I will have to find some way to protect the grapes, cucumbers and zucchini that are all doing so well. I can easily cover the veggies with some good dry straw....but I’ll have to figure something else for the grapes.

Our peach trees have all been sprayed for the second time...and are LOADED with fruit. Our figs got zapped with a frost ...but are recovering. Our new raspberry canes are sprouting like crazy and I just cut all the blooms off the rhubarb so the roots will really get a boost after their transplant this spring.

Oh....and I’ve prayed for your friend, Mark. ;-)


103 posted on 04/21/2012 6:07:44 AM PDT by SumProVita (Cogito, ergo...Sum Pro Vita. (Modified Decartes))
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To: Gabz; tubebender

I really don’t *do* flowers either, but Mr. Bender’s lovely wife has inspired me with her greenhouse full of flats every year. Went so far as to *buy* the seeds ... maybe I’ll get around to putting them in pots.


104 posted on 04/21/2012 8:49:51 AM PDT by JustaDumbBlonde (Don't wish doom on your enemies ... plan it.)
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To: Gabz; TASMANIANRED; tillacum; trisham; SumProVita

Thank you for your prayers. Mark had a rough night, with the pain, but is hoping for a better day.


105 posted on 04/21/2012 8:59:03 AM PDT by JustaDumbBlonde (Don't wish doom on your enemies ... plan it.)
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To: JustaDumbBlonde; tubebender; Diana in Wisconsin

LOL! You sound like me. Diana keeps sending me flower seeds in with veggies seeds - this time I have to say I did actually get some potting soil.........that’s as far as I’ve gotten!


106 posted on 04/21/2012 9:13:40 AM PDT by Gabz (Democrats for Voldemort.)
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To: JustaDumbBlonde
Continuing prayers for Mark, that each new day will bring more strength and healing.

Thanks for the update, JDB!

107 posted on 04/21/2012 9:20:17 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: TASMANIANRED
Thanks!

Wow ... you were very industrious. I feel like a slacker now.

108 posted on 04/21/2012 9:21:26 AM PDT by JustaDumbBlonde (Don't wish doom on your enemies ... plan it.)
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To: Gabz
"one of local farmer friends told us where he piles excess dirt on the farm and we are welcome to it at any time."

Well, there you go! I'd wager that his soil may be better than the stuff you'll buy. I was very disappointed with the stuff that I bought for my raised bed ... and I paid a small fortune for it when you add in the transportation he charged me.

It may very well be cheaper and more productive to get the free stuff and put your money into some quality amendments like a block of sphagnum moss, vermeculite, some coconut coir, etc. And a good soil test before you plant or do too much amending.

109 posted on 04/21/2012 9:29:05 AM PDT by JustaDumbBlonde (Don't wish doom on your enemies ... plan it.)
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To: trisham

Thank you, trisham!


110 posted on 04/21/2012 9:36:36 AM PDT by JustaDumbBlonde (Don't wish doom on your enemies ... plan it.)
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To: Melian

Thank you for your kind words. The green pellets you are seeing are more than likely lime or nitrogen, but I couldn’t say for sure without seeing the bag. Phosphorus is generally in the tan/pink/red range, but a manufacturer could coat any element with another color for their ‘brand’.


111 posted on 04/21/2012 9:40:32 AM PDT by JustaDumbBlonde (Don't wish doom on your enemies ... plan it.)
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To: Red_Devil 232

We ended up with some wind, a lot of lightning, but only 0.3” of rain. Thank goodness! The blob that was bearing down on us on radar images kinda parted and went around us. :)


112 posted on 04/21/2012 9:42:45 AM PDT by JustaDumbBlonde (Don't wish doom on your enemies ... plan it.)
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To: ApplegateRanch

My husband wants to know if you have any pheasant hunting in your area. He has been wanting to get a hunt together for years.


113 posted on 04/21/2012 9:45:57 AM PDT by JustaDumbBlonde (Don't wish doom on your enemies ... plan it.)
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To: Free Vulcan

Good to hear from ya ... can’t wait to see your photos.


114 posted on 04/21/2012 9:47:15 AM PDT by JustaDumbBlonde (Don't wish doom on your enemies ... plan it.)
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To: Bellflower
Photobucket

115 posted on 04/21/2012 9:55:48 AM PDT by JustaDumbBlonde (Don't wish doom on your enemies ... plan it.)
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To: cherry
Have you watched the Victorian Kitchen Garden series on YouTube?

I found it when I was watching the Victorian Kitchen series. Go figure. ;)

/johnny

116 posted on 04/21/2012 10:29:40 AM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: JustaDumbBlonde

What he has is primarily known as “fill dirt” but it’s free, so after chatting with folks this morning at church, what I think I’m going to do is fill the pick up at his place and then add a few bags of the topsoil. But first I’m going to add a bunch of manure to “dirt”

I didn’t stop at the supply place on my way home this morning because I wasn’t in the truck and my car was starting to act funky again and I just wanted it off the road. I’m not going to be able to do anything about it now until mid week because of the forecast.

Just when I finally get the bug to “do something” I get all kinds of road blocks thrown in my face. GRRRRRRR


117 posted on 04/21/2012 10:50:58 AM PDT by Gabz (Democrats for Voldemort.)
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To: MissMagnolia
Thanks for my new computer wallpaper ;)

The picture of the Iris is fantastic!

118 posted on 04/21/2012 12:19:50 PM PDT by Sarajevo (Money cannot buy happiness, but it's more comfortable to cry in a Mercedes than on a bicycle.)
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To: MissMagnolia

Good looking Figs - sad that the deer enjoyed them. Do you know what variety they are?


119 posted on 04/21/2012 12:49:46 PM PDT 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: JustaDumbBlonde

Some, but not a lot. 50-100 miles east of us is where the pheasant hunting starts getting really good. We have the wild turkeys, some Hungarian & chukar partridge, doves, and sharptail grouse.

http://gfp.sd.gov/hunting/small-game/pheasants.aspx Map at the bottom of the page shows the HUNTER spending distribution, not BIRD distribution. However, by digging around on the site, I believe pheasant hunter-success stats can be found; I know they publish them for big game on a unit basis.

Of course, we’re in the very bottom, left-most county on the maps.

http://gfp.sd.gov/hunting/small-game/prairie-chicken-ruffed-grouse.aspx

As a landowner with enough acreage to qualify, I can hunt small game & furbearers on our property without any license; and I can get a landowner preference for big game tags, if I apply for tags in the unit the property is located in. About half the tags in the first draw of a unit are set aside for landowners-only; basically it requires at least 160 acres, and residency to qualify.


120 posted on 04/21/2012 12:54:53 PM PDT by ApplegateRanch (Love me, love my guns!©)
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