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I intend to plant Mazari palms this March/April, I live in Richmond.
I planted bamboo last summer.
The thread that started it all: Sowing The Seeds Of A Tasty Tomato Revival posted by T-Bird45.
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To give you all an idea of what a dreary deprssing day it is around here — I let my 9 year old (no school today) change the channel on the “office” TV and we are “enjoying” Tom and Jerry..........and if you thik that’s bad, my husband was downstairs watching the Game Show Channel.......LOL
“...and ask you all to help me come up with ideas of specific topics we can delve into.”
Seed Starting Techniques
Growing Herbs
Favorite Cutting Flowers
Composting
Homemade Remedies/Fertilizers
Weed Control
Critter Control
What to Eat - From Your Lawn!
Salad Gardens
Favorite Perennial Flowers
Gardening on the Cheap
Gardening for Wildlife
Fruit Trees, Nuts & Berries
Gardening for Profit
That’s just off the top of my noggin’, LOL!
As opposed to the Eastern Shore where everything grows, I can attest to the travails of gardening at 7500’ in New Mexico.
I’m going to write a book... “Plants Die, That’s What They Do.”
Chapter 1: The Indestructable Pocket Gopher
Chapter 2: Ground Squirrels and the Bulbs They Dig Up
Chapter 3: First Frost September 5th
Chapter 4: Last Frost June 11th
Chapter 5: No Rain for 6 Months
Chapter 6: Apple Crop Every 8 Years Whether You Want It or Not
Chapter 7: The Greenhouse Heater Always Fails When its -10
Chapter 8: CALICHE is it Soil or Rock?
Chapter 9: Bears in the Compost Bin
You get the drift.
In cold climates, frozen soil permitting, try turning over the soil where the squash and pumpkins are going to go in order to let old man winter kill off the squash beetles during this part of their life cycle. Do this more than once. Keep an eye out for earthworms so you can take appropriate life saving measures for them.
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Gabz is right about the weather. Nasty here, too, and I’m sick to boot. I hate being sick!!!! Some kind of sinus/viral/bacterial thing that makes me just want to bawl.
I’ll try to answer some of the questions as I remember them, but if any of my answers don’t make sense, I’ll redo next week when I’m not on so many good herbs!!!
Figs—they do great in a coastal climate. Not sure how far inland or north they will survive. Figs are very easy to start from cuttings. They are parthenocarpic—don’t you just love throwing around big words?!—it just means they don’t have to be pollinated! Just take cuttings from branches that are about the thickness of your thumb. Now is a good time to take cuttings because figs have a white sticky sap like latex, and the leaves are itchy like okra. We usually make ours about 12” long. Stick 10-12 in a 10” planter. Keep moist. The ones that leaf out in 2-3 months have rooted. Leave them in those containers another month or two and then gently seperate into individual containers or into the ground. Containers are easier to keep watered. :)
Muscadines and scuppernongs are the same thing, but different if that makes any sense. If you’re planting, make sure to get self fertile varieties, or you have to get 2. Check your local ext service for tips on pruning—too involved to go into here. Grapes grow on new wood, so pruning is vital. Now is the time to be trying to root grape cuttings.
Di—your ideas are great!!
Tiera—you should write that book!!
The garden with the landscape fabric looks fantastic!!! Landscape fabric works better than plastic because it lets the soil breathe and water can go up and down. It will last longer if mulched. We have a lot of trouble here with nutgrass. For those of you who don’t know what it is—nutgrass has a nodule at the end of the leaves, underground. A lot of hunters spend a lot of time planting it for turkeys and such. I offered to give them as much as they wanted, but so far no takers!!!
When you pull nutgrass, if you don’t get all the nut, and it can be as much as a foot or more down in the soil, it jsut comes back up. The only things I know for sure will kill it are 1) shade, or, 2) putting hogs or turkeys on it and letting them root out the nuts.
Don’t know about the compost heap gettng too cold! The worst problem we have here is fireants. Lime your compost and voila! It burns their little feetsies off!
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Wow, I didn’t know there was an FR Gardening Thread. Pretty neat. I’ve been a long-time lurker, but just joined FR the beginning of this month, so I’ve got a lot to learn.
I’ve only been gardening for two years, but have really fallen in love with it.
One subject some might find interesting is Winter Sowing, especially if you’ve got the urge to play in the dirt in the middle of winter. It could be a bit of a controversial topic, but I tried it for the first time last year, and it worked for me. This site explains how to make plastic containers into mini greenhouses, and set them outside in the winter:
The containers may not be the most aesthetically pleasing, but it’s a fun winter project for antsy gardeners.
There are also FAQs and a message board on this site:
http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/wtrsow/
What a nice thread on such a cold blustery day!
Could anyone suggest a place (online or catalog) to get gourd seeds?
I’d like to grow some with the kids - they are always such fun. The “exotic” type of gourds are what I am looking for - the long necks, loofahs, bushels, etc.
Thank you!
What a nice break from the debates and politics. Thanks.
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hey Gabz this is a great thread can you put me on a ping list if you have one thanks
I have been an avid gardener for years and would love to me added to your ping list.
Hey Gabz........can ya add me too yer ping list “please”..!
Thanks , great idea to have these threads for gardeners.
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I didn’t even know this thread existed!
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I intend to plant Mazari palms this March/April, I live in Richmond.
I planted bamboo last summer.