[Red_Devil 232]

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[hershey]

I plan to finally get some bulbs in the ground today. And about time. We had some rime (touch of frost)on the grass yesterday morning here in western MA., but it’s getting warmer and we still haven’t had a hard frost. Six squirrels hit the tree with all the bird seed this morning, as usual, plus some little red squirrels, mourning doves, chickadees, nut hatches, woodpeckers. And blue jays. The cardinals go to the feeder on the other side of the house. I’ve been rolling pine cones in peanut butter and sunflower seed for the birds, but that squirrel family steals everything.

I have four dachshunds very interested in everything I do, so I expect I’ll have to replant those bulbs a couple of times. They come right along after me and dig up everything.

[Racehorse]

Tomatoes, cucumbers and sweet peppers in December?

Our average first frost date is 15 November. During the pre-dawn morning of the 11th we briefing touched 31 degrees, hit an afternoon high of 68 degrees, followed the next day by a high of 80 degrees.

Plants which survived the awesome summer heat are bearing fruit and the bees are still flitting from blossom to blossom doing their busy work. But, the tomatoes are still green, the surviving cucumber plants are producing fewer and smaller cukes. Bell peppers are decent producers but the peppers are smaller than in the spring.

Oddly, the seranno, jalapeno, and pablano peppers are going like gangbusters even with the fluctuating night and daytime temps, as are our cherry tomatoes.

Ten day forecast calls for night temps 38 - 48 degrees and day temps 64 - 76 degrees.

With a little luck, maybe we’ll have vine ripened tomatoes for Christmas.

Snow peas, broccoli, cabbage, collards, onions and garlic are coming along nicely. And so are all the potted herbs. Only the Thai basil seems to be giving up.

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

[CH3CN]

Red_Devil, I am never here on Fridays to post a “hello” and a “thank you” so here it is. Hello, and thank you.

CH3CN

[Ellendra]

The only gardening I have going on is inside, now. The tomatoes I planted are a mixed success, One is reaching for the sky, it’s taller than I am already. One is about 2 feet tall and bushy. One decided it didn’t like this idea and died after I was sure it was rooting fine. The last one is alive, but it hasn’t changed at all from when I planted it. That’s a little wierd.

We’re still eating the tomatoes i picked green before the freeze. They’ve been ripening slowly in a bowl. And my squash and pumpkins are keeping nicely just sitting on the counter. I love how they do that.

Still working toward getting my house built.

[LomanBill]

Came across this whilst looking for information on ferrocement aquariums for aquaponics...

 

"Faith And Sustainable Technologies is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation formed to assist the poor of this world. It is our desire to share the gospel, and hope, in practical ways by demonstrating a lifestyle that pleases God and sharing information that can empower the poor to receive the blessings of God firsthand."

http://www.fastonline.org/content/category/4/15/29/

"Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gets understanding.  (Proverbs 3:13)"

...and thought it might bring a smile to the face of some my fellow FReepers in the Garden section... like it did to me.

 

[Marie Antoinette]

Only a few things left in the garden, all my cole crops. I was thrilled to have Brussels sprouts fresh off the stalk with our thanksgiving dinner. They were a bit leafy as opposed to heads, but tasted wonderful when roasted. I have a couple heads of red cabbage out there, the bunnies ate all the green cabbage. Little bit of broccoli, too. Otherwise, we’re done. Not a bad year.

[Augie]

We had a nice long Thanksgiving weekend here in Central Missouri. Hauled two 16x7 trailer loads of stall sweepings from the horse college before the rains came on Saturday. One load went on the compost heap and the other went to re-mulch my orchard trees.

[Battle Axe]

Has anyone ever built a Rodale winter sun garden cold frame? They had a book, which I have kept on my to-do list for 31 years.

Anyone have any info. I'm ready to build it now.