Posted on 02/03/2012 6:59:49 AM PST by Red_Devil 232
Good morning gardeners! Red Devil here. JustaDumbBlonde and her husband are on their way up to Montana for a well deserved vacation. She should be able to post the thread from her remote Montana location next week. I am sure she will continue with her plans for a soil structure thread next week. Her Thread subjects are so informative and interesting. Although I have not been real active on the thread, I read each and every post. Y'all have been doing a great job!
I should be able to get some sort of a garden going this year, at our new location in the Marshall, Tx area. Crossed fingers on the garden! Peggy has done a super job of juggling her new job at a Shreveport Wal-Mart with all the running around to find a house, with a nice sized fenced in back yard, and getting the utilities turned on. It has been real hectic and energy draining for her. What a great Wife and partner! I am one lucky guy!
Lets get gardening!
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What are them round little brown things?
Wait for the diagnosis.....
The pimientos are the best for stuffing with cream cheese and crab or what have you, wrap in bacon and grill. Nice figs..... brown turkey? Mission? Wrap those babies in bacon and grill, too!
I’m going to get another pimiento plant this year, thanks for reminding me. They’re so full and pretty.
Those are few Figs from one of my Fig trees. I am going to take some cuttings and try to get them to root and bring the fig trees to Texas with me when I move.
Figs volunteer in TX, so you’ll have no problem there.
Miss it....Love figs!!
Did not recognize those...!! Ha!!
My neighbor just pulled up his last tomato plants from last year. He had a bumper crop in the fall. We got several bags of various ‘maters.
He had eight foot tall okra plants and we had fresh okra whenever we needed some. He has a strawberry patch that is about 3 X 30 and picks every day.
He has an “onion forest” of shallots that he started from a few plants I gave him years ago. Those have been on the farm for years.
I noticed you also posted a reply about figs. A couple down the street (we dog / cat sit for them when they are out of town) have a fig tree that is taller than their two story house. They let critters eat the fruit.
I do not know what type of figs they are. The plant I got was from FReeper gardengirl. She sent me a bare root tree a few years ago. It is from the East Coast of North Carolina, she did not know what type it was. It is now known as a gardengirl fig in this house hold. Tasty! It should produce really well this year - and here I am Moving! Drats! I am going to try and take a couple of cuttings with me to Texas.
I hope this fig does well in TX. I was so hoping to make a fig Mead/wine in the near future.
I saw this new for '12 Bonnie tomato today, didn't get it, looks like it's for commercial grower as everything ripens at once but it blooms and pollinates in the heat.
Phoenix Tomato
Fruit Size: 10 to 12 oz.
Matures: 60 to 70 days
Plant type: Determinate
Phoenix tomato really shines in climes where summer heat makes the thermometer hover in the 90-plus-degree range. Developed for South Texas growing conditions, Phoenix sets tasty fruit in summer’s most intense heat. You’ll see flowers and fruit on plants at the same time.
Plants ripen heavy loads of medium-sized red tomatoes that are ready for harvest over a short 7- to 10-day period. If the fruit-ripening window shifts to rainy weather, Phoenix tomatoes won’t crack. Phoenix performs well as a fall crop in warmer zones.
Plants are resistant to alternaria stem canker (Aal), gray leaf spot (Ss), and verticillium Race 1.
I may go back tomorrow and get one. It was 100+ here for 120 days last year, so none of my tomatoes set blooms from July thru September, when you need them to.
Thanks for the ping Red!
Whoa! That Phoenix mater sounds Good!
It is nice and clear right now. But needs the aging process to take effect.
That’s prettier than any Rose I’ve ever seen! What’s the alcohol content? Do you bottle it as gifts? wow
If not, you should!
I do plan on sharing if it ages well and tastes good. Results will be posted here on the gardening thread :)
Posting a photo of ripe Figs is just down right mean...
Love the Black Jersey Giants we got last year. And they ARE giant!
Our “spare” roosters (we got straight run) dressed out at 10 pounds, but were still tender & full flavored. So big that our friends that shared them for dinner with us now refer to them as “chirkeys”: “Taste like chicken; big as a turkey.”
They didn’t look that large, since their coop mates were White Cross-Rocks, which also dressed out to between 9+ & 11 pounds each, at 18-24 weeks old.
The two remaining roosters have mellow attitudes, and the girls are friendly, reliable layers. Hoping at least one of them is good & broody this Spring.
I tripped twice and stumbled once last month. Whacked my head on the sidewalk one time but had time to get my arms down to break the fall. My FRiend lost his cousin last month when he fell and hit his head on his patio.
Doctor seems to think it is more of a sprain and the fact that I’ve been taking ibuprophen that is causing the fluid dretention. So, I’m to l=keep legs elevated and have been prescribed a water pill. Also, he doesn’t kknowhow many hours I’ve spent at the keyboard entering names into a data base so that (verifytheRecall.com) Another week of rest prescribed. I’ll take it. I’m getting new front windows next week, so I have to be home anyway.
GREAT! It makes it so much easier to FReep while mowing, if you get to ride instead of push, AND don't have to shift gears.
Unless, of course, Distracted Mowing is a crime where you are. LOL
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