WEEKLY GARDEN THREAD VOLUME 11, MARCH 15, 2013

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[greeneyes]

The Weekly Gardening Thread is a weekly gathering of folks that love soil, seeds and plants of all kinds. From complete newbies that are looking to start that first potted plant, to gardeners with some acreage, to Master Gardener level and beyond, we would love to hear from you.

This thread is non-political, although you will find that most here are conservative folks. No matter what, you won’t be flamed and the only dumb question is the one that isn’t asked.

It is impossible to hijack the Weekly Gardening Thread ... there is no telling where it will go and that is part of the fun and interest. Jump in and join us!

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[greeneyes]

Greetings from Missouri. We are experiencing a warm snap today. Great Weather for gardening. Unfortunately, I was called away for an emergency early on today.

On the way home, the road was shut down for an accident. Hence, my lateness in posting and apologies for the lateness too.

Hope all is well with you and your gardens. Have a great weekend. God Bless.

[JRandomFreeper]

Just glad you're ok. Hope all is well. Prayers up as appropriate.

/johnny

[greeneyes]

Pinging the List.

[trisham]

Thanks for posting the thread, greeneyes.

Take care.

[greeneyes]

Thanks. Prayers are always welcome.

[afraidfortherepublic]

And an armload of shamrocks to you all!

[JRandomFreeper]

Let me say up front that I HATE BERMUDA ROOTS!!!.

I've been opening up some new garden space and hired a guy to till it. I still wound up going over it with a shovel. Every square foot of it.

Did I mention that I'm not fond of Bermuda grass roots?

Next time, I'll find some agent orange, or a nuke... or something.

/johnny

[greeneyes]

Thanks right back at you.

[greeneyes]

Thanks for that. A picture is worth a thousand words. LOL

[trisham]

:)

[greeneyes]

Bound to be something other than nuclear???? LOL

[JRandomFreeper]

I was sort of doing poorly last week, and the weather wasn't very helpful, but the last 3 days have been a bunch of work out in the garden. I really didn't want to also dig Bermuda grass roots. I was hoping the tilling would take care of that.

But that's what gardening is. Lots of rush, rush, rush work, with slower times in between.

We passed our local freeze date on Wed. and next Wed. is the vernal equinox. So right after Easter, I've got lots of stuff that needs to leave the cold frame and go into the ground. And the cold frame needs to go into storage.

The tobacco is getting too big for the little pots and is begging to go in the ground.

/johnny

[Deathtomarxists]

Tomorrow will be a beautiful day in the southeast. We will be in the woodland are near our home removing some underbruh, dead trees and such to build a naturalized greenway. No chainsaws or other mechanizations will be used. Only a simple handsaw and the might of our own hands. To The Lord be the glory for the world he has blessed us with as stewards.

[tubebender]

Spring is definitely in the air but our temps are running 5 to 7 degrees cooler then our 130 year average temp here in Benderville. We have taken on being parents to a 8 week old pup that was up for adoption but she is a very quick learner and I’m hoping she is a good garden companion. Been working on the permanent over mature landscaping which we let get out of hand and I may call in some help with that. The main garden is still growing a nice cover crop as we plan what goes where.

[greeneyes]

We have a ways to go yet. Hubby hasn’t even started his seeds indoors yet. May is the month everything begins to jump around here. He’ll be transplanting like crazy then.

[trisham]

Same here. I haven't started my seeds either. I have everything that I need, and will be working on my seed starting at the end of the month. We can still get a killing frost here until the end of May, so fragile transplants are vulnerable.

Much of our snow cover has melted, but the ground is still very hard.

[real saxophonist]

That is a beautiful picture.

[greeneyes]

You are braver than I am, to take on a puppy, but I know they are great to have. Cooler weather seems to be an issue in a lot of places this year.

We are going to have cooler weather again in a few days. Our cover crops are doing well too. I think I’ll plant some lettuce and spinach in the bags of mushroom compost we had leftover last year.

If we do get a freeze, I think that we can get through with some row covers and straw.

[Hoodat]

I started some tomatoes from seed for the first time this year. I think it will delay my first harvest since I usually buy starter plants at the nursery around the end of March. But I got to admit, the seeds were much cheaper.

[greeneyes]

For the most part, I am just going to get the shortest DTM varieties that I can, and plant them outdoors. I absolutely have no room left to start anything in front of my basement windows and doors.

The upstairs windows and doors are all dedicated to Hubby’s plant projects. I can hardly wait to be able to take my indoor plant out to get some great sunshine, and give them all a good shower.