Posted on 08/09/2013 3:12:55 PM PDT by greeneyes
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/08/06/NYC-heThe 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.
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Me too!
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Do you know the name of the orange lily [in your depiction] that points downward?
I have been taking CoQ10 for a good while. More recently I started taking Biflex joint and muscle which contains some other stuff in addition to CoQ10, so I had to adjust the dose a little.
Many people get a little deficient in this as they age, so I don’t really expect a big difference, just a stop to deterioration.
I wish we’d get some of you rain. Our Brazos River is so low, the catfish have fleas. It’s terrible.
I think I need a gardener that isn’t me. Well, I have a date with an attorney on Sunday but he probably has no idea how to grow anything but law suits.Haha... In our [direct] household, I'm the only one interested in gardening. However, my b-i-l is an organic gardener (on acres). So maybe your date has a brother... :)
Wakey, wakey! Just came in from the garden and got a cup of coffee and turned on the fan. Whew, temps in the low 80s and I’m sweating just from hand watering for 20 minutes. That’s all I’m doing because the weekend neighbors are here and I just have a thing about digging around with my rear end in the air while they’re here so the weeds are spared until Monday.
Looks like deer decided last night that a couple of tomatoes needed their tops trimmed. Every day it’s something.
You would be welcome to it if only there was a way.
We have trash to burn, grass is knee high and getting taller by the minute, and the patios are too wet to sweep and clean up easily. Plus too wet to attend to the gardening as well as I would like to.
Thank you for sharing your jelly/glaze habanero recipe.
Beautiful!
Wow! That’s even more impressive! :-D
We got 2.5 inches of rain Wednesday evening, over about a 4 hour period. August and Sept monthly averages are 1.4” each. People we know who where nearer the core of the storm got 4-5 inches, so that was a real unseasonable inundation, and pretty much welcome. Yes, there was minor flooding & road damage, but nothing serious, and it filled a lot of normally dry stock ponds. It should also keep the hay coming, as well as the hills green, & reduce the fire danger. High temps also dipped to a very unseasonable 68, but is now back into the 80’s. The reservoir where I fish is also nearly full, instead of looking like an oversized mud puddle that it has been this time of the year during the recent 7 year drought.
Been getting dry pods of Jacob’s Cattle beans the last few days; the plants are loaded with green & yellowing pods, as well as still putting out flowers. The Great Northern and White Greasy Cutshort beans are also loaded with both maturing green pods & flowers.
Also getting slicing cukes, as well as zukes, onions carrots, and apricots. We’ll pick the last of them today, then take care of them tonight. We’ll be picking apples and plums pretty soon; and hopefully we’ll get some of the pears this year. We’re so well stocked from last year that we’re leaving the chokecherries for the wildlife.
Pattypan are starting to put out squash, and the buttercups have a lot of developing fruits. So do the pumpkins.
We’ll have corn this coming week from the Painted Hill; we tried one ear earlier this week, and while good, it wasn’t quite ready. Most well be allowed to mature for dry corn; it makes a really good cornmeal, as well as good in stews & soups. The other corn is making good progress, so we’ll see. The okra is really struggling with the cooler temps this year.
Going to have to dust the potatoes today for both flea and potato beetles.
Oilseed sunflowers are in full bloom, but the Russians are just starting to open.
Thursday & Friday were ‘days off’, as we went to the Custer County fair both afternoons & evenings to see the exhibits, get free dinners, then watch events. Thursday was Barnyard Olympics, and last night, Ranch Rodeo.
There are people in south central Missouri who would gladly give you 15 inches of it if they could.
Thanks for the link! Darlin and I love Dr Mercola! I’ve heard of this but appreciate the link to a good source.
(reposting your link:)
WOW!! THanks for the update!
I admire you so much. What a fine gardener you are.
You’re welcome. I’m a dump cook. We sort of manage with what we end up with.
I had the same thing happen. I think it was a squirrel.
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