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WEEKLY GARDEN THREAD VOLUME 36 SEPTEMBER 6, 2013
Free Republic | 9/6/2013 | greeneyes

Posted on 09/06/2013 11:58:59 AM PDT by 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!

NOTE: This is a once a week ping list. We do post to the thread during the week. Links to related articles and discussions which might be of interest are welcomed, so feel free to post them at any time.


TOPICS: Gardening
KEYWORDS: agriculture; food; gardening; hobbies
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To: JRandomFreeper

LOL. I am trying hard to pretend it is needed practice for an EMP attack.LOL


41 posted on 09/06/2013 1:32:31 PM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: SAJ; JRandomFreeper
"...to go into...and NOT find Bimbo products".

Sorry for the omission, guy.

42 posted on 09/06/2013 1:32:40 PM PDT by SAJ
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To: SAJ
I knew it was big. One of the guys I graduated culinary school with was going to work for them. He spoke fluent spanish.

/johnny

43 posted on 09/06/2013 1:41:44 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: bgill

Yeh, mine’s been broken too for quite a while. It’s not too bad until I get crazy busy. Then I feel like more that just a sniffle.LOL


44 posted on 09/06/2013 2:01:55 PM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: JRandomFreeper

I had never heard of Bimbo till we moved to Texas and I saw a Bimbo breads truck and trailer. I thought it was a joke at first. Turns out they own Mrs. Bairds, which I had also never heard of before coming here, but I had seen it in HEB. Bimbo also owns Sarah Lee and Earth Grains, which was the good stuff where we came from.


45 posted on 09/06/2013 2:43:25 PM PDT by rightly_dividing (Phil. 4:13)
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To: heartwood

I check fig trees every morning and pick the ripe figs everyday, early morning. While I am doing the picking I am checking (squeeze test) the figs that may be ready for picking the next day. Figs will not ripen after being picked so I check by giving each fig a light squeeze if it gives a little I pick it. I don’t go by color for checking ripeness just the slight softness during the squeeze test. But color can be an indicator of which fig to test.

To me ants on a fig mean test it and pick it if it is ready! So far I have not had problems with hornets or birds.

You can store your figs in the fridge for about 2-3 days before using them. Or you can freeze them. The frozen ones are good for jam making as they get soft after defrosting.


46 posted on 09/06/2013 3:05:37 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: rightly_dividing

Bimbo also owns Sarah Lee and Earth Grains, which was the good stuff where we came from.


You can also add, among others:
Entenmann’s (Goodies)
Oroweat
Roman Meal bread
Sun-Maid bread
Thomas’ (English muffins)
Boboli (pasta crusts)

We had an Oroweat “used bread store” (”day-old” outlet store) near us in Oregon that had nearly all the Bimbo brands represented in it that weren’t strictly regional. My parents lived in Mexico for several years, so Bimbo was a familiar name to me.


47 posted on 09/06/2013 3:18:20 PM PDT by ApplegateRanch (Love me, love my guns!©)
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To: bgill; 4everontheRight
You could have sent some rain to TX.

No kidding. It is very dry here. Lake Travis fell another 1.5 inches today. That is a lot of water for a 62 mile long lake.

48 posted on 09/06/2013 4:04:22 PM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (The Second Amendment is NOT about the right to hunt. It IS a right to shoot tyrants.)
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To: Arrowhead1952

It’s scary thinking if we were still sending water to the rice farmers. Thank goodness they stopped that a few months ago. As of this morning:

Buchanan Dam is at 35.02% full.

Mansfield Dam is at 31.56% full.


49 posted on 09/06/2013 4:33:13 PM PDT by bgill (This reply was mined before it was posted.)
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To: ApplegateRanch

The list is so long I didnt post it. We had a Sarah Lee/ Earth Grains store by us in the old town. Used bread for 3 or 4 for a dollar and fresh for 89cts. Hated leaving that behind when we moved. That store has since closed, couldn’t survive without us, I guess. :)


50 posted on 09/06/2013 5:17:48 PM PDT by rightly_dividing (Phil. 4:13)
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To: greeneyes

Greetings from Massachusetts-we have had a wonderful crop of little peppers, summer squash, basil, sage and cucumbers. We have some tomatoes that are finally beginning to ripen, and some eggplants that are doing fairly well. I hope that next year will be much better.


51 posted on 09/06/2013 5:24:31 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Marcella

We usually grow jalapenos or small peppers. It varies every year, and we’ve always been very happy regardless of what we planted. I don’t think that we have had much luck with bell peppers, but it’s been more than twenty years since we made that effort.


52 posted on 09/06/2013 5:29:06 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: greeneyes

I come from a family of seven siblings, and began washing dishes when I was about five. My husband and I didn’t have a dishwasher in our first house, where we lived for about eighteen years. In late 2002, we moved into this house, and I have had a dishwasher since then. I have the utmost sympathy for anyone without a dishwasher.


53 posted on 09/06/2013 5:33:17 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: trisham

“I don’t think that we have had much luck with bell peppers”

In looking for sweet peppers today, I found small size sweet ones, sort of baby bell sweet ones that are good for containers. I’d like one that has a little heat to it and the rest sweet as in yellow and red ones. I think big bells are out.


54 posted on 09/06/2013 5:43:37 PM PDT by Marcella (Prepping can save your life today. I am a Christian, not a Muslim.)
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To: Marcella
I think that you're on the right track. Our best results have come from jalapenos and peppers that are smaller, and the smaller the better, although the smallest do tend to be hotter.

I love having peppers, basil, sage and eggplant just for their ornamental qualities alone. They're so beautiful.

55 posted on 09/06/2013 5:48:18 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: trisham

“I love having peppers, basil, sage and eggplant just for their ornamental qualities alone.”

The vine of eggplant reminds me of squash. Are eggplant plants the target of moths/borers? I want to stay away from plants that encourage those if I can.


56 posted on 09/06/2013 5:54:41 PM PDT by Marcella (Prepping can save your life today. I am a Christian, not a Muslim.)
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To: Marcella; greeneyes; who knows what evil?; ApplegateRanch

BTW, Baker Creek has a 1/2 price sale that ends tonight:

http://www.rareseeds.com/store/sale-items/


57 posted on 09/06/2013 5:57:35 PM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: Black Agnes

Oh yeah, put in

50%OFF in the ‘promo’ window on the cart page and your cart page will update with the sale prices.

Everything’s 1/2 off the price listed on that page.


58 posted on 09/06/2013 5:59:04 PM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: bgill

Yeh dang Texas with its scorching dry high heat. My 2 volunteer slow growing Roma tomatoes nursing along with backyard semi-shade hoping to get them to late Sept when it cools down a bit and they get a 2nd wind so to speak. Got some arugula and black seeded simpson lettuce sprouts in the east window also waiting for a late Sept transplanting out back. The heat just about burned up my Serrano pepper plant but its still hanging on waiting for the cooler temps.
Scrooge this heat and drought more suitable for el diablo.


59 posted on 09/06/2013 6:16:21 PM PDT by tflabo (Truth or Tyranny)
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To: Black Agnes

Thanks, I might have to check it out, but I still have soooo many left from this year. I have less than 200 sq feet for my heirlooms.

Hubby sometimes plants some of mine, but more often plants hybrids and such.


60 posted on 09/06/2013 9:05:16 PM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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