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WEEKLY GARDEN THREAD VOLUME 5, JANUARY 31, 2014
Free Republic | Jan. 31, 2014 | greeneyes

Posted on 01/31/2014 12:38:35 PM PST 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; hobby
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To: greeneyes
It does seem to be important to a person’s immune system.

Since I'm missing my spleen, my immune system is compromised anyway. I try to remember to take my vitamin D...

/johnny

41 posted on 01/31/2014 2:33:34 PM PST by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: JRandomFreeper

You better remember, cause you’re playing with 2 strikes against you because of the missing spleen.


42 posted on 01/31/2014 2:39:01 PM PST by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: greeneyes; JRandomFreeper

“You better remember, cause you’re playing with 2 strikes against you because of the missing spleen.”

Then, there’s the fact he has only one kidney.


43 posted on 01/31/2014 2:46:06 PM PST by Marcella ((Prepping can save your life today. I am a Christian, not a Muslim.))
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To: greeneyes; All

Got some Roma tomato seedlings sprouted. The Serrano pepper seeds are not popping up real well— maybe they like it warmer than on my east window sill. Have to rake up the oak leaves out back (again) then mulch them with the mower. My cilantro is doing ok under the glass outside. Going to try some swiss chard again—haven’t planted any since many, many moons ago. I’m in /johnny’s area here in DFW and we can really use some rains again like he mentioned.


44 posted on 01/31/2014 2:46:37 PM PST by tflabo (Truth or Tyranny)
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To: greeneyes

When you get a chance, please read my post to you on the other thread about the book I got that is like yours except they revised it for this edition. I listed the chapters. Would like you know if they are different from yours.


45 posted on 01/31/2014 2:47:28 PM PST by Marcella ((Prepping can save your life today. I am a Christian, not a Muslim.))
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To: Bon of Babble
Camera was in the car, LOL. Here are the photos:


46 posted on 01/31/2014 3:25:23 PM PST by Bon of Babble (Don't want to brag...but I can still fit into the earrings I wore in high school!!)
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To: Bon of Babble

Hello Bon, your orchid looks like a Cymbidium . . . it’s beautiful!


47 posted on 01/31/2014 3:28:20 PM PST by HopeandGlory (Hey, Liberals . . . PC died on 9/11 . . . GET USED TO IT!!!)
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To: greeneyes

—chicken soup—

Oh, I thought it was loaded tater soup. Oh well, we’re eating the tater soup again tonight anyway!


48 posted on 01/31/2014 3:34:57 PM PST by rightly_dividing (1st Cor. 15: 1-4)
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To: rightly_dividing

I make my tater soup with chicken broth, so it’s still a sort of chicken soup.LOL


49 posted on 01/31/2014 3:53:47 PM PST by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: momtothree
Please, you just terrified my wife's two Poodles! lol

They look terrified, don't they?

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This is Gracie, 5mo 3days ago, with her first big girl hair doo, yesterday.

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50 posted on 01/31/2014 3:54:38 PM PST by rightly_dividing (1st Cor. 15: 1-4)
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To: greeneyes
benigh = benign
51 posted on 01/31/2014 3:57:48 PM PST by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: Marcella

Oh jeez. It all adds up to making it harder for the body to do it’s thing.


52 posted on 01/31/2014 3:59:00 PM PST by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: greeneyes

—Tea, honey, lemon and chicken soup are all purpose cures.—

I grew up thinking it was whiskey, honey, and lemon. LOL

I still have an un-opened bottle of my dad’s Seagram 7. I leave it as a tribute to him.


53 posted on 01/31/2014 4:02:26 PM PST by rightly_dividing (1st Cor. 15: 1-4)
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To: tflabo

We have oak leaves all around too. Neighbors here rake them in the fall and burn them. We just leave them alone till spring and then rake them into one big compost pile.

Other wise we’d be raking all the time. They don’t ever seem to drop all at once, just a bunch at a time, just after you rake them up.

I did manage to sweep some off the patio during one of our warm days in January. While it makes the patio look nice, it probably would be better to have left them be. They help when you are walking in snow.

However, when it rains, they are slick, so sometimes I just leave a patch next to the house all the way to the door. Then we are all set for whichever we have.


54 posted on 01/31/2014 4:04:12 PM PST by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: Marcella

Did it.


55 posted on 01/31/2014 4:04:45 PM PST by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: Bon of Babble

Oh thank you. That is soooo pretty. I love flowers of all sorts. We just don’t grow many ornamentals. Hubby thinks everything you grow should be edible.

I have mostly roses, because they don’t take much effort, and rose hips are useful source of Vitamin C and used in lots of teas.


56 posted on 01/31/2014 4:07:05 PM PST by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: greeneyes

We’re from the South, chicken broth is the key ingredient in many things that others use water.


57 posted on 01/31/2014 4:08:44 PM PST by rightly_dividing (1st Cor. 15: 1-4)
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To: rightly_dividing

So cute! Gracie looks a lot like my youngest daughter’s poodle named Bengie that she had when she was in elementary school-about 30 years ago. He was a really good doggie.


58 posted on 01/31/2014 4:10:13 PM PST by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: rightly_dividing
Well we had those too, when I was growing up. I don't have the recipe, but my mom made homemade cough syrup. Lemon juice, honey, whiskey and hard rock candy.

When you took a dose, you felt it all the way down. It worked as well as Turpin hydrate and codeine. I read recently that honey is a natural cough suppressant equal to any found in cough medicine/drops of any medicine on the market.

59 posted on 01/31/2014 4:14:28 PM PST by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: rightly_dividing

Chicken broth beats water in almost any recipe that I can think of.


60 posted on 01/31/2014 4:15:41 PM PST by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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