walrus
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Need to plant the beans and squashes. Not happening. Everything is going to be late.
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Garden Geeks thread
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Our first harvest: a radish.
The beginning of the weekend was cold, rainy, and very windy. Dragged a 4' x 8' piece of plywood out to protect the tomatoes from being whipped around too much. It seems to have worked as the sunshine yesterday helped revive them all.
We started peppers indoors, and it looks weird now that they are transplanted outside to see flowers on the peppers before there are flowers on the peas!
Our first harvest: a radish.
The beginning of the weekend was cold, rainy, and very windy. Dragged a 4' x 8' piece of plywood out to protect the tomatoes from being whipped around too much. It seems to have worked as the sunshine yesterday helped revive them all.
We started peppers indoors, and it looks weird now that they are transplanted outside to see flowers on the peppers before there are flowers on the peas!
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My wife came walking in this morning with a nice sized beat from our garden. We had figured they were still a little ways off, but she saw this one starting to push above ground. Not sure exactly what we'll do with our beats. Maybe some juicing amongst other things.
Also, we got the Tanglefoot and it seems to be keeping ants off our trees, at least for now.
My wife came walking in this morning with a nice sized beat from our garden. We had figured they were still a little ways off, but she saw this one starting to push above ground. Not sure exactly what we'll do with our beats. Maybe some juicing amongst other things.
Also, we got the Tanglefoot and it seems to be keeping ants off our trees, at least for now.
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Planted dill, basil, parsley, tomatillos, sweet red peppers, bok choy, jalapenos, cucumbers, cilantro, and various flowers. Got all the weeding and trimming done. I had 2 suspicious-looking plants that I thought might be weeds, but I left them... after some googling, turns out they're the balloon flowers I planted last year that never grew.
I bought some Preen - curious on others' thoughts.. does it really work?
Planted dill, basil, parsley, tomatillos, sweet red peppers, bok choy, jalapenos, cucumbers, cilantro, and various flowers. Got all the weeding and trimming done. I had 2 suspicious-looking plants that I thought might be weeds, but I left them... after some googling, turns out they're the balloon flowers I planted last year that never grew.
I bought some Preen - curious on others' thoughts.. does it really work?
bigblue_dl
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This isn't exactly a gardening question, it is more of a lawn question....Does anyone have any tried and true way to kill off moles? I have a terrible mole problem and I've tried just about everything I can find to get rid of them, nothing has worked. I have tried: pelleted poison, gel poison, poison worms, 3 different styles of traps, flooding/drowning, spray-on-the-lawn repellant, "sonar" spikes. None have worked. I'm long past getting frustrated.
This isn't exactly a gardening question, it is more of a lawn question....Does anyone have any tried and true way to kill off moles? I have a terrible mole problem and I've tried just about everything I can find to get rid of them, nothing has worked. I have tried: pelleted poison, gel poison, poison worms, 3 different styles of traps, flooding/drowning, spray-on-the-lawn repellant, "sonar" spikes. None have worked. I'm long past getting frustrated.
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Gurtholfin
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Surprised you don't have heavier artillery in your arsenal. No C-4? No Claymores? Grenades?
I was told that juicy fruit gum works. Find a fresh tunnel, poke a hole, drop small pieces in and re-cover the hole. Evidently, they eat it and can't digest and it kills them.
I had moles for the first two summers in my new home and I was getting around to trying this and they just disappeared. It's flat out amazing how much damage those little pukes can do.
Good luck!
Surprised you don't have heavier artillery in your arsenal. No C-4? No Claymores? Grenades?
I was told that juicy fruit gum works. Find a fresh tunnel, poke a hole, drop small pieces in and re-cover the hole. Evidently, they eat it and can't digest and it kills them.
I had moles for the first two summers in my new home and I was getting around to trying this and they just disappeared. It's flat out amazing how much damage those little pukes can do.
Good luck!
FiveHole12
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MadTownSioux
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It does, if you get it down before the weeds come out. I used it on all my gardens and the only weeds are on the very edges where I must have missed.
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walrus
Wind up workin' in a gas station
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Its pretty wet in my gardens but I had to get stuff in, planted beans, cukes, squashes today. Now the sun is full on so I'm done until tomorrow although I may go put tomato stakes in later this afternoon. Tomatoes and peppers go in tomorrow, pretty late but this spring hasn't been exactly warm and dry so..... I've got some of the best compost I've ever had, last year I brought up several loads of seaweed off the beach, it composted nicely with cow manure. Covered the seeds with it instead of dirt.
Its pretty wet in my gardens but I had to get stuff in, planted beans, cukes, squashes today. Now the sun is full on so I'm done until tomorrow although I may go put tomato stakes in later this afternoon. Tomatoes and peppers go in tomorrow, pretty late but this spring hasn't been exactly warm and dry so..... I've got some of the best compost I've ever had, last year I brought up several loads of seaweed off the beach, it composted nicely with cow manure. Covered the seeds with it instead of dirt.
leswp1
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leswp1
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Had Church in the AM. Started at 3PM. Planed Cukes, Summer Squash, Beans, Wax Beans, Zucchini, and top dressed the Peas with compost. I think the Arugula and Lettuce are a bust. 5 weeks in and barely germinated. Nightmare Spring. Cold and dry then cold and soaking rain. Now HOT all at once. Took Wally's advice and planted the seeds in a mound of compost. Hoping for the best.
Had Church in the AM. Started at 3PM. Planed Cukes, Summer Squash, Beans, Wax Beans, Zucchini, and top dressed the Peas with compost. I think the Arugula and Lettuce are a bust. 5 weeks in and barely germinated. Nightmare Spring. Cold and dry then cold and soaking rain. Now HOT all at once. Took Wally's advice and planted the seeds in a mound of compost. Hoping for the best.
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took a stroll through the vegetable garden after I got home from work. Much to my delight, found about a dozen ripe strawberries!
Picked 'em, rinsed 'em, ate a few and shared the rest. Wow! Not only the flavor but also the "feel" of the berry in the mouth as well. Much softer, less firm, than store-bought.
I've noticed this wonderful thing about many of the different edible plants we grow: you literally cannot get them in stores.
One thing about store food which is only obvious when you think about it, is that the stuff has to survive harvesting, shipping, and stocking, and then still be palatable enough to the customer, to be worth buying. That means certain varieties of broccoli, cucumber, beans, etc. that might be highly desirable for their consistency and flavor will never make it fresh to most stores (unless they buy locally and sell out quickly), and even the best frozen food is, well, frozen and thawed.
Many years ago we grew broccoli and I was amazed at how good it tasted compared to what I was used to (we've since quit growing broccoli because it's more space, time, and effort than it's worth to us). Cucumbers too. Green beens are the best: "haricot vert" is the name on the seed packet (it's French for "green bean"), and we've figured out how to plant the seeds in batches several weeks apart to extend the harvesting season. Just the right amount: pick 'em, rinse 'em, steam or stir fry 'em, eat 'em. Just enough for several meals a week, not so many that there are extra to preserve and store.
I have a special memory of the year that we grew cantaloupe leaves.....and one perfect albeit miniature melon. It wasn't just the savory sweetness, there also was something melting in the consistency, not as chewy as store-bought.
Experimenting with a new kind of eggplant this year.
took a stroll through the vegetable garden after I got home from work. Much to my delight, found about a dozen ripe strawberries!
Picked 'em, rinsed 'em, ate a few and shared the rest. Wow! Not only the flavor but also the "feel" of the berry in the mouth as well. Much softer, less firm, than store-bought.
I've noticed this wonderful thing about many of the different edible plants we grow: you literally cannot get them in stores.
One thing about store food which is only obvious when you think about it, is that the stuff has to survive harvesting, shipping, and stocking, and then still be palatable enough to the customer, to be worth buying. That means certain varieties of broccoli, cucumber, beans, etc. that might be highly desirable for their consistency and flavor will never make it fresh to most stores (unless they buy locally and sell out quickly), and even the best frozen food is, well, frozen and thawed.
Many years ago we grew broccoli and I was amazed at how good it tasted compared to what I was used to (we've since quit growing broccoli because it's more space, time, and effort than it's worth to us). Cucumbers too. Green beens are the best: "haricot vert" is the name on the seed packet (it's French for "green bean"), and we've figured out how to plant the seeds in batches several weeks apart to extend the harvesting season. Just the right amount: pick 'em, rinse 'em, steam or stir fry 'em, eat 'em. Just enough for several meals a week, not so many that there are extra to preserve and store.
I have a special memory of the year that we grew cantaloupe leaves.....and one perfect albeit miniature melon. It wasn't just the savory sweetness, there also was something melting in the consistency, not as chewy as store-bought.
Experimenting with a new kind of eggplant this year.
FiveHole12
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Been gardening since I was a teen, and you're correct FreshFish... there is absolutely nothing in the store that tastes like fresh veggies, whether home grown or at the local farm stand.
However, call me crazy, BUT... I absolutely LOVE canned green beans over fresh green beans. No idea why, just the way it is.
Been gardening since I was a teen, and you're correct FreshFish... there is absolutely nothing in the store that tastes like fresh veggies, whether home grown or at the local farm stand.
However, call me crazy, BUT... I absolutely LOVE canned green beans over fresh green beans. No idea why, just the way it is.
leswp1
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I love those and canned carrots. They have nothing to do with the real vegetables but I love the taste.
salt.Been gardening since I was a teen, and you're correct FreshFish... there is absolutely nothing in the store that tastes like fresh veggies, whether home grown or at the local farm stand.
However, call me crazy, BUT... I absolutely LOVE canned green beans over fresh green beans. No idea why, just the way it is.
I love those and canned carrots. They have nothing to do with the real vegetables but I love the taste.
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Blasphemer! I won't touch a canned green bean, or any preserved green bean for that matter. I just think nothing compares to getting them fresh from the garden, preferably my own garden. Still, there's a lot of good stuff that other people love and I detest, so I guess that's what makes the world go round. Enjoy 'em.
Been gardening since I was a teen, and you're correct FreshFish... there is absolutely nothing in the store that tastes like fresh veggies, whether home grown or at the local farm stand.
However, call me crazy, BUT... I absolutely LOVE canned green beans over fresh green beans. No idea why, just the way it is.
Blasphemer! I won't touch a canned green bean, or any preserved green bean for that matter. I just think nothing compares to getting them fresh from the garden, preferably my own garden. Still, there's a lot of good stuff that other people love and I detest, so I guess that's what makes the world go round. Enjoy 'em.
leswp1
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They are not like real green beans. Kind of like pickles aren't like real cukes.
FiveHole12
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I enjoy my green beans year round.
How do you survive the winters up there? Meat and fish only? That's a lot of killing to keep from eating preserved food.
I enjoy my green beans year round.
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We have a different kind of "harvest" from mid-May through mid-June, and that is the delightful aroma of fragrant flowers. The daphne and lilac are gone now, just in time for the roses to open. We have a few wild roses around the yard that we let grow and they've turned in to sizable plants by now, and they waft a wonderful scent through the house when the windows are open and a light breeze is blowing.
We have a different kind of "harvest" from mid-May through mid-June, and that is the delightful aroma of fragrant flowers. The daphne and lilac are gone now, just in time for the roses to open. We have a few wild roses around the yard that we let grow and they've turned in to sizable plants by now, and they waft a wonderful scent through the house when the windows are open and a light breeze is blowing.
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