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Cargo Master
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I did the first harvest of my herbs this morning---was able to get some Lemon Thyme, Italian Oregano, Sweet Marjoram, Sage, Italian Rosemary and regular Rosemary. THe mild winter allowed them all to steadily grow all through. All of them are doing well, but the Rosemary is going gangbusters.
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I see I have several varieties of lettuce and herbs coming up.
I did the fennel half and half with genovese basil in one of the tires - with a garlic (knobloch) in the center
Building the enclosure is going to be slow and heavy. I can already tell
I also cut the top sidewall of the tires out to get even more room.
*Neighbors wife across the way immediately latched onto the old sidewalls to use as tree guards
You see the picture of the super swamper above? Now imagine that it has a 1 inch rim all the way around
I also think that since the best use I got from the wire mesh last year was as sprout tray supports - i want to take that a lot farther this year
Mac - when you say Estate, is it what you have built up, or is it bigger than that? I keep picturing "HIGGENS" from that hawaiian crime sitcom...
I did the fennel half and half with genovese basil in one of the tires - with a garlic (knobloch) in the center
Building the enclosure is going to be slow and heavy. I can already tell
I also cut the top sidewall of the tires out to get even more room.
*Neighbors wife across the way immediately latched onto the old sidewalls to use as tree guards
You see the picture of the super swamper above? Now imagine that it has a 1 inch rim all the way around
I also think that since the best use I got from the wire mesh last year was as sprout tray supports - i want to take that a lot farther this year
Mac - when you say Estate, is it what you have built up, or is it bigger than that? I keep picturing "HIGGENS" from that hawaiian crime sitcom...
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I use "estate" very tongue-in-cheek. I have a very small back yard and even smaller front yard. Most of my gardening is done in small plots and the rest in containers.
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My "Estate" or "Worldly Accumulation" is all contained on a half acre (so far)
It will be found to contain many curious things, but only by a discerning individual.
I DO ADMIRE the willingness to state right out in front: "THIS, is mine. I have done this and so claim it as my own!"
Everyone needs that, in some form...
I hope investigators pore over my home for ages deciding just how odd a home it was
I wonder how long it will take them to realise they have stepped in dog poop?
It will be found to contain many curious things, but only by a discerning individual.
I DO ADMIRE the willingness to state right out in front: "THIS, is mine. I have done this and so claim it as my own!"
Everyone needs that, in some form...
I hope investigators pore over my home for ages deciding just how odd a home it was
I wonder how long it will take them to realise they have stepped in dog poop?
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I'm beginning to see a lot of small sprouts, many lettuce I think. I hope some of what I see are Genovese Basil and Fennel. Lots of little garlic clumps here and there. Not much sign of potatos, but onions are taking hold well.
No tomato sprouts yet (I'm betting on dropped ones from last year sprouting heritage HUGE plants).
I'll have to do a trim job soon
I'm also beginning to collect odd herb seeds.
TIP OF THE DAY FOR SPIDER MITES ('Dual Spotted Mites') on indoor plants:
1:1 Isopropyl Alcohol and Water applied with a spray bottle, daily if necessary.
The alky kills the mites on contact, but evaps quick - causing little harm to plants.
Dang sight less than those rotten bugs would anyhow!
No tomato sprouts yet (I'm betting on dropped ones from last year sprouting heritage HUGE plants).
I'll have to do a trim job soon
I'm also beginning to collect odd herb seeds.
TIP OF THE DAY FOR SPIDER MITES ('Dual Spotted Mites') on indoor plants:
1:1 Isopropyl Alcohol and Water applied with a spray bottle, daily if necessary.
The alky kills the mites on contact, but evaps quick - causing little harm to plants.
Dang sight less than those rotten bugs would anyhow!
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This may sound a bit goofy but Vinyl siding is a great "border" between lawn and garden. BETTER than the narrow stuff normally used and it's almost weed-eater proof. I leave about 4" above grade and fill to about 2" below the top. Looks better than that black stuff and deeper, so "grass" doesn't grow UNDER it. I use lawn clippings as "mulch" in my Veggie garden. It chokes out most weeds / holds in moisture / tills in latter. ALSO better to walk on after a rain = keeps her happy cuz you don't track in mud.
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I just love bulbs, in purely ornamental (AKA: Useless) areas...
They begin to spread out underground and take over the spot you cultivate them in until there are no weeds there ever - there's nothing to do. The patch runs itself so long as it gets water when it needs it...
Essentially, it's CHEATING! And I cite Robt. A. Hienlien; The "Principle of Least Action Required" One less area I have to mess with.
*snikkerrezzz*
Almost the entire line of Ranunculus bulbs I dropped in for kicks a week or so back have popped up. I wonder how far in diameter they'll spread out in one year?
THE BEAUTY of BULBS is just this: All you have to do is stick them in the ground the right way up - and then forget about them. COMPLETELY! (I'm serious)
They'll be right where you put them the very first time you decide to weed by hand in that plot
They begin to spread out underground and take over the spot you cultivate them in until there are no weeds there ever - there's nothing to do. The patch runs itself so long as it gets water when it needs it...
Essentially, it's CHEATING! And I cite Robt. A. Hienlien; The "Principle of Least Action Required" One less area I have to mess with.
*snikkerrezzz*
Almost the entire line of Ranunculus bulbs I dropped in for kicks a week or so back have popped up. I wonder how far in diameter they'll spread out in one year?
THE BEAUTY of BULBS is just this: All you have to do is stick them in the ground the right way up - and then forget about them. COMPLETELY! (I'm serious)
They'll be right where you put them the very first time you decide to weed by hand in that plot
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From: Drummonds, TN USA
***TIMES TEN on the SPIDER MITE KILLER***
~ I don't see a single dang one of them anymore...
And I thought you had to have MALATHION at least to kill those nasty things!
I wish I had known this thirty years ago, but I'd never have believed it
~ I don't see a single dang one of them anymore...
And I thought you had to have MALATHION at least to kill those nasty things!
I wish I had known this thirty years ago, but I'd never have believed it
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Breaking news: from EGARDENSEED.COM I just ordered the Moruga Scorpion pepper, a potential Guiness Record setter, it is rated at OVER TWO MILLION SCOVILLES and is in limited supply
Supposedly golf-ball sized, they look like strawberries, kinda sorta
Supposedly golf-ball sized, they look like strawberries, kinda sorta
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The garden is really loving this weather cycle----60's & 70's with sun for a few days, then rain and cooler temps at night. Should make for some very hardy plants by the time summer gets here.