Minnesota Outdoorsman
General Category => Lawn & Garden => Topic started by: glenn57 on January 01/08/18, 04:24:26 PM
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so far i have recieved 2 jung seed catalogs....................how many have you got????????????????
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Three Victoria Secret catalogs....
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I've only got 1 from....Burgess...(or something like that...I don't order from them)
(Reb, get yur mind out of the gutter)
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VS ain't in da gutter, HD! Dat from the guy that posts half-nekked fishing babes every morn! :rotflmao:
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VS ain't in da gutter, HD! Dat from the guy that posts half-nekked fishing babes every morn! :rotflmao:
:tut: :tut: :tut: Only Fridays and Mondays.......geeeze......
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:rotflmao:
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farmers seed and nursery... only one so far...
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No longer counting catalogs but counting INCHES deep of catalogs. I think I hit the mother lode of mail in.
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Three Victoria Secret catalogs....
your stealing the NL'S mail ain't ya.
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Three Victoria Secret catalogs....
What you wear is your business Reb. :sleazy:
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Three Victoria Secret catalogs....
What you wear is your business Reb. :sleazy:
:taz: :taz: :taz:
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Three Victoria Secret catalogs....
What you wear is your business Reb. :sleazy:
:super smiley: :super smiley: :laughroll: :laughroll: :laughroll: :laughroll: :laughroll:
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hey..........anyone plant, start your own from seed???? when would a guy do this? for some reason i can never remember. :bonk: :bonk: :bonk: i got green pepper seeds from Dew2 Ireally like. think there call sweet margret or something. :scratch: :scratch: :scratch:
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I always did around April 1st....you should be able to remember THAT day! :bonk: :rotflmao:
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Lessee, I got a Jungs, a Vermont Bean, a Shumway and s tomato one that the name escapes me. All share the same return address as the Jungs catalog. I also got an industrial strength one that's intended for commercial grower-types so if anybody wants, you could order glenn 50 lbs. of tomato seed at a crack, COD! :evil:
Speaking of glenn I wonder if he has those precious garden stakes stashed away in a safe place for winter? :cheesy:
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Lessee, I got a Jungs, a Vermont Bean, a Shumway and s tomato one that the name escapes me. All share the same return address as the Jungs catalog. I also got an industrial strength one that's intended for commercial grower-types so if anybody wants, you could order glenn 50 lbs. of tomato seed at a crack, COD! :evil:
Speaking of glenn I wonder if he has those precious garden stakes stashed away in a safe place for winter? :cheesy:
yea i do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :mooning: :mooning: :bonk: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
and NO......glenn dont need no 50#'s of mater seeds!!!!!! :pouty: :tut: :tut: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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Glenn.
I have some habanero peppers I started last Saturday. I will start the rest of my hot peppers around the 7th of February and the sweet peppers in late February. The tomatoes I start in early to mid march.
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That's about right for da 'maters. I figger we're about a month ahead of ya down here in the banana belt... and taking into account Glenn will sit on, drop, and the dog will eat half of his emerging crop. :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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Glenn.
I have some habanero peppers I started last Saturday. I will start the rest of my hot peppers around the 7th of February and the sweet peppers in late February. The tomatoes I start in early to mid march.
thanks roony. Reb... :mooning: :mooning: :mooning: :rotflmao:
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Just one thing I wanna know...do you put Katchup on yer mater's? :scratch: ;)
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I dip the seeds in katsoup before planting.
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I dip the seeds in katsoup before planting.
dat funny!!!!! :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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I dip the seeds in katsoup before planting.
:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: dat left ole rebby speechless!!!!!!!!!! :sleazy: :smoking: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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Ah, go plant yer skwirrel-proof onions! :moon:
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gotta stop at fleet farm to get some chow for da hounddogs.............also gonna pick up the seed packets i need for da garden. :happy1: :happy1: the selection is much more gooder now then later!!!!!!!
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Just got a Gurney's catalog today....
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got that one yesterday too...
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I got mine too... but, it doesn't have the seed that I normally buy (I have left overs)
BUT... . I did see some new "exclusive" green bean seed, I might purchase....
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HD...want more enjoyment out of that catalog? Two easy things to do:
1. Tear out pages 22 & 23.
2. Set on fire.
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HD...want more enjoyment out of that catalog? Two easy things to do:
1. Tear out pages 22 & 23.
2. Set on fire.
:evil:
BUT......I wanna buy the Southern Peas and the Puple Queen Improved....... :cry:
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:rotflmao:
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dat was funny HD!!!! :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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dat was funny HD!!!! :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
Ahh, so was yer childhood picture!! :doofus:
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Just like chas'in rebs girlfriend down the street............... :rotflmao:
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HEY!!! Go pick out yer "Bush beans"....I'm not even goin' THERE! :lipsrsealed: :puke:
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Dang....my ribs hurt!!!! :rotflmao:
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hey Reb how bout some "pole" beans!!!! :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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:doah: This site is degenerating....
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:doah: This site is degenerating....
With no help from you..... :nerd:
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Nope, not me! Like Glenn, I'm as clean and wholesome as a just confirmed choirboy! :bow:
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Nope, not me! Like Glenn, I'm as clean and wholesome as a just confirmed choirboy! :bow:
yea............ :doah: and pigs can fly!!!!!!!!!! :pouty:
got the gurney catalog yesterday too........already in the recycling bin!!!!!!!
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Just like chas'in rebs girlfriend down the street............... :rotflmao:
:super smiley: :laughroll: :laughroll: :laughroll: :laughroll: :laughroll: :laughroll: :laughroll: :laughroll: :laughroll:
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Nope, not me! Like Glenn, I'm as clean and wholesome as a just confirmed choirboy! :bow:
say what???? :confused:
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Just like chas'in rebs girlfriend down the street............... :rotflmao:
:super smiley: :laughroll: :laughroll: :laughroll: :laughroll: :laughroll: :laughroll: :laughroll: :laughroll: :laughroll:
Ahh, go pound some tomato stakes up yer bunghole!!! :moon:
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Put 20 pepper seeds in starter soil Tonite. Crap on the tube and was bored. :happy1:
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My tulips bloomed this week! :azn:
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Put 20 pepper seeds in starter soil Tonite. Crap on the tube and was bored. :happy1:
What kinda peppers ya gonna try this year? I'm not gonna do any in-ground stuff this year. Maybe revert back to the 'mater plant and pepper plants in buckets on the deck again.
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i got these from dew2. i believe there called sweet margrate Hungarian peppers!
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Yer only gonna plant one kind?
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green peppers.....yea. i'll but jalepeno plants.
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They sure like that hot sun on the deck in buckets. Did Anaheim, serrano, and california bells one year...
Here's a nice little pepper pictorial guide...
https://organicsoiltechnology.com/hogar-organico/grow-organic-vegetables-auto-maintenance-container-varieties/peppers-hot-sweet/hot-peppers/over-a-million-scu-hot-pepper-club
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Dat's a good idear Reb. I got an old plastic water tank that's cracked and leaks. Sorta like you & LPS! :embarrassed: Fill the thing with a mixture of soil and sheep excrement then see what happens. One nice thing about it: I can pick it up and stick it inside with the skidsteer. Maybe extend the growing season if possible. :happy1: Going to see if I can find a few Mexibell seeds. Looks like a bell pepper, not super hot but just enough burn to let you know it's there.
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Best check the plants carefully for those fornicating bugs you like to find. :doah: :rotflmao:
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Best check the plants carefully for those fornicating bugs you like to find. :doah: :rotflmao:
:pouty: :pouty: WHY................. must you turn everything into a sex thing!!!!!!!!!!!! :bonk: :bonk: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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Best check the plants carefully for those fornicating bugs you like to find. :doah: :rotflmao:
:pouty: :pouty: WHY................. must you turn everything into a sex thing!!!!!!!!!!!! :bonk: :bonk: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
Gee I don't think Reb is quite that shallow. Always one to try to broaden his horizons and expand his education. He told me used to go to The Happy Warrior to study anatomy... :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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Thank you, Dotch. You are most explicitly correct. I'm sure we might have even been there in class at the same time. :evil: I notice that little weezle can ooh and aah over the posted bikini babe morning pics, and also bring up the barnyard sex thing about sheep "pushing back", etc. If there ever was one to stir the sexual cauldron, he'd take first prize. Now I must go have some lunch... :rotflmao:
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Set yourself up for a great year in the garden!
Gardening season is almost here! It’s time to brush up on everything…
How to start your own seedlings
Seed catalogs are filled with dreams that grow into reality: A perfectly straight and early stringless bush bean. A dahlia in the most vibrant color you can imagine. The same tomato that South Dakota settlers grew in 1845.
Dreaming doesn’t do you much good, though, if you order a whole pile of seed packets without the slightest idea of how to grow them. Some seeds do well placed directly into the soil. But others need to be started indoors in order to maximize the growing season. For instance, peppers and tomatoes should be started by the end of March, and cool crop seeds including broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower by the end of April, says Scott Moon, owner of Sargent’s Gardens in Rochester. “The first couple years, there’s a bit of a learning curve,” Moon says.
To lessen the learning curve, we have a little guide for how to start your own seedlings if you’re ready to get your hands dirty.
Container type
Seeds will germinate in many conditions, but ideally, you want containers with good drainage or drain holes in the bottom, Moon says. Popular choices include:
Containers or kits with draining holes in the bottom, on a tray with a plastic cover
Egg cartons
Peat pots
Newspapers
Dirt style
The type of dirt you use matter a lot. Don’t use regular dirt dug up from your yard or garden to start seeds. Moon recommends a seed starting mixture that contains peat moss, vermiculite, and perlite. This cuts down on weeds, gives proper drainage, and overall increases your chances of success. Potting soil may have too much fertilizer or be too heavy for seeds. Moon says to water the mixture and follow the directions on the seed packets before planting instructions.
Growing location
Seeds will do best in a location that is bright and warm. Once your seeds are settled in their containers, you’ll need an artificial light source (warming lights) and a heating mat for underneath your containers to encourage growth.
You’ll also need a dome or cover (plastic would work) for your container(s). Timing plays a role in success with covering. Keep seeds covered until you see sprouts. As soon as germination occurs, pull that dome or cover off. This time of germination is Moon’s favorite part – there’s something magical about it that never gets old. “It’s that whole experiencing Mother Nature and working with the dust,” he says.
Make sure your seedlings stay watered, and watch them grow. If they start leaning toward the light source, rotate the containers around or move the light to another spot.
Hardening off and how to do it
Hardening off means preparing plants to live outside. If you put your seedlings in the ground without hardening off, they are at risk of shock, which may slow future growth and potentially stunt your plant. In Minnesota, spring brings a variety of temperatures. Seedlings are used to a protected, controlled environment. To harden off your young plants, introduce them to the outdoors for a few hours each day, adding time until they are spending 7 or 8 hours a day outside. At first, they may need shelter. However, after about a week, they should be strong enough to stay outside. Keep an eye on the weather, though! Strong winds have been known to topple young plants, or a sudden rainstorm could drown them.
Once your plants are hardened off, it’s time to plant. Then sit back and watch your garden grow.
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this from someone that cant grow a winter onion!!!!!!!!!!!! :sleazy: :smoking: :super smiley: :laughroll: :laughroll:
thanks Del!!!!!!!!!! :doah: :happy1: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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Winter onions my butt. Those are just raggedy left-overs ya never pulled up. ;)
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:angry2: stuck my pepper seeds in starter soil on Feb 21 and as of last nite not a one has emerged. :confused: :censored: they got till next weekend, if nuttin then I,m turning it in as crop failure. And I will officially retire from the seed starting business and just see the greenhouse.
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try using water when you plant, it might help the seed!!! :rotflmao:
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try using water when you plant, it might help the seed!!! :rotflmao:
:pouty: :tut: you putz!!
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:angry2: stuck my pepper seeds in starter soil on Feb 21 and as of last nite not a one has emerged. :confused: :censored: they got till next weekend, if nuttin then I,m turning it in as crop failure. ,Got Pepperchinies,AnehimesAnd I will officially retire from the seed starting business and just see the greenhouse.
I planted mine Margrets 2/7/18 none sprouted till 2/26 wernt moist enough.I give them a shot glass every 3ed day and spritz inbetween.So dry inside houses this time a year,KEEP THE SOIL MOIST!! Some just sprouted last Monday! I took 3 cups that didnt sprout and planted orange milkweed watered and Margrets sprouted today!! I got bout 50 plants a margrets growin if ya need any I want 24 plants,Got pepperchinies,anaheims,serranos,2 jalapinos early and late producers,tabascos,pablemos,new mexicos.Gettin short of dried ground hot paprika,the Margrets are goin for paprika also some sweet and smoked sweet,Maters are up an gorwin got lots more than I'll plant think I planted 10 different types + or- 2-3 of each as always I take the strongest an give the rest away, Most all my herbs are growin the ones I can start inside,Started flowers today wit da ole girl
Now go water dem peppers glenn :happy1:
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:doofus: :doofus: :rotflmao: they are watered!!!!!!!!!!
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try using water when you plant, it might help the seed!!! :rotflmao:
(https://i.imgur.com/IwM69Dj.jpg?fb)
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:angry2: stuck my pepper seeds in starter soil on Feb 21 and as of last nite not a one has emerged. :confused: :censored: they got till next weekend, if nuttin then I,m turning it in as crop failure. ,Got Pepperchinies,AnehimesAnd I will officially retire from the seed starting business and just see the greenhouse.
I planted mine Margrets 2/7/18 none sprouted till 2/26 wernt moist enough.I give them a shot glass every 3ed day and spritz inbetween.So dry inside houses this time a year,KEEP THE SOIL MOIST!! Some just sprouted last Monday! I took 3 cups that didnt sprout and planted orange milkweed watered and Margrets sprouted today!! I got bout 50 plants a margrets growin if ya need any I want 24 plants,Got pepperchinies,anaheims,serranos,2 jalapinos early and late producers,tabascos,pablemos,new mexicos.Gettin short of dried ground hot paprika,the Margrets are goin for paprika also some sweet and smoked sweet,Maters are up an gorwin got lots more than I'll plant think I planted 10 different types + or- 2-3 of each as always I take the strongest an give the rest away, Most all my herbs are growin the ones I can start inside,Started flowers today wit da ole girl
Now go water dem peppers glenn :happy1: i may take you up on that...........if you got others in mind let them have them!!!!!!
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Smurfy, maybe you could get Reb to start them for you. He has lots of time. Peppers need heat, and water of course. :mooning: :mooning:
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So your saying my unheated garage won't cut it?? :scratch: :confused: :pouty: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: so what kinda ND of heat we talking here. It's in a 70 degree room with a bulb over it. My heating pad went to hell on me so.....
Maybe I need a couple grease zerks! :smoking: :sleazy: :moon: :rotflmao:
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Glenn, Like I told you before, I start my seeds on the top of the boiler in my shop. I just stuck a digital thermometer in a little starting pot on there to find out just what the temp is and the reading was 84 degrees. Some spots on there are a little cooler and some a little warmer I suppose. I hope this helps.
Art
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yea it did.............need to get additional heat!!!!!!! :bonk: :bonk: not sure if all this fun is worth the effort though!!!!!! :pouty: :pouty:
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yea it did.............need to get additional heat!!!!!!! :bonk: :bonk: not sure if all this fun is worth the effort though!!!!!! :pouty: :pouty:
Of course its not worth it if you think your time is worth anything. I enjoy it though. I suppose none of gardening is really worth it but its kinda fun to grow your own stuff..... as long as you don't get too carried away. I have a tendency to go a bit overboard and make it too much work for the warden and I.
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yea it did.............need to get additional heat!!!!!!! :bonk: :bonk: not sure if all this fun is worth the effort though!!!!!! :pouty: :pouty:
Of course its not worth it if you think your time is worth anything. I enjoy it though. I suppose none of gardening is really worth it but its kinda fun to grow your own stuff..... as long as you don't get too carried away. I have a tendency to go a bit overboard and make it too much work for the warden and I.
:rotflmao: yea thats just it. its fun, the rewards are second to none and i do really enjoy it. failure suxs though!!!!!! :pouty: :happy1: :rotflmao:
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:rotflmao: yea thats just it. its fun, the rewards are second to none and i do really enjoy it. failure suxs though!!!!!! :pouty: :happy1: :rotflmao:
I'm just not going to touch this one........... :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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:rotflmao: yea thats just it. its fun, the rewards are second to none and i do really enjoy it. failure suxs though!!!!!! :pouty: :happy1: :rotflmao:
I'm just not going to touch this one........... :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
:doah: :doah: why now???? :scratch: :scratch: :banghead: training-087 :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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:rotflmao: yea thats just it. its fun, the rewards are second to none and i do really enjoy it. failure suxs though!!!!!! :pouty: :happy1: :rotflmao:
I'm just not going to touch this one........... :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
:doah: :doah: why now???? :scratch: :scratch: :banghead: training-087 :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
cause it feels right leaving it alone..... :happy1:
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hey you need any ice cream pails??????????? i got like 20 of them!!!!!! need to reduce my stock some!!!!!!!
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yes I could use some!! my last one broke!!!!
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yes I could use some!! my last one broke!!!!
:happy1: :happy1: oK DOKEY I'LL bring ya some!!!!!!!
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tanks!!!! :happy1:
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different catalog today, Gardener's supply company... don't recall ever seeing it before
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I already got my seeds in the mail. I got them from the "seeds n such"
I hope they are the same ones I bought from Gurney's.....
They sent me a crap ton of free seeds too.... prolly won't plant them though.
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different catalog today, Gardener's supply company... don't recall ever seeing it before
i've got that one in the past...........not recently.
picked up all my seeds at fleet farm a while back!!!!!!!!
i noticed this weekend that a fair amount of the hen-n-chicks i planted last year appear to be gone?????? wonder if them F#%^^$#$ RABBITS ATE THEM.
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hey you need any ice cream pails??????????? i got like 20 of them!!!!!! need to reduce my stock some!!!!!!!
YES!!! About 5!
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different catalog today, Gardener's supply company... don't recall ever seeing it before
i've got that one in the past...........not recently.
picked up all my seeds at fleet farm a while back!!!!!!!!
i noticed this weekend that a fair amount of the hen-n-chicks i planted last year appear to be gone?????? wonder if them F#%^^$#$ RABBITS ATE THEM.
SKWIRRELS!
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different catalog today, Gardener's supply company... don't recall ever seeing it before
i've got that one in the past...........not recently.
picked up all my seeds at fleet farm a while back!!!!!!!!
i noticed this weekend that a fair amount of the hen-n-chicks i planted last year appear to be gone?????? wonder if them F#%^^$#$ RABBITS ATE THEM.
wife planted them a few years ago and yup they are gone... and no I did not get rid of them!!!
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I got a packet of "Bee-friendly" flower seeds in my new box of Honey-nut Cheerios! :azn:
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different catalog today, Gardener's supply company... don't recall ever seeing it before
i noticed this weekend that a fair amount of the hen-n-chicks i planted last year appear to be gone?????? wonder if them F#%^^$#$ RABBITS ATE THEM.
Hard winter this year and yer H&Cs wernt well established,Little snow an cold.
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different catalog today, Gardener's supply company... don't recall ever seeing it before
i noticed this weekend that a fair amount of the hen-n-chicks i planted last year appear to be gone?????? wonder if them F#%^^$#$ RABBITS ATE THEM.
Hard winter this year and yer H&Cs wernt well established,Little snow an cold.
yea kinda thought that too! No snow like forever to cover them.
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Here Glenn...helpful hints. :smiley:
https://youtu.be/Cu1J7K2VKDY
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i can do one better...............just go to greenhouse!!!!!!!!! :happy1: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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Works for me!! :azn:
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i can do one better...............just go to greenhouse!!!!!!!!! :happy1: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
UMMM What ya spose Margret peppers cost there?? Mine range in height fron 2-5 inches some are on their 3ed set of leaves,I had to hide the maters outta the sun they are growing to fast,They will develope stronger root systems that way.
If ya want peppers I'll be going through CS Fri and then again around May 16th-23? Save ya a trip down here just for plants.
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you bet.........i'm pretty sure i didn't have it warm enough. my heating pad went kapout so............ but iffin you have someone elde tht wants them go ahead nd give them to them.
wont be home much Friday!!!! not sure about the wifey either.
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you bet.........i'm pretty sure i didn't have it warm enough. my heating pad went kapout so............ but iffin you have someone elde tht wants them go ahead nd give them to them.
wont be home much Friday!!!! not sure about the wifey either.
Heating pad??What ya got sore muscles? My plants get started in a south facing window, Thermostat set at 66 degrees for the whole house. You seen my grow room.The flowers are in a north facin winder and sprouted no problemo,Maybe a pic is commin? altho I kinda shy away from postin pics. Been tryin to do other stuff rather than the internet addiction!! :doofus: :smoking:
Besides I have 58 plants goin and want 24 that leaves lots to off 2-3 at a time I'll still have 20 or so leftover,Started so many cause I wasnt sure how many would pop bein good seed was from 2013
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Mine get started the same way....south facing window. My house is kept at 64* all winter long.
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:scratch: Which way's south? :confused: ;) :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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I looked at my garden notes from last year today. On April 23rd my garden was tilled, April 29th I was planting stuff!! This year lookin more like may 23rd. :doofus: :confused: :rotflmao:
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It'll just die anyway. Gonna snow into May. :rotflmao:
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It'll just die anyway. Gonna snow into May. :rotflmao:
awe go back to bed!!! :tut: :doofus
Good one though. Made me chuckle!! :happy1: :rotflmao:
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I would, if I didn't haveta shovel SNOW every couple hours!!! I just can't have the neighbor be doing it every day! :angry2:
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When the glacier recedes maybe I can think about gardening. Went out to the back garden where the cutworm moth trap is and snow is 2' - 3' deep out there. The hazelnuts with the tree wrap on them are back under the snow again. Oh goody.
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Well, while wondering around in Menards today, (my wife and I had cabin fever) I did pick up a bag of seed potatoes and a couple bags of onion sets. This was more of a placebo as I don't know when I will plant these. :confused:
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No offense, Deadeye, but you may have to lighten up on yer words used, ie; "placebo". Now Glenn will probably be tearing up Menard's looking for "placebo onion sets". :doah: :rotflmao:
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3 gardens tilled just on the edge of too moist, but it worked. 2 left to go one is the largest at bout 20ft X 30ft but first plant tatters,onions latest I ever planted em!! Thats tomorrow along with the whole Herb garden, 9 different herbs I think Then my salad garden and early stuff.Maters an peppers are huge!
Friggin wind is horrible today!
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I hosed out the central AC, which sits on a pad between the house and deck. The water just rose up over the edge of the pad and didn't sink into the ground, must be frost in there yet a ways down.
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North side of our place has 1 ft a snow yet and the ground is frozen,Cant get into the crawlspace to get the outdoor water for hoses turned on unless I get the ice spud out.
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And we're supposed to have T-storms all week....hmmm....but, my sump pump hasn't run in a couple days. Could be interesting.
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frost in the ground be time yet!!! amish were plowing Friday.... horse power!!!!
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Planted peas, radishes, onions, carrots, and red beets. But those are in a raised bed. Ground level still has frost down about 4 inches. This is at Hawley. Farmers are out planting around here.
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lookin at the month long forecast.............thinkin its time to start gettin going on da garden.........but man i gots lotz of tings to do!!!!!!!!!!
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lookin at the month long forecast.............thinkin its time to start gettin going on da garden.........but man i gots lotz of tings to do!!!!!!!!!!
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Too wet in my garden to do much. The winter onions are looking great, thanks Glenn. Rhubarb is going strong but no sign of asparagus emerging yet. If we get a bit of rain that will bring it up. I know the farmers are anxious but I think it's plenty early and a nice rain will bring the last of the frost out.
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Too wet in my garden to do much. The winter onions are looking great, thanks Glenn. Rhubarb is going strong but no sign of asparagus emerging yet. If we get a bit of rain that will bring it up. I know the farmers are anxious but I think it's plenty early and a nice rain will bring the last of the frost out.
no problem...........glad to share!!!!!!!!! i noticed farmers are in the feild this morning..........figured its time to start !!!!!! first things first and gettin the ground tilled up!!!!!!
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If it doesn't rain before dark will try to put some radishes in. The small garden is ready for that. Rhubarb is coming along there. Gardening the rest will be a while. Snow just got off it last week. :confused:
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well your next batch of french fries are going into the ground. them tater farmers are hard at it plantin!!!!!!!!!!! :happy1: :happy1:
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Glenn in his earlier years.... likin' dem 'taters's......:rotflmao: :rotflmao:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pz2kXoDo_s
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Glenn in his earlier years.... likin' dem 'taters's......:rotflmao: :rotflmao:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pz2kXoDo_s
:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: yea not hardly.............i threw 50 and 100 lb feed sacks around.
that actually looks like you and dotch down on campus of da mayo clinic!!!!!!!!!!! :mooning: :mooning: :smoking: :sleazy: :happy1:
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I think that's Del & Dotch, the Baa Baa Boyz..... :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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Planted radishes last nite right before .05" of rain fell, followed by anudder .17" overnite. Nope, not me. Dem guys was clean shaven. Here's a recent photo w/my girlfriend:
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Planted radishes last nite right before .05" of rain fell, followed by anudder .17" overnite. Nope, not me. Dem guys was clean shaven. Here's a recent photo w/my girlfriend:
another master dreamer!!!! :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :happy1:
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Asparagus is coming! :happy1:
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The raised bed has 4 rows of lettuce and 2 rows of radishes. I did fill up 8 pots on the patio with tomatoes, serranos, jalopeno and some bell peppers.. now if I could just keep the squirrels from digging in da raised bed.. :censored:
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The raised bed has 4 rows of lettuce and 2 rows of radishes. I did fill up 8 pots on the patio with tomatoes, serranos, jalopeno and some bell peppers.. now if I could just keep the squirrels from digging in da raised bed.. :censored:
Mine does the job. :evil:
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The raised bed has 4 rows of lettuce and 2 rows of radishes. I did fill up 8 pots on the patio with tomatoes, serranos, jalopeno and some bell peppers.. now if I could just keep the squirrels from digging in da raised bed.. :censored:
electric fence...
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well the GENERAL came over last nite and tilled my garden up. thanks a ton G!!!!!!!!! nice seeing ya again and :bs: :bs:.
cept he didnt look so good??????????? hope he aint coming down wit somethin??????
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Prolly took one look at you and... :rotflmao:
The way it's growing could have rhubarb by Sunday... :azn:
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WOW how time fly's. Already planting time!! I have the garden tilled but didn't bother starting anything indoors this year. This summer I plan on building a small green house with an almost free heating system.. Not sure about the idea of heating for free but I will let you know if it works and will surly be willing to sell my idea for a nominal price!! Plan on heading to Duluth some time next week to try dip some smelt and sometime in between getting a few of the early seeds in the ground as it looks to be warm from here on out. Carrots onions so an and so on..
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Brother put some potatoes, & peas in the ground up here yday. Got flowers on the east side of the garage that are blooming, lilacs are really starting to bud, welcome to Spring. :happy1:
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Thanks DEW for the pepper and tomato plants.!!! :happy1: planted dill seed, radishes, lettuce, spinach and onions.
Today finish the onions put in kalarhbi, tomatoes and peppers. Sure could use rain.
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So could we!!!! Why don't you come back up? ;) :rotflmao: :rotflmao: Reb made me do it. :sorry: Probably rain all week :happy1: now as we got the pump down at the lake goin this morning.
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Gettin' some more Tues-Wed, I'll send some up.... ;)
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Looks like Tues,Wed we are predicted for rain I sure hope it comes Its dry out here!!
After planting most all the big garden on Fri. I on Sat could hardly stand up from my fav chair!!! Today was in the chair till 1 hour ago when I took some asparagus. OOOHH for sore! I figure I did about 130 squats in 3 hours and didnt think of what it'd do. Tomorrow back at it and finish BUT In a smarter way!!
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got onions, kalarbi, some peppers, maters in today.
things left yet are carrots jalepeno peppers, cukes GREEN BEANS, cabbage, and more maters!!!!!
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got onions, kalarbi, some peppers, maters in today.
things left yet are carrots jalepeno peppers, cukes GREEN BEANS, cabbage, and more maters!!!!!
Since when did you start growing Hot peppers? I recall you refusing any hots!
jalapeno peppers and a few others I had extra also,Now there in the cattails
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got onions, kalarbi, some peppers, maters in today.
things left yet are carrots jalepeno peppers, cukes GREEN BEANS, cabbage, and more maters!!!!!
Since when did you start growing Hot peppers? I recall you refusing any hots!
jalapeno peppers and a few others I had extra also,Now there in the cattails
i plant them to make salsa. once i'm done making salsa............we have an administrative assistant that mexican.......she gets the rest!!!! momma dont like alot of spicy foods.......unlike me, i like foods with a little zing. momma does like me hot!!!!!!!!!!!! :smoking: :sleazy: :happy1: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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got onions, kalarbi, some peppers, maters in today.
things left yet are carrots jalepeno peppers, cukes GREEN BEANS, cabbage, and more maters!!!!!
Since when did you start growing Hot peppers? I recall you refusing any hots!
jalapeno peppers and a few others I had extra also,Now there in the cattails
Send him some Ghost Bhut's and tell him they're "mild Jalapenos"...... :shocked: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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got onions, kalarbi, some peppers, maters in today.
things left yet are carrots jalepeno peppers, cukes GREEN BEANS, cabbage, and more maters!!!!!
Since when did you start growing Hot peppers? I recall you refusing any hots!
jalapeno peppers and a few others I had extra also,Now there in the cattails
Send him some Ghost Bhut's and tell him they're "mild Jalapenos"...... :shocked: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
yea well dat wont work.........i have a pretty good idea what peppers of the hot variety look like, ecpecially jalepenos so.................... :mooning: :mooning: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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Here's the perfect plant for you Glenn, it's called ketchup and fries. The same plant grows tomatoes and potatoes.
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Here's the perfect plant for you Glenn, it's called ketchup and fries. The same plant grows tomatoes and potatoes.
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Radishes planted Tuesday nite were emerging already Sat. And as I was hoping, we had our first rhubarb of the season yesterday. Stuff really took off. Couldn't tell any was even missing after it was picked. :smiley:
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Our rhubarb is only about 10 inches high.?Dotch what raddish you planting Is it slow to bolt?
Park seed has a Cheriette radish that is great for warm weather. Ever hear of em? So many types probably not EH?
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last nite got the last of the plants stuck in da ground, cabbage, jalepeno peppers and all the maters. only thing left is cukes green beans and carrots.
got the lawn, momma's flower bed, winter onion/rubarb patch and horseradish patch fertilized. now needs to rain!!!!!!!
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How much should I send ya from Swampville? :angry2:
Tonight
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Low around 56. Southeast wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Showers
Low: 56 °F
Wednesday
Wednesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 10am, then a chance of showers after 10am.
Showers
Likely
High: 68 °F
Low: 50 °F
Thursday
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 65. North wind around 7 mph.
Partly Sunny
High: 65 °F
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Showers, mainly after 1am. Low around 45. Northeast wind 6 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Showers
Low: 45 °F
Friday
Friday: Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 59. East wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
High: 59 °F
Friday
Night
Friday Night: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am.
Chance
Showers then
Showers
Likely
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 60. North wind 8 to 10 mph.
High: 60 °F
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well i would like about 1 1/2 inches over the next 24 hours in a nice slow steady rain please!!!!!!!!!!! :happy1: :happy1:
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I'll see what I can do.... :rolleyes:
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Our rhubarb is only about 10 inches high.?Dotch what raddish you planting Is it slow to bolt?
Park seed has a Cheriette radish that is great for warm weather. Ever hear of em? So many types probably not EH?
I'm a double cropper on spring radishes so typically not real concerned about the bolting. I harvest them, process them, toss the greens over the fence to the sheep and the area gets planted to something else for the duration of the growing season. In that spot it'll be zucchini or crook neck squash of some kind. The seed I planted was leftover from last year's late summer seeding, Cherry Belle and a blend of different types. That is one of the beauties of the late summer radish seeding that's ready in Sept. They usually don't bolt. I have a couple packages of new seed too I was hoping to plant, one is Cherry Belle and the other escapes me. Hell to get old. :surrender:
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I'm cheating this year.... I bought seeds in a tape.... My boxes are exactly 8 ft, and the tapes are 8 ft.....no waste!
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I'm cheating this year.... I bought seeds in a tape.....My boxes are exactly 8 ft, and the tapes are 8 ft.....no waste!
During winter when I was real bored I made a whole bunch of them Nice way to plant prefect spacing.
Just some TP cut in strips and kindergarten glue flour an water holds the seed in the TP folded over.Can ya tell I was bored?
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So ya just stick the seed on the "glue" on a piece of TP, spaced how ya want?
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So ya just stick the seed on the "glue" on a piece of TP, spaced how ya want?
Ya Reb I bought some trial seed from this place and read of it here below
https://www.seedsnow.com/blogs/news/13122833-how-to-make-your-own-seed-tape
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Dang! That's neat! Thanks! :happy1:
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Gotta water today!! :angry2: :angry2: noticed radishes are starting to appear. Finish planting this weekend.
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Apple blossoms are gonna *POP* any day... :shocked:
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*POP*POP*POP*POP*POP*POP* :shocked:
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Got a late start this year.... radishes are starting to pop.
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radishes, onions, lettuce and spinach poppin thru. also cleaned winter onions......oh are dem good!!!!!!
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So i got 2 jalapenos plant, 2 banna pepper, 2 habenaro and 1 ghost pepper plant. Cant wait, then i planted 4 squashkin plants. Hybrid cross of pumpkin and butter cup squash. Makes awsome pies!
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time to put up fence......friggin rabbits. chewing on pepper plants and cabbage plants. :angry2: :angry2: for the time being sprayed some fox urine around the garden, that got the lab going!!!!!!!!! :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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so after this heat spell, I've come to the conclusion that my radish crop is going to be a failure, and not sure what my spinach and lettuce crop will be like since there all 3 a cool weather plant. :doah: :doah: :confused:
so DOTCH...…….. wanna send me the crop failure forms to file a claim!!!!!!!!!! :happy1:
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Why dontcha just give up gardening, and take up oh, say something like shuffleboard?
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Why dontcha just give up gardening, and take up oh, say something like shuffleboard?
yea this coming from a guy that even grow winter onions!!!!!! :crazy: :crazy: :doofus: :tut: :tut: :tut: :doah: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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Ha! That from a guy that can't grow one widdle pepper!!!!! HEEEEEE! :moon: :rotflmao:
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Must be that "operator error" thing...mine's doing fine...
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My few radishes went belly up bolted,spinach same didnt plant lettuce cause I figured it;d go the same I miss my fresh warm crisp radish
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Nice setup HD. I made some 3 x 7 garden boxes about 3 years ago and they are pretty cool but to not have to bend over would really be nice. So is that regular dirt in those? Just wondering about the weight issue. I showed them to the wife now she wants them. So do I.
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I buy top soil from Menards or Flea Flarm and use that.
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Went out and did some weeding, that was way over rated vs drinking beer and watching a fire.
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Looks like I'm not going to retire on the radish crop this year. Nice top growth but not much underneath. Oh well, the sheep will enjoy them. Have to bank on a bumper zucchini crop I guess... :confused:
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when I first plant my tomatoes, cabbage and pepper plants I put the old metal 3 lb coffee cans around them to assist in watering them as well as to help protect them.
today I took them all off, I definitely think this intense heat is affecting the plants. picking up those cans as well as rocks in the garden they were really warm.
dang its ugly outside.
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97* and humid in the pit of hell down here.....ahhhh ahhhhh...mowing was fun.... :tongue:
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Did not much yesterday this morn I sat on the porch thinkin grass needs cuttin bad! So I came in sat down and stayed inside all day!!
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Did not much yesterday this morn I sat on the porch thinkin grass needs cuttin bad! So I came in sat down and stayed inside all day!!
no matter what I have to cut the grass tomorrow, ugly!!! oh well!!!
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Did not much yesterday this morn I sat on the porch thinkin grass needs cuttin bad! So I came in sat down and stayed inside all day!!
no matter what I have to cut the grass tomorrow, ugly!!! oh well!!!
I should also BUT I have to go to the CIA Interrogator (Dentist) mid day morrow wont cut early an by the time I get done with that and other stops seein I'm already in town it'll be to late.Wed we go to a old friends and do her flower gardens for her maybe with her?? I know I'll do most whilst wemmin yak
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Did not much yesterday this morn I sat on the porch thinkin grass needs cuttin bad! So I came in sat down and stayed inside all day!!
cause you watched the wife do it??????? :scratch: :scratch: :doah: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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:dancinred: :dancinred: :dancinred: :dancinred: :dancinred: :dancinred: :rocker; :rocker; :rocker; we gotz a 1/4 inch of rain...……...maybe more yet??????? :happy1: :happy1:
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:dancinred: :dancinred: :dancinred: :dancinred: :dancinred: :dancinred: :rocker; :rocker; :rocker; we gotz a 1/4 inch of rain...……...maybe more yet??????? :happy1: :happy1:
Hope you grabbed a bar a soap and USED it!!
We had 1/2 inch in 45 minutes and NO I shower almost daily!!! Maybe more rain commin?? maybe?? :thumbs:. A :thumbs:t least a wildflower plot for butterflys,birds an Ferdinand got wet seeds now!!
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Picked these tonight. Along with my second cutting of lettuce and spinach. Been eating a bunch of winter onions but there about done.
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The few radish I planted bolted! Their gone. I do have 8-10 orange and red cherry tomato's on my 2 cherry plants. Lost a flowers on peppers and maters.Just weeded yesterday.
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Lot'sa Radishes!
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Man I could go for a few of them right now,Pork roast smoked,garden walla walla and spanish onions greenies grilled,Pasta salad some taters the ole girl is makin and them radishes would be the cream o da crop right now!!!
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Man I could go for a few of them right now,Pork roast smoked,garden walla walla and spanish onions greenies grilled,Pasta salad some taters the ole girl is makin and them radishes would be the cream o da crop right now!!!
there not real far from where you pick up your fish at the grocery store!!!!!!!! :sleazy: :moon: :mooning: :laughroll: :laughroll: :laughroll:
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Funny YOU should know that.................... :scratch: ;)
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Funny YOU should know that.................... :scratch: ;)
:tut: :tut: ah go play with mr sparkles, spinkles or whatever you call that tingy!!!!!! :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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I'm gonna shoot that waggin' finger right off! :fudd:
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I'm gonna shoot that waggin' finger right off! :fudd:
:tut: :tut: :tut: :tut: :tut: :tut: :tut: :tut: :smoking: :sleazy: :sleazy: :mooning: :super smiley: :super smiley: :laughroll: :laughroll: :laughroll: :laughroll:
have a good weekend reb!!!!!!!!!
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You too, Glenn! I'm tryin', but it just ain't workin'.............. :undecided:
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Funny YOU should know that.................... :scratch: ;)
Thats right it aint in my neck a da woods way up in Glenn57 country and called MOREYS His fav stop next to the chubby girlly bar anyway! :mooning:
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Funny YOU should know that.................... :scratch: ;)
Thats right it aint in my neck a da woods way up in Glenn57 country and called MOREYS His fav stop next to the chubby girlly bar anyway! :mooning:
You mean Gertie Growlers? Home of the jiggling rolls of plenty? :shocked:
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Looking good.
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Looking good.
A couple o beers and she's looking good???? :bonk: :rotflmao:
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Yeah yea I was trying to post a picture of the garden. Didn't work!!! :confused: :confused:
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Todays rain here measures .31 inch for a total of 1.91 since May 1st! Thats not much
57 I saw your garden pic on multiple sites today!!! Sue does the gardens and Glenn does the lawn!! Reb you outta see his lawn!! I dont do nothin to mine cept cut it and 57s looks worse.Gotta be that smashed green thumb the way he can start seeds!!!!!!!!!!! But maybe he split beer on everything??? Cant post a pic??? 3 beers later he cant stand upright either!!
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:tut: :tut: Dem spots gotta lot to do with 2 hounddogs peeing. :pouty: :pouty: Sue don't touch my lawn garden or landscape. She's luck I give her room in da garden for her flowers. That I take care of. :confused: :confused:
Besides don't you got some weeding to do. :confused: :rotflmao:
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:tut: :tut: Dem spots gotta lot to do with 2 hounddogs peeing. :pouty: :pouty: Sue don't touch my lawn garden or landscape. She's luck I give her room in da garden for her flowers. That I take care of. :confused: :confused:
Besides don't you got some weeding to do. :confused: :rotflmao:
:tut: :tut: :tut: :tut: :tut: :tut: :tut: :tut: :tut: :tut: :tut: :tut: :tut: :tut: :tut: :tut: :tut: :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: :confused: :sleazy: :smoking: :Clap: :Clap: :laughroll: :laughroll: :laughroll: :laughroll: :laughroll: :laughroll:
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Todays rain here measures .31 inch for a total of 1.91 since May 1st! Thats not much
57 I saw your garden pic on multiple sites today!!! Sue does the gardens and Glenn does the lawn!! Reb you outta see his lawn!! I dont do nothin to mine cept cut it and 57s looks worse.Gotta be that smashed green thumb the way he can start seeds!!!!!!!!!!! But maybe he split beer on everything??? Cant post a pic??? 3 beers later he cant stand upright either!!
And he gives me guff about a perceived spot he saw on my lawn..... :doah:
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Todays rain here measures .31 inch for a total of 1.91 since May 1st! Thats not much
57 I saw your garden pic on multiple sites today!!! Sue does the gardens and Glenn does the lawn!! Reb you outta see his lawn!! I dont do nothin to mine cept cut it and 57s looks worse.Gotta be that smashed green thumb the way he can start seeds!!!!!!!!!!! But maybe he split beer on everything??? Cant post a pic??? 3 beers later he cant stand upright either!!
And he gives me guff about a perceived spot he saw on my lawn..... :doah:
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Had just under 1 1/2 inches of rain. Got enough for a bit! :happy1: I got the whole garden cultivated over the weekend and this rain made the garden look absolutely mavelous!!!! :happy1: :cheerleader: :cheerleader: :cheerleader:
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Total here was 3.15 inch as they say in hollywood marvolas :mooning:
Cultivated??Whats that ya took a hoe to it no lemme guess glenns so cultivated he is marvolas an elbows wit da upper eschalon :pouty: :doofus: :crazy:
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Pulled the last of the first crop of radishes..
Everything is going well!
I need to figure out what to put in the vacant area where the radishes were......
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lookin good!!!!!!! wait till first part of aug/end of july........... radishes round #2!!!!!!!!
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got to agree with blue guy!!!
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Nice clean lookin gardens there HD,Ever try rutabaga or brussel sprouts.Radish can fit in any small space.
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I've done brussel sprouts in the past.... those plants get huge.
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I've done brussel sprouts in the past.... those plants get huge.
and to me a waste of time. better off buying them. i've planted them 3-4 times. only had one really good crop.
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I've done brussel sprouts in the past.... those plants get huge.
and to me a waste of time. better off buying them. i've planted them 3-4 times. only had one really good crop.
Haha :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
Says the green gardener :confused: :smoking:
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I've done brussel sprouts in the past.... those plants get huge.
This made me think I dont grow brussels much,I do have rutabagas in and I sent the other half to Atwater for a pack a parsnip seed,They are awful tasty roasted MMM!
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Leeks might be nice.
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I happened to go to Menards for some new tomato cages. While I was there I found a couple things on clearance. They had kohlrabi in 6 packs for .94
So I bought 4 trays to fill the spot the radishes were.
Then..... I found a whole wine barrel for $89
I'm going to use it to cover up my well and put a glass top on it with a 🐦 bath.
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Sweet!
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great scores!!!
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great scores!!!
YAH!! That different sized wine barrel looks great! make some dandelion in it!!! must have some great flavor already!!
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so i spent last weekend weeding the garden. the lettuce was pulled early last week, sat morning i cut and then pulled the spinach. in my garden ventures i notices tomatoes forming as well as a few peppers!!!!!!!!!!!! :happy1: :happy1: man i cant wait. also seen where the kalarabi was starting to ball out. i am however very unhappy with my kalarabi seeds this year, there seemed to be alot of rutabega seeds in them, same brand same place i always or mostly get my seeds at fleet farm.
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rutabaga are good too...
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We planted Romaine lettuce in two of our flower boxes on the deck. Works great. We go out and cut a bunch and then rinse it and put in a gallon zip lock in the frig. Makes salads for about 3 days. By then it has grown up and we cut again. Great tasting letttuce. We love salads but get tired of buying it in the stores and throwing half of the head away. I think we will do a grow light thing this winter in the basement for it too. I told the wife with all of the money we are saving I may get a new boat.....??.
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rutabaga are good too...
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Wow! Yer neighbor's got a nice garden!!! :happy1: :rotflmao:
Mikey made me say that. :bonk:
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I finally had time this morning to weed and tend the gardens. Man things really grew up while I was doing other fun stuff. Also tied up all the tomato plants so the fruit isn't on the ground. Had a nice crop of potato bugs going so I threw everything I had at them. Not sure just what kills them. Onions are doing great and I just had to eat a few to prove it. Picked a few cucumbers also. I hope things don't get away from me while I'm gone next week.
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I finally had time this morning to weed and tend the gardens. Man things really grew up while I was doing other fun stuff. Also tied up all the tomato plants so the fruit isn't on the ground. Had a nice crop of potato bugs going so I threw everything I had at them. Not sure just what kills them. Onions are doing great and I just had to eat a few to prove it. Picked a few cucumbers also. I hope things don't get away from me while I'm gone next week.
back in the day when i planted spuds i used some type of powder. worst part then dang bugs moved over to the tomatoes. i havent planted potatoes in years so i am not sure whats out there.
i've been waging war on box elder bugs. been using a SEVIN product, ive been so disgusted and frustrated with that product i finally threw it out. it was a white liquid, always clogged the sprayer, seperated from the water so i'll be looking for something different.
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tempo?
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Dish soap and water kills boxelder bugs.
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We had a limestone foundation on our house in Stillwater. We had thousands of boxelder bugs on the foundation every year. I heard that about the soapy dishwater being thrown on the bugs. Well I did it and they all left. Never came back and we were there for another 10 years or so.
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i tried that.....there still around. i've heard the dish soap thing.............i personally am not convinced.
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Dish soap worked forme,57 you got a food source That Sliver maple they love the sap,seed an leaf.They got their name cause the were found on Boxelder trees and that maple is its first cousin.Try dish soap on the tree trunk from ground up as high as you can.
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already have an outbreak of young elder bugs,they get all balled up on south facing structure and wood fences,100's in a basket ball size lump,must be a sex party of sort?,tried the dawn soap in my sprayer all it did was dispurse the little vermon,maybe they ran off and died who knows.
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I use this on the end of the hose. Mynards, Home Despot, $6. Spray sides of foundation and on the rock edging around house. Been using it for years. Couple years ago, put up overhead door and just about had to shovel the dead box elders off the ground. Had a sidewalk ant problem last year of them sneaking in somewhere around one rec room window, from behind the paneling. Finally figgered they were underground under all the rocks out front. Sprayed the rocks good and let it soak in. Yup. Dat took care of DAT. Just be careful spraying on flowers or plants, it won't hurt them, but it WILL kill the bees. Don't wanna do that. :azn:
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Dish soap worked forme,57 you got a food source That Sliver maple they love the sap,seed an leaf.They got their name cause the were found on Boxelder trees and that maple is its first cousin.Try dish soap on the tree trunk from ground up as high as you can.
yea i knew that was what they like. not getting rid of that tree. it shades the house on sucky days like this!!! guess i dont look at it that close looks like i will tonite. they sure seam to like my granite rock chip border on the west and south side the house.
gonna look for a concentrate that mixes with water. got better control with one of them pump up sprayers.
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Did you read my post???!!!!! :confused:
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Dish soap worked forme,57 you got a food source That Sliver maple they love the sap,seed an leaf.They got their name cause the were found on Boxelder trees and that maple is its first cousin.Try dish soap on the tree trunk from ground up as high as you can.
yea i knew that was what they like. not getting rid of that tree. it shades the house on sucky days like this!!! guess i dont look at it that close looks like i will tonite. they sure seam to like my granite rock chip border on the west and south side the house.
gonna look for a concentrate that mixes with water. got better control with one of them pump up sprayers.
They like residual heat in the gravel If yer down my way stop an get a hose end bottle of some stuff I got for lady asian beetles,Never used it I moved a herb garden an planted marygolds no more beetles.Dont remember the name but it was spose to be the best for them,I am locked inside in the air today morrow I go to st cloud maybe I'll drop it forgot i was goin through!!!!
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Did you read my post???!!!!!
now why would i do that????????? :shocked: :doah: :scratch: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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You guys blind, or what??? HELLO!! :surrender:
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Did you read my post???!!!!!
now why would i do that????????? :shocked: :doah: :scratch: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
FINE! Ya ask for help, the don't want it! Here, use this!!!! :mooning:
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:nerd: :nerd: :nerd: :nerd: :nerd:
and i dont believe i asked for any help...........just stated what i was up against and gonna do about it!!!!! :moon: :moon: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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57 The bottle of insecticide I have is Ortho Max a red bottle like the one reb posted garden hose use.
I'll trade for a pac of yer nords??? Ya know the filetted ones from Moreys!!! I'll be going through CS at bout 9AM tomorrow morn.Ever try Malathion if it is even legal yet?I got a bottle of that for fruit bug infestations I had years ago. BAD STUFF it is
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57 The bottle of insecticide I have is Ortho Max a red bottle like the one reb posted garden hose use.
I'll trade for a pac of yer nords??? Ya know the filetted ones from Moreys!!! I'll be going through CS at bout 9AM tomorrow morn.Ever try Malathion if it is even legal yet?I got a bottle of that for fruit bug infestations I had years ago. BAD STUFF it is
you gut a deal...........there even boneless!!!!!
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57 The bottle of insecticide I have is Ortho Max a red bottle like the one reb posted garden hose use.
I'll trade for a pac of yer nords??? Ya know the filetted ones from Moreys!!! I'll be going through CS at bout 9AM tomorrow morn.Ever try Malathion if it is even legal yet?I got a bottle of that for fruit bug infestations I had years ago. BAD STUFF it is
you gut a deal...........there even boneless!!!!!
Thanks EH! I'll bring a iced cooler and leave the ortho by yer cooler.I just made a pan a Lasagna for morro night,Looks like the menu changed to nords!! fish The ONLY Fish I have a hard time catchin since I moved to this lake!!
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57 The bottle of insecticide I have is Ortho Max a red bottle like the one reb posted garden hose use.
I'll trade for a pac of yer nords??? Ya know the filetted ones from Moreys!!! I'll be going through CS at bout 9AM tomorrow morn.Ever try Malathion if it is even legal yet?I got a bottle of that for fruit bug infestations I had years ago. BAD STUFF it is
you gut a deal...........there even boneless!!!!!
Thanks EH! I'll bring a iced cooler and leave the ortho by yer cooler.I just made a pan a Lasagna for morro night,Looks like the menu changed to nords!! fish The ONLY Fish I have a hard time catchin since I moved to this lake!!
well you are talkin to da NORD LORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :happy1: :happy1: :fish2: :fish2: :fish2:
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Oh Delmar.... :whistling:
DNR: birdfeeders can lead to return visits by bears
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A lot of homeowners set up feeders to enjoy visits from various winged visitors.
But those birdfeeders can attract unwanted guests, like bears, and it may not stop be just a one-time occurrence.
While it might be neat to see a bear from the safety of your living room, according to the Department of Natural Resources it could come back.
Last week, a bear paid a visit to a homeowner's birdfeeder near viola and enjoyed some food, and caused some minor damage to the birdfeeder. One was also seen in rural Rochester.
According to the Department of Natural Resources, bears are not frequent visitors to the Southeast part of Minnesota.
"We've had a few reports in the Southeast part of the state of bears this Spring," said Rochester Area Wildlife Supervisor Mike Tenney It's not very common to have bears in this part of the state, but occasionally bears will wander through."
But here's why bears and birdfeeders might be a problem.
"Feeding bears is not a good idea because once they have developed a taste or a tradition of coming to a certain site for food thatt they like, they'll keep coming back," said Tenney.
So what should you do if you see a bear eating out of your birdfeeder?
"Enjoy it; typically bears when they see a person or hear a person coming they don't stick around very long. They usually leave," said Tenney.
According to the DNR, if you have a food source on your property, simply removing it may solve the problem.
"One thing that homeowners should also understand is that if there are bears around, keeping their garbage enclosed in a container is a good idea, instead of having it just laying out in a bag," said Tenney. "Feeding animals outside like cats and dogs is usually not a good idea."
Wildlife managers and conservation officers said that the majority of bear-related calls they receive involve bears destroying birdfeeders.
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Lions,Tigers and bears OH NO!!! :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :bambi: :bambi: :bambi: :drillsergeant:
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Went out and took an inspection of the garden. Man are there alot of flowers on the cukes mater peppers and green beans.
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Went out and took an inspection of the garden. Man are there alot of flowers on the cukes mater peppers and green beans.
Here to EH! Been eatin a few Margrets peppers and next week cherry maters for sure and it looks like 3-5 early maters will be ready.My salt shaker sits at the ready!!!!!!
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Here's my finished 🐦 bath project........ ;)
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that's cool!!
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Very nice! :happy1: Is that skwirrel stopper on the wire/rope a circular saw blade?
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Very nice HD.
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That is neat HD, think I see glenn's splish splash bath in the background with two lifeguard chairs around it!! :happy1:
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That is neat HD, think I see glenn's splish splash bath in the background with two lifeguard chairs around it!! :happy1:
:confused: :confused: he wasn't supposed to get that in the picture!!!!! :pouty: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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Num num!! :happy1:
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Oh look! Glenn was at a roadside stand! And they threw in 2 mini cabbage! :azn:
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Oh look! Glenn was at a roadside stand! And they threw in 2 mini cabbage! :azn:
:banghead: :taz: kalarabi you schmuck!!!!!!!!!!!! :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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they are still small!!!
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they are still small!!!
:pouty: :pouty: ya need to start picking them small now to thin them out. :confused: :confused:
besides, there more gooder when young and tender!!!!!!!!! :mooning: :mooning:
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they are still small!!!
:pouty: :pouty: ya need to start picking them small now to thin them out. :confused: :confused:
Is that what happened to you? :confused:
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Ya think the asparagus patch needed weeding! :crazy: :pouty: trunk is full.
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Ya think the asparagus patch needed weeding! :crazy: :pouty: trunk is full.
I was hoping someone else would break the news to you!!!!! Yer spose to take home fruit an veeggies from the garden!!!!!!!! :doofus: :doofus:
Unless thats yer secret herb mix for yer sketty sauce :crazy: :crazy: :smoking:
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no worries dew.............didnt take it home.........it went straight to his burn pile. :happy1: :happy1:
and my sqetti sauce is a secret............not tellin!!!!!!!!!! :tut: :tut: :tut: :rotflmao:
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Ya, says HEINZ on the bottle. ;)
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Ya, says HEINZ on the bottle. ;)
:tut: :tut: :tut: :tut:
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Nice food plot! :happy1:
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Bet that's what all them critters are sayin'. :rotflmao:
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Our garden has been growing pretty slow this summer. We are starting to get a few tomato's. The green beans just began flowering last week. The cucumbers, squash, pumpkins, and zucchini have had some recent growth spurt. The asparagus has been producing steady but I'm starting to let a few go to seed. Our green peppers haven't flowered yet. Here's a picture.
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Deer sampling the tomatoes
See the deer head in the tomato cage.
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Almost got pics of our gardens!!! BUT
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excellent Dew2!!!! :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :happy1:
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Caught red faced. I don't have a chance against crows and deer. :pouty:
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those crows are something else for sure!!!
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I've watched the danged things get a garbage bin top up, and tear open the plastic garbage bags inside for a smorgasbord...
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Picked 2 mater's, 10 peppers and an ice cream and a half of Reb's favorite. GREEN BEANS!!! also cut some dill. Becks gardens called and had pickles for canning yesterday but was in red wing, so next week.
On a side note momma picked up a case of cherries. 18 lbs for turdy bucks. :happy1: that's $1.67 per pound. And are dey good.
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deadeye, you got a garden going on there or a game farm? Good luck!
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It may be too late as most of the tomatoes have been eaten by the animals but I did put wildlife netting over the plants hoping to get some from the little green ones that are left. :pouty:
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I've heard of shooting corn fed deer as the way to go, but this is something new.
Maybe next time leave them a little mozzarella, basil and olive oil for a caprese salad. :deer:
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Them dang deer savaged our beets and sweet corn last nite. :angry2: :angry2:
Gawd they pizz me off.
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Not a garden, but the damned things snipped off all the flowers and plants in my Dad's Planter at the ceme. Next person that says "OH lookit the cute deer"...*BLAM*
Then I shoot the deer. :angry2: :angry2: :fudd:
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After being gone a week then having to go to the union picnic yesterday, when we got home I went thru and picked everything in the garden. Pulled the green beans. Today I'm pulling the onions.then it's making more pickled green beans and cukes. Needs more water to.
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Done with beans,peas early lettuce,cauliflower.Started making pickles today. First ripe tomatoes yesterday. Lots of zuchinni and squash.First sweet corn today.Raspberries going strong.
Went to Ontario to pick blueberries.....best I have ever seen.....woods was blue.
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just a got a nice batch of yellow beans from my neighbor!! cooking now!!! good eats!!
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How about this for an odd shaped cucumber.
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Hmmm....dat make one funky lookin' pickle! :rotflmao:
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Ended up doing up several jars of dilly beans and pickles yesterday, but I might have screwed up, ended up not using a tin pot for the mix, I'm guessing its painted aluminum.. any thoughts on how that will make a difference??
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Is it safe to ask what dilly beans are? :undecided:
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Ended up doing up several jars of dilly beans and pickles yesterday, but I might have screwed up, ended up not using a tin pot for the mix, I'm guessing its painted aluminum.. any thoughts on how that will make a difference??
I'll beat Del to the punch..... :laugh:
Aluminium oxide is not very reactive and so protects the underlying metal from further damage. Aluminium acetate (the compound that forms when aluminium metal reacts with vinegar) is soluable so if you were to be scrubbing the surface of the aluminium while in contact with vinegar, it would slowly be eaten away.
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The pickles and beans gonna be edible yet Hd?
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The pickles and beans gonna be edible yet Hd?
Is the pan coated aluminum? Or bare aluminum? I know that all of the information I have, is not to use bare aluminum pans in the brine or in the liming process. ( Most likely from the "chemical" reaction)
If the pan is coated, the vinegar or lime wouldn't come in contact with the aluminum. I would believe, that would be fine.... I'll do some checking....
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This was pulled off the canning history website...
TYPES OF PICKLES
Fermented pickle vegetables below the surface of the brine. A glass jar filled with water makes a good weight.
Containers and Weights for Fermentation:
Pickles and sauerkraut can be fermented in large stoneware crocks, large glass jars or food-grade plastic containers. If you're not sure whether a plastic container is safe for food, read its label or contact its manufacturer. Another option is to line the questionable container with several thicknesses of food-grade plastic bags. Do not use aluminum, copper, brass, galvanized or iron containers for fermenting pickles or sauerkraut.
The container needs to be large enough to allow several inches of space between the top of the food and the top of the container. Usually a 1-gallon container is needed for each 5 pounds of fresh vegetables. Sauerkraut may be fermented in quart or half-gallon canning jars, but there is a greater chance of spoilage.
After the vegetables are placed in the container and covered with brine, they must be completely submerged in the brine. A heavy plate or glass lid that fit down inside the container can be used. If extra weight is needed, a glass jar(s) filled with water and sealed can be set on top of the plate or lid. The vegetables should be covered by 1 to 2 inches of brine.
Another option for submerging the vegetables in brine is to place on food-grade plastic bag inside another and fill the inside bag with some of the pickling brine. Freezer bags sold for packaging turkeys are the right size for 5-gallon containers. Close the end securely. Then use this filled bag as the weight on top of the vegetables. Filling the bag with brine is a precaution, in case of accidental puncture
Equipment for Fresh-Pack Pickles:
Pickling liquids should be heated in stainless steel, aluminum, glass or unchipped enamelware saucepan. Do not use copper, brass, galvanized or iron utensils. These metals can react with acids or salts and cause undesirable color changes and/or form toxic compounds in the pickles.
For short-term brining or soaking, use crocks, saucepans or bowls made from stoneware, glass, stainless steel, aluminum or unchipped enamelware. Except for the aluminum, the same containers can be used for soaking vegetables in lime. Lime pits the aluminum and can cause an increased level of aluminum in the pickles.
Boiling Water Bath Canner for Processing Pickles:
Use a boiling water bath canner or any deep pot that has a rack on the bottom and a lid. You will need to be able to have 2 inches of boiling water above your jars when you process them.
Canning Jars and Lids: Use pint or quart canning jars specially designed for home canning. Commercial jars such as mayonnaise jars break more easily than standard jars and may not seal. Check all jars carefully for cracks or chips. Wash the jars in hot soapy water and rinse well.
Jars that will be filled with food and then processed for less than 10 minutes need to be sterilized first. To do this, cover the jars with hot water and boil for 10 minutes. Keep the jars hot until filled. Jars that will be filled with food and processed for 10 minutes or longer do not need to be sterilized.
Two-piece metal lids should be treated according to the manufacturer's instructions before use. These lids can be used only once.
PROCESSING AND CANNING
Processing is necessary for all pickles and relishes to destroy yeasts, molds and bacteria that may cause the products to spoil and also to
inactivate enzymes that could affect the color, flavor and texture of the pickled product. As in all canning, a seal is necessary on the jar to prevent other microorganisms from getting in.
Pickles and relishes are high acid products because of the large amount of vinegar added or because of the acid produced during the fermentation. Since they are high acid products, pickles and relishes are processed in a boiling water bath canner.
To Pack the Jars: Follow the directions in the recipe and pack the pickled product into the jar, leaving the appropriate head space (usually ½-inch). Remove any trapped air bubbles by sliding a non-metal spatula around the edge of the jar. Wipe the jar rim clean with a damp cloth. Place the lid (treated according to the manufacturer's instructions) on the jar and screw the screw band down fingertip tight.
For All Pickled Products: Place each jar as it is filled onto a rack in the canner containing simmering water. When canner is filled with jars, add more hot water if necessary to cover jars by at least 1 inch. Cover canner and bring water to a boil. Start counting the processing time when water reaches a boil. Process for the time specified in the recipe.
As an Option: Sometimes processing cucumber pickles in simmering water (180° F) for 30 minutes results in crisper products. To do so, pack the room temperature product into hot sterilized jars. Fill jars with 165° F to 180° F liquid, leaving ½-inch head space. Seal jars and process at 180° F for 30 minutes. Be sure to use a thermometer. This temperature is hard to maintain without one.
Caution! Altitude Adjustments: The processing times given for the pickle products in this publication are for altitudes of 0-1000 feet. If you are processing at an altitude over 1000 feet, see the chart for the correct processing time.
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Thanks Hd. Looks like we'll be ok, since they mention aluminum under the equipment section. Although I'm gonna look up Mrs wages pickle mix (menards) to see if it has any lime in it..
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Is it safe to ask what dilly beans are? :undecided:
Rebs, they're your favorite! Yellow or Green beans pickled, usually with some sort of heat (pepper flakes, chillies, or peppers)
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Is it safe to ask what dilly beans are? :undecided:
Rebs, they're your favorite! Yellow or Green beans pickled, usually with some sort of heat (pepper flakes, chillies, or peppers)
EWWWW! Why wreck a chile?! :doah:
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I pulled a mater plant today that wasn't cutting the mustard, also pulled 2 peppers I think we're habenero, kept 4 . They weren't jalapeno or green pepper so they had to go.
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We both love green beans. May have to plant some next year. I have had dilly beans that were pretty hot and they were great! Would like to try to make some of them too.
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What to do with all of these green tomatoes? :confused:
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What to do with all of these green tomatoes? :confused:
Fry! :happy1:
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What to do with all of these green tomatoes? :confused:
Psssst....they DO turn red... it's only August....;)
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What to do with all of these green tomatoes? :confused:
Psssst....they DO turn red... it's only August....;)
I know..... but I can't wait! And, I have so many! If they all ripen at once... dunno what I'll be doing doing with them then.....
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Well, what I always did...and it works....really! I wrapped 3-4 together in newspaper, then when I had 'em all wrapped in threes and fours, put the pile of all of 'em in a box downstairs or somewhere cool. They'll ripen at different times off of each other, over a couple months period. And they DO taste no different than vine ripened! OR, do like Leech, fry 'em up! Make green 'mater salsa! Pickled green 'maters!
https://www.afamilyfeast.com/pegs-green-tomato-salsa/
https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/pickled-green-tomato-relish/
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last night after i got unpacked from the lake i went thru the garden..........i got maters up the wazoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!! gonna need to use them us, salsa, stewed and juice is on the list this weekend. momma wants to go to the fair so...........
i got cukes also galore, need to get them taken care of. i yanked my cukes and green peppers. took 3 20 gallon garbage cans stuffed full for the cuke vines.
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I wanna hear yer salsa recipe, please.....
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I wanna hear yer salsa recipe, please.....
it dont talk!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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:nerd: :nerd: morning reb!!!!!!!!! :rotflmao:
4-9 x 11 cake pans skinned and 1/4ed tomatoes
1 container onions the container i use is the older, taller sherbert containers. cleaned and cut up.
1 container green peppers..........see above
1 1 lb container jalepeno peppers......i use the i cant believe its not butter container.
roughly 1 cup of chopped garlic.i also add some home grown celery.
cook down, as i'm cooking it down i use a strainer to get rid of some of the juice or it takes forever to cook off. the last batch i cooked down just the maters for a bit then added the other ingredients. once its cooked down some i add some salt and pepper and a couple tablespoons of ground cummin!!!!!!
put in jars and seal.
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Oh, ya cook it? I was thinking fresh salsa, like for chips....yer stuff would be great spooned over lime-marinated chicky breasts, topped with shredded cheddar.... :tongue:
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my wife has a really good fresh salsa reciepe. for that we use roma maters, they tend to stay together better. but i can get her to get off her azz to make it!!!!!! :confused: :confused: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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:rotflmao: :rotflmao: Roma's are great for stuff! :happy1:
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Cleaned up the rest of the table onions tonight..... :happy1:
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Oh nummy! :hubba:
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Does look good. I ended up planting 3 clusters of black beauty zucchini and 3 gold clusters. Not sure how many double batches of bread we've made otta tge green ones but them gold ones are non stop. Been grilling most of them, slicing adding to kaboobs or just grilling for a side, really good. Think I'll do those again next year.
When it comes to salsa we like it chunky, so I've been slicing everything by hand except for cloves of garlic and cilantro that run thru the ninja. Its pretty simple recipe, maters , peppers ( bell, jalapeno, serrano ) , onion, a clove of garlic per qt, lime juice, cilantro ,salt and pepper to taste. I have lots of red serranos and jalapenos now, those will probably sweeten it up a smidge.
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Question......we are supposed to get a heavy frost tonight, I have a bunch of green tomatoes......
Can I, or should I....pull them off of the vine and hope they will rippen?
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not tonight....better chance friday nite!!!!!!!!!!
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One year I had many, many green tomatoes on. It was about the 3rd week of September and it was predicted to get down to the upper 20's. I went out about 5 AM with the garden hose and drenched my tomato and pepper plants. There were many of them, 24 plants if I remember right, and the plants were huge, some of them 8 feet tall. I spent about an hour out there spraying. The ice on my tomato cages was over half an inch thick in places but I saved every plant and went on to harvest more tomatoes after the freeze than I had before it.
This year my tomatoes are about done anyway. :pouty:
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Question......we are supposed to get a heavy frost tonight, I have a bunch of green tomatoes......
Can I, or should I....pull them off of the vine and hope they will rippen?
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Per info I got on here I just put them in a cardboard box with newspaper on the bottom of it. Then cover with newspaper and they will ripen. Throw out bad ones as they occur. Works great.
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Velk my phone wedder says cold spring is in a frost advisory. Don't care only thing left is kalarabi and they will be fine.
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Question......we are supposed to get a heavy frost tonight, I have a bunch of green tomatoes......
Can I, or should I....pull them off of the vine and hope they will rippen?
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Per info I got on here I just put them in a cardboard box with newspaper on the bottom of it. Then cover with newspaper and they will ripen. Throw out bad ones as they occur. Works great.
He doesn't recall much, does, he? :crazy:
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Question......we are supposed to get a heavy frost tonight, I have a bunch of green tomatoes......
Can I, or should I....pull them off of the vine and hope they will rippen?
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Per info I got on here I just put them in a cardboard box with newspaper on the bottom of it. Then cover with newspaper and they will ripen. Throw out bad ones as they occur. Works great.
He doesn't recall much, does, he? :crazy:
Yes, I do recall that conversation.
I guess I should have worded the question differently.....
Would they rippen quicker left on the vine, covered so the frost don't wreck them? Or, put them in a box in the basement covered with news paper?
I've always been told that they taste better ripped on the vine. Is there any truth to it?
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Nope. Ask Barry.....! He did it! I've always wrapped about 3 together tightly in one sheet of newspaper, then take all the wrapped piles of 'em and put 'em in a box down in a slighty cool area. Done that for many years. They ripen great and taste no different, IMO.....make sure none are bruised or have bad spots, though. Plus, they ripen at different rates, when wrapped in different bunches, so I check weekly, had fresh 'mater's in November! :smiley: Give it a try!
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I have done it both ways and the flavor is the same to me. I have a heated garage so i lay newspaper on a table and place on that then put newspaper over the top until the ripen.
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:scratch: :scratch: i'll be out of fresh garden tomatoes by mid next week. no worries about how to keep them. :scratch: :scratch: :shocked:
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I've got a lot of 'maters with a little blush on them so I'll pick tonite but the greenies are on their own. Frequently it's slow to freeze on the south facing slope where they're located.
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I have done them both ways and I prefer them vine ripened. Either way I don't think you get the full flavor that you get during warmer weather. Either way they are still better than what you can purchase at the store
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I pulled them all tonight...a five gallon bucket worth...
Gonna do it the JB way....put them on a table....
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The skwirrels were just waiting for that...... :rotflmao:
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I pulled everything....maters are in the basement covered with newspaper....
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:happy1: :happy1: Did the same thing with mine last thursday night.
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I was out hunting so the garden was left to fend for itself. Got back yesterday but haven't looked to see what froze yet. :pouty:
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HD and JB thought laying the 'maters out in the garage was safe, but they didn't know a spy was watching them...👀
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There is a cure for that. :fudd:
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Remember to cover them tightly....it's the ethylene gas given off by the 'maters that makes them ripen, and you want to keep that from escaping as much as possible. Helps with the taste, too....
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the garden is now officially done for the year. looks like the cleomes got hit with frost, so a saved a bunch of seeds, anyone want any?????
picked and cleaned the last of the kalarabi. maybe a little cleanup yet and wait till spring!!!!!!
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What is a cleome?
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Potatoes and carrots still in the ground. Potatoes killed last week with frost. They need a week to allow the skins to set. Carrots get sweeter when they know winter is coming.
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What is a cleome?
you'll need to google it. its a flower that gets like 4-6 ft tall. the hummingbirds like it ans well as bees and these hummingbird moths.
i first learned of them when one of my stepkids brought it home from school. as it grew i asked my wife where they got it, and why the school would send kids home with pot plants!!!! :rotflmao: :rotflmao: leaves look similar!
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What is a cleome?
a type of flower... nice looking one's too...
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Well ...... that didn't work as planned.... They all rotted without rippening.... :bonk:
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Well ...... that didn't work as planned.... They all rotted without rippening.... :bonk:
in other words, you'll never listen to Reb again :scratch: :scratch: :doah: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
i got about 8 little golf ball size maters sitting in a bowl on the counter hoping they ripen, udderwise my tomatoes are gone!!!!!!! :pouty: :cry: :cry:
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Well ...... that didn't work as planned.... They all rotted without rippening.... :bonk:
See! I told ya to wrap 'em up in newspaper in three's and put 'em in a box inside!!!!
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Well ...... that didn't work as planned.... They all rotted without rippening.... :bonk:
See! I told ya to wrap 'em up in newspaper in three's and put 'em in a box inside!!!!
Oh, go polish Mr sparkles... I didn't have a box, but I did put them in the basement.... not the garage....
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:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:
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Not wrapped in newspaper, ya didn't! Yer startin' to sound just like Glenn! :moon: :evil:
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:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:
And you just shaddup, ya katchup junkie! :doofus:
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If ya gots a big window sill that always works like a charm..
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Check out the last paragraph.....and sometimes they'll do that if they've been bonked or had just a touch too much cold air, I don't know why.
https://www.hgtv.com/outdoors/flowers-and-plants/vegetables/how-to-ripen-green-tomatoes
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Not wrapped in newspaper, ya didn't! Yer startin' to sound just like Glenn! :moon: :evil:
Nnnooooopppp, I just covered them with the newspaper....
Besides, Glenn's my hero! :rotflmao:
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Not wrapped in newspaper, ya didn't! Yer startin' to sound just like Glenn! :moon: :evil:
Nnnooooopppp, I just covered them with the newspaper....
Besides, Glenn's my hero! :rotflmao:
Ya, you guys make beautiful music together....ding & dong! :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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It's not that big a deal, they prolly got nipped by a little frost. Just like anyone else on here, kinda hate to throw it out if you don't need to...... but, it was worth a try.......
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I had about 8 or 10 do that year before last for some reason. Seemed to be one in every three that were wrapped did it. Never did figger it out, but I'm pretty sure they all got a little nipped, maybe that was it.
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Well ...... that didn't work as planned.... They all rotted without rippening.... :bonk:
Yup looks like the got a touch of too much cold.
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I have a couple rows of taters to dig yet, but I pulled the rest of the kohlrabi for dinner....
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Might hafta try some dat kolerabi stuff next year.. I'm still hanging on to a few gold zucchini that doesn't seem to stop. One black beauty isn't quite there yet but I'll grill em soon to end the madness.
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I have a couple rows of taters to dig yet, but I pulled the rest of the kohlrabi for dinner....
thats good eats!!!
you like a radish but you won't these???????????? oh well!!! you lose.... slice and eat and can be be cooked too... oh well have your fun.......................
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I have a couple rows of taters to dig yet, but I pulled the rest of the kohlrabi for dinner....
thats good eats!!!
Heck, dog kibble is good eats to you!! :rotflmao:
https://youtu.be/vYEXzx-TINc
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whats the best way to store seeds for next year, I saved my pie pumpkins seeds to plant in a food plot next year and wann know how to save them.
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dry them out, put them in a ziplock bag, put them someplace you done forget about and so they don't freeze.
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i thought yu could freeze them, being one can get voluntary sprouts say from tomatoe and squase left over winter.
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Seed packets in a store aren't froze, are they? Wash 'em, dry 'em on a paper towel in open air, and put in an envelope and seal it. That's what I did with my punkie seeds years ago.
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no but why do we get voluntary seed sprouts from left over vegtables in the garden.
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I dunno. Why is a smurf blue?
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no but why do we get voluntary seed sprouts from left over vegtables in the garden.
that happens all the time for some reason. yea one would think the frozen ground would kill the seed. you don't want volunteers.....gotta bury that stuff.
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ok so dont freeze the seed. is ther a difference between a pie pumkin and a jack olantern pumpkin? or is it just a small pumpkin
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Yes.
Carving pumpkins
In contrast to the flesh-packed pie pumpkin, carving pumpkins, commonly referred to as jack-o'-lantern pumpkins, were designed to make it easier to, well, carve. Jack-o'-lantern pumpkins have a thinner shell and typically have less flesh (or pumpkin guts) on the inside. The flesh is grainier and stringy. The inside of a carving pumpkin tends to contain more water than pie pumpkins.
Jack-o'-lantern pumpkins, also called carving pumpkins, are less fleshy and easier to carve:
Thinner shell
Less flesh/guts inside
Grainier/stringier flesh
Contain more water than pie pumpkins
Pie pumpkins
Pie pumpkins, also called sugar pumpkins, are smaller in shape than the monstrous pumpkins you'd find at your typical pumpkin patch. Pie pumpkins are commonly found in the grocery store in the produce section or at farm stands. This small, round pumpkin is packed full of flesh that makes it a good choice for cooking. The pulp also has a better texture (less grainy) and is sweeter.
Compared to carving pumpkins, pie pumpkins, aka sugar pumpkins, are smaller and easier to bake:
Small and round
Normally found in the grocery store or at farm stands
Full of flesh that's good for cooking
Pulpy, sweeter flesh on the inside
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The Best Picks for Pie
Cheese Pumpkin. ...
Jarrahdale. ...
Blue Hubbard. ...
Sugar Pumpkin This is the most iconic of all the pumpkins. ...
Butternut squash This is one of the most recognizable of the winter squash, with its iconic long neck, round bulb, and tan skin.
they say ya want the sweet one for pies...
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thanks guys, imnsaving all my pie pumpkin seed for next year and a food ploting deer. i new and adult would help with this
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thanks guys, imnsaving all my pie pumpkin seed for next year and a food ploting deer. i new and adult would help with this
yep...…...I sure did!!!!!!!!!!! :happy1: :happy1: