Saturday Gardening, Puttering and Adventure Thread, March 12

Ice Follies

Well, spring is coming right up, but winter is not gone quite yet in a lot of places.

March started off with spring transplanting / clean up & record warm temps, but now it's an arctic front and a burst of snow. I added some support to my smaller evergreens since the snow will stick to them now that it's cold enough for the rain to change to snow.
I lassoed by my sky pencil hollies so the branches won't splay & tied them to a big stake so they won't bend over from the snow load & wind.
At least this brief interlude of snow & cold shouldn't bother the daffodils. My early daffs are off to a strong start after the early March warm spell. The little yellow ones are Tete a Tete and the big white ones are Ice Follies. Ice Follies are fragrant, which is a bonus when I'm out cleaning up the beds & pulling the early spring weeds.
badgerwx

Tete a Tete

Daffodil foundation planting

Temporary holly support system

Looks like those hollies will be nice when they get a little bigger. Nice now, too.

From Rodent:

Greetings from Southern New Hampshire. I think the second time I've written. Could be the third but I'm old (60 in June!) and who's counting.
Thanks for the gardening thread and pictures of the Reagan ranch. It looks like a beautiful area. Interesting to see the small humble abode he kept.
I can sense spring coming and it can't be here soon enough. Each year I promise myself I'll plant and harvest a full garden of tomatoes, cukes, and peppers...and I end up kind of keeping up with mowing the lawn.
Our holly and rhododendron bushes. Birds have picked all the berries off the holly. The rhody stayed green all winter and is doing OK.
Also the sap for maple syrup will be running soon.

Thanks for the great link, Rodent! And the great photos!

Edible Gardening and Farming

Chicken Freedom Convoy

From Rodent again:

Some herbs Mrs. R has kept going through the winter and a mushroom block Mrs. R bought from a local farm share.

See the link for photos of grown mushrooms. They look good.

I had a coworker for many years (who has passed) who each spring brought in tomato plants he'd started as a gift to all. His joke was "If a man stands outside drinking a beer he's a drunk. If he stands outside with a beer watering his tomato plants he's a gardener.

OK, let's set your friend up. Here are some steps in transplanting tomatoes. If the soil is still cold or frost threatens, transplanting to a larger pot can be a good idea in spring. I got some small-ish starter pots with good drainage holes on two levels, 5 for a dollar, at Family Dollar. I used them to transplant the houseplants I had growing in the bathroom window. The larger pots into which I transplanted tomatoes have inferior drainage, so I will need to compensate.

These Better Boy tomatoes came two in a pot from SaveMart for $1.50. Current price for single (almost as big) plants at the Big Box stores is running about $4.50. My other tomatoes will come from a local-ish nursery. These have nice thick stems and are not overgrown. The bottom leaves will be removed when the plants are planted deeper in the larger pots. A general rule is that plants with hairy stems can be transplanted deeper than they were planted in a smaller pot.

Ready to transplant the tomatoes. Plants separated. Roots were not overgrown and require only gentle "fluffing".

The Moisture Control potting soil will help compensate for the poor drainage in the pots. Still, I can't water too often. Plants were gently firmed in while planting to avoid air pockets.

Transplant completed.

We had some questions about Black and Brown Boar tomato last week. From Wild Boar Farms:

One of my first varieties. Discovered in Green Zebra patch years about ten years ago. This looks like a Black Zebra, slightly larger with some lobes. Mid-early to early. 65-75 days. Indet. regular leaf. Pumps out 3-4 oz. fruit like crazy. Aggressive grower and producer. Great flavor, dark earthy tones of rich tomato. Origin - Green Zebra.

It is sweeter than Green Zebra. At least in our climate.

Gardens of The Horde

Daylily Awakening from Jeff L.:

One of my favorite times of the year is Spring starting to show it is right around the corner. I have reached an age where I find myself wondering just how many more of these I will experience which makes me cherish them so much more.
Hope this brings everyone a little brightness.

A great reminder to pay a little more attention to the things that make life beautiful. Thanks.

Notes on the self-watering container from Jeff:

The tube is for water. It has like a trough under the dirt with small slots so that the tips of the roots just dangle in the water. It's designed so you can just water occasionally. I bought a house to flip and the owners left it.

Daylilies are survivors!

Probably best not to use Moisture Control potting soil self-watering containers, except maybe right around the baby plants. Check for recommendations from the manufacturer.

If you would like to send information and/or photos for the Saturday Gardening Thread, the address is:

ktinthegarden
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Posted by: K.T. at 01:21 PM

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1 Free at last, free at last, Thank God Almighty, we're free at last!

Posted by: The Chicken at March 12, 2022 01:25 PM (bgR2+)

2 6in of fresh snow and you all are talking about planting tomatoes.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at March 12, 2022 01:26 PM (R8uWY)

3 Daffodils 6 inches high by snow around them
Good afternoon Greenthumbs

Posted by: Skip at March 12, 2022 01:28 PM (2JoB8)

4 Happy gardening, beloved Horde! Anybody have any advice about moles or chiggers? One of my new neighbors says he doesn't like the spring traps that kill moles because the moles stink bigly when you retrieve the sprung traps. But if I use poison, I don't want to accidentally harm any neighbors' dogs who might get ahold of a poisoned mole.

Posted by: Emmie is unacceptable, eh at March 12, 2022 01:28 PM (6RgRK)

5 I have a few holly bushes sprouted around all on their own, didn't plant them, one is 4 foot high now.

Posted by: Skip at March 12, 2022 01:30 PM (2JoB8)

6 Why is your neighbor sniffing your moles?

Posted by: BignJames at March 12, 2022 01:34 PM (AwYPR)

7 I was renting a small house in Longmont CO in 1981. I was getting laid off from STC, so I would get a case of longnecks and on even numbered days (because of water rationing and the fact that we did not have a sprinkler system) I would stand out there in the evening and water the lawn with a beer in my left hand. It all ended well. Left STC on a Friday and started work in Tempe on Monday morning.

The owners were really sweet and let me break the lease and refunded the deposit. Good folks.

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at March 12, 2022 01:42 PM (lKAqb)

8 6 Why is your neighbor sniffing your moles?
Posted by: BignJames at March 12, 2022 01:34 PM (AwYPR

*insert Biden joke here*

Posted by: Emmie is unacceptable, eh at March 12, 2022 01:44 PM (6RgRK)

9 I built a 4 x 8 foot raised planter box in a very sunny location, primarily for tomatoes and other things that grow well here. I plan to put in lots of mulch and potting soil. Going on a trip soon for about a month. I will get going it when I get back, around Easter.

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at March 12, 2022 01:45 PM (lKAqb)

10 Emmie is unacceptable, eh at March 12, 2022 01:28 PM

Look into Juicy Fruit Gum for moles.

Posted by: KT at March 12, 2022 01:45 PM (0ghg2)

11 Sunny and mid 50s hear after another cold week (dipped below 0 a couple of times) with a few inches of snow.

the haunting tones of Mexican accordion music is drifting through my open window as I work.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at March 12, 2022 01:47 PM (x8Wzq)

12 I have grown Black and Brown Boar tomato. It worked for me in our hot-summer climate. Not a beefsteak-sized tomato. Salad sized or a little bigger.

Posted by: KT at March 12, 2022 01:47 PM (0ghg2)

13 Good afternoon, gardeners! Good luck on the new job, Chatterbox Mouse.

Strange experience the last few days, texting and sending photos with my BFF. Her area of TN got hit with snow last night and today. I'm watching the crocuses and daffodils poking up through the newly-thawed ground.

The robins arrived this week. Nice to hear them, though I haven't seen them yet.

No gardening for me, though. Am making a loaf of whole wheat bread and - like a good moron, I used maple syrup instead of molasses or honey. I'm hoping to bake banana bread tomorrow, depending on whether the store has ripe bananas (or any bananas, for that matter).

Posted by: NaughtyPine at March 12, 2022 01:48 PM (/+bwe)

14 70 degrees next Friday in long forecast, can't wait

Posted by: Skip at March 12, 2022 01:49 PM (2JoB8)

15 I just love the chicken freedom convey photo! Anyone have any idea where that is from?

Posted by: Grateful at March 12, 2022 01:49 PM (TbUd8)

16 My daffodils are blooming and the temps nosedive has them drooping. Had a couple of dandelions out too. I know must hate the dandelions! Nope. They are bright cheerful little harbingers of spring.

Tomorrow we are going to the Indiana Flower and Patio show. Lots of lovely flowers and landscape stuff at the state fair ground. I look forward to this show every winter.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 12, 2022 01:50 PM (Vxu+H)

17 Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at March 12, 2022 01:42 PM (lKAqb)

STC? How much was rent back then? Eldest Kidlet, her fiance, and Son (and maybe Middlest Kidlet if she gets a job in Longmont) are looking to go in together to either buy or rent in that area. Prices are still going up, so I don't know if they'll be able to find anything.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 12, 2022 01:50 PM (nC+QA)

18 Pug Mahon at March 12, 2022 01:47 PM

Heard a Community announcement of a digital accordion concert on the radio. Wonder what that will be like?

Posted by: KT at March 12, 2022 01:50 PM (0ghg2)

19 Look into Juicy Fruit Gum for moles.
Posted by: KT at March 12, 2022 01:45 PM (0ghg2)

Juicy Fruit Gum?
Really?
Hmmm.
I will try it. Have had some success with dry ice.
Ultimately I've found putting down grub killer twice a year to deprive the moles.of their food source. They leave and go to the neighbors.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 12, 2022 01:51 PM (axyOa)

20 I love daffodils. They are so cheerful looking -- color and form.

Posted by: Emmie is unacceptable, eh at March 12, 2022 01:52 PM (6RgRK)

21 Started out early working on another pot of maple branch cuttings to make charcoal but rain started pouring and winds kicked up. But should some time in future be able to put it back on fire to continue it until it's complete. My experiment with it was tasty promises so can't wait for that 70 degree day to try it in a real charcoal grill I got this week.

Posted by: Skip at March 12, 2022 01:53 PM (2JoB8)

22 Emmie is unacceptable, eh at March 12, 2022 01:52 PM

I love daffodils, too. I have grown both those varieties. Surprised that they bloom at about the same season.

Posted by: KT at March 12, 2022 01:53 PM (0ghg2)

23 Posted by: NaughtyPine at March 12, 2022 01:48 PM (/+bwe)

I really miss the robins in spring. I guess they don't get this far south. I *really* miss the meadow larks that were everywhere on the Front Range.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 12, 2022 01:54 PM (nC+QA)

24 Oh, those daffodils are looking good. I can't wait for spring, not that we had a really bad winter but so looking forward to warmth and flowers and Easter.

That mushroom blob looks like a sci-fi alien about to replicate some humans.

Posted by: JuJuBee at March 12, 2022 01:54 PM (mNhhD)

25 Look into Juicy Fruit Gum for moles.
Posted by: KT

What about groundhogs ?

Posted by: JT at March 12, 2022 01:54 PM (arJlL)

26 Look into Juicy Fruit Gum for moles.
Posted by: KT at March 12, 2022 01:45 PM (0ghg2)

I've considered that, but the internet tells me it doesn't really work. And you know if you read it on the internet, it must be true.

I suppose it wouldn't hurt to try.

Posted by: Emmie is unacceptable, eh at March 12, 2022 01:54 PM (6RgRK)

27 Where I grew up, there were not many broadleaf evergreens. Too dry in winter. Nice to see the ones in our post today. And Rodent's link is helpful.

Posted by: KT at March 12, 2022 01:55 PM (0ghg2)

28 Why is your neighbor sniffing your moles?
Posted by: BignJames at March 12, 2022 01:34 PM (AwYPR

*insert Biden joke here*
Posted by: Emmie is unacceptable, eh

Or John-Boy jokes.

Posted by: JT at March 12, 2022 01:55 PM (arJlL)

29 Pug-

Prayers up for your son.

Posted by: JT at March 12, 2022 01:55 PM (arJlL)

30 Thanks for the gardening thread KT.
I found some wild flowers blooming in the yard yesterday, lupin and desert marigolds. Pretty and I'll have to watch for seeds and start some by hand next year.
The penstemon are blooming too, pretty spikes.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at March 12, 2022 01:56 PM (29ep3)

31 I feel the pain on having to lasso some of the shrubbery, I had to tie up some of the arbor vitae since this was expected to start out as ice before moving t snow.

Everything seems ok as it's passing. Daffodils, hyacinths, and the few surviving crocus seem to be doing fine.
-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at March 12, 2022 01:56 PM (DkHo+)

32 Pug Mahon at March 12, 2022 01:47 PM

Heard a Community announcement of a digital accordion concert on the radio. Wonder what that will be like?
Posted by: KT at March 12, 2022 01:50 PM (0ghg2)

Dunno. All I know is I think there is just one accordion song, and they play it over and over again.

Kind of like Reggae.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at March 12, 2022 01:57 PM (x8Wzq)

33 Been playing along with the little girl with the big Dolly Parton voice, Miss Emi Sunshine, the tune "Ragged Dreams." There's a fiddle player.

Was in the garage with the door open, but a big weather front came in, dropped the temps twelve degrees, and dropped a lot of wind-driven rain. Going down to 65 by after dinner, and lower tonight, here in subtropical SW FL.

We're going to a car club meet at a garage-o-minium complex, BBQ food truck, live music. Hope we can all fit inside. Probably have to move the car collections into the courtyard.

Posted by: Mr Gaga at March 12, 2022 01:57 PM (KiBMU)

34 70 degrees next Friday in long forecast, can't wait
Posted by: Skip

We're not gonna get malaria today.

Posted by: JT at March 12, 2022 01:57 PM (arJlL)

35 For moles

Vicious ninja kitty that murders anything that moves.
.22 pistol and wait watching the run for movement... Kablam!

The old ways are best.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 12, 2022 01:57 PM (Vxu+H)

36 Yesterday it was short-sleeve weather. Last night a ton of snow dropped everywhere.

Posted by: Robert the Cat (TM) at March 12, 2022 01:58 PM (m0zqP)

37 OK, I love the chicken freedom convoy. Pullet Liberation!!

Posted by: JTB at March 12, 2022 01:58 PM (7EjX1)

38 Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at March 12, 2022 01:56 PM (29ep3)

That sounds really pretty. Speaking of lupine, it looks like Blue Bonnet season is starting. I think those are a lupine variety.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 12, 2022 01:58 PM (nC+QA)

39 ''Hey there, you! Yeah you. Get in step! You march like a bunch of damn chickens."

- a drill instructor

Posted by: Eromero at March 12, 2022 01:59 PM (/RDPd)

40 AZ deplorable moron at March 12, 2022 01:56 PM

That's fantastic!

Posted by: KT at March 12, 2022 01:59 PM (0ghg2)

41 the haunting tones of Mexican accordion music is drifting through my open window as I work.
Posted by: Pug Mahon

Where do ya get a Mexican Accordion ?

Posted by: JT at March 12, 2022 02:00 PM (arJlL)

42 excellent chicken parade. Mine tend to stay inside if there is too much snow, and I did buy a cheap electric snow blower, but did not make it all the way to the chicken house. Those chickens on parade get more love than mine. ha

Posted by: illiniwek at March 12, 2022 02:00 PM (Cus5s)

43 Lots of daylilies in Jeff's planter. He may be able to divide the plants at some point and give some away!

Tough plants. Fun to see them come up at the end of winter.

Posted by: KT at March 12, 2022 02:01 PM (0ghg2)

44 Our summer flower beds probably got 20 inches of snow today, up in the northern Adirondacks.

I have to wrap the hemlocks in deer fence to keep them from eating everything but the bark up as high as they can tiptoe, most of that kind of browse happening now through snowmelt in late April.

Posted by: Mr Gaga at March 12, 2022 02:01 PM (KiBMU)

45 All of the daffodils that bloomed here last week, are taking it on the nose. 3" snow overnight, temp is 22 deg. and dropping, moderately high winds.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 12, 2022 02:02 PM (pbStR)

46 A sunny 54 degrees here south of Houston. I should go let the sun look at me for a couple minutes. Don't know if I will, but I should.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 12, 2022 02:02 PM (nC+QA)

47 I always appreciate photos of early daffodils, my favorite flowers. We had a few put in an appearance locally this week. Old style grandiflora roses can have a nice aroma but scented daffodils are better.

Posted by: JTB at March 12, 2022 02:02 PM (7EjX1)

48 It's the Mexican Tubas I find annoying

Posted by: Skip at March 12, 2022 02:02 PM (2JoB8)

49 lupine variety.
Posted by: Polliwog

Thanks, I never knew there was a trailing e in lupine.

Yes, KT, the better half actually spotted the first lupine and I found a 2nd plant for her.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at March 12, 2022 02:03 PM (29ep3)

50 temp is 22 deg. and dropping,
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20 deg now. Down 2 deg last hour.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 12, 2022 02:03 PM (pbStR)

51 Where do ya get a Mexican Accordion ?
Posted by: JT at March 12, 2022 02:00 PM (arJlL)

I believe ze Germans introduced Mexico the wonder that is the accordion during the Great War.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at March 12, 2022 02:04 PM (x8Wzq)

52 Some Mexican accordian music. Tejano, really. Good stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZsdvn2uJH0

Posted by: Mr Gaga at March 12, 2022 02:04 PM (KiBMU)

53 Pug Mahon at March 12, 2022 01:57 PM

Heh.

I heard a Mexican accordion song on the radio this week that reminded me of Zydeco. Think about it.

Posted by: KT at March 12, 2022 02:04 PM (0ghg2)

54 Posted by: KT at March 12, 2022 02:01 PM (0ghg2)

In either PA or MO, I think PA, they grew wild in shaded areas. Big areas of orange. To my shame, I've managed to kill them every time I try to grow them. Of course, I've managed to kill rhubarb the three times I've tried to grow it so I guess I shouldn't be surprised.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 12, 2022 02:06 PM (nC+QA)

55 My dad kept a big garden for years. Had very robust raspberry and strawberry patches in addition to the usual red taters (he would save some for seed taters the following year) and corn and lettuce and radishes. Dad's radishes were unusually good. No idea why.

I want to start a garden, but I live on a rental property. just won't happen. but we are working on our plan to bug out to a rural area as soon as possible. I just hope we have enough time.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at March 12, 2022 02:09 PM (x8Wzq)

56 Longmont in 1981? Couldn't have been more than $300 per month. Small house. two bedroom. Somewhere on 4th Ave. Backyard against a highway. Introduced to Canadian Thistle. Nasty shit. LOL. Gas appliances. Loved it there.

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at March 12, 2022 02:09 PM (lKAqb)

57 https://tinyurl.com/3hwphdhh

The Deguello

Posted by: JT at March 12, 2022 02:10 PM (arJlL)

58 Posted by: Mr Gaga at March 12, 2022 02:04 PM (KiBMU)

I have some Gospel Tejano that I use for an alarm. Works very well on Inspector since he can't wait to get away from the accordian music.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 12, 2022 02:10 PM (nC+QA)

59 Back in the day, a nice house in Longmont was $80k. I had the income, but interest rates were ridiculous 12%+ and I had no down payment.

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at March 12, 2022 02:11 PM (lKAqb)

60 Maybe the rent was more.

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at March 12, 2022 02:12 PM (lKAqb)

61 My experiment with it was tasty promises so can't wait for that 70 degree day to try it in a real charcoal grill I got this week.
-----
Cool experiment Skip. I'll bet your charcoal will add a nice smoky flavor to the food you cook it with.

Posted by: dartist at March 12, 2022 02:12 PM (+ya+t)

62 Don't comment too much on the GT, but since I recently purchased an indoor hydroponic system, thought I'd pick up some tips from the more experienced Hordelings here.

Posted by: SMH at God's grace at March 12, 2022 02:12 PM (/TcAL)

63 Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at March 12, 2022 02:09 PM (lKAqb)

Yeah, Canadian Thistle is horrible. Too bad since the flower is kind of nice. If course, in an arid climate practically *any* flower is nice. Except goat heads. Goat heads are *never* nice.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 12, 2022 02:14 PM (nC+QA)

64 Spring is coming! There must be 20 of the fattest robins in the crabapple trees on the side of the house, and the finches are swarming the feeder on the front porch.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at March 12, 2022 02:14 PM (cN1tG)

65 I actually do not hate the accordion music. It's happy and fun. Would choose that over American pop music in a heartbeat. Pop music is shite.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at March 12, 2022 02:14 PM (x8Wzq)

66 Spring is in full bloom here. Bradford pears white. Dogwood in white and red.

Lots of pine pollen. Mercifully, I don't have allergies.

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at March 12, 2022 02:15 PM (lKAqb)

67 SMH, I'm afraid I have no hydroponic experience to share. You have my best wishes, though!

Posted by: Emmie is unacceptable, eh at March 12, 2022 02:15 PM (6RgRK)

68 Well, yesterday the weather was around 60 and mostly sunny with a light breeze. Comfortable shirt sleeve weather that made me want to do some gardening.

HA!!

Since this morning we are having sleet turning to snow and sometimes gale force winds. Now the temperature has dropped into the 20s. Next week is supposed to warm up again for a few days before winter returns. Somebody has a nasty sense of humor.

Posted by: JTB at March 12, 2022 02:16 PM (7EjX1)

69 SMH, I'm afraid I have no hydroponic experience to share. You have my best wishes, though!
Posted by: Emmie is unacceptable, eh

Seconded !

Posted by: JT at March 12, 2022 02:17 PM (arJlL)

70 Supposed to get down to 24 F tonight.

Yikes.

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at March 12, 2022 02:17 PM (lKAqb)

71 Spring is coming! There must be 20 of the fattest robins in the crabapple trees on the side of the house, and the finches are swarming the feeder on the front porch.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at March 12, 2022 02:14 PM (cN1tG)

A couple of years ago we got an unusual cold snap in late March or even early April. Saw a bunch of robins hunkered down in my front tree, looking miserable. And yet I see chickadees all winter long, having the time of their lives in sub-zero weather. Birds are weird.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at March 12, 2022 02:18 PM (x8Wzq)

72 God wants us to live forever. Mother Nature wants us to die.

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at March 12, 2022 02:18 PM (lKAqb)

73 Be careful who you worship.

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at March 12, 2022 02:18 PM (lKAqb)

74 Supposed to get down to 24 F tonight.

Yikes.

Posted by: Chatterbox
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Down to 20 deg. here, with blustery winds, snow, W. NC

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 12, 2022 02:20 PM (1vynn)

75 ''Hey there, you! Yeah you. Get in step! You march like a bunch of damn chickens."

- a drill instructor
Posted by: Eromero at March 12, 2022 01:59 PM (/RDPd)

Mine would holler "Get in step and stop bobbing up and down, y'all look like a bunch of lieutenants!"

Posted by: Pug Mahon at March 12, 2022 02:20 PM (x8Wzq)

76 Got about a half foot of snow, gusty winds, and a maple tree down. The tree just hit the edge of the roof. There's some damage but I'm not going out there right now.

Posted by: Cosda at March 12, 2022 02:22 PM (atBVS)

77 God wants us to live forever. Mother Nature wants us to die.
___

No.
Satan does.
Sin affects all God's creation.

No such thing as "Mother Nature".

Posted by: SMH at God's grace at March 12, 2022 02:22 PM (/TcAL)

78 Looks like our seedlings are taking a dive. Still time to try again if needed or just plant outdoors.

Note to self: read up on seed starting. Haven't done it for a few years and may have lost the mojo.

Posted by: JTB at March 12, 2022 02:22 PM (7EjX1)

79 SMH, I'm afraid I have no hydroponic experience to share. You have my best wishes, though!
Posted by: Emmie is unacceptable, eh

Seconded !
Posted by: JT
___

Thanks. : )

The kit I bought is for mostly herbs and as a starter for plants to be transplanted outside.

Posted by: SMH at God's grace at March 12, 2022 02:24 PM (/TcAL)

80 putters

sputters

stumbles

falls

Posted by: Insomniac - Outlaw. Hoarder. Wrecker. Honker. at March 12, 2022 02:25 PM (lR7Oz)

81 Just want to say that I love logees.com for somewhat exotic plants. I got a pair of fig trees from them several years ago that fruited the first year even though they were small. They did really well for several seasons and then succumbed to my black thumb. They had been out on the front sidewalk receiving overhead watering from the ditch irrigation. Frequently wetting the leaves with dirty water did not make my figs happy. But they produced fruit to the bitter end!

Posted by: Emmie is unacceptable, eh at March 12, 2022 02:26 PM (6RgRK)

82 Hey Insom. : )

Posted by: SMH at God's grace at March 12, 2022 02:27 PM (/TcAL)

83 But they produced fruit to the bitter end!
Posted by: Emmie is unacceptable, eh at March 12, 2022 02:26 PM (6RgRK)

The weed of crime bears bitter fruit.

Posted by: The Shadow at March 12, 2022 02:27 PM (lR7Oz)

84 Hi SMH! Que pasa?

Posted by: Insomniac - Outlaw. Hoarder. Wrecker. Honker. at March 12, 2022 02:28 PM (lR7Oz)

85 Same ol, same ol, Insom.

How are you doing?

Posted by: SMH at God's grace at March 12, 2022 02:29 PM (/TcAL)

86 I'm thinking of trying honeyberry in my new yard.

Here's a source:

http://honeyberryusa.com/

Posted by: Emmie is unacceptable, eh at March 12, 2022 02:34 PM (6RgRK)

87 85 Same ol, same ol, Insom.

How are you doing?
Posted by: SMH at God's grace at March 12, 2022 02:29 PM (/TcAL)

Just trying to carry on.

Posted by: Insomniac - Outlaw. Hoarder. Wrecker. Honker. at March 12, 2022 02:37 PM (lR7Oz)

88 I'm also hoping a new location may allow me better success with potted citrus. So far, every attempt has resulted in a little scale ranch even when I painstakingly scrub off the little scale bugs with a rubbing alcohol-soaked cotton swab.

Posted by: Emmie is unacceptable, eh at March 12, 2022 02:37 PM (6RgRK)

89 I was alluding to Romans chapters 1 and 2. Don't worship the creation, worship the creator.

Every false god is a demon, including Pachamama (mother Earth).

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at March 12, 2022 02:40 PM (lKAqb)

90 I've wild blackberry. It's effing primordial. It was here before we came. It will be here after we are gone.

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at March 12, 2022 02:41 PM (lKAqb)

91 and a maple tree down.
Posted by: Cosda

Skip wants to talk to you about making charcoal...

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at March 12, 2022 02:43 PM (29ep3)

92 I'm trying to resist the siren call of seed catalogs and this thread this year. All the inflation and talk of shortages is not helping but I must remember that we are very arid here plus I hope to take horse riding trips this summer. Laying in a stock of dried beans and multi-vitamins is a safer hedge for me than trying to grow food.

Posted by: PaleRider is simply irredeemable at March 12, 2022 02:45 PM (3cGpq)

93 Gaia is an abusive mother.

Posted by: Insomniac - Outlaw. Hoarder. Wrecker. Honker. at March 12, 2022 02:46 PM (lR7Oz)

94 I want to start a garden, but I live on a rental property. just won't happen. but we are working on our plan to bug out to a rural area as soon as possible. I just hope we have enough time.
Posted by: Pug Mahon at March 12, 2022 02:09 PM

I suggest a medium (liftable) flowerpot that you can plant old produce in and then carry with you when you go. I have kept grown green onions, leeks and chives (which have pretty purple "blossoms"). Two years ago, I pushed a couple old radishes into another pot and enjoyed the pink flowers and later stir-fried the seedpods.

Posted by: NaughtyPine at March 12, 2022 02:52 PM (/+bwe)

95 92 ... "Laying in a stock of dried beans and multi-vitamins is a safer hedge for me than trying to grow food."

We are trying to do both. If the garden pans out, it will add to the stored stuff as a bonus.

Posted by: JTB at March 12, 2022 02:52 PM (7EjX1)

96 Instead of planting a Civil War Garden this spring, I'm going to plant a Fuck Joe Biden garden.

Posted by: Roy at March 12, 2022 02:58 PM (Ti+Tv)

97 Dried beans, rice, and multi-vitamins.

And bouillon. Lots of bouillon.

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at March 12, 2022 02:58 PM (lKAqb)

98 Very wise JTB and you have a decent climate for growing a few things. My mom and grandma were big gardeners and I like the thought of growing things and sometimes I plant a bit just to see if I can grow anything.

Posted by: PaleRider is simply irredeemable at March 12, 2022 02:58 PM (3cGpq)

99 Dried spices also seem to be a good hedge.

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at March 12, 2022 02:59 PM (lKAqb)

100 PET NOOD

Posted by: Skip guy who says NOOD at March 12, 2022 03:01 PM (2JoB8)

101 I've noticed canning jars and lids are readily available now and not too expensive. I plan to stock up, since they may end up hard to find later this year like they were back in 2020. Also, they don't spoil sitting on the shelf empty.

Posted by: Roy at March 12, 2022 03:01 PM (Ti+Tv)

102 RE my daffs:

Tete a Tete has done so well in my yard that I have them planted all over the place & they're all in bloom now. I just have the Ice Follies planted along the west side of my house. I think the warmer microclimate gives them a little earlier start.

I've broomed off my evergreens once already & will do it one more time once the snow lets up.

badgerwx

Posted by: badgerwx at March 12, 2022 03:01 PM (cL7E+)

103 How far up north, today, are daffodils blooming?

Macon?

Atlanta?

Chattanooga?

Nashville?

We've friends who have a timeshare in Key West, where they go in middle February, then do a sequence of moves up the Atlantic coast, always the same degree of early blooms, to finally arrive at their northern Adirondack home in time for daffodils there, which is about May 10.

Posted by: Mr Gaga at March 12, 2022 03:03 PM (KiBMU)

104 PaleRider is simply irredeemable at March 12, 2022 02:58

Think about getting some seeds and supplies for sprouts and microgreens.

Posted by: KT at March 12, 2022 03:05 PM (0ghg2)

105 From Boise area: Got all my indoor seeds started: 6 'Trident' poblano peppers from Territorial Seed Co., fresh seed this year - 1 old 'Nyagous' tomato, Seed Savers Exchange - 3 old 'Super Beefsteak', Burpee - 2 'Roma', Burpee - 4 old organic 'San Marzano', from Seeds of Change (neighbor's gift).

We did get our planting maps drawn, so I know what to put where - outdoor planting of earliest crops will start just after April 1st New Moon.

Lows 16-36, highs 39-61 (today). A nice day today, so I dug and loosened the soil in raised beds 1, 2, and 3. I started moving loose compost from the "most finished" cage into an old plastic garbage can, for later transfer to the corn bed - this exposes the inner part of the compost lump, which is still frozen.

I hooked up a hose out back and watered the tulip pots, and the hyacinths behind the kitchen (which are starting to show whether they'll be blue or white). Tulips sprouts mostly still only an inch or two tall.

We still need rain; looks like we may actually get it tomorrow.

Posted by: Pat* at March 12, 2022 03:17 PM (2pX/F)

106 Just trying to carry on.
Posted by: Insomniac - Outlaw. Hoarder. Wrecker. Honker.

Is on heavy ? like Tank Abrams ?

Posted by: JT at March 12, 2022 03:35 PM (arJlL)

107 Cleaned out a garage bay and moved the lawn mower (Deere ZTR) into it for spring maintenance, along with tools and supplies. Official start of spring on the puttering front?

Posted by: Pat*''s Hubby at March 12, 2022 03:47 PM (2pX/F)

108 93 We've had spring like weather here in GA for the past few weeks. Everything is blooming. Trees and flowers.

Tonight it is supposed to drop down to 27ish.

Gonna be a big shock.
Posted by: weirdflunky at March 12, 2022 04:37 PM (cknjq)

posted in wrong thread. too many freaking AoS tabs open.

like a crack monkey constantly refreshing every one of them.

Posted by: weirdflunky at March 12, 2022 04:40 PM (cknjq)

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