Gardening, Puttering and Adventure Thread, July 8

Hello to all you gardeners, putterers, adventurers and readers! This morning, we are starting out with a beautiful photo which I usually think of as a mountain wildflower:

Hi. Been reading Ace of Spades for many years.
Thought you might like to see a picture of one of the bitterroots growing in our yard in Montana.

If you use it you can just refer to me as Jackson Creek.

Thanks.

Beautiful! Makes me wish I were there. Or maybe somewhere else in the mountains or higher elevations where they might grow. I happen to have some photos from a friend's trip to Island Park, Idaho:

They have big mosquitos there, reportedly. There are often challenges on these quests for beauty:

Edible Gardening/Putting Things By

From By-Tor:

My LA County Fair ribbons came today. The white is third place for my sauerkraut; my apple butter won 1st place, Best of Class, and Best of Division.

Congratulations, By-Tor! An inspiration for The Horde! Takes some advanced planning, though.

Seemed like a bacon and eggs and prize-winning apple butter morning.

Mmmmm . . .

Hey KT,

I had such an amazing surprise out in the garden this morning. I had planted a Green Indian Thornless Jujube about 5 years ago. The tree grew very well, got to be a nice size and was healthy. Trouble was that I have never gotten any fruit off of it. The first few years I kept thinking that it needed to get bigger, it took time, blah, blah, blah. But by this point I was getting a little mad about it and started to do some research.

That research lead me to pruning it pretty hard this spring, fertilizing it more, and watering it a bit more and I have also heavily mulched it. As I was watering something near the Jujube this morning I looked down to see this. Very small baby jujubes. It was one of those moments that make all the time and effort spent in the garden seem like nothing because I GREW THIS! I have yet to have a jujube but when they grow big and ripen, I will take pictures and let you know how they are. They can be eaten fresh or dried and of course, I will have to try both. Happy gardening horde.

WeeKreekFarmGirl

Great news about the jujube fruits! "Thornless" is a big deal with jujubes because the spines can be wicked. Thornless varieties are often grafted onto thorny rootstocks, and they sucker. So you have to be careful.

Dear K. T.,

My wife (the lovely and accomplished Annalucia) and I are now enjoying
the fruits of the garden. As the attached photo shows, the broccoli is
almost ready to harvest. It's our favorite vegetable, served raw with a
blue-cheese dressing or hummus, or lightly steamed with butter and
lemon, or in a stir-fry. If you haven't had broccoli cut fresh from the
garden, then you haven't had broccoli!

I've also included a shot of two of the many peaches on our peach tree.
They're about 1.5" in diameter, so they have a way to go; but so far, so
good. There is *nothing* as good as sun-ripened peach picked right off
the tree!

The weather in SE Wisconsin continues very dry and unusually cool, with
highs in the 70s. Also, the wildfire smoke is quite noticeable. At
times, it smells smoky outside, and the sky is much hazier than it would
be normally. We could really use some rain.

Nemo

Great report, Nemo! The peaches and broccoli look wonderful. And you're right about the quality of fresh-from-the-garden broccoli. On some varieties, picking the central head early will give you more side heads later. On others, it won't.

Anybody else harvesting anything?

Wish you had one of these? They could make a home model, couldn't they?

This is incredible Ag technology, and it’s here. Laser weeding. https://t.co/TFLIk8Mx3x

— Westside Farmer 🦅 (@JoeDelBosque) July 7, 2023

Ah, Nature

We were just discussing Hammerhead Worms on June 24, and now we have a real example!

This was on the side of my shop yesterday morning. A hammerhead worm. I had heard they are an invasive species, but this is the first one I have seen. Supposedly they eat earthworms. It’s about a foot long stretched out.

- fd.

Don't chop it up. Just makes more of them.

Puttering

Doing any puttering?

Gardens of The Horde

Anything going on in your garden?

Hope everyone has a nice weekend.

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Week in Review

What has changed since last week's thread? Gardening, Puttering and Adventure Thread, July 1

Any thoughts or questions?

I closed the comments on this post so you wouldn't get banned for commenting on a week-old post, but don't try it anyway.

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1 War free garden zone!

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at July 08, 2023 01:14 PM (vHIgi)

2 We be goinbto longwood in a bit
Hope it don't rain

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at July 08, 2023 01:15 PM (vHIgi)

3 "Thornless" is a big deal with jujubes because the spines can be wicked.

According to legend, the thorns that made up the crown they forced on Christ's head were from the jujube tree. I've seen one place that makes rosaries from the wood of the jujube.

Posted by: kallisto at July 08, 2023 01:16 PM (dCxaZ)

4 Good afternoon Greenthumbs
Listening to CJN and pulling poison ivy

Posted by: Skip at July 08, 2023 01:17 PM (xhxe8)

5 Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at July 08, 2023 01:15 PM (vHIgi)

well even if it rains there's always the conservatories. Which are awesome.

But bring an umbrella anyway, unless it's an actual deluge it's still nice to stroll the grounds.

Posted by: kallisto at July 08, 2023 01:17 PM (dCxaZ)

6 Corn is six feet tall in parts, and I have one tomato so far. I put out the netting over the blueberry bushes the other day.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 08, 2023 01:18 PM (xhaym)

7 That laser weeding is awesome!

Posted by: Emmie -- ArkanOklaMoMe RSVP by July 7, please! at July 08, 2023 01:19 PM (Emce2)

8 We're eating tomatoes and jalapeños. I'm looking forward to habaneros, but they seem to be less robust.

Posted by: Emmie -- ArkanOklaMoMe details -- check your email at July 08, 2023 01:22 PM (Emce2)

9 hiya

Posted by: JT at July 08, 2023 01:26 PM (T4tVD)

10 Picked 1 cucumber so far, getting lots of big but green chili peppers, the first never seem to ripped so wondering if should start picking some to encourage more to sprout?

Posted by: Skip at July 08, 2023 01:28 PM (xhxe8)

11 Rosary crafted of jujube wood:

https://tinyurl.com/u3s7e9ds

Posted by: kallisto at July 08, 2023 01:32 PM (dCxaZ)

12 Poppys, Poppys, getting so sleepy

Posted by: Skip at July 08, 2023 01:35 PM (xhxe8)

13 They wanted to break free from the Ottomans, Mongols, Lithuanians, Poles, and Austrians at various times. They live in a rough neighborhood, but that doesn't make them bad people.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 08, 2023 01:30 PM (eOEVl)

Tell me about the Kurds, now.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 08, 2023 01:38 PM (xhaym)

14 I am so sorry guys, I have two windows open, and misposted/

Sorry, sorry sorry.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 08, 2023 01:42 PM (xhaym)

15 Tell me about the Kurds, now.
Posted by: Kindltot

Well, some have peanuts, some have corn....

oh ! Kurds !

Posted by: JT at July 08, 2023 01:45 PM (T4tVD)

16 oh ! Kurds !
Posted by: JT

but whey?

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at July 08, 2023 01:57 PM (vHIgi)

17 11 Rosary crafted of jujube wood:

**

Lovely

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at July 08, 2023 02:00 PM (vHIgi)

18 Pop up T-storms around

Posted by: Skip at July 08, 2023 02:01 PM (xhxe8)

19 Harvesting pablanos, a few greens and some paprika peppers, but the sweets and jalapenos are slow.
Did the first green bean pick. Maybe a gallon.
Boiling beets now for canning.
Maters are slow, but it's been hot.
Did take off 8 gallons of honey last week. We're disappointed in the blandness. Have one hive on buckwheat now, so should have some to mix later... like vintners? Might be why so many folks wait til end of July to harvest... let the bees do the varietal thing by themselves.
Throwing fresh dill in every salad, along with carrot tops and the lettuce still not bitter. Got a few cukes, and the zukes are cranking them out.

Posted by: MkY at July 08, 2023 02:03 PM (cPGH3)

20 > Pop up T-storms around
Posted by: Skip
_____________

We just had one. Lots of lightning. Sun's out now and the humidity is skyrocketing.

Our zucchinis are doing well. The summer squash never took off. I think the quality of the seeds was poor. Not sure if I'm motivated to try something else this late in the season. The weather is playing havoc with the tomatoes as all the rain is causing them to split. I think this season is going to be hit and miss with our veggies.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 08, 2023 02:05 PM (Q4IgG)

21 My wife has already decided that we're doing our tomatoes slightly differently next year. Wants to raise the cattle panels up 18", but still use the slight offset (maybe 30 degrees?).
Whaddya do with a foot or two of tomato plant above the panels?

Posted by: MkY at July 08, 2023 02:07 PM (cPGH3)

22 When it comes to gardening, I have a distinct tendency to desire more than I can handle. Lots of projects never get off the ground, or are seriously delayed. I just sowed my French squashes two weeks ago. They sprouted right away, so that's good. We'll see how it goes.

Harvest season has begun in earnest. Earlier we took the broccoli heads - didn't get too may side sprouts because it was getting too hot. 7 cabbages with 5 to go. 15 lbs of red potatoes; not great, but this was our first time. I suspect that end of the garden has nutritional deficiencies because it's quite visible in the bean and okra rows. The white potatoes and russets did a little better - half the row yielded over 15 lbs. There were some rotten ones, especially the red taters.

My onions are getting very big. Does anyone have tips?

The green peppers are thriving, and the tomatoes are coming along. I delayed giving them their calcium so have had a smattering of blossom end rot on the 'maters.

In less than two weeks, we've canned 28 quarts of green beans. Probably 150 or so ears of corn; some given to friends, some eaten. We froze 10 cups of cut-off corn, and 4 lbs of okra.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at July 08, 2023 02:08 PM (Mzdiz)

23 I meant that my onions are NOT getting very big. What should I do for them?

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at July 08, 2023 02:09 PM (Mzdiz)

24 This is going to be Corn Summer. Publius is very happy so far. We've probably got another 2/3rds of the first planting of corn to harvest.

There were 3 plantings.

All I'm gonna say is that processing that many ears of corn is a daunting task.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at July 08, 2023 02:11 PM (Mzdiz)

25 Miley

https://tinyurl.com/4xf2ycx2

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at July 08, 2023 02:12 PM (vHIgi)

26 Will know tomorrow how it went, but with heavy neoprene gloves pulled poison ivy by as much roots as the would lead and left them in piles to dry out a bit. The tomorrow part is see if I got any on me.

Posted by: Skip at July 08, 2023 02:12 PM (xhxe8)

27 Well, I'm not going to threadjack the Gardening Thread!

I hope to have some pics to send for next week.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at July 08, 2023 02:12 PM (Mzdiz)

28 I meant that my onions are NOT getting very big. What should I do for them?
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist

Wish I knew. We can grow root crops (carrots, beets, turnips) but never had success with onions.

Posted by: MkY at July 08, 2023 02:13 PM (cPGH3)

29 25 I've made just about every mistake there is, LOL! This year I'll plant in November or December, not at the end of March...

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at July 08, 2023 02:15 PM (Mzdiz)

30 OMG, I want a laser weeder. I'll ask Publius to get me one for Christmas.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at July 08, 2023 02:18 PM (Mzdiz)

31 Milye, I have failed at onions, which is a shame since I think they grow well here. I did find out that various onions have different light requirements and if you miss the window they don't grow.
I suppose you could save them overwinter as sets and replant them? As I said, I failed at onions

I just got flowers on my scarlet runner beans but not on the pole beans. I am getting ready to dig my first batch of potatoes, the leaves are starting to yellow. The first batch I planted in March when we were having a lot of rain, so I planted them in ridges. It is not an ideal way to plant them in our climate where the summers are dry, but it kept them out of the mud for the first month until the rains stopped.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 08, 2023 02:18 PM (xhaym)

32 I've made just about every mistake there is, LOL! This year I'll plant in November or December, not at the end of March...
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist

What zone are you in, Miley? Or where...

Posted by: MkY at July 08, 2023 02:18 PM (cPGH3)

33 Wish I knew. We can grow root crops (carrots, beets, turnips) but never had success with onions.

Posted by: MkY at July 08, 2023 02:13 PM (cPGH3)

Yeah, our beets suck. And we tried 3 times.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at July 08, 2023 02:18 PM (Mzdiz)

34 MkY, we're 7b in upstate SC.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at July 08, 2023 02:19 PM (Mzdiz)

35 Yeah, our beets suck. And we tried 3 times.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist

One of the reasons I plowed the garden this past winter was to break what I believed was a hardpan developing.
I did bring up some clay, but it has tons of nutrients, as long as there is some organic matter to keep it from clumping back up.
Maybe we should re-visit onions now.

Posted by: MkY at July 08, 2023 02:21 PM (cPGH3)

36 Hey, did you know that tomato hornworms glow under black light? I've gotta get one and go out there at night. I hate those damn things.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at July 08, 2023 02:22 PM (Mzdiz)

37 Upstate SC has a sandy soil, yes? Should be great for onions.

Posted by: MkY at July 08, 2023 02:22 PM (cPGH3)

38 We've been tossing husks and cobs back out into the garden (which definitely needs more organic matter). Is there anything to achieve this on a larger scale? The garden area is about .4 acres, and we've got a tractor and all that jazz.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at July 08, 2023 02:24 PM (Mzdiz)

39 Upstate SC has a sandy soil, yes? Should be great for onions.

Posted by: MkY at July 08, 2023 02:22 PM (cPGH3)

God no - a fair amount of clay in there. The ground can become very hard if not tilled and watered. Digging holes is usually difficult unless we've had a good rain.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at July 08, 2023 02:26 PM (Mzdiz)

40 All that organic matter won't break down til it's tilled in.
Probably better to make a pile (leeward, in case of disease) and let it stew in its own juices through the summer, then incorporate it into the garden come fall.
Pop's garden was so fertile, I could bury a deer carcass in the fall, and not be able to find it in the spring.

Posted by: MkY at July 08, 2023 02:28 PM (cPGH3)

41 My poor little tomato plant -- didn't get it into the ground quickly enough, so it's a bit stunted.

My friend got the same variety at the same time & planted hers a month earlier... she calls mine Charlie Brown Plant LOL. Hers is huge and quite bushy with probably 30-40 fruit now.

Only broke 1 main stem while transplanting and it took a couple weeks to start growing again, but have harvested 5 yummy 'maters so far. More on the way, although small ones.

We're having a heatwave, hi temps around 100 every day for a week, so of course all those new tomato blossoms will simply drop off, grrrrrr.

Posted by: jQ at July 08, 2023 02:28 PM (Gkog9)

42 You can give your tomato a little relief with shade cloth, and keep it evenly watered. And mulched. I made a little bowl around the base to water into and that really helps get it where it needs to go.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at July 08, 2023 02:31 PM (Mzdiz)

43 Organic matter will break up clay, as will pelletized gypsum. Golf courses use expanded clay (kitty litter, or in the trade, Turface). Nearly half an acre will take some doing.
Know any lawn companies that catch grass? That moisture and N will break down anything you mix it with.

Posted by: MkY at July 08, 2023 02:32 PM (cPGH3)

44 OK, I don't know anything about foliage. Am I supposed to cut back the iris leaves or the lilies?

Posted by: Iris at July 08, 2023 02:32 PM (n3DL0)

45 That sounds like a good idea, putting it into a pile until later.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at July 08, 2023 02:32 PM (Mzdiz)

46 A massive load of grass clippings would be awesome! If I had a genie...

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at July 08, 2023 02:33 PM (Mzdiz)

47 I've never cut back either iris or lilies. Should I?

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at July 08, 2023 02:34 PM (Mzdiz)

48 A stable nearby...

Posted by: MkY at July 08, 2023 02:35 PM (cPGH3)

49 Thanks, Miley, I made a nice deep watering bowl when I planted it. No shade cloth but I could park a patio umbrella near it, to block midday rays. Mulch... will need to get some. Lawn clippings too full of weed seeds

Posted by: jQ at July 08, 2023 02:35 PM (Gkog9)

50 We've been tossing husks and cobs back out into the garden (which definitely needs more organic matter). Is there anything to achieve this on a larger scale? The garden area is about .4 acres, and we've got a tractor and all that jazz.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at July 08, 2023 02:24 PM (Mzdiz)

I have 10' of woven wire fencing that I put in a loop and use it to make compost. I put everything in the compost, from grass clippings to kitchen peeling and dishwater. I turn it a couple of times and till it in.
You can use a winter cover crop like oats or beets, you can sheet compost your leaves on it, you could also fence it and run your chickens or goats on it while dumping all your leaves and kitchen scraps on it and they will turn it into dirt.

This lady talks about all these and making her own fertilizer as well

https://youtu.be/F3qjW8liBp4

Posted by: Kindltot at July 08, 2023 02:38 PM (xhaym)

51 Wife got a picture of a snake, reasonably large one our deck, but unsure of species yet.

Posted by: Skip at July 08, 2023 02:46 PM (xhxe8)

52 I use straw bales to mulch; works well!

If you were to pile fresh grass clippings around it and water, I think the heat generated would kill the grass seeds.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at July 08, 2023 02:46 PM (Mzdiz)

53 Kindltot, that sounds like what we need to do.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at July 08, 2023 02:46 PM (Mzdiz)

54 Iris--

I don't cut back Iris until early spring cleanup. The leaves usually look so awful by then. If they look okay, I don't trim. If you cut them off, do it at an angle instead of straight across, it looks more attractive that way. IMO.

Lilies: only cut off after they're completely dead & dry. Those leaves feed the bulbs for next year.

Posted by: jQ at July 08, 2023 02:47 PM (Gkog9)

55 I bought one of those little hydroponic kits. Thought it might be interesting to try growing stir fry greens. Will try and set it up tomorrow.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 08, 2023 02:48 PM (ouTlx)

56 We have a raised bed of jalapenos, but they are not growing very large and I only see one pepper. Same bed as last year and we had a great year last summer. More than we could use. Any ideas? We water them and they get full sun, at least 6 hours a day.
In another bed we have green peppers and the plants appear stunted. Again, water and sun. We are pretty discouraged by our gardening.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at July 08, 2023 02:49 PM (ebhEj)

57 Best compost I made was when we had rabbits. All that hay plus manure made it actually heat up! And when the steam cooled down, it was full of thousands of earthworms. If I had someone reliable as a backup, I'd raise rabbits just for that. You really need the manure to make the good stuff.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 08, 2023 02:52 PM (ouTlx)

58 That laser weeding is awesome!
Posted by: Emmie -- ArkanOklaMoMe RSVP by July 7, please! at July 08, 2023 01:19 PM (Emce2)

It must use some sort of AI or expert system to recognize the weeds, and distinguish them from the crop.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 08, 2023 02:55 PM (f98yK)

59 I have been trying to grow peanuts but they are so small.


Anyone have any ideas for peanuts enlargement?

Posted by: polynikes at July 08, 2023 02:55 PM (FO8S3)

60 Looking at possible snakes in Pa non-poisonous could have been a Eastern Hog-nose

Posted by: Skip at July 08, 2023 02:56 PM (xhxe8)

61 Laser weeding-- pretty cool. Looks expensive!

And, given current trends... frightening.

Posted by: jQ at July 08, 2023 02:59 PM (Gkog9)

62 Anyone have any ideas for peanuts enlargement?
Posted by: polynikes at July 08, 2023 02:55 PM (FO8S3)

Na-ah, you're just toying with us.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 08, 2023 03:00 PM (f98yK)

63 Miley, I have put charcoal on the garden, also ashes though I am told it is not ideal. I have dug charcoal and compost in post holes a foot deep to both open up the clay and try to get something similar to Amazonian dark earth pockets, I make and dig compost every year, I have been running a worm bin and dumping the leachate on trees and veggies, I have used some compost mixes that I put together with used coffee grounds, kelp meal, 10-10-10, and lime. I have spread used kitty litter (Um, "clay sequestered urea") in the garden and on the yard. I was tempted to get screenings from the grass seed growers, but they have lots of chemicals and herbicides now. I was looking at pine straw and forest duff for a while, and I filled a 55 gal bucket full of water, weeds and charcoal and let it rot over winter and dumped it on the garden.
I have no idea what works best, but I do it all as I feel like doing it.
Used kitty litter makes the yard green.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 08, 2023 03:01 PM (xhaym)

64 Used kitty litter makes the yard green.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 08, 2023 03:01 PM (xhaym)

I pour it into the gopher holes, turds and all.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 08, 2023 03:04 PM (f98yK)

65 my wife is working on a plan to buy the 50 acres across from the end of out drive

20 of it is wetlands and contains a 50 nest GBH rookery

the other 30 is suitable for farming only b/c it's to close to the Konkapot river

there is a small house on the only place that is more than 200 ft from the river

she wants to turn that into a STR and then divide the rest of the farmable land into 500-1000 sq ft gardens for locals to rent, with irrigation from the river into plastic storage tanks

but I have to draw the line

YOU AINT USING MY GD TRACTOR

Posted by: REDACTED at July 08, 2023 03:04 PM (us2H3)

66 64 Used kitty litter makes the yard green.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 08, 2023 03:01 PM (xhaym)

I collect my piss all winter

mix it with equal amount of water and you got free deer repellent

Posted by: REDACTED at July 08, 2023 03:09 PM (us2H3)

67 I think peppers benefit from the same kind of things that tomatoes do. Adding calcium citrate prevents blossom end rot and promotes fruit setting.

I wash then toast 1 cup of crushed eggshells in a frying pan on low heat until they darken, then put them in a large jar with 9 cups of vinegar. Cover with cheesecloth to keep the flies out.

In about a week, the calcium is extracted and the bubbling has stopped. Use 1/2 cup per gallon of water, preferable applied weekly. Foliar feeding is great on both sides of the leaves, either early in the morning or late in the afternoon.

You can store the calcium citrate mixture in a bottle.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at July 08, 2023 03:15 PM (Mzdiz)

68 >>>I collect my piss all winter

mix it with equal amount of water and you got free deer repellent

Posted by: REDACTED

>Son, you have a big bladder! I share mine with the neighbor's house varmints. It's important to establish boundaries.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at July 08, 2023 03:16 PM (KVGVf)

69 Loved the vid, Kindltot! Thanks!

Posted by: jQ at July 08, 2023 03:16 PM (Gkog9)

70 I do not recommend using anything in your garden that could possibly have non-herbivore poo in it.

Posted by: Emmie -- ArkanOklaMoMe details -- check your email at July 08, 2023 03:17 PM (Emce2)

71 Agree, Emmie. No pet poo in the compost!

But I don't see any problem with applying kitty litter to lawn. As long as runoff doesn't go into the garden area.

Posted by: jQ at July 08, 2023 03:20 PM (Gkog9)

72 >Son, you have a big bladder! I share mine with the neighbor's house varmints. It's important to establish boundaries.
Posted by: Dr. Bone at July 08, 2023 03:16 PM (KVGVf)

God matched it to the size of the hose

Posted by: REDACTED at July 08, 2023 03:20 PM (us2H3)

73 70 I do not recommend using anything in your garden that could possibly have non-herbivore poo in it.
Posted by: Emmie -- ArkanOklaMoMe details -- check your email at July 08, 2023 03:17 PM (Emce2)

what, shit should be limited to your big macs

c'mon miss

Posted by: REDACTED at July 08, 2023 03:23 PM (us2H3)

74 67 Thanks, Miley.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at July 08, 2023 03:27 PM (ebhEj)

75 But I don't see any problem with applying kitty litter to lawn. As long as runoff doesn't go into the garden area.
Posted by: jQ

On second thought, I wouldn't want to walk barefoot on that lawn. Hmmm. Toxoplasmosis.

Posted by: jQ at July 08, 2023 03:46 PM (Gkog9)

76 I don't go barefoot outside because of the fire ants. Plus, we live in a field and have no lawn. Just mown weeds.

Flipflops. All summer long. I have a flipflop tan.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at July 08, 2023 04:43 PM (Mzdiz)

77 LOL Miley!

I don't go barefoot anymore either. My 'lawn' IS mostly mown weeds. There's some grass, but it's coarse stuff like Johnson grass-- pasture grass.

How I miss having a soft, lush lawn!

Posted by: jQ at July 08, 2023 04:49 PM (Gkog9)

78 The report from Boise, Idaho (standing in for Pat* who is zonked on hydrocodone after knee surgery):

The heat is here. Low 90s through the week, high 90s this weekend and forecast into next week.

Harvesting shelling peas - fading fast, next week will be the last - and a few carrots from thinning. Green beans should start tomorrow. Strawberries done; the heat may scorch our early harvest of red raz's . Tassels on the corn, but still a long way to go, ditto a few small green tomatoes getting started.

Posted by: Pat*'s Hubbie at July 08, 2023 05:54 PM (VsoW4)

79 We harvested the first 4 ears of Buhl heirloom corn today. Small roundish kernels, old-timey goodness. I will be saving seed from this! Can be obtained at rareseeds dot com.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at July 08, 2023 11:51 PM (Mzdiz)

80 How I miss having a soft, lush lawn!

Posted by: jQ at July 08, 2023 04:49 PM (Gkog9)

Maybe you should make a small area, just for walking barefoot on. You know, 10 ft by 10 ft. You can hand water and feed it!

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at July 08, 2023 11:52 PM (Mzdiz)

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