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Was this a good gardening season for u?
Comments (12)Well I would have to say it was a so...so gardening season. Just to re-cap. First when the snow disappeared, I found vole holes and damage everywhere in my garden. Lilies blooming this season were few and far between....so many lily shreds. The nan-king cherry was replaced...with two....one looks like it didn't make it...not sure why. The two roses that I replaced with just 1, turned out to be miss labeled. We had lots of hail each month of the summer....lots of storms and so much rain. Then to top that off we also had frost each month as well. What is so amazing is that most of the plants in my garden, want to grow. Most of them seemed to bounce back and keep going and flowering, even if a little worse for wear. There were a few that didn't make it, but hey, you can't do much about the weather. There also seemed to be fewer pests this year. The start of the season, there were way to many aphids...but I guess they didn't like the weather. Snicker ;-))) What really liked the wet stormy weather was the slugs.....way to many...slimey ickys. Grab a slug, Fling a slug...STOMP STOMP STOMP. Thats the slug dance in case you see me doing that as I walk around my yard. :O Mosquitos and little black flys are just horrible around here from end of May till end of July...so its not so bad at this time of year...just a few around. My garden season is just about finished. I have already dumped out some of the planters..to get a head start on the fall cleanup. This year, will make sure that everything is cleaned up and the grass cut short and the weed whacking done right up till the snow flys to try to prevent the vole damage next spring...hopefully I won't see that much damage again next spring...or ever again for that matters. Okay it may have been one of the worst gardening seasons, I have seen so far.....but there is always the hope and promise of the next seaon to come. Now how long before the seed catalogues start comming in. :-) Sierra...See Morearticle 'Viking battles to keep manufacturing in U.S.'
Comments (1)The author obviously didn't do his homework or was just doing a puff piece because he neglected to ask Mr. Carl about Viking's recent relationship with Asian juggernaut LG. I see a few problems with their strategy long term: watering down a high line or luxury brand rarely works, you ruin the very thing that got you to the show - quality and exclusivity. while they claim to practice kaizan - I just think those country boys can't figure it out. Many of their products still have quality issues. Their built in fridges still have defects that were in the product from day one. Not good for image as a "quality manuf. " they've done a piss poor job marketing their metal cabinets - I see more LaCornue metal cabs than I do St. Charles/Viking and they cost 5 times as much. Still unclear what their Asian partner strategy is....See MoreWhere is a good place for "u pick" pumpkins?
Comments (18)I use "regular" pumpkins every year, mostly mashed as a vegetable or in soups/stews. (I "pick" them from my neighbors when they are done with their fall porch décor). Some are more stringy-fleshed, and not as orange, others are more like you might find in "pie" pumpkins. However, they all cook up well. If I am going to use it in a baked good I will mash or puree after cooking, then let it drain in a mesh strainer or colander for 4-5 hours or even overnight -- that makes it more like canned in texture. Once I tried cooking down the drained juice to make a syrup like I do with apple cider -- it tasted amazingly like honey, but didn't keep well....See MoreHow do you keep them looking good?
Comments (5)there is a reason all hosta garden tours are in late may and june .... and thats because they start looking ratty when the heat of july hits .... and the level of heat is location dependent .... what can i say about rats with cottontails .... you know how to fix that ... wabbit stew.. lol ... holes.. slugs usually ... its a year around job.. and it starts now.. with full fall cleanup and perhaps a vinegar or ammonia drench around the crown ... and then spraying religiously all season long .... browning ... usually water related.. or more specifically.. lack of water ... probably starting in late june ... they are impossible to kill ... [unless you pay a hundred bucks for one.. then it will commit suicide on the way home from the nursery.. lol ].... and that is often summed up by saying you can throw them on the driveway ... if you wish to teach them a lesson ... but being easy [???] ... still comes with needing to take care of them.. on some level ... ken ps: anyone else disturbed that your hosta are easy .... ???? ... if you get my drift.. wink.. wink.. or if you prefer ... ;) .... ;)...See Moremeyermike_1micha
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