How Do You Know When Dahlias Are Done?
Sow_what? Southern California Inland
9 years ago
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Comments (9)If you have a second crop of cucs coming on, I would absolutely pull out the first and throw them into the garbage, not the compost. This is quite normal for cucumbers. When you go from picking six a day to one every two or three days, that's a good sign that the plant is pooped. You have plenty of time to plant another crop of something else (or maybe even two crops before frost). You could plant some squash in the space, or some peppers, okra, cowpeas (wonderful!), or butterbeans. All of these will do great in our hottest summer weather. Just as a note, last year I sowed pole beans in early August and they produced for weeks before first frost around Thanksgiving. Honestly, those beans tasted better than the early crop. With our long season, there's no reason not to keep your garden producing twelve months a year if you want to (or close to it). By the way, this technique has a name: succession cropping Just as a note, I always pull all the plants up. I compost them if they are not diseased or full of insects. Otherwise, I send them to the dump. Then I add fresh compost or a couple bags of composted manure, and a dose of organic nitrogen like blood meal. Then plant. You must be careful to water daily until the plants germinate because the soil dries out really fast in our heat. But, the heat also makes the seeds come up super fast. Try it! You'll like it!...See MoreHow do you know when menopause is over/almost over?
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Comments (9)Thank you, everyone. Animal lovers are the best! There's another beautiful kitty at Rainbow Bridge today. You're right....you know when it's time. I probably should've taken her last night, but she still responded, and having seen her this way before (albeit before getting this old and such), I thought if there was the outside chance she was in recovery from her episode, I wanted her to have it. But this morning, I knew. I was supposed to drive hubby to the airport this morning, but told him I didn't want to make her wait any longer. He drove himself and I took her to the animal ER. I think it was easier, just me and her. I can deal with my own grief, but I wouldn't have been able to with his (his mom's dying too), so I guess it worked out as it should. I held her, cuddled in my arms, as the vet gave the injection, and they gave me a few minutes afterwards too. It was a peaceful room--sofa, low light, waterfall and soothing music in the background. I guess being an ER, they're more than prepared for this type of thing. If it'd been any other morning than Sunday, I could've made arrangements with my own vet clinic to have someone come to the house, but it just didn't work that way. I did call the ER and ask if they knew a vet on call who would make a housecall, but there's none in our area. Oh well....it is what it is. Now she doesn't have to make the looong move with us. Casey will always have a piece of my heart and always be my baby. She'll be the standard against which all future pets are measured. Now to have to answer family and friend's question "how are you doing?" I hate crying in front of people, but I can't imagine even mentioning her name without crying for awhile. Anyway, thanks SO much for all your support these last few months. I'll check back from time to time because I got used to following everyone's stories with their pets, etc. (even if I don't post much). I'll let you know when I get a new kitty to love, too. We'll get settled in our new location first, maybe take a trip or two since we haven't in about 4-5 yrs (since Casey got older and more "needy"). Gotta first find some wondeful neighbors I can trust to care for my pet when we're away....we have the best here where we are--I was sure going to miss them. Later, Tracey...See Morehow do you know when you need two dishwashers?
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