Tomatoes in Southern California: Feb-2014
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Comments (25)Well I'm bettin' David's Chainsaw Theory works! About a year ago I saw a program on PBS about how plants "communicate" with each other, and since I don't have any trouble AT ALL with saying goodbye to cottonwood roots, ever since that show when I cut out cottonwood roots I chop them up in little pieces and bury them right around what's left of the root I cut off! Don't really know if it's working in intimidating other roots from growing into that area, but I figure at the very least I'm adding some good organic matter to the soil right there! I'm no good, either, at saying goodbye to seedlings--they just seem so very small and helpless!--but maybe snipping a scissors loudly enough over the runts might just make them think twice about their lazy habits! Who knows! But after watching that show I do know this, plants are WAY smarter than we humans give them credit for! Not sure this has anything to do with peppers! Skybird P.S. And I do know this! For almost 20 years now I've been pulling out white hairs, and at 70 I still have 99.99999% brown hair. My theory is that I'm terrorizing the brown ones enough that they're scared "to death" to turn white!!!...See MoreNEW: Seed Purge 2014
Comments (151)This thread has been a challenge to keep up with but I have tried my best. Here is a list of seeds I would like. The **represents what you have asked from me**. I know I am asking a lot but I figure the worse someone can say is no. I'm just a lowly, newbie over here anyways! heavenlyfarm Sage - Mealy-Cup Chives - Garlic Yarrow - Pink Grapefruit billingsdj - **yellow watermelon, purple candytuft, tomato stump of the world** Clematis Barbara Jackman Statice Soiree Rose Brussels Sprouts Long Island Improved Moon and Stars Red Tomato Banana Legs Summer Savory BroccoliDi Cicco Marconi Red crazyfarmgirl14 Jacobs Cattle Bean Orangeglo Watermelon Garretds7 **Purple Coneflower, White Pow Pow Coneflower, Cosmos "Single Sensation Mix", and the Black From Tula Tomato** Georgia Muscadine Vine Pepper - Jalapeno Early Tobacco - Little Dutch (Nicotiana tabacum L. Solanaceae) Carrots - Short 'n Sweet becki25msmolly dutchman's pipe morning glory scarlett o'hara morning glory grandpa otts cat mint cnading Tomato, Black Cherry Tomato, Black Krim Squash, Hubbard Squash, Boston Marrow sinbadsmom - **Lions Tail** Echinacea milkshake, hot papaya, raspberry truffle meadow rue suzydaze Moulin Rouge Cosmos yellow/orange EricaBraun Garden Huckleberry Bean, Cranberry midwestfarmwife - **Homestead Purple Verbena** Cinnamon Basil Goji Berry Jumbo Pink Banana Baby Boo New England Sugar Pie Painted Daisy Giant Mix Tradescantia (Spiderwort), violet color Cucumber Tendergreen bumblebee23 - **Black from Tula* Cucamelon (Mouse Melon) Calendula 'Princess Series' Vervain, Upright/Purpletop Statice (Limonium suworowii) Zinnia 'Benary's Giant Mix' Delphinium 'Royal Aspirations' Beans, Pole 'Asian Yard Long' Pumpkin 'Musquee de Provence' Mallow (Malva sylvestris) 'Zebrina' bluee19 - **False Sunflower, Autumn Sunflowers (These are actually mixed with Evening Sun Sunflower), Lemon Queen Sunflower** Ok, so I am going to go through my seed packs to see what I can put on here in addition to my list and start packing this box up. Thank you to everyone participating and a big THANK YOU to the hostess Bumblebee23!!! I'm overwhelmed reading this thread, I can only imagine what it would be like to sort all those seeds. I will clearly label who certain seed packs are for and keep them from general population. God bless you my gardening friends! Promise...See MoreHow's the weather ? (2014) [Part II]
Comments (137)Hi Daniel. Wishing you an early spring . Up here in PNW, it is kinda "Springy". Highs ~ 50F. And of course we have not seen any snow, high winds .. what so ever. November was our coldest month so far, temps dropping to low 20s. But then we get a looottt of drizzling rain. Off Topic a bit: On the tomatoes: I will start my seeds around late Feb. BTW. I got Brandy Boy seeds. So watch out. hehe. We'll see how it does in my garden. Seysonn...See MoreThe First Al Fresco Dinner Of 2014 Thread
Comments (16)Here's a taco salad from January 21 - and so it is one day past your date of Jan 20. I photographed the salad separately from the table, but they are both from Jan 21. We had an unusually warm January and would be happier if we had more rain. I eat most of my lunches at this table in the pergola and watch the hummingbirds. We have Allen's hummingbirds that stay here all year and try to drive off all other hummers, but I did get to see an Anna's one day at lunch. Annas are more common than Allen's, but the Allen's are just what we happen to have here. I've started collecting trays to carry food from the kitchen to the pergola, and I now have three trays - none of which match, and so I am planning to go back to Pier One and get a fourth tray, to match one that I already have. I used to use chopping boards for carrying food outside, but the trays are much more practical. Last month I bought some new outdoor placemats when we were in Palm Springs, and I have been enjoying those. I also bought matching coasters, and will photograph those when I have some interesting food to take a picture of. Normally I leave my camera at work when I go home for lunch. Strange to hear that it is cold in Texas - I had always thought of April as a summer month and often too hot for eating outside, but then I was in Austin or Houston, which are pretty far south from Dallas. Lars...See Morepsient
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