When you think your done...you're not. 6 mo. later......
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Comments (5)hot spit... did you followed every post we ever wrote on how to do it right .. crikey ... beautiful ... but you couldnt help yourself with the 'nure eh ... lol ... but that isnt the issue ... a the boy said... dig .. with a hand trowel.. 6 to 8 inche holes.. on the periphery of the ball you plnated... AND FIND OUT WHATS GOING ON DOWN THERE ... its either too wet.. or too dry ... adjust accordingly ... but do let us know ... my spring was 4 to 6 weeks late this year.. just south of ann arbor... EVERYTHING was late ... so your story doesnt surprise me ... but that story eneded.. for spruce.. about the first week or two of june .... mid to late july is way off ... the boy is probably right.. but you wont know about the root slaughter, if any .. until it dies and you bare root it and find out ... finally.. it is not uncommon ... for them to show the result of the digging.. shipping and planting stresses.. when the real heat of the midwest hits in late july/august ... double finally ... there is a phase. just after bud break.. when the growth is so huge.. so fast.. that the plant appears droopy ... and it takes a few weeks for the plant to pump it up ... triple finally.. give us a pic ... you are making us guess... at best ... ken ps: we could do you a lot better than a bigboxstore green plain old spruce.. if you asked ... mail order for fall.. will solve all your problems ... lol...See MoreWhen to/not to remove flowers, when to/not to remove stems
Comments (4)I never remove flowers, but I also don't ever plant tomatoes with flowers already on them (I plant them when they are 8-10 weeks from seed and they never seem to have buds by this point). A lot of my plants had little flowers on them when they are 12-18" tall in the ground (planted deep) and I left them, a few fell off with some cold nights we had. A few of the flowers have set and I have some 2" green tomatoes now. The plants didn't stop growing because the fruit had set - they are all good sized now some in the 3-4ft range which is pretty good for southeastern PA. My opinion is that the plants know better than we do when they are ready to set and mature fruit - so I leave it alone as far as that goes and have had good results... AND early tomatoes :) As far as pruning goes, 3-5 main stems is fine if tying off is your method of support. What I had tried when I had done pruning was develop some main stems and then prune suckers to a point and where the plants reached a decent height, then I just let them go nuts and drape back down towards the ground. Production was good and they were mostly manageable, although not very pretty, heh. Sure some fell over and some branches may have snapped in storms, but by that point it was nearing the end of the growing season and the extra production, as compared to continued pruning, was worth it. A little off subject, but have you ever heard of doing the florida weave technique? Relatively cheap and less maintenance than traditional staking. Personally, I've gone to cages and never looked back. It was an investment up front but since I plan on growing every year I can, they'll pay for themselves in time saved and production before long....See Morediy no-mo-oak....pics one year later
Comments (67)That is one amazing DIY. You guys are so clever and creative! That soapstone is killing me -- I'm trying to touch that incredible vein through my monitor. Now I have to ask -- what is on the other side of the kitchen, beyond your angled wall and little table-n-chairs set? It looks like more chairs. What's that room, if I may ask? I love your trash can in your island. I love all of the clever ways you added space...the soap pullout, the angled tray cabinet, etc. Brilliant! Congrats -- enjoy it!...See MoreI'll think of a title later! long and winded :)
Comments (6)Oh wow. I've got nothing on how to word it, but calling their mom out during a bible study in her home is totally unacceptable. The calling mom out was bound to happen, but so openly was the inappropriate place to have done it. The kids are at an age where they realize their mother has many faults and I assume watching Mom sit there during bible study all christian like and holier-than-thou while they know the other side of this woman, was kinda like a last straw for these kids. Mom should have dismissed her study group and then kept the kids at home to deal with her children...not had the out of shipping them off to Dad's. She's created this and she has to face it and deal with it. Dad should have refused to pick the kids up...the kids started this by calling Mom out and the kids should have had to stay and finish what they started. Seriously, if the boys think they are old and brave enough to call Mom out, running to now hid at Dad's should not have been allowed. Yeah, I get Mom is the one who sent them away. But unless they were all physically beating on each other, I think Dad should have said 'sorry, but you all need to work this out'. And I get that Mom is angry at them. They called her out in front of her group and losing their phones to have time to reflect upon what they did won't hurt them a bit. No matter what they think of their mother, calling her out where and when they did was just all wrong. She did not deserve that...even if what the boys said they view as true. It was an manipulative action to cause embarrassment down around their mother's shoulders...almost like publically stoning her. yet they are not really going to see what they did wrong as this is exactly what Mom taught them to do...speak opinions loud and clear. Now would be the time for these boys and their mother to attend extensive counseling sessions together. They love this woman, she loves them, they just all are in a dysfunctional relationship together...she's taught them to be what they have become and now shes being confronted with what she created. A neutral place where they all can air their feelings and opinions. Maybe they should not stay with Dad while this takes places (it would be hard though to be open/honest in session only to then all have to jump in the car and go home together...too much truths and opening of wounds) but I'd seek the professional's advice on the living arrangement because maybe she/he would feel it was for the better....See Moreformerlyflorantha
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