I really just want to cry but I'm too tired
Jean Farrell
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Comments (21)Don't feel bad! I get tons of that s#$t from my neighbors yards! They don't try at all to control crap grass or clover (they have lovley white carpeted lawns most of the summer then the cg takes over) Its a royal battle trying to keep it out of my yard. The cg seed heads ripen, then when they break off, blower all over, spreading their wonderful presents. I've built a raised bed (3') along one lot line to keep their mess from filtering into my yard, and that's helping....See MoreI think I'm going to cry :0(
Comments (42)I think so. It depends on whether they are healthy, on whether you can keep them healthy and happy in our tough weather conditions and on whether you can keep the spider mites off of them. Since the recommended fall planting date range begins July 1st, if I bought them, I'd pot them up into larger containers than they're in now, and since it is hot I'd go with 3 or 5 gallon containers. I'd water them every morning, and then check them every evening to see if they needed to be watered again. I'd feed them every week with a water-soluable plant food diluted to half its usual strength. I'd site them so they'd get morning sun and afternoon shade, or at least so they get shade during the middle of the day. I'd hold them in this situation for a week or two to help them get over being left in their current containers too long since they are 'leftovers' from the spring planting season. I'd start watching the weather during the last week in June and hope for a 'cool' day to come along near early July. Then on the evening before that cool day, I'd transplant them into the garden and water them in well. I'd probably put a cage around them right away, and then use clothespins to clip a sheet or tablecloth or someting over them to give them a break from the sun for the first 3 or 4 days. Some sunlight would be alright, but mostly you want to shade them until they recover from being transplanted. There are plus and minuses to being end-of-season plants, but in the case of the tomatoes, if they are healthy at this point, the pluses outweigh the minuses because they are a little older, a little stronger, have a larger root system and clearly have been well-cared for or they wouldn't still be alive right now. They are likely to adapt well and flower/produce fruit as soon as the temperatures fall back into the proper range. If you're going to go out of town for a couple of weeks on vacation and no one will be around to take care of them, I wouldn't buy them because in our heat, they need daily care. In May, I reached a point where I had to do something with my back-up plants. Nothing had died, so I hadn't had to use them to replace anything and they were getting way too big for the plastic cups in which they were growing, and they needed to either be planted or thrown on the compost pile. Well, clearly, I have a "more is better" attitude, so I squeezed in a new row of tomato plants in between an existing row of tomatoes and a row of pepper plants. I figured the worst that would happen is that they were too rootbound and wouldn't grow and I'd yank them and compost them. For about 2 or 2 & 1/2 weeks, they just sat there. They didn't grow at all, but they didn't go downhill either. I handled them as I described above, except they obviously were in the ground and not in pots, and then they finally started growing. Though still significantly smaller than the tomatoes that were planted at the right time, they neverthe less look good and are blooming, If the weather permits, they'll eventually set fruit. In fact, they look healthier than plants that went into the ground in early April, likely because during a lot of the time they were held in cups, they were shaded from the sun for half of each day. So, while planting them late was a risk, I'm happy with the result and glad I didn't compost them. If nothing else, in July when the adjacent row of pepper plants is getting hot, cranky and tired, this last row of tomato plants will be tall enough to partially shade the peppers, which is a good thing. So, my attitude is 'nothing ventured, nothing gained', and I'd give those plants a chance. dawn...See MoreOT...I'm Back...I'm Tired...But Happy My Decorating Is All Done!
Comments (9)Wow Jane, I am tired just reading about what all you did! Sounds like a wonderful time and lots of work and effort on your part. What a large group to entertain! So nice that your DH helps you with the decorating. Mine does not help with the inside at all. I carry everything up from the basement including the trees, all the boxes, ladders, etc. The only thing he does outside is put a blow mold Santa on our mailbox, although this year, he did run an extension cord from the backyard for some of the lights as they kept tripping the breaker this year! Again, getting everything down out of the rafters, off of the shelves, and put up is up to me! Sorry, I just needed to vent a little. I get a bit envious when I hear of other DH's that help with decorating. Anyway, looking forward to your pix. TFS, Candy...See MoreI just want to cry......
Comments (13)I feel so bad for you... I completely understand. I am looking for a new contractor because the old one is so uncooperative. Here is a list of my rants. My NEW architect (another long story) came to meet the contractor for the first time. I leave work at lunch time to meet both. I ask my contractor "when should I buy plumbing supplies". He says "last year, *giggle*, 6 months back *giggle* yesterday *giggle*". These are his giggles BTW. I sigh and my architect says "he needs 1 week to do the demon so get them by the end of the week". Ok. He then argues for small things and tries to show that he is a man of his own mind. Then he lights his cigarette, and I insist that I don't allow anyone to smoke in my house. He refuses to listen and smokes. I ask him "so you are going to order the tiles like we mentioned in the contract" and he starts laughing loudly. WTF. I call him later that day and ask him details about his fabricator. He gives me his cousin's number who is the fabricator. I ask him another question and his rude response is "how do I know". DH and I call him over the weekend to confirm demo on Tuesday and go over the contract one final time. I put $xx towards the sinks in the master bathroom, and I tell him that we are spending a third of that amount so the bathroom cost should be low since he was providing the sinks. He says "are you crazy, you put $xx towards the sink bowls? What is wrong with you? You are crazy" and starts arguing. He says "you guys have the wrong contract. What are you talking about". Turns out he doesn't have the signed copy of the contract or ANY of the cost structures that we discussed. Anyway, I tell him on the phone that I have never come across a more unprofessional contractor since he kept shouting and calling us crazy. He hangs up on us. Then my husband takes over the conversation. He comes to our place and we go through all the documents and about how the numbers are not adding up. We tell him "you said you would match the price we got from marble.com. So we save $6,000. How come the total price has not come down?" His response "I am providing the master bath door which costs $3,000". I know it doesn't cost $3,000. We tell him "give us a breakdown of your costs. Material costs $1,500 and you are charging us $15K - does labor cost $13.5K? What is the breakdown?" His response "If I give you a breakdown, I will have to charge you more." He is too lazy. He has been too lazy to find prices of anything. I had to find out prices and spoon-feed him and he still acted lazy. My architect said, "he has too much control which makes me uneasy. He knows the job is his so he doesn't care". I HAD IT!!! I decided to take my money elsewhere to someone who shows me some respect in my own effing home. If I don't want someone to smoke, he will not smoke in my house. No more arguments. So here I am interviewing another highly recommended contractor tomorrow. Sigh! Sorry for the long saga, but it helps to get it out of my system :). Thank God for my new architect - the old one screwed me over....See Moregailrolfe
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