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Growing Hops in "windy" Oklahoma
Comments (1)I would look at cattle panels for stability. Hops are a beautiful plant, good luck & welcome to OK. You will get lots of good feedback here from people far more knowledgeable than I....See Morenew to the forum and Oklahoma (almost)
Comments (11)I spoke with someone from dept of agriculture a few weeks ago, he said statewide eggplant & cantaloupe are the 2 best crops this yr. Everyone's peppers are struggling & the only ones with tomatoes are those whose plants have some shade in the afternoon. The burlap bags should help! I have heard others using bloomset I believe with good results. I personally have never used the product, don't even know where to buy it! Could be worth checking into. Glad you found your way back to Oklahoma, gardening isn't always this hard--- this is a extra tough year. The drought isn't enough to battle, so mother nature thought we could spend 3 straight months in the 100's....See MoreI'm in plumeria heaven!
Comments (33)Hope everybody had a great Thanksgiving! The weather was really beautiful here last week. I think our high on Thanksgiving day was 75F. So on "Black Friday" I received 2 packages I've been waiting for all week. One from Derrick and one from Matt. I know it's getting close to winter time but if the weather permits, I must round up a few more plumies! When I visited Derrick earlier this month, his rooted Special Hilo Beauty caught my eye. Even though I already have 2 Hilo Beauty, I just couldn't say no to this one. So I paid $40 for postage to get it shipped to me (and you'll see why it's worth every dime). Derrick told me he had broken off a small tip when he potted the cutting but another new tip eventually grew out! It's a bit unsightly since it branched out at an angle. I think you can train branches to grow straight correct? Also, last week I got around to potted the 10 cuttings I brought back from Hawaii. Mike, I hope you don't mind I potted yours too. It didn't feel right leaving it out in all the rooting fun. Hopefully by spring, it'll come to you with roots! That's all for now! Kenny...See Moreback in Oklahoma, in fact, back home
Comments (13)OklaMoni: I enjoyed reading your journal. Its too bad you picked up a disentary bug on the last lap, otherwise, It was a great trip. I know I am not good enough shape to entertain a bike trip of a tenth of the distance you have covered on this one. Your trip reminds me of great biking venture I saw while auto touring the west and camping in national parks. While in Bryce Canyon, a group of about 40 people arrived on bicycles. They are biking Utah, except they had it easier than you. This was a commercial adventure tour. Each day, a crew motored ahead of the group, set up camp, and made food arrangements. All the bikers needed to do was pedal their bikes and take pictures. The crew struck camp in the mornings, cleaned up the campsite, and transported sleeping bags, grills, etc. One van, the sag wagon, lagged behind and watched for straglers and flat tires. Oh yes, there was another benefit: The bicycle mechanic had a supply of parts and made repairs. Bike touring does not get better (lazier) than this. They could afford to expend energy partying each evening....See More
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