GardenWeb Chat - April 2017
Chris (6a NY)
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Comments (6)Up till this past April when I changed ISP and got a new e-mail address I had some really nice e-mail conversations. But since last April I've been trying to get GW to change my e-mail address and it just isn't working. I've been to my personal page,I've sent e-mail to the "powers to be" and still I can't get the e-mail changed. gypsypat@finestplanet.com SOooooothis fall I'll see about getting a new ISP and see if that will take, then maybe I can resume some much missed friendships. Pat...See MoreNEWBIE SEED OFFER FOR DECEMBER 2016 - JANUARY 2017 ONLY
Comments (46)VERY INEXPENSIVE SEEDS. It always hurts financially to pay $5 for a packet of a few seeds, plus $5-8 postage if mail order. This seed distribution project of Val's is wonderful. And I want to introduce newbies to an additional source of great quality almost-free seed. There is a seed company called American that is always sold at Walmart and sometimes at dollar or discount stores. I have never understood how this company can make much profit because printing the paper seed packets probably costs more than they charge. Their seed packets are about 30-50 cents each. They only sell open-polinated, but often the best cultivars of the OPs. The seed packets are put out in Ohio in walmart in March, and generally sell out very fast. I buy all my herb seed from American at Walmart, most of my vegetables (other than tomatoes), and some flower seeds. I have bought this seed for many, many years, and have always been very hsppy with my plants. When I read about Val's wonderful project, I thought I would buy American seed next March to contribute. Then I realized that the postage would cost more than the price of seeds. So it would be less expensive for people to buy this seed themselves instead of paying more postage....See More2017 Raleigh Spring Swap!!!
Comments (33)I'm in need of help identifying a couple of plants. The first one was purchased a few years ago as a oak hydrangea. Well, that's definitely not what this is. It has never bloomed. My issue now is whether it is a shrub, tree or what. It's pretty. :-). The second picture is an herb. I purchased it last spring but can't remember what it is. Any help would be appreciated....See MoreGardenWeb chat - March 2017
Comments (540)Wow there are a ton of updates since I've been on here last! End of the month rush to fill up this thread? I didn't know about separating onion sets/plants either. I have a bundle of Walla Walla that I'll probably get out into the garden this weekend.. not sure its worth unbundling now but I'll try to remember for next year! @tana - Yes I would love to talk canning! God willing we will all have great harvests this year! I take a really simple approach most years... freeze maters in 1 gal bags, then when ready to can, rinse under hot water to peel skins then into the big ol pot they go. I have an immersion blender that helps break everything down. @sunflowers - cool that you are doing the mason bee thing. I never knew they were that great for the garden.... I always saw them as something that destroyed my rocking chairs/pergola/anything that's wooden. I have some reclaimed lumber that they got a hold of last year... I end up cutting it in slices just to see how they did their holes. It is amazing how perfectly round they get them! As long as we're talking about ordering bugs online, I am trying praying mantis eggs this year. Hopefully they will be around when the Japanese beetles swarm. My 4 year old thinks they are the coolest, he keeps asking me to play youtube videos of them hatching. Cant wait to see his face when he sees the real thing. Wife is tentatively okay with having them in the house for now (if little one wasn't so excited about them she wouldn't have it). Made some progress the past couple days. Planted that broccoli in the pumpkin bed and will take the advise on here to just chop it down but leave roots intact when its done. Sowed some more lettuce/spinach. Built the rest of my ‘perimeter’ beds (three 2x6 beds, and two 2x4 beds). Made up some 5-1-1-ish potting soil and filled up all the front porch containers. Planted some hop rhizomes in the four biggest containers (Cascade, Willamette, CTZ, and Crystal). Plan is to have them climb up each corner of our pergola and train them along the top...we did it with morning glories last year and really liked the shade/comfort it provided. Im not sure the hops will be as aggressive as a first year plant but we're going to see how it goes. Still have to move the fence and build the two beds that will have peppers this year (6x5 each). Tomato seedlings are doing well with most having their first set of true leaves. Pepper young'n's (whipper snappers?) are doing great, really starting to take off now. Everything else has sprouted, petunias are taking forever to do anything. I really should take more pictures. Oh and I have to get my drip irrigation lines planned and then installed. Thinking of running 1/2 inch line through all the beds and then either adjustable emitters either directly on the 1/2 line or attached to 1/4 inch line when plants are further away. I tried running longer 1/4 inch line last year and it quickly became a tangled mess. Really itching to get one of those Rachio or other smart sprinkler controllers but I’m pretty sure my yard/garden budget is way over this year already and I still need to bring in/find/dig up a few yards of planting material. Sorry for the novel....See MoreLoneJack Zn 6a, KC
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