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Ooooh, How Nice! It's finally all planted out.
Comments (7)Alison, Opportunity meets heavily germinated flats. The last twenty or so flats I had were all "killers", there was little brown earth showing. I had green carpets of seedlings. So, it had to be a massive redo in order to accomodate what I had. The moscheutos seedlings were all self-sown, I had sowed several a few years back and they reseed abundantly. I had several, several yearling hibiscus that were waiting for a bed to happen for them. This was the opportunity I had to get them into a row. So that's how it started--with a row of the moschuetos. I looked behind me to see all those flats and then I grabbed the red hibiscus and put them in down the whole line, and they are planted in doubles--I had enough to put two seedlings into each back line planting hole. Then I started to fill in with seedlings from the moss-like flats. I was tearing out huge chunks and made them into smaller hunks (not quite an inch diameter) to fill in around the plants, with hunks going in every four or five inches. All my flats were made from foil lasagna pans, some had two varieties in them but the last were all singles. Across the lawn from the hibiscus border is a bed I made with a fig tree in the middle and surrounded by eight volunteer PL toms along the bed edges. The underplantings are a central ring of malope (I think) to surround the fig, and the rest is hunk-o-parsley. I did a flat with curly parsley and it was as thick as moss. I like flat-leaf parsley better but all of this may change my mind because I have never had so much before. We will be eating a LOT of parsley here, lol. Maybe with tomatoes too should they all crop well this year. T...See Morenew: june fotess swap: "snip and share"
Comments (150)I'm going to give both Erica and Heidi a point. They each had 2 correct words and posted so close together that I doubt they saw the other guess. Great effort, ladies! Adding words: _ i _ _ _ i _ _ (8) Posted on first list _ _ _ _ i _ (6) _ _ _ i _ _ _ (7) _ _ _ i _ _ _ _ _ _ (10) _ _ _ i _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (12) _ _ _ _ i _ _ i _ _ (10) I have a long meeting to attend in the morning so I may not be drawing letters and posting them until after lunch, but I won't forget! Jeanne...See MoreWhen can I start snipping new blossoms?
Comments (7)But a zone 8 climate, assuming that is accurate for your location, can often harvest well into late November. Even here I harvest ripe fruit until end of October. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Zoning number have a high co relation to frost free season and winter hardness issues but not meaningful for summer growing/gardening. I have gardened in ATL, GA, zone 7b/8a and I am in Seattle area also zone 7b/8a. The two climates , as far as summer growing is concerned have no resemblance. Even in July( one of the warmest months) our nigh temperature are in mid to high 50s On the snipping issue: Here is my understanding and view point. Everything has a cost. In tomatoes, plant direct a lot of energy to fruits production(seeds). That is the ultimate goal and mission of the fruits bearing plants: PRODUCE SEEDS TO GUARANTEE THE SURVIVAL OF ITS GENE, as much as possible. Where does the energy come from to grow from flower to fruits? It is part of the limited resource of the plant. So it is logical that if new flowers are snipped the plant will spend its energy somewhere else, like the existing fruits. What do we do with BER affected fruits ? We pitch them as soon as we find them, because we do not want the plant spend/waste any energy on them. It is also widely believed that unpruned plants may grow more fruits (in terms of numbers) but generally they will be mostly on the smaller size side. So then by preventing any new fruit development, more energy should be directed towards the existing fruits. This, in my view, is a PAT OF the concept called "pro Active Gardening"...See MoreIs it time to 'snip' the problem so to speak???
Comments (10)Thanks for the replies. I do realize that neutering will not guarantee anything but figure it is worth a try to see. We discussed behavior with unneutered males and in Germany they simply manage their dogs, same with females. We thought we would see how it goes. We have also discussed the cancer issue with many knowledgeable dog folks. Just like with anything there is lots of ideas about this, the cancer risk, the need for hormones during growing, etc. We hoped to get past full growth and neuter away. I hope my post did not come across as him being agressive, he is best described as dominate, or trying to be. DH has definitely established self as alpha. I come second. Our 8yr ds quickly established himself as next. Our 12yr dd was slower to come around. Pup was over her for a while until she established herself. It was amazing to see her win her place above him. I watched this new behavior last night. My dh was away for an overnighter and pup was so good for me. Not annoying, no dominating behavior at all. Soon as dh returned he started acting out. When dh was asleep on sofa he kept trying to get up with him. When corrected he started biting at leash and it actually looked like pup was trying to keep dh from getting ahold enough to "yank". Nose curled, teeth bared, little growly noises and gnawing but nothing one would consider something to fear. We remembered the breeder working with him and he would do this to her, when he was first training. He quickly responded to correction and her display of being alpha. So dh corrected and commanded and pup calmed down. I could see as an observer that this was clearly him trying my dh's patience and ability to be alpha. As for kitty. All play is supervised. Baby gate at stairs provides ability for her to be away from him when she needs to be. He is not allowed to just roam the house and go after him. We are working on him staying and ignoring her when she comes down. Problem is she wants to play with him so she taunts him. Just now, he is in kennel beside me so I can type. She just came out of room and he sees her. If I let him go he would pounce after her and she would get undersomething just enough for him to be able to sniff her and she could play fight with him. I do recongnize that he is a carnivor, a dog with a high prey drive. I would be a fool to not take responsible actions with them. They have been together since 3mo each and the relationship has grown a lot. But it has a long way to go. When we are out and about he is great. He does not bark or react to other cats or dogs at all. He looks of course but does not go crazy. Went to friends house to drop something off. He stayed in a down stay, on leash, and even when friend talked to him he just stayed there and wagged his tail. We actually have a few other shephards that walk near us. My dd had him and passed a couple with two dogs. They stopped to chat and mine simply sat next to her and the other dogs, well trained, stood wagging. When we walk past people who are walking he turns a bit to sniff but stays on course. He does not jump up, well unless it is my daughter's one friend. He likes her in a strange way- lol. As for boredom. Of course he gets bored. But we do work with him daily, he is with us when we are home, takes several walks a day, goes with dh in jeep when he runs errands. He goes on huge hikes a few times a month. He goes to classes weekly. We do not go to dog parks. I do have toys for him but wonder what else I can give him when he is outside by himself. He loves nylabones and has this big blue ball with a smaller rolling ball inside it. But there has to be some other things I can give him. He has three different kinds of chew toys out there and we change them up. Any suggestions for toys to safely give him for outside?...See More- 6 years agolast modified: 6 years ago
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