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Is ti time for a Victory Garden?
Comments (108)I live in the Hudson Valley of NY and thanks to a little nudge from my daughter in law, we started our own Victory Garden. You see my son is a US Marine and is overseas right now. His wife is staying with us and thought it would be nice to have a garden that celebrated my son's service to America. Hence a "Victory Garden". Our garden is 32ft x 32ft and we hope to keep it as organic as possible. We spent most of today tranplanting seedlings to the garden that we had started indoors. The piece of yard we decided to use for the garden proved to be a challenge. It was overgrown with wild roses and all kinds of weeds and rocks. It took us about 4 weekends to get it ready for planting. You can see a you tube slide show of our progress to date by clicking the attached link. Here is a link that might be useful: The Ramaglia's victory garden...See More'Tis the time of year for plant sales
Comments (1)Oh man. Wish I was closer. I'm going to have to check out our SD Iris Society for their annual sale. Think they run a spring and fall sale if I remember correctly. Iris really, really like my yard. Some of my lovely iris are in bloom right now, and I'd like to add more. Thanks for reminding us, Renee! If anyone has not been to an Iris Society sale, you MUST go if you want to pick up very cool iris (especially the reblooming varieties) at a great cost savings. Plus, lots of great information on how to grow and take care of iris. They are such a great flower for California. Patty S....See MoreSetting/Reparing Slate Tile in Front Steps...
Comments (1)Sounds like a question for the flooring forum. There are some professional tile setters hanging out there....See MoreHello All!
Comments (9)Morning sun really helps plants dodge some disease problems associated with shade. I have been growing in a "shady corner" garden for over 15 years and get quite a lot out of it. There are 5 trees on the south and west within 50' of that little, triangle of ground! The shade begins to move across that garden about 10am. By noon, or a few minutes later, it is entirely in the shade. The sunlight breaks thru the evergreens every now and then. There is ample blue sky to the north and east and that helps. Of course, I grow lettuce but green onions are usually on the east end and often joined by leeks. I've also grown spinach and lots of basil. On the furthest corner to the north, the sunniest location, I once grew a couple of pumpkin plants. They did fine but wanted to vine out into the driveway. Oh! That ground is entirely in the shade right now and has been for at least, 6 weeks. It will be another 6 weeks before that horizon-hugging winter sun is high enough to clear the hill on the south! Yeah, there is no hurrying seeds and plants into that cold soil. I think of it as a summer salad garden. Sun-lovers have to be planted elsewhere. Steve...See More- 9 years ago
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