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Comments (21)This looks like maybe it's about to get interesting. Does Houzz have a policy on discussing politics? I checked for what I could find, and the acceptable use policy is all I found. I'm not sure that it forbids any topics we've been discussing or that people look like they're about to discuss, but it does say to avoid actions that "… are libelous, defamatory, threatening, harassing, invasive of privacy, abusive, tortious, hateful, discriminatory, pornographic or obscene; …" A lot of the political and GMO discussion out there might go under a few of those categories, but if people can be civil, or not overly overt and defensive/offensive about their opinions, I think a lot of it can be in line with the policy. Nevertheless, stuff like politics is often forbidden to be discussed on forums, for good reason. As much as I'm not a corporate pesticide/herbicide/GMO company fan, I think a lot of us can agree that it's against the rules to defame a company on these forums, whether or not we think what we're saying is true. Same for defaming anti-GMO organizations/people. Stating differences of opinion I think can be fine. Anyway, I'm not trying to tell people what they can or can't do. I'm just trying to make the policy (whatever it is) a little more visible, and advertise it some, and give my impression of what it means. They can interpret it how they will, I guess. I'm not saying anyone has defamed anyone, yet, in the sense they mean, although I'm unclear on whether talking about bad results/reviews with a company falls under that, as it seems like something that a lot of people would do a lot (I'm just concerned about the future with the GMO and politics stuff). It sounds like we should give Houzz some feedback on some updates to the policy that might make more sense for Gardenweb. They might listen....See MoreVeggie Tales - February 2018
Comments (314)Tom - I like it! Is it electric or gas powered? I have been looking to buy gas because I don't have very good luck with battery longevity. I already have a trailer but it has been neglected and needs new tires. I've seen some carts that have a rear seat that can fold out into a small bed that I like. I could also buy a regular 'golf' cart and customize it with a bed myself. I have a John Deere lawn tractor that I could hitch a trailer to as well. Itsmce - I'm not a big fan of Gurneys but I really can't give you many reasons why. They use to be a quality outfit and I remember my dad ordering from them every year back in the 70 and 80s. Their catalog and online prices are ridiculous but then they always seem to offer a 50% discount if you order before (fill in the date). This year I got a catalog from them that offered 50% discount before Feb. 7 and then about Feb. 10 I got the same catalog again that offered a 50% discount before March 7. What the heck is that...just cut your prices in half and send out one catalog. They do have a exclusive sweet corn called 'Gotta Have It' that I'd like to try some day. I got the leaf mulch raked off my 3rd potato bed and my onion bed last evening. The soil in all of the beds is nice, dark, and fluffy after adding compost last fall and covering with shredded leaves. I don't think there is any reason to use the Mantis on them this spring. I will dig the potato trenches and sprinkle in some garden tone this weekend. I'll just rake in some fertilizer into the top few inches of the onion bed and call it good. I also need to prep the beds that will have leeks and bunching onions. These will all be planted along the edges of the beds that will have tomatoes and peppers planted down the middle come early May. I will just rake the leaf mulch away from the bed edges and dig 5" deep trenches for the leeks and 2-3" deep trenches for the bunching onions....See MoreOmnibus 2018 winter damage report for the mid-Atlantic region
Comments (32)What a coincidence this was bumped re: crape myrtles. Because I almost did so myself. I really think they are way over planted (down here), but I also think they are useful plants and wouldn't mind having ONE in the garden. Years ago I bought a supposed 'Siren Red' from a mail order company but was not initially sure that's really what it was. Then later, out of some idle curiosity about whether any 'vintage' cultivars had an equal or even superior red coloring, ordered 'Cedar Lane Red' from Woodlanders. This is the pre-1990s cultivar imputed to have one of the best red flowers. Well, the final result on the color front is that I think 'Siren Red' has trouble developing a good color here - the fact my plant is in some shade doesn't help, I'm sure - but it is an improvement over 'Cedar Lane Red'. But the REAL downer is that 'Cedar Lane Red', died to the ground, while 'Siren Red' didn't. At 0F with as I've noted repeatedly, incredibly deeply frozen soil. I was always skeptical of the claim that guy in Oklahoma was ALSO hybridizing for hardiness...figures like -10F were being thrown around a few years ago...but, it certainly doesn't seem especially tender. So, the 'Cedar Lane Red' is already "bye bye" and I'm keeping 'Siren Red'. You can't really keep space for inferior cultivars, and I needed a spot for X Gordlinia 'Sweet Tea' anyhow. One more sad change to the above: something very bad is going on with Taiwania. Either...delayed winter damage, or root rot, or root rot triggered by winter damage. This is one of my favorite conifers and I supposedly had the hardier form which is rarely offered, so this might just be the worst development of the entire winter. Eucalyptus parvula, Grevillea 'Poorinda Leane',Cistus 'Ledon' and Rhododendron 'Cloudburst' are definitely gone, but those are hardly irreplaceable and for some of them known to be borderline so no shock. If it was cold that killed it, I'm surprised 0F killed the Taiwania because it had really grown well last year, after sulking in a pot for years. I did untangle the roots and maybe untangled them a little too much: but again I wouldn't expect it to have looked so good going into winter, if that had been the case. Maybe it just needed another year of establishment: since it clearly wasn't happy in a pot I should maybe have planted it spring 2016. There's one little branch that still looks semi-alive, but all of the others have dried up and died, so I think it's a goner. Since my post above it's been on an agonizing downward spiral; though I wonder if it was already dead and just taking a long time to look dead compared to my other rarities!...See MoreSeptember 2018, Week 4
Comments (55)We have a huge mosquito invasion here. Hordes of them hang around just outside all our exterior doors just waiting for us to walk out the door, and every time a person, dog or cat goes in or out, the mosquitoes try to fly inside. Hunting them down indoors and killing them if they make it indoors is very tedious. It is the same thing when you get into the car---the mosquitoes fly in with you. Many counties near us, mostly on the TX side of the river, are reporting positive findings of West Nile in mosquitoes caught in traps. Fort Worth has had 200 mosquitoes test positive for West Nile in recent days. Some cities have begun spray programs. Y'all be careful around all these mosquitoes. I assume that with this many mosquitoes active and testing positive for West Nile, we likely will start hearing about human cases of West Nile soon. Tim and I suddenly have wasps---three new, big wasp nests have appeared on the house this week. He sprayed those with a wasp spray just around sunset yesterday and will spray again this evening if any wasps still are on/in the nests. I imagine the cooler weather explains the sudden appearance of the wasps and the building of nests on the house. We had wasps around all summer and just ignored them because they are very beneficial insects to have as many prey on caterpillars, but they weren't around the house much in the hot summer months, and they weren't building nests attached to the house. We won't even mention the huge fire ant mounds popping up everywhere, other than to say they are here. There's tons of grasshoppers still, and we also still have stink bugs and this week I am seeing a few squash bugs. Y'all know that squash bugs will feed on Halloween pumpkins and decorative pumpkins you have sitting outside for autumn decorations right? I watch for them and try to kill them when I see them there. Any that escape death will overwinter and be the start of next year's squash bug problem. Back in the summer months I got tired of weeding the asparagus bed, so cut back the asparagus really hard and sowed a ton of leftover flower seeds into that bed. I figured if weeds were going to grow mixed in with my asparagus plants, they might as well be the weeds of my choosing. So, in the asparagus bed we now have a lot of plants in bloom: cosmos, the grain type amaranths, Nicotiana alata, daturas, Laura Bush petunias, zinnias, rose moss and more. I'm sure there's weeds in there as well but you really cannot see them because of all the pretty flowers in bloom. The asparagus grew back of course. Nothing kills asparagus. The seeds I tossed into the asparagus bed were slow to sprout and grow because we were in drought, but the plants are doing great now. That is a good thing as many of the summer bloomers that have been growing in the garden since March or April are worn out and dying back or going to seed, but that one long asparagus bed is full of fresh fall blooms. Many of the zinnias I planted in the spring are rapidly declining now after this latest couple of inches of rain that fell this week. The soil is just too wet for them now, but at the same time, a few small zinnias that sprouted in the mulch in adjacent pathways are getting ready to bloom. I'm glad I left them in the pathways when I saw they had sprouted there. Usually I immediately yank out anything that sprouts in the mulch, but I can't yank out baby zinnias in August because I know the older ones are tired out and worn out and declining. Some of the pineapple sage plants are in the same condition of decline---they like well-drained soil, but I have a total of 9 pineapple sage plants, which means we still have plenty in bloom because only a couple have died. I believe the monarchs are migrating through here now. We had tons of them nectaring yesterday and most are flying south. Some are flying southwest, which also is fairly typical here at this time of the year. Some of the males are puddling. All in all, there's still a whole lot going on outdoors even as the season is winding down. The most amazing garden survivor is 2 or 3 flat-leaf parsley plants that somehow survived all the heat and drought (not bad for cool-season plants in a 100+-degree summer, growing in full sun), followed by purple datura volunteers that sprouted in August and are getting ready to bloom in the next few days. The fall tomato plants still don't have much fruit on them, likely because we stayed in the 90s very deeply into September so it won't be a great fall tomato year here, but the SunGold I put in the ground in March still is producing so at least there's that. So many morning glories, mostly Grandpa Ott's, sprouted and started growing along the fenceline in late summer that they are beginning to shade the pineapple sage, Russian sage and purple daturas, so I spent some time last evening yanking out a bunch of them. With sunlight/day length becoming increasingly limited as we go more deeply into autumn, I want for the flowers in the border along the driveway to not have their sunlight blocked by aggressive, weedy MGs. Today's task will be to cut back four o'clocks that are growing through the western fence and shading my peony plants and adjacent container plants. If only the four o'clocks would stay where they are supposed to grow outside the garden fence, but four o'clocks ignore boundaries. It is all fun and games out in the garden later today, at least until I encounter a snake of any kind. Then, the party will be over. Dawn...See Moredavidrt28 (zone 7)
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