New Year's Resolution...
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roselee z8b S.W. Texas
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoIrene, thank you -- cute. The same advice would go for a lot of things we plant in the spring forgetting how hot and sunny it's going to be in mid summer.
I like this borrowed from the Australian site that Omar linked in the 'devil's hand' post:
So what is y'all's New Year resolution for your garden this year?MSRED Byrd thanked roselee z8b S.W. TexasMSRED Byrd
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Comments (23)So sorry for your loss zach. My resolution is to get every potted rose in the ground so I don't have to do the pot polka, in the garage/basement when it gets cold, back out again when it isn't. With temps going down to the teens tonight, I still have some pots to bring it. I have all the ones upstairs in the garage and I tried to get all the ones in the backyard in the basement last night, but the light has apparently burned out so I will have to go out there this AM to see what is left (and change the light bulb)....See MoreNew Years Resolutions, anyone?
Comments (25)I don't do resolutions, but wanted to comment on the massage. You are so right in that it can be a necessity! I have had two times where I ended up in physical therapy - once lower back, once neck/shoulder area. PT really helped but was somewhat time consuming - several weeks of mutiple appointments. I noticed the massage really seemed to relax my muscles so earlier this year when I was again having an issue, I started massage. As long as I do that and exercises on my own - the issue is resolved. I get these incredibly tightened muscles/knots. Usually it is associated with my job and changing my work station or chair or position, etc. I've also become aware of my posture and work on not slumping or slouching when I'm sitting and really engrossed in a project. Besides helping with the knotted/tight muscles, the massage is so relaxing and you come out feeling like melted butter HA! I would think it will help greatly with stress. Enjoy!...See MoreNew Year's Resolutions
Comments (1)Lucille I made this resolution a few years back and this is the time of year to reflect how well I am keeping it. I resolved to try to live in the present and appreciate my family, my home, my house and my pets and never, ever say any hurtful thing to them again. The year I was faced with devastating loss I wanted to go back in time and enjoy my lost loved ones. So far the worst thing I have done (yesterday) was complain when my husband was careless and broke a light fixture. I apologized two minutes later and felt bad about it. I am also serious about finishing my last degree this year. I have 5 classes to go (on line) and it kind of conflicts with the resolution I made about enjoying living in the present because it takes so much of my time. But I make sure I don't get all po'd when things don't go my way and just try to lower my clean freak standards a bit....See MoreIt's time for some New Years Resolutions, what's yours?
Comments (55)May I make a suggestion for those clearing out basements? Put the teens/20somethings to work on craigslisting/ebaying stuff for you! Think of how much easier it all would be with secretarial assistance! They can: Set you up with an account Take pictures of everything Track down the details for listing (measure items, do an online search for missing manuals, etc.) Haul stuff to wherever you need it to wait for craigslisters (your car/front porch/the curb). You could give them a cut of the proceeds as incentive. Seriously--our basement is a mess and I am not looking forward to future clearouts. It would be so much easier if I had help for the details. You can also put yourself on a charity's regular pickup list. Or several charities' pickup lists--imagine if you had regular pickup of unwanted items twice a month--with a receipt for income tax purposes! If you want to ebay it, how about finding a reseller in your area?...See Moreroselee z8b S.W. Texas
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bostedo: 8a tx-bp-dfw
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoDon't leave your crayons in the sun......
Or unwatered plastic pots on the sunny patio :( .. . . had a couple melt badly this year. A first, so guess just previously lucky about getting dead or empty pots hidden away in the shaded side yards.
The Passiflora lutea is climbing into the crape myrtle crown, Aristolochia tometosa has "swallowed" the gas meter, and 'Princess Diana' Clematis texensis is smothering the Agarita. So one resolution is to finish up the trellises begun last year. I've seen the passionvine reach across a 2 or 3 ft gap before, but am still amazed it could grow the vertical ~6 ft here without support or being blown over:
The jackmanii clematis had become a mounded wasp nest haven around the mail box post, so had more motivation to get this one trellis done:
Still may have become too much vine for the small post, so'll probably be digging out a few more roots.
MSRED Byrd thanked bostedo: 8a tx-bp-dfwMSRED Byrd
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5 years agoWhen we moved our potted plants to irrigated shade before heading out for vacation in late August, five or six empty/inactive pots were left on the unshaded pool deck between west and south facing brick walls. Likely the hottest spot on our lot and believe the high temps hit 108°F while we were gone. Of the four or five different size pots deformed by the heat, only this one is still around to confirm it was polystyrene (#6) - not sure all the others were, but seems likely:
Assume this means the dry pot approached the ~212ºF flow temp for it to deform like that.
Unlikely to happen to a pot containing a plant being watered and otherwise well cared for. Though any time in shade is still probably a good thing for most plastic pots since repeat exposure to UV and/or extreme temp cycles can eventually cause them to weaken and crumble.MSRED Byrd thanked bostedo: 8a tx-bp-dfwMSRED Byrd
5 years agoroselee z8b S.W. Texas
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoBostedo, thank you for describing the plastic pots that melted in the sun. I read online that polystyrene (#6) is what Styrofoam packing material is made of. My black nursery pots are marked with a 5 within the recycling symbol. My decorative plastic pots are not marked. Some of my old favorites have cracked.
As for New Year resolutions we are all at different points on our garden path and I find all your goals interesting at whatever point you are on yours and would like to hear about them.
As for me, due to my age and especially after experiencing the many weeks of disability due to the fractured femur this spring, I'm definitely in the 'tried and true' camp, but am enjoying this 'camping trip' as much as I have anything in the past.
I'm seeing the design wisdom of repeating some of the tried and true plants around the garden as well as concentrating on ornamental trees and shrubs and using only a few favorite perennials such as phlox and a couple of cannas, and easy care annuals like gomphrena and begonias. This may be the last year for anything that needs to be taken into the greenhouse. We shall see how that goes.
My current project, other than pulling weeds, is spray painting all my garden tools florescent pink so I can find them with just a glance and don't have to tromp all over the yard looking for something.
Speaking of weeds, what has been even more problematic this year than the usual winter weeds are good plants coming up everywhere! This includes larkspurs, Mexican feather grass, white wine cups, even Crawford lettuce. With so many to pull my dilemma is whether to thin them or try to eliminate them entirely. Whatcha' think?Happy gardening in 2019! Again, we'd like to hear about your goals, and the new plants you intend to try. Or if you're keeping with the 'tried and true' which of those you are keeping.
roselee z8b S.W. Texas
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