July 2021 week 3
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Comments (36)I have a bunch of greens sitting on one of the deck tables--they've been there for a couple weeks. I've no idea what I'm doing. I want to take some to Lincoln, but have to see if John will be available to help keep an eye on them. I've already put a bunch in my containers on the deck. I don't know what it "dipped" to here last night--my min max thermometer says 26. I know that wasn't right--I must have forgotten to clear it. But dip, it did. It was 38 at 9 am. Cold enough that Garry and I decided it's a good day to stay inside. EWWWW. Low tonight might be 36, tomorrow night, 33. Yuck! I just got Native American Seed's newest catalog. It is the most amazing thing--any of the rest of you get it? I told GDW I think I'll have to send them a donation, even though I don't need to buy anything. It's that great. Chock full of excellent information, and as a bonus, got Nat'l Geographic's survey, too, with great survey questions. Guess I'll go online to do the survey. I don't know if I'm done planting seeds YET! lol. I saw a couple basils I'm missing. Might have to order them. And I was SO late with these that recently came from Pinetree: Statice (do any of you grow it here? Why I thought I needed it, I've no idea. Illumination Amarantha; Chives; the broccolini; and Tulsi. And then discovered I hadn't planted the last pepper seeds--aggghhhh. So got them in: Fatalii, Yellow Bhut Jolokia. Gorilla Griller, and Trinidad Scorpion Butch T. Fun stuff. And now I must prepare to be done! I'm out of seed starting mix, and Walmart doesn't have any and the orders online are backed up. Hmm. Maybe Lowe's in Muskogee has some. Okay--GDW says he's good to go. :). Bye all....See MoreJune 2021 Week 3
Comments (75)Moni--I already DID the "within reason" part! lol I have about 60-70% non-natives in my current yard, including Rose of Sharon, Kerria japonica, 6 miniature crape myrtles, all kinds of re-seeding annuals. But now I have all these new little "treelings" (I think I just made that up!) who need a place to live, and so we'll be taking out the Kerria and Rose of Sharon, for sure. I won't do away with any of the herbs--I adore the herbs! I also adore ornamental peppers. Also, I have a lot of plants on the "edge"--that is, who are native to Mexico. My rationalization for that is that as our growing zones are getting warmer, they're even closer to being true natives. lol These would be the cosmos, zinnias, lantanas. . . So basically, I'm trying to correct my yard, as HJ said she would probably be doing. Thank God John at Lincoln is on the same page with me, and so he's all about me finding great natives--which is why I've been trying to learn so much, and why I was so excited that Danny knows stuff. And Amy. And Sandra Schwinn, and Lori D, and many others. I love how all of Dawn's students have been so reverent about growing. She was a good teacher. I see the students on Facebook, and so appreciate their approach. What a legacy. I also have loved all the different life interests of her students, and the various directions the students have gone. Lexi and her flower business, Kim and Jacob and their garden marketing, HJ and her chickens, and now joining labor forces with Rick to go BIGTIME into gardening (which I find admirable, HJ, AND daunting, with the shape I'm in), plus your chickens; Larry, who always is so self-effacing and humble but doesn't just garden--he FARMS. We ALL tend to go off in our own directions. Jen--saving the billions of seeds and arranging seed exchanges; Lisa's flowers; Bruce's mastery, not only of gardening, but patience, administering OGN; Amy's penchant for research just kinda makes me sick (in the same way you having chickens makes me kinda sick--I so wish we could do chickens!). In a jealous kind of way. LOLOL, Amy! But sure glad you're there, you're my friend, and you can fill in the blanks for me! And now we have Danny showing up, who just happens to know a whole lot more than he let on. This is gonna be a long one. . . like a Dawn-length long one. For me, this adventure has unfolded rather spontaneously and naturally over the past four years, beginning with my initial interest in wanting to do something for the church's children and thinking a good approach might include butterflies. I don't mean to be heavy-handed or overbearing. It has become such a part of my life now (kind of like you and your chickens, HJ, or your biking and you, Moni) that I just go on about it as though it's a big part of everyone's life-- and is enchanting for me to learn and grow. I've so much to learn, that's why I was excited that Danny knew so much about natives. Most well-known wildlife sites ARE bigtime promoting natives--this movement has been growing like crazy in the past 20 years. USDA Forest Service, Audubon Society, National Wildlife Federation, The Nature Conservancy, Monarch Watch, North American Butterfly Association, Old Farmers Almanac, even the Bureau of Land Management, to name a few. There IS ongoing work to spread the word, including work as you suggested, Jannifer. The waters are muddied by pesticide and garden products lobbying and many other special interests. I'm not sure where all this will end up. Many countries (and more and more states) have laws mandating native planting, but in the end, it's probably education that will be most effective. We'll see. But things are moving along at a quickening pace--as you suggest--due to the hard work of volunteers and organizations nationwide (and globally for that matter). I am so excited to see how much our children know. More and more teachers are incorporating things like the importance of saving the birds, bees, insects into their curriculums. It's quite exciting, really. A science teacher from ohe of the schools had a crafts project for our kids that consisted of them making garden "houses" for native bees! (The houses weren't all that good, but at least the kids learned about native bees and places they choose to live.) The high school ag teacher (a peach of a guy) volunteered, with his students, to come assist in helping in the garden, and they were not only helpful, but a lot of fun. They helped plant stuff and put up the trellises for vining plants, and learned a bit about gardening along the way. We'll be having the butterfly experts out to talk to the kids, and we'll also be contacting the regular schools' teachers to invite them in, too! I certainly hope I can put off surgery for a few months and get pain management in the meantime so we can finish this garden year. That's up in the air, too. Hell to have one's body get old! I try to remember Moni's advice to keep moving, to exercise, and I'm trying. I kow so many folks my age who are going through the same darned thing. I value you all and your collective knowledge. I'm blessed to have you all in my life. Thank you....See MoreJuly 2021 Week 1
Comments (64)Just realized I've been absent this week. We still can't have in person camp, so this year we're doing a hybrid. Every Saturday in July we're having an in person gathering at a different area, and those who can't meet in person can join us through Zoom. Today was our gathering in OKC, so I've been busy trying to finish up everything for that. It went well, not a great turnout but the kids so enjoyed seeing their friends in person. The next 3 weeks I'll be helping with the Zoom portion so I won't have quite as much to prep. Pits...The media have hype pits to be killing machines much like they did rottweilers back in the 90s, or dobermans in the 80s. We have a pit mix and he's the absolute sweetest dog. He even got pinned by another dog at the park & didn't do a thing to stop it. And our most recent addition is a pit mix (client couldn't keep him & asked us to take him, and, well, now we have another dog lol.) And we have gobs of pit mix clients, plus a few full blood pits. 99% of them have been teddy bears. But a couple weeks ago we had 2 full pits, both rescues, and one attacked the other. Had to be the most frightening thing to watch, I thought the one was going to kill the other. And before all this they were complete angels, very loving. The biggest issue with pits is how they're raised. Any dog can be vicious, but pits get a bad rep because of how much damage they can do. But honestly, I'll take a pit over a chihuahua or terrier any day. HJ, you know I'll always take any containers lol. I'm hoping that when we move I can set up a more effective seed shelf. Speaking of, we went & looked at a place yesterday. The property was almost perfect, but the house was a little too cramped for our liking and it was in Lexington. Much as I'd love to have 10 acres, that was pretty much kill our dog sitting. Nancy, I'm afraid that pepper doesn't look familiar to me. But all the varieties I'm growing this year are new to me, so I'm not much help. Off to look at y'alls native lists. If we're moving, I'm going to have a lot of work starting my garden again. And I'm wanting to include at least half natives, half all the other stuff I like....See MoreSeptember 2021 Week 3
Comments (28)Jennifer, I am looking forward to seeing your info. I weighed some of my potatoes this morning. I weighed 112 pounds worth, so I expect I got about 180 pounds of potatoes. The potatoes in the new ground did not do so well, but I planted 2 plants in my amended garden, where they got watered somewhat properly. The 2 plants, which I had labeled "Red Wine Velvet ", produced 33,8 pounds of potatoes. As you might guess, I fired up the John Deere and hauled (5) 6' buckets of compost to the new ground, and will work it into the soil today. I am afraid that I got my slips or potatoes mixes up, because the Oklahoma Reds look more of what I would expect from the Red Wine Velvet. The potatoes are more of a red to purple velvet on the outside, and almost that dark on the inside. No matter what I have, I will save seed potatoes from the Covington, The ones I have listed as Red Wine Velvet, and a few of the Oklahoma Red. I will try the O. R's again in amended soil, hoping that they are not so long. I like a egg or football shaped potato because they are easier to plow out of the ground in one piece....See MoreHU-422368488
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