is it the first or 2nd week of March?

2 years ago

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No one started a thread?Congratulations on the truck jen! We had a Silverado years ago, Ron's favorite vehicle. #2 son rolled it. It was much older of course. #4 son has a 2015 GMC, so I can imagine what yours is like.My experience is like Larry's, Chevy drives better, but Ford is "stronger". What I noticed between Ron's GMC and my Ford expedition was ford's seats were deeper. No biggie if you were short (better?). But we're both fairly tall and the Ford had more support for our legs. Of course I eventually needed a stool to get in to it (no running boards). I had a little fold up stool and Ron tied a rope to it so I could snag it with my cane and pull it in. I love that car. Felt like queen of the road because it put me up so high.Keyboard is acting up so I must be.Bruce made a spring fling thread.

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OklaMoni

2 years ago

Ok, folks, I bit the bullet... I put my seeds in. :) Yes, I used egg cartons again... worked well for me last year... might as well repeat. I actually made a diagram for each carton... and those are the seeds planted.

So, tell me, why does the spinach not list an indoor sowing frame? Is it really hard to transplant? I don't recall what I did about spinach last year... but do recall I didn't like the variety I planted. It is melting here. My street is clear, but still wet. My cleared areas are dry.

Now, I guess, I can bake me some molasses cookies. Been wishing I had some for the last 3 cold spells.

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slowpoke_gardener
2 years ago
I have my generator sitting on the back porch. I started it and let it run a while to build up the battery because we possibly have some bad weather headed this way. I dont really expect I will need the generator, but it wont cost me anything to just let the generator sit where it is for a week or two.

This was the Sunday that daughter and grand daughter were to come over, but grand daughter had to go in to her office for some work. I had planned on getting her on a tractor today. I am trying to teach her a little about gardening, she seems to enjoy it. She is around 26 YO, and never exposed to anything like that. I was going to start some seeds with her, but will go ahead and start some seeds for her.

Madge's daughter and D.I.L are supposed to come down this week and start seeds, but I have already given them seeds and told them every thing I know about starting seeds. I would love to see them, but, it is really not worth driving over 100 miles just to stick some seeds into potting soil.

I have some flats ready, so i had better get started poking seeds into the potting soil.
jlhart76
2 years ago
Amy, I just checked & yes the seeds I have are pinkeye purple hull. I'll bring them to spring fling, if you don't want them maybe someone else will.
AmyinOwasso/zone 6b thanked jlhart76
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OklaMoni
2 years ago
Amy I tried to reply to you... I have rain too.

But it was on my phone, and I don't know where it went.

Look what I saw a woman put in the dumpster around the corner... yes, I went and got it out and it is sitting on my sewing machine table.

So gorgeous.

Moni
Kim Reiss
2 years ago
Great save Moni.
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2 years ago
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I haven’t crop rotated effectively in my huglekultur bed in the 2-3 years I’ve been growing in it - don’t have space for a real rotation, just interplanting - so this year, I’m cutting back to the must have peppers - no other nightshades and no brassicas. Instead I’ll have loads of green beans and flowers.

I’ll be working in my grandmother’s flowerbed this weekend. It was wildly overgrown so in the fall I did a lot of work in the front. This weekend will be the side. Of course when I made these plans, Mother Nature decided to send another round of winter for Friday/Saturday, but Sunday and Monday will be springlike, so I’m extending my stay thru Monday. I hope it works out because April and May tend to be packed and I won’t have another chance until it’s hot.

Moni - I can’t believe anyone’s poinsettia still looked that good by this time of year, or that someone would toss one that pretty! Crazy people! Or is that an artificial one? It’s pretty enough it could be. ;)

Nancy - I have a hard time tossing seedlings too but I’m getting better about it. I was really good about planning ahead for space on my shelves last year. I wasn’t as organized this year and it’s forcing my hand. Gonna have to be a bit ruthless.

That’s it from here at the moment. Don’t let the sunshine fool you. It’s bitterly cold out.
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2 years ago
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OklaMoni
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Megan, real life plant. Still gorgeous! :)
Kim Reiss
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Where is everyone? Got the tired of winter blues😨. Me too. I haven’t sold car yet. One person strung me along lying that she had the money for a week. No gardening going on here but last week I did get 48 water jugs winter sown. And I planted sugar snap peas and English peas.
AmyinOwasso/zone 6b
Original Author
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My order from Almost Eden is supposed to get here Thursday. Thursday day is ok, but supppsed to drop to 25° Thursday night.

I have trouble tossing seedlings until a couple of hours in, then I'm ruthless.

We didn't get much rain. Maybe 1/4". We really need a soaker. Even when Tulsa got rain we were in a donut.

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Original Author
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Oh, save me some PEPH Jen. Ron and I were just talking about how Sam's had very little chicken. May need an alternate source of protein.
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I have got to get my chickens coop ready. My nephew is hatching chicks like crazy and will give me some as soon as I am ready.
slowpoke_gardener
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I am here pouting, I don't like the weather, the prices, and shipping delays. There are many more things I could pout about, but I will try to count my blessing instead..

I am needing more pepper seeds, and the supply seems to be low in the stores. I have enough for this year, but I want to collect enough seeds for next year. I have not started any of the seeds I saved from last summer, but I expect that they will be okay, they were planted pretty close together and I don't know how bad peppers are to cross pollinate.

I have cabbage, tomatoes, arugula, and basil coming up. Everything is late because I have been dragging my feet because I hate the carrying plants in and out. I still have some seeds to start, but I need to hold back because I will start running out of shelf apace on my light shelves.
hazelinok
2 years ago
Amy, the price of chicken is crazy! Or at least it was last night when I shopped.

And it's still the same weird thing.... chunks of missing items. Pet food is a biggie.

And the cost of bleach is almost criminal. Maybe I haven't noticed it because I rarely use it or buy it. Two years ago, a jug of bleach was .97. Now--depending on brand, it's between 4.50 and 5.50. What in the world? That's a big difference. It doesn't affect me much because a jug lasts for months, even a year....but still!

Megan, I may have an extra Sungold if you want it.

Moni, that's a beautiful poinsettia. I can't keep one healthy and alive.

Kim, chickens!

The only gardening right now is watering trays of seedlings and plants, which takes a considerable amount of time. Pulling them off the shelf, letting them drain in the sink (some of my trays leak) and making sure each pot gets water. When the plants get to a certain size, it's easy for a plant to get missed.

and covering and uncovering the trays in the hoop house. I'll bring them in at the end of the week when it's supposed to drop to the teens.

Looking forward to planting these things outside!
Kim Reiss
2 years ago
Larry I was pouting too. Lots of strange things going on in our world. BUT we overcome it all. Day by day little by little. So far we have 100% success rate 😁
slowpoke_gardener
2 years ago
Kim. I agree. I am not too concerned about me, I am old and beat up anyway. The ones I really feel for are the young families with kids. I feel that we may be leaving this earth in worse shape than we entered it. I remember when you could buy gas for less than 20 cents a gallon when there was a gas war. I never had a TV or AC growing up. I remember when we got our first refrigerator, mom cooking on a wood stove. We were happy then, but if something happened that caused us to have to go back to that I am not sure everyone would be happy.

I have been working with my kids and grand kids to try to expose them to the idea that things might be changing fast, it seems that they are just now opening their eyes. I don't things thing are going to get extremely bad, but they could. I think my kids and grand kids are smart and tough, and they will do fine, but they might not enjoy hard times like I did, I didn't know any better.

I don't want to be gloom and doom, I have had a great life, and it still is great even though I don't like what I am seeing on TV.
Kim Reiss
2 years ago
Larry I don’t have tv and it is a blessing. I get info but not the fear.
slowpoke_gardener
2 years ago
Kim, I have TV but don't watch it. I spend most of my time watching You Tube when the weather is bad. I like it better than TV anyway. I can pick my subject. I watch a lot of tractor videos, gardening videos, almost any how-to video. I like videos like life in other countries, and wildlife videos. I do not like to watch anything where animals of people are taken advantage of or being hurt.

I have glasses ordered, I hope to be able to read standard sized print again.
OklaMoni
2 years ago
I think it is criminal how cold it is supposed to be getting Friday night!
slowpoke_gardener
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Mini, I agree, the crazy weather we seem to be having the past several years is on reason I have been dragging my feet about starting seeds. It is just a lot more work when I have to carry plants in and out to protect them on cold nights. I so often have late frost down in this valley.
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Moni Saturdays low is even lower. My forecast changed from yesterday.
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I have not gotten any onions planted except some seeds. I winter sowed those. I planned on getting some beds built but I have so sick since thanksgiving. And when I feel good weather is crappy. Hopefully soon.
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2 years ago
Hwy20gardener, I was born between Greenwood and Hackett, about 70 yds south of hwy 10. I live 5 miles from that spot now, have never lived more than 25 miles from the house I was born in.

I think it is hard to bat the 1015Y onion, last year was my best tasting crop, weather must have been just right.
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got the onions watered well and mulched in preparation for the freeze. good luck, all.
OklaMoni
2 years ago
I call this one Winter #15.

No, of course I didn't keep track... I never do for such funny statements. But I made a video while covering my cold frames yesterday. I need to upload it.

It looks peaceful outside.
slowpoke_gardener
2 years ago
Moni, very pretty, but I don't want any of it.

We had a good day yesterday, except going to a funeral. One of Madge's 4 daughters came to see us. She helped Madge sort and remove a lot of items we don't need any more. I up-potted her a flat of plants while she was here. Of course Madge always tries to have food cooked for her kids, or my kids to take home when they come. She also said that Madge and I were always welcome to come and live with them any time we wanted to. That is something that we don't want to do, but it made us feel good for her to say that, and of course we never know what tomorrow might hold. Madge will be 83 this month, we are both at the time in life when conditions change rapidly.

I started some roselle seeds yesterday. I also need to start at least another flat of roselle seeds for my neighbor. I also need a large amount of sweet potato slips. I really need a greenhouse, I really dont have enough room in our spare bedroom to handle the plants that I want to start, and of course all of you know about what kind of mess can be made with seed and plant care.

It is 33 degrees now, showing a low of 31. It is supposed to start raining later today, if it does we may look the same here as is at Moni's.
hazelinok
2 years ago
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Thanks for reminding me of the roselle, Larry! I had forgotten about that! I don't need 6 plants this year, but would like 3. I'm going to put them on the east side of the kitchen garden. They're not only useful plants, but pretty too. And will look nice from the street.

I wonder what else I'm forgetting. It's been that kind of year. I feel like we skipped over January and February--my "refocusing" months and here we are. I guess part of it is that I've been sick this year. More than I remember being in a long time. Like since maybe 1999 when I first started working with kids.

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But, if we can't find a place to live and we're stuck in an apartment for awhile, where would we put them? Where would we put our animals?

Just thinking about all of this....

However, we'll at least move forward with the garden. It's not my main concern, of course, there's bigger things. But, it's something I can do now. I won't be getting new chicks to add to our flock.

Speaking of garden things....

I'm pretty sure we got colder than 27 at our place on Tuesday night. My broccoli plants have damage and even the Winterbor kale that I started for Rick has some minor damage.

True, that I didn't properly harden them off. They went into the hoop house, but I did cover with frost cloth and put the trays on a very thick frost cloth that we got from Tim at the SF last year.

(Did anyone else get any of Dawn's frost cloths?)

Some of the plants are perking up, the others not so much. They're not dead.

Plan is to harden off the cabbages starting on Sunday and then hopefully next weekend get them planted out. They are looking very overgrown in their pots.

Note to self: don't start lettuce and brassicas so early next year. Wait a couple of weeks....maybe 3.

Tomato and pepper starting---I've figured it out, but those cool season ones. There's always a concern about missing the sweet spot before it gets too hot.

Pretty sure the lettuce is mostly dead--the ones I put in the hinged hoop last week.

It just got too cold for them. The Jericho Romaine might be okay.

Last night I started more lettuce.

And my Jaia vincas and cosmos. Probably waited too long to get those going.

Now...the roselle today. Can't believe I forgot about it! (again, I'm so glad you said something about it, Larry!)

Alrighty, time to clean those bedrooms and bathrooms and get the houseplants watered.

Spring Breaks started today. I'll only be working 2 days next week. Yay!
OklaMoni
2 years ago
Larry the look changed. :) Moved the snow off the porch, steps and walkway.

Hazel I can't imagine being in your position. But it does make me feel good, not to have done to much to my place yet.

I keep thinking I have to get my garden how I want it, and do the hiking as long as I can, same with the biking. I can save the inside stuff for later, even if I most likely will have to pay to get it done, because of age and ability by then.

I just came in from the first snow removal. I don't want this to partially melt, and make me have to deal with ice in those places tomorrow.

Stay warm everyone.

Moni
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hazelinok
2 years ago
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Look how pretty.

A friend gave this to me 2 years ago. it didn't bloom last year but it is now!

I have no idea how to repot this. What do you do with all of those roots?
Nancy RW (zone 7)
2 years ago
Jennifer, I am so sorry this is happening to all of you. I'm sure all those thoughts would be going through my mind in the same situation. Oh--I sow cosmos any old time, direct. I'm sure you'll have no problems.

I caved and sowed the tomatoes yesterday. And some herbs. Lemon grass, celery, Epazote, Valerian. I think of you when I see the Valerian. If I have good luck with it, do you want some? I love the roselle, but there just isn't room here for it. Can any of you tell me about Epazote? I knew nothing. . . . a seasoning they use in a lot of Mexican food, I read, so decided to give it a try.

We've had many internet problems the past week. I sure hope they get it squared away. We hadn't had any problems whatsoever up until very recently. Yes, we have about 4" of snow here. I'd sure rather have it than than ice. But cold tonight. Yuck.

We took Jerry cat's E-collar off Tuesday, and he was SO happy. He went tearing around the living room, turning somersaults and so forth.

I'm trying to get some internet research done. I forget how very important it is for looking things up, until it goes out. Stay warm!
slowpoke_gardener
2 years ago
Moni, the look has changed here also. We started the morning at 31, got up to 33, now down to 29. The rain started as sleet, now it seems to be snow.

Madge was reading something that had a Yeager's sale add ( Ace hardware) of Miracle Gro potting soil (2 cu. ft.) for $9.99, if you have a card. ( I most often use Pro Mix, and have another 3 bags). I would pick up some MG if the weather was not so bad. I don't know it the roads are frozen yet, and don't want to go find out. My son called about an hour ago and said that the bridges were freezing.

I have another Dr. appointment in Poteau Ok. next week, I may stop and but another bag of 46-0-0, I bought the last bag in Greenwood a few days ago. I am hoping to get enough supplies to take me through this summer and next summer.
AmyinOwasso/zone 6b
Original Author
2 years ago
Is it a suculent or an orchid, Jennifer? I have no idea, but maybe it wants to be pot bound. I am SOOO sorry you're going through this turpike thing!

Moni, I've been thinking about hiring someone to build the projects Ron has been putting off. (Chicken house and run, green house). Obviously I'm useless. My youngest could do it, but he's not really interested. The other two sit at a desk all day and aren't likey to do it. The son in law could, but I don't want him here. The older grandsons are coming to help plant after the snow melts. I don't know if they're ready yet.

My youngest is driving home from San Antonio today. I will be on edge till he gets home.

Have a safe and warm weekend.
Nancy Waggoner
2 years ago
It's an orchid--you could google for care. What a beauty.
jlhart76
2 years ago
HJ, those are air roots, just let them do whatever they want. My brother's girlfriend gave me one a couple years ago. All the blooms fell off but I've kept it mostly alive so far. It even created an offspring so I have 2 now.
hazelinok
2 years ago
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It is an orchid. I love the wildness of the roots, but still feel like it might need a bigger pot. Maybe I'll find a YT video of how to do it. I've seen where they grow on driftwood. How fun would that be?

Hey, if I'm stuck in an apartment for awhile, maybe I'll play around with orchids. Hoping it doesn't come to that, but it would be fun to try the driftwood thing.

I think the cabbage hardening off will resume today. And the broccoli will be put back to the hoop house.

I'm seeing signs of germination in the pepper and eggplant tray.

And some of the tomatoes are getting their second set of leaves.

I was able to successfully get the frost blanket over the onions. Glad it wasn't windy last night. Will remove it soon.

Moni, I haven't had any issues transplanting spinach. I have some that needs to go out soon.

Nancy, I would love a valerian.

Have you had success with celery? My neighbor/friend gave me a bag of seeds of varying varieties. I sorted through them last night and found celery seed.

Jen, now that you're in the country, where do you grocery shop?

I probably should stay off the No Turnpike Oklahoma groups, sorta like I avoid the news for the most part. They're showing the northern loop now--looks like it runs from Luther to Guthrie. And all the other potential areas for more.
jlhart76
2 years ago
From my experience, Shawnee has one street and every business is on it. Quote literally. Walmart, Aldi, Homeland, Lowes, Pizza Hut, Burger King, McDonalds... everything I've needed has been on that one road. There's also a grocery chain called Firelake that has great sale prices, though their regular prices are pretty high.

HJ, not sure how far out of the city you want to be, but when we were looking there were quite a few properties east of OKC. It sucks to start over, especially when it's not by your choice, but it can be done. I found one that I would have loved. It already had a big garden,a chicken coop, greenhouse, and barn. If it were just me I would have jumped at it.
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AmyinOwasso/zone 6b
Original Author
2 years ago
Spinach starts easily in cool soil, that's why they don't put indoor instructions on the seed pack. You could you could look at Tom Clothier's seed germination chart and see what temp it likes best. I'm too lazy just now to look it up.

Jennifer are you currently close to where you work? What about your husband? I always hated the commute. I hate expressways. OKC scares me, since I'm not familiar with it. My brother claims there's less gridlock than in Tulsa.

I am growing celeriac (if it sprouts) and I have grown leaf celery or...there's another term for it. It has skinny stems. I was under the impression we couldn't grow regular celery here, but someone in the OGN grew it.

I guess everyone got some snow. My son got home safe, by then I think our streets were dry.

TT
Kim Reiss
2 years ago
Jennifer I say you are doing great with the orchid. I would not pot it up but if you do only go up one inch.
hwy20gardener
2 years ago
Well, it wasn't quite the 15F low they were forecasting, but it was close enough. We had a really good snow in the morning, then the temps rose above freezing and melted most of it away. So considering we would have lost the snow insulation, it probably would have taken the onions out if we hadn't pulled.

Just need to piece it all back together today if we can wring some of the sogginess out. Still pretty cold for this time of year. Getting better next week.
AmyinOwasso/zone 6b
Original Author
2 years ago
I KNOW I typed in the FN for TTFN, because it didn't take the first time. Was the other tablet and it doesn't like Houzz.

So optimum germination soil temp for spinach is 50°. Start those seeds in the cold frame, Moni. At 68° only 28% germinated. They did however germinate in 5 days. BTW I prefer Bloomsdale Longstanding spinach. I have tried the flat leaved, what do they call them arrow leaved? I don't get the volume. I do buy a baby leaf spinach...I don't know why because I usually can't find it when I want salad spinach and just tear up some of the bloomsdale.
slowpoke_gardener
2 years ago
I don't do well with spinach. The ground seem too hot and dry in the fall, although I have a row of bloomsdale that I planted later than I wanted to last fall, it is still producing, but the leaves have quite a bit of freeze damage. I planted it under a trellised row knowing that it will be covered when I need the trellises.

I got another bundle of onions to plant today. The supply is really getting picked over and you pretty well have to take what you can find. I still had a bundle I bought on the 5th which did not keep well. I placed them on the cabinet still in the plastic sack, that was a mistake, I will lose some of them. When you live near small towns you don't have a lot to choose from.

I had better get going, we plan to go visit my aunt and uncle this afternoon. Madge and I dont have a lot of folks left around our age. My aunt and uncle are not much older than we are.
Nancy RW (zone 7)
2 years ago
I am so excited--looks like clear sailing for planting now. Our onions were protected perfectly with that snow blanket on top of the mulch. And the garlic looks great. Now I'm wishing I'd planted more of both. I only have 7 dozen garlic, and about that many onions. I gave some of the onions to a young lady in town so only had that many left.

Blackberry bushes are in, carrots and beets planted. I'll plant greens, lettuce and spinach in the mineral tubs tomorrow in a couple of days. And get flowers going. I fell off the wagon and ordered six plants from Missouri Wildflowers: 2 each of rudbeckia laciniata (it's a smashing plant, gets up to 4 feet tall, bushes out--and flowers everywhere--I planted a couple at the school last year); goldenrod; and Drummond's aster. But since I vowed to work on Bermuda in the yards in ground, the only other flowers this year will be cosmos, zinnias, and tithonia.
OklaMoni
2 years ago
Amy thanks so much for getting back to me on the Spinach. I will watch the soil temperature, and give it another/additional try straight out in a bed.

Today, after uncovering the cold frames I sowed some more carrots. This time in rows, rather than scattered. Laid the bed frames back over, hopefully I can keep the darn neighborhood cats from digging there till the carrots come up.

Wish I had more time to do more out in the yard... but after the breakfast with the cycling buddies we all went to Bills house (almost former house) and helped him haul the rest of his stuff to a storage shed. I was pretty tired/worn out after that.

I/we did enjoy the day anyhow.. spending time together and after all, it did turn nice.

Moni
Kim Reiss
2 years ago
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Rebecca (7a)
2 years ago
Nancy, I’ll have plenty of basil this year, if you need any. I think I started Emily this year.