Bernice:  I know how frustrating it is.. one year Dan was having to get out in the mornings and pollenate the squash plants.. I learned a lot that year.. 

Bernice:  They aren't being pollenated.. if you don't have enough bees and other flying insects that would pollenate you would need to get a can of polenater usually found at your Nurseries and Farming stores.. it is usually in spray bottles.. if that isn't the case then you might not have enough male orange trees around.. funny as it sounds that might be another solution.. I know plum trees need the male tree around to produce.. 

Dan and I finally got the garden in today.. What a chore this year has been.. lots of good stuff.. we still need to pick up a few more things to put in.. jalapenos and green peppers.. along with yellow onions and some cherry toms'..

Bernice:  It's a pretty little thing.. although, it looks similar to one we found up at the Ranch a  few years back when we were painting the house.. I was doing the bottom section and the back side of the house where the basement windows were.. I jumped back the dang thing was huge for a spider around here.. Dan just laughed at me and said it wasn't anything to worry about.. then he came down to it and grabbed a piece of wood letting it get on the wood he moved it to another location so I could finish painting the one section.

Foxy Lady:  Dan is wondering how many you have? and do you have both the Male and Female plants.. One of the species really doesn't do much but act as a polenator. I remember our neighbors had a plum tree.. we would get a good crop of plums every other year.. since there was only one plum tree around.

Foxy Lady:  Oh.. they grow wonderful little Blue Berries.. Can be made into Pies and Jellies.. :)

Bernice: As you are going into Summer.. we are headed for Winter.. Ick!

Our garden didn't do anything this year.. course we moved and didn't plant at home.. we went and planted at the ranch which is colder 

We planted some grape tomatoes last year in the ground.. and even though they were a fragile plant.. they grew and produced.. really good toms.. I think those are the same plants they have with those topsy turvy planters.. My mother bought them.. bummer she didn't water them regularily.. 

Foxy Lady: And lots of mud too!!

Bernice: We have ice air also.. haha.. it got to 1 degree today.. by next weekend though we should see 22 degrees.. hehe

Foxy Lady:  I do also.. and I sometimes will add Mrs Dash.. or a chili powder or garlic..

Bernice:  WOW.. what a beauty!! How awesome.. but, in the same.. only a day life.. what a shame something so pretty is only shinning for one day..

hahaha..

I think it is so kewl getting the stuff growing.. gardening is something I learned after moving up here.. it is a fun hobby.. and each year new ideas and new plants .. the rewards are awesome also.. I don't have the high prices as they are in the store..

I couldn't believe a 12oz bag of green beans was 4.95 at the store..

Bernice: I am hidden in the corn in the piccies of my garden this year..

I know.. we need to week..

Look at my profile and you should see the photo album..

Oh.. I made a new photo album .. it is piccies of our garden this year.. at mid growing .. I can't wait to get some piccies in another month when everything is even larger..  the album is open to the public and no laughing at me! LOL

Bernice:  Sorry your winter isn't nice to you.. our Summer here in Wyoming really hasn't been too bad.. normally we have been a very dry state.. or at least in our part of the state. This year though has brought lots of moisture and a cooler season.. sure it gets warm (last year 8 weeks of 100+) this year we started off cooler which helped.

it's been a rainy year this year.. and cooler.. really I have no complaints.. we need every bit of rain we can get.. we are pretty much dessert out here.. other than this year..

Our gardens are just now getting set to give us produce.. Tomorrow I will have peas, japalenos, lettuce, spinach and beets.. and brocolli..

Foxy Lady:  Well.. our fall garden didn't make it.. only the Sunflowers.. I figured where it set wasn't good.

Our corn though is a good 3' high, our Tom Plants are awesome.. big, and strong and blooming.. our lettuces, cabbage, and spinach are all doing well.. and all the peppers seem to be getting strong and ready.. No complaints here.. Will take some photos in another month when everything is producing..

skipinnz: Thanks.. that sounds yummy!! whoo hoo.. will have some more stuff to make.. :)

Wow Noble.. thankies.. those were nice..

skipinnz: And we are starting into Spring.. :) I will..

skipinnz: we have strawberries growing in the adult garden here.. I can't wait till the berries start coming out and ripen..

amandalove: the only reason why nothing else was growing there.. was because of those dang weeds!!

The flower is pretty.. but, the stock is ugly!! Ick!!

Rose: hollyhocks grow like weeds here.. not sure about your part of the continent.. they are a tough stalky flower.. and hard to kill off.. so no worries about that.. just make sure you don't mind them spreading over the years where you plant them.

ajtgirl: yes I do.. I am often told that I have similar tantrums! LOL

ajtgirl: Awwwwww Gone With The Wind

ajtgirl: Good for you girlie girl!! OOOooOOPppSss not about the rash.. but the link!! yeehaw!

plaintiger: I just added the http:// to her link but, it brings me to the same page.. it must be a password protected site.. :)

Similar to this site.. it would be like linking a fellowship message board to someone who is not a paying member who also is not a member of the fellowship..

plaintiger: I get to this page.. when I play around with the addy..



Go ahead.. click on the rose! LOL The.. Scarlet Rose..

ajtgirl: Greenhouse

best way to do this is to put *a href="*paste the Then">http://www.linktowhatyouwant.com*">Then what you want to call it</a*> and take out the stars.. so your link looks like this..
<*a href="*http://www.ahrc.org/*">Greenhouse</a
*> just take out all the stars..

plaintiger: hehe.. I didn't even notice! LOL I think coconut cream!

hehe.. I live in dessert.. and actually.. roses do very well here in Wyoming.. so do Lilacs.. we don't often see much fungus.. maybe in the climates with more moisture..??

We bought all different kinds.. I know there is one Peace Rose for sure.. (my favorite).. next time I go to the garage I will write down all the types..

Foxy Lady: we usually don't put in veggies til about mid May.. but, I think we can do the rose bushes by the end of this week hopefully..

ajtgirl: well I guess so!! LOL you are as bad as me and my mother.. we bought I don't know how many rose bushes about 2 weeks ago.. not waiting to plant them! LOL

plaintiger:

how kewt!

BerniceC: let's hope it turns away from shore?? or at least gets really weak in the knees from all the good looking lass's

BerniceC: Oh Bern.. I am truly sorry for all that mess.. come to the islands with us.. we can send Foxy to clean up your lot! LOL

Foxy Lady: but I wanna play on the beach! and run through the sand.. *pouts*.. no fair.. everyone else getsta go!

ajtgirl: can I go?? LOL

ajtgirl: aww.. but the kids are lucky.. if I had a chance to go to Hawaii with my main man.. I wouldn't be taking the kids! LOL

ajtgirl: ohhhhhhh so it's a family thing.. kewl.. that will be great fun!

ajtgirl: wow.. that sounds like great fun.. are you going for fun .. or business?

Foxy Lady: we finally got snow.. but, it should be 47 tomorrow.. then 50's and 60's the rest of the week.

hahaha.. it's a man eating plant.. too funny!

BerniceC: they are good.. On Friday nights a friend of ours cooks up a gourmet meal .. and serves us at my brothers cafe.. it actually started last year when I would make up something for family and soon our friends would all come over to the table and want to snatch up a plate.. one day our friend offered to cook something every other weekend.. (She loves to cook and I mean Loves to cook).. well.. we all loved her cooking and just let her take over.. hehe.. anyway.. we have our Friday night dinner club.. but, why I am saying all this is because.. last weekend she prepared a full southern assortment of dishes.. Oh man was it ever good.. she had pork roast.. stuffing, veggies consisting of root veggies.. and she used different seasonings.. talk about surprising the palet.. and to top it off.. not only was it healthy.. it was low on calories and Carbs.. she also made up desert with a sugar substitute.. so calories are very minimal.. tonights desert was only 43 calories.. So our group doesn't have to feel guilty when eating healthy..

Collards are a green leafy veggie that is found mostly in the south.. Similar to Spinache.

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Eriisa: are we talking about men??