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Bernice: LOL we hit 75 today oh it was great,now tomorrow were going in the 90's.Were either having cool weather or it gets hot out too fast.Our Summers are very short 3 months if were lucky.
Back yard Well I mowed the grass, you may think it still looks like a jungle though lmbo! If you click on the pics it makes them bigger, those big trees are apple trees.
Mousetrap: Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh it's good to see ya posting here.Your yard looks good.Our garden is going to be late this year with the crazy weather.
Foxy Lady: Well I only put my tomatoe seeds in compost yesterday, this time I put them in compost outside instead of growing them under heat indoors. I hope they take off!
BBBBBBRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR............ it is so darn cold here....still raining and it looksa as tho June is going to be our wettest month on record.... Gosh only a couple months ago we were in the middle of our longest drought and now there are floods right down the east coast of australia...(except for Brisbane) I think. shocking weather, but at least my garden is just loving it, especially the tomatoes...Zucchini arent doing at all well, hoping they will chirp up or out they go LOL.
I want to know if I should prund my Laburnum tree, when we put it in it was a small bundle of leaves at the top of a long slender trunk. Then in the summer it went wild and sent out two branches which are over one meter long. Now it is shedding its leaves I'm wondering if I should cut it back. Any thought anybody?
skipinnz: Requires minimal pruning. Remove any broken, diseased or crossing branches in late autumn or winter. When planting incorporate lots of well-rotted garden compost in the planting hole and stake firmly....and be careful around children skipinnz....extremely poisonous :(
Finally were getting warm weather and some needed rain.Our garden is doing better this year than ever before.I also don't seem to be having a beetle problem on our grape vines either.
I always start my tomatoes in sandy soil or sandy loam as we call it....it enables a great strong root system :) then transplant into hevier soil and not too much compost at the start as they can be inclined to burn if it is put too close to stalks/stem
Andersp: they are lovely....can they be trained.....you could have yourself a beetle circus and create your own "Beetle Mania" hahahaha seriously tho they look to be a terrible pest.....
Zmenené užívateľom Foxy Lady (29. júla 2007, 14:14:30)
Eriisa: LOL sounds like how mine are doing.I went out with spray bottle of water and dish soap to attack the bettles,eating my grape vine.Ahem they stood there laughing at me.
I have a question on cherry toms, romas, yellow pear.. most variety's of Toms..
How the heck do you get them to ripen up.. I have toms that are on the vine and I thought over the last 2 weeks they would have ripened.. my bushes (32 of them).. are bearing fruit like you would not believe.. but, they aren't turning ripe.. What can I do????
ScarletRose: you can ripen them on a window ledge as individual tomatoes, also you can hang the whole bush/plant ina shed and they will ripen. If all else fails I've got a reciepe for green tomatoe pickle
skipinnz: Too many for the window sill.. and the plants are in the garden.. I would have to pull them out.. maybe just the heat was too much to where they need the cool air.. not sure..
skipinnz: thanks for that also LOLOL.....it might be a good thing to explain what raisins are...I sent recipes to people in USA and they always ask what raisins are...Im not saying everybody but it does seem strange that they ask.
Has anybody heard of Mellow Yellow tomatoes....I bought one plant about 3-4 months ago... it has gotten so large at the moment I have it staked with 6 stakes to hold it up....it is laden with tomatoes (none ripe yet) but it isnt the tomatoes that is forcing me to stake it....the bush is absolutely huge.
Bernice: Really? some folks dont know what raisins are and they are in the US? wow, that surprises me big time. I grew up watching tv ads from the US for the California Raisins ( heard it thru the grapevine song) - In Canada we get nearly every US TV channel so we see all the US ads.
Zmenené užívateľom The Col (10. augusta 2007, 01:13:40)
Bernice: Be careful,there is a strain of mellow yellow that has been known to swallow small animals.Have you seen any missing animal postings locally? or heard any loud burps coming from your garden?
ScarletRose: Wow thats alot of toms.You can also fry them green.I dip them in egg and than flour thats been seasoned with salt,pepper and garlic powder.Yummy.Ours get ate too fast around here or juiced.My garden isn't that big for that many plants.Good Luck
Subjekt: Re: Is it possible to grow potatoes on an apt balcony?
Jim Dandy:Certainly can get a big enough container , I've used a plastic rubbish bin put some compost in the bottom , put a couple of seed spuds in and as the tops grow keep filling up with compost, just leave a bit of green showing all the time and make sure you put in enough holes for excess water to drain off.
Subjekt: Re: Is it possible to grow potatoes on an apt balcony?
Zmenené užívateľom skipinnz (12. augusta 2007, 21:59:30)
Jim Dandy: Well I'm getting ready to plant my seed potatoes but I'm in the southern hemisphere. Which will be the start of spring (Sept) thats as I want some by xmas, not sure where you are.
Subjekt: Re: Is it possible to grow potatoes on an apt balcony?
Zmenené užívateľom The Col (12. augusta 2007, 22:41:16)
skipinnz: I'm in Eastern Canada,Toronto.April is probably my time.Drainage is a wise tip.What seeds should I investigate? I want the best tasting and the biggest.Frankentatoes
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