Bernice: Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm you could use the money to bid on the laptop.

Bernice: thanks :) baked goods with bananas are yummmmmmie 

just freeze them. (in their skins)...they are only good for cooking once frozen as they go a bit mushy....but great for muffins or banana cake :)

edited to add "skins"

Bernice: how do you preserve your bananas?

well all rosellas have gone and also she picked up 2 paw paw plants...total of $20... Im feeling like a primary producer hahahaha...that is what we call gardeners (in bulk quantities) over here hahahaha

Today went and bought myself an upright freezer for downstairs....I have so much fruit and similar to freeze like mango and bananas that it is worth it to buy a freezer. The freezer I have is called a chest freezer and with noshelves or dividers etc everything gets all mixed up....so a new one is here ...or will be tomorrow.....LOL

Foxy Lady: I have had such an abundance of rosella fruit that I advertised them for $8 per kilo = 2.2lbs and in the last 3 days have made just under $200....I have a lady down the garden now picking the last of the fruit and I have about 200 rosella plants growning which I will sell for $2.50 each. I also have about 30-40 pawpaw (papaya) plants which Im selling....also for $2.50 each.

Im putting the money earned from my little venture into a money box for Bear my dog...that will pay for his grooming and vetinary injections etc... LOLOL

finally were getting some warm days.We plan on putting in our plants this weekend which is about right for my area.Anybody else doing any gardening this week-end?

Bernice: Well when it warms up we'll be doing some planting.I love the Roma's and the cherry tomatoes are good size for Laci.

check this out....Im growing 4 kinds....

Father Tom
Green Zebra
Tigerella and Tommy Toe....and no the tigerella dont look like Tigger hahahaha

http://www.tomato.com.au/pages/varieties.html

I have just put in 2xsingle plants of a really big tomatoe...they arent on that web page :(

Oceans Apart: hehehe

Bernice:

Oceans Apart: and here I am turning the aircon on and fans going everywhere...ROFL

Foxy Lady: That is exactly what i have jsut gone and done, dont know about you, but i really feel the cold.

Oceans Apart: We had to turn the heat back on.Have fun on your trip.

Foxy Lady: It has gone chilly here too, but i dont care i go on holiday on Tuesday

our temps have dropped to 49F.Whats with the weather?

coan.net: Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhh thats kewl and NO weeds.

coan.net: it is even better if you hold down your mouse and drag it around....you get a wonderful garden :)

A flower garden on your PC Screen:

http://www.procreo.jp/labo/flower_garden.swf

Just click where you want a flower - or hold down the mouse button and move your mouse. It kept me amused for about 15 seconds!

Bernice: You make my mouth water for fresh tomatoes.My grapevines are just starting to bud.My blueberry bush is doing better this year so far ,it really picked up.Usually the birds get my grapes tho.

Foxy Lady: I am picking tomatoes, capsicum and as much herbs as you wish LOL

yesterday had the biggest feed of MUSCAT grapes...this is the best crop I have ever had...have zucchini with heaps of flowers on just hope the bees do their job and fertilize them. Have bananas just about ready to pick and my paw paw trees are bearing a small amount of fruit and hopefully that will change.

Eriisa: I can't wait to go out in the garden and pick fresh veggies.

Foxy Lady: I planted 2 tomato plants this year. Hopefully, the weather wont be a bad here in Texas as last year.

LOL, it feels like summer hit North Texas!

finally hit CentralNY our temps have climbed into the low 80's.We got our garden tilled ,compost added and ready to plant.Our nights are still cool so just beans,peas we'll put in now.Tomatoes,Zuccs and etc around the end of May.

BerniceC: Wow thats great,we can't even till here yet.Its too wet yet to do anything until the end of May.

is here LOLOL and everything is growing perfectly HAHAHAHA.....

got tomatoes - 4 types...capsicums - 2 types zucchini, sweetpotatoes, herbs coming out my ears LOL, am planting silver beet, cukes and have bananas and muscat grapes coming on nicely :)

is here my daffys are opened and trees are budding.

☼ajtgirl☼: Yes the houseplants is what i meant.

Foxy Lady:
Are you talking about those cute little lucky bamboo house plants?
They don't need much at all
A little food now and then and lots of water
What I was talking about earlier was some variety of woody bamboo which is prolific and spreads better than any screen I have ever seen.  But you can't plant it near buildings.  You'll have big trouble.

Rednaz23: There may be something in powdered milk which affects the ph or the potassium or the nitrogen in the soil
I don't think calcium would help tomatoes. They're not bones!  LOL

It's an interesting idea
I'll check it out

has arrived at last here in CNY.We hit 70 yesterday and 75 today.Just about all the white is gone yippie.Yard sure is muddy tho.

rednaz23: Now thats one i never heard of except feeding pumpkins milk.

☼ajtgirl☼: I've got some bamboo growing in water,anything special do they need?

rednaz23: LIME.....that is the secret ingredient here.....the proliferate in great numbers after being "zapped" with lime :)

never heard of powdered milk tho ?????

Has anyone ever heard about this 'perfect tomato trick'?

To grow near perfect tomatoes you place powdered milk in the hole prior to dropping in the tomato plant. If you grow them with seeds, wait until the tomatoes begin to appear and then push a stick around the plant to create a few holes and then drop powdered milk into the holes. I have been told that something in the powdered milk (the calcium I am assuming) helps the skin of the tomato to grow nearly perfect (also grows redder!?!?).

I don't know if this is true, and can't find much help about it elsewhere, hoping one of you can help.

Thanks!

Phil (rednaz23)

ajtgirl, just looked it up on the net and it's still active in the soil for 6 months. So guess it's not what you're after sorry.

☼ajtgirl☼:I'm not sure on the chemicals in it but it, causes the roots to rot. We cleared the area and i think replanted a couple of months later.
I'll have a hunt around and find out who makes it and what it's active ingredients are

skipinnz:

We have some brush killer we could use but I am reluctant
Is your woody weed killer safe for the water table and surrounding plants?
It doesn't really matter in this case because we had to stomp all over the peonies and creeping phlox and bulbs to get this stuff out.
I have to replant the entire area anyway but how long would it take for a weed killer to kill the weed and still allow new plantings to survive.  I know I didn't get it all

☼ajtgirl☼: We had a problem with bamboo and were able to get rid of it using a product called woody weed killer. Don't know if you have that in the states but it sure takes the hard work out of getting rid of bamboo.

Foxy Lady:

You are quite welcome Foxy
I spent most of the worktime hours digging up bamboo which I unfortunately planted too close to the greenhouse 5 years ago
Darn but those roots are deep and spread like tentacles under the building and the sidewalk.
I am feeling a little sore tonight due to the use of pitchfork and shovel

☼ajtgirl☼: Th.ank you for helping Bernice

BerniceC:

I am glad that I could help
The flowers are beautiful  and look like peace lilies

☼ajtgirl☼: thank you so much....thats about all I could find on it as well....I have it growing outside in my pergola, which is semi shaded amongst the furns and palms around the spa....thanks for that :)

BerniceC:

Hi Bernice
What you have is an anthurium  They prefer tropical climates and low light...they grow wild in rain forests due to the shade and abundant humidity....but do not over water it in your house.  The lack of humidity somehow makes them need less water in a home...unless you live in a green house.  I repeat, let it dry out slightly between waterings and cut off the dead blooms as soon as they wither. Feed it like any house plant but do not put into direct sunlight as the leaves will burn.  These types of plants prefer to be pot bound. That promotes flowering.
Good luck

BerniceC: Oh i've seen that plant in the flower section of the stores.I'm on my laptop and don't know how to CCP yet.My web is still connected i'll look later. Maybe ajtgirl might know she owns a flower shop i think.

BerniceC: Oh i'm so jealous of you.

http://www.anthuriums-exotics.com/Exotics.htm

does anybody know anything about the "Bat [plant"
pictured above.

I was given one for my birthday and cant find too much on how to grow them....they appear to be relatively hard to get, and I would appreciate anything you can find for me :)

Oceans Apart: mid 30's here C not F....has been a bit cooler but tomatoes are really coming along and my herbs are a picture.....you can smell the basil all over the yard :)

has zucchini and cukes nearly ready to plant out and in the next week or so will have to pick the rosellas again and make jam :)

Lisa D: aw, i have just been to the supermarket and people are buying charcoal for their BBQ's

Mark has just told me as well, that they are due snow too

Oceans Apart: Mother Nature forgot were in the mid April .Storm with lots of snow coming in tonite.

The weather here is beautiful, washing out and blowing in the soft breeze, birds singing and finally my daughter has a smile on her face LOL