farmgirl19
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bindian; When folks your way are wanting a hurricane, you know the drought is BAD.
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bindian; When folks your way are wanting a hurricane, you know the drought is BAD.
Western
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Looky outside! 59* Whoot!! (probably froze at Jims house:laughing
Dont know why I'm up this early , one of those nights you just dont sleep well. I will pay for it today, have a 30 min job, then on to look at one in Cleburne. It's even worse when you normally work at night.grrr
Dont know why I'm up this early , one of those nights you just dont sleep well. I will pay for it today, have a 30 min job, then on to look at one in Cleburne. It's even worse when you normally work at night.grrr
txdon
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On the way home from Austin yesterday a herd of cattle was trying to cross Hwy 290, I called 911 to report the livestock on the road. The Travis County dispatcher answered: "911, is your emergency for fire ambulance or police." I answered: "Cowboy". She was not amused.
Hey, they need more options!
Hey, they need more options!
Western
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Don that is funny:laughing: But at least you got a "real" person, wonder if they will ever "outsource" 911?:laughing: Or maybe she wants the cowboys for herself:stirthepot:
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Wow ... Just read the last several pages .. Sounds like a lot of good weather and good gardens. Some of you know we usually have a large garden .. Not this yr, Cheryl had her c- spine surgery they removed 4 disc, bone grafting, a plate and 8 screws .. She is doing well and feels like a new person ... I contacted the Rocky Mt Spotted Tick Fever ... What a sob ... 3rd round of antibiotics.
We too have had cool evenings and really nice days ... Over 12 inches of rain all the ponds are overflowing ... I did put out some liquid 42-0-0 with weed master last week ... First time in years I left ruts in some spots ... Sure is nice to have all that moisture in the ground... Later.
We too have had cool evenings and really nice days ... Over 12 inches of rain all the ponds are overflowing ... I did put out some liquid 42-0-0 with weed master last week ... First time in years I left ruts in some spots ... Sure is nice to have all that moisture in the ground... Later.
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My-oh-my, blueriver, your plate has been loaded with a huge helpin' of bad luck lately. Rocky Moutain spotted fever is a tough disease. I had my favorite English teacher in high school get it from being bitten by a tick on vacation in Arkansas. It was a long struggle for her. I hope you and your wife continue to improve.
While some are kidding me about my rain (you KNOW who you are. . .) I have not had close to the normal amount for this area. It's just that recently I had one good rain. Down in the deep gullies, the sediment is a foot deep and water is seeping out of the surrounding hillsides to keep it wet. It looks like dry sand on top, but it is pudge below. Lou is talking about his normal rainfall being 60" per year and I'd be thrilled to get half that on a regular basis. Unfortunately, those of us in this area have been rain starved for a year or more. The rains and flooding around Oklahoma City and San Antonio are definite flukes, but painful nonetheless. For me, May has been a kind month after late freezes and large hail earlier in the year.
Dennis and FG19: Do you cage your pepper plants? I've had lots of problems with my pepper plants being snapped off in the wind and I've even had many pepper plants grow 4' tall. I cage mine like tomatoes to protect them.
While some are kidding me about my rain (you KNOW who you are. . .
) I have not had close to the normal amount for this area. It's just that recently I had one good rain. Down in the deep gullies, the sediment is a foot deep and water is seeping out of the surrounding hillsides to keep it wet. It looks like dry sand on top, but it is pudge below. Lou is talking about his normal rainfall being 60" per year and I'd be thrilled to get half that on a regular basis. Unfortunately, those of us in this area have been rain starved for a year or more. The rains and flooding around Oklahoma City and San Antonio are definite flukes, but painful nonetheless. For me, May has been a kind month after late freezes and large hail earlier in the year.Dennis and FG19: Do you cage your pepper plants? I've had lots of problems with my pepper plants being snapped off in the wind and I've even had many pepper plants grow 4' tall. I cage mine like tomatoes to protect them.
Western
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Glad to hear your wife feels better, especially after a risky surgery! The back is no place to mess with and easily taken for granted...I know
Why would you go and get RMSF? Where you feeling "left out"? :laughing: Or was that the price ofr an overabundance of rain? if so, where can I get me some RMSF
Seriously, hope the meds work for ya:thumbsup:
Why would you go and get RMSF? Where you feeling "left out"? :laughing: Or was that the price ofr an overabundance of rain? if so, where can I get me some RMSF
Seriously, hope the meds work for ya:thumbsup:
Western
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Jim, I haven't had to cage my peppers (yet), the straw has been doing an excellent job boosting them up, but I have never had any to 4'!! I have seen them caged allot though.
I dont know who would "kid" you about your rain Jim:laughing: With the "Hose array" and deep well, you have plenty of "rain". BTW, if you know a nice friendly neighbor that owns a TLB, I bet they'd thin out that "muck" for little to nuth'n:laughing:
I dont know who would "kid" you about your rain Jim:laughing: With the "Hose array" and deep well, you have plenty of "rain". BTW, if you know a nice friendly neighbor that owns a TLB, I bet they'd thin out that "muck" for little to nuth'n:laughing:
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Dennis, here are some photos of my pepper plants in late 2009 (November). This was right at the end of the season before frost. The plants were so tall they were falling over on themselves. That year I had so many banana peppers that I could not give them away. All the plants weren't 4' tall, but several of them were.
Western
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Daaaum Jimmy!!!:laughing: You side dress with steroids????? Sure you didn't accidentally plant a fruit tree?????
Oh later I was going to ask you about your "drip irrigation". Texas John started a thread on it in lawn and Garden I am watching to, but I dont want to get too elaborate. Just seems lie a PITA, but better way to water after adding the Spinosad I think.
Oh later I was going to ask you about your "drip irrigation". Texas John started a thread on it in lawn and Garden I am watching to, but I dont want to get too elaborate. Just seems lie a PITA, but better way to water after adding the Spinosad I think.
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That rain sure has made it a lot nicer running the dozer.
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I also snapped a photo of the wifes new truck,that I ran down in when she wasn't looking
.I also snapped a photo of the wifes new truck,that I ran down in when she wasn't looking
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Everyone is showing their garden so I guess I can also.. These are pictures of the garden at the land. I have two garden areas that I use,, I alternate every year or two.. one is fence and other is not.. also some pictures of the garden at the house I grow tomatoes, pepper hot and sweet,, cactus plant I don稚 care for them to much.. but there is a lady that love them she comes and takes them,, it was here when we purchased the house.. The only reason I don稚 cut them down is the flowers very pretty and the old lady that take them.. :laughing: ps.. one of these is my garden guard lizard.. Lou
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jinman
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Lou, that black soil sure does grow some nice veggies. Your squash (zucs?) sure does look huge and healthy. Are those blackeyed peas? How many bushels did you make off of that or is that this year's crop? I would dearly love to have open and relatively flat blackland soil like you have. I'd probably kill myself with gardening, but I'd die with a smile on my face. Very nice, sir!:thumbsup:
Dennis, for watering, I use flat soaker hoses. Harbor Freight now has them at a great price. I connect four hoses to a 4-in-1 expander, also from Harbor Freight. I know a continuous drip system where I had one emitter for each tomato plant would be better than these hoses, but I just run the flat hose down the row under the mulch and turn it on for a good soaking as needed. It worked pretty good on those pepper plants, didn't it? Also, I till in compost and peat moss plus 13-13-13 fertilizer for each tomato hill. All this is worked into the soil in a 3' diameter area so the plant can suddenly find 'heaven' when the roots start growing. It's a lot of work, but preparation pays off in the end. Not everybody can have naturally fertile blackland soil like Lou.
Dennis, for watering, I use flat soaker hoses. Harbor Freight now has them at a great price. I connect four hoses to a 4-in-1 expander, also from Harbor Freight. I know a continuous drip system where I had one emitter for each tomato plant would be better than these hoses, but I just run the flat hose down the row under the mulch and turn it on for a good soaking as needed. It worked pretty good on those pepper plants, didn't it? Also, I till in compost and peat moss plus 13-13-13 fertilizer for each tomato hill. All this is worked into the soil in a 3' diameter area so the plant can suddenly find 'heaven' when the roots start growing. It's a lot of work, but preparation pays off in the end. Not everybody can have naturally fertile blackland soil like Lou.
Western
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Foerman, eeew, you must love that girl!!:laughing: And i can believe you have a dozer and haven't offered it for us to use??:laughing:
Lou, those are some serious gardens!! I'm with Jim about that nice "flat" dark dirt too!!! Raised bed is the nicest I've ever seen too:thumbsup:
Jim, THANKS!! That seems simple enough even for me!! I dont think I want 1 "emitter" for each plant, seems I would have to worry every year if I got the seed in the wrong place (if I understand how they work correctly?) I do the "till in fertilizer" also, used to use allot of bull S, but since I dont live near a dairy anymore, I cant find any (except on the Kabota threads!!:stirthepot::rotfl
Lou, those are some serious gardens!! I'm with Jim about that nice "flat" dark dirt too!!! Raised bed is the nicest I've ever seen too:thumbsup:
Jim, THANKS!! That seems simple enough even for me!! I dont think I want 1 "emitter" for each plant, seems I would have to worry every year if I got the seed in the wrong place (if I understand how they work correctly?) I do the "till in fertilizer" also, used to use allot of bull S, but since I dont live near a dairy anymore, I cant find any (except on the Kabota threads!!:stirthepot::rotfl
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farmgirl19
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Or maybe she wants the cowboys for herself:stirthepot:
You say that, like it's a bad thing!
farmgirl19
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I cage mine, but mainly to keep the dogs freom stepping on them and breaking them when they are still small. Just easier to leave the cage on them, and helps keep them upright, when they are loaded. Mine usually have pretty thick stalks, but a little help is never a bad thing.
farmgirl19
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Lou; Your garden looks fantastic! And if someone wants prickly pear, they can come here and dig all they want. Somehow, I manage to hit one or two each year with the brush hog, and so have a hard time getting rid of them. :mur:
Western
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Only way I've got rid of a few was a total dig, (cant loose one piece). Dry and burn
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Ok. Now it's summer. Hit the magic 100 degrees today.
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The aphids on my sugar snap peas are drivin' me nuts! I just treated with insecticidal soap and Spinosad last week. Sure, we had a little over 1/10" rain, but I didn't think it would wash off all my "stuff." Well, this morning I was looking at the peas and noticed the leaves were wet and sticky. I looked closer and the aphids were again in full residence. So, I needed to water and fertilize too and chose to apply liquid MiracleGro. As I was spraying the plants and ground, the ground became covered with little green bugs. I was so shocked I called my wife to see it. I've always heard that spraying plants with water is a great way to knock off aphids, but this was like aphid genocide (I wish!). Anyhow, after applying MiracleGro to all my peas, I came back with my pump-up sprayer and soap to clear out any survivors. I am really gonna have to keep my eyes on these peas. I love them and so do the aphids.:smiley_aafz:
I just treated with insecticidal soap and Spinosad last week. Sure, we had a little over 1/10" rain, but I didn't think it would wash off all my "stuff." Well, this morning I was looking at the peas and noticed the leaves were wet and sticky. I looked closer and the aphids were again in full residence. So, I needed to water and fertilize too and chose to apply liquid MiracleGro. As I was spraying the plants and ground, the ground became covered with little green bugs. I was so shocked I called my wife to see it. I've always heard that spraying plants with water is a great way to knock off aphids, but this was like aphid genocide (I wish!). Anyhow, after applying MiracleGro to all my peas, I came back with my pump-up sprayer and soap to clear out any survivors. I am really gonna have to keep my eyes on these peas. I love them and so do the aphids.:smiley_aafz:
