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Yeah, we sure don't need a hurricane, but sure do need rain.
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Lou66
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The Airport is about 4 miles from my home north,, My ranch or land as I call it is 4 miles east of the airport.. Lou
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We are do for a strong storm,, maybe it will be a small one,, cat one.:thumbsup:. Lou
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Lou, I just read you post and boom, we had a mini shower. The sun was out the whole time but the raindrops connected and it will settle the dust for an hour! humidity up 90%.
Western
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Been busssy!! and it has been HOT!
Almost have given up on the garden, time and heat have been taking it's toll. Did ask the nieces to pick a few ears of corn on the 4th, they picked the whole dam thing!! :laughing: Just as well anyhoo. The tomato fight they had, didn't sit well with me though:mur:
Almost have given up on the garden, time and heat have been taking it's toll. Did ask the nieces to pick a few ears of corn on the 4th, they picked the whole dam thing!! :laughing: Just as well anyhoo. The tomato fight they had, didn't sit well with me though:mur:
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Dennis, if I wasn't retired and have time to spend 3-4 hours each day tending my garden, I'd be in the same boat. You have my sympathies. There are places that have soil that retains water and can support a garden with several days between watering, but they are few and far between. Even the watermelon growers try to get their crops to market by early July, not only because of the 4th, but because late July and August are hard on plants without irrigation. I know you are familiar with that big melon patch on hwy 114 down in the bottom land. That's one of those magic places that can grow a good crop without irrigation. I'm sorry you are struggling, but this has been a learning year for you and next year you'll build on what you've learned. I have yet to turn a profit on my garden, but the money I spend for watering apparatus and shading is paid back in good flavor. How is your okra doing? Are any of your Israel melons surviving. I may just have to bring you an Israel melon if yours don't make it.
Kyle_in_Tex
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Jim, how is that shade cloth working out? Can you tell any difference?
OTOH, no rain for us by the Lee County Airport... ;(
OTOH, no rain for us by the Lee County Airport... ;(
Western
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Jim, this is the sandiest property I have ever had, it does have it's challenges. The Okra looks super!! I have added some soaker hose and straw mulch, so that made a HUGE difference. Squash and zucs look poor and I may let them go if they dont "perk" up . Melons are hanging on by a thread. Picked a few c antelope, but haven't opened one yet.
I passed that melon field today going for pipe in Paradise, for a job tonight in Irving. They seemed to plant late this year, but each row looks great with nice "perky," green foliage. They sure have some prime bottom land there!!
I passed that melon field today going for pipe in Paradise, for a job tonight in Irving. They seemed to plant late this year, but each row looks great with nice "perky," green foliage. They sure have some prime bottom land there!!
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The City of Denton has a little Farmer's Market on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays in the summer so if we find what's expected, we'll have a big vegetable dinner with cornbread tomorrow evening.
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Kyle, the shade cloth works wonders on my tomatoes, but it doesn't seem to be helping the beans yet. I have beans still covered in blooms, but they aren't making beans. I suspect the heat is causing the blooms to not set little bean pods.
Dennis, We used to grow huge watermelons in bottom land with deep sandy soil. I dug down 8' once and it was still the same kind of sand as on the surface. Of course this was on a place in Denton where we had wells less than 30' deep and a spring that never stopped running in the driest years. I remember planting big gardens and never watering a single thing. The gardens never burned up until late August. Now, my uncle had a place higher in elevation in the same area and he watered his garden and fruit trees every year.
My squash looked really bad for awhile until I started heavily watering. Suddenly, it perked up and started growing like crazy with blooms everywhere. Now, I did use Sevin and Malathion to kill off the squash bugs. I hardly ever see one anymore and I think I prevented the squash from getting the viruses they carry. This is just anecdotal, but it seems the Spinosad made the squash taste bitter. I don't know that for sure, but I discontinued it and the bitterness went away.:confused3:
Bird, is that farmer's market near downtown? Way back in the old days, there used to be what was called a "Trade Square" off the southeast corner of the square. You could buy produce, animals, or almost any farm related product there. I know at one time there was a farmer's market on the old K-mart parking lot, but Razor Ranch has taken over that area.
Dennis, We used to grow huge watermelons in bottom land with deep sandy soil. I dug down 8' once and it was still the same kind of sand as on the surface. Of course this was on a place in Denton where we had wells less than 30' deep and a spring that never stopped running in the driest years. I remember planting big gardens and never watering a single thing. The gardens never burned up until late August. Now, my uncle had a place higher in elevation in the same area and he watered his garden and fruit trees every year.
My squash looked really bad for awhile until I started heavily watering. Suddenly, it perked up and started growing like crazy with blooms everywhere. Now, I did use Sevin and Malathion to kill off the squash bugs. I hardly ever see one anymore and I think I prevented the squash from getting the viruses they carry. This is just anecdotal, but it seems the Spinosad made the squash taste bitter. I don't know that for sure, but I discontinued it and the bitterness went away.:confused3:
Bird, is that farmer's market near downtown? Way back in the old days, there used to be what was called a "Trade Square" off the southeast corner of the square. You could buy produce, animals, or almost any farm related product there. I know at one time there was a farmer's market on the old K-mart parking lot, but Razor Ranch has taken over that area.
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