Ethnic gardening

On Sat, 2 Apr 2011 18:31:40 -0700, "Bob Terwilliger"
wrote:


If there was ever a firing range on that portion of the property, or
near it, there is fear of lead contamination, but more likely it is
one of those requests that was denied because no one had ever given
permission for it before to set a precedent. No one ever got smacked
upside the head for toeing the line.

Boron
 
On Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:03:07 -0400, Omelet
wrote:


Wow! I had no idea they were a rhizome too. Looks can be deceiving!
Thanks for the link.

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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
On 4/4/2011 9:18 AM, Boron Elgar wrote:



I am hoping very hard that our fruit trees didn't dry out in our winter
drought this year. The buds don't look very promising.

IIRC, figs are pollinated by a species of wasp.

gloria p
 
On Thu, 07 Apr 2011 09:22:27 -0600, "gloria.p"
wrote:


My figs are ok, the peach and cherry are budding, but the plum looks a
bit unhappy...the wood is pliable and green under the peel, so I am
not giving up hope.

They are, and the particular wasp varies by type of fig.

Boron
 
On Thu, 07 Apr 2011 09:22:27 -0600, "gloria.p"
wrote:

I've had my Meyer lemon tree for a few years now. It hasn't gotten
appreciably larger, but it is literally covered in blossoms for the
very first time. Hard rain and high wind hasn't knocked the blossoms
off yet, so I'm hoping it was pollinated by the local flying insect
population during our sporadic bouts of calm weather and sunshine.

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I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.
 
In article ,
sf wrote:


We have a lemon tree in a pot. Grown from seed. Two or three years
ago, we got our first blossoms. They smell so good! We can't keep it
outdoors in the fall and winter here, and I doubt we'll ever get fruit,
but it is pretty and the flowers are so luxurious in their scent.

Regards,
Ranee @ Arabian Knits

"She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands." Prov 31:13

http://arabianknits.blogspot.com/
 
In article ,
Omelet wrote:


Probably. We just never did. If we get flowers this year, we'll try
it.


Wind is something there is no shortage of here. There are no
mountains and few trees to block the wind on this side of the state.

Regards,
Ranee @ Arabian Knits

"She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands." Prov 31:13

http://arabianknits.blogspot.com/
 
sf wrote:


Our little loquat tree is covered with blossoms. They smell wonderful! I
haven't seen any bees so far this year, even though our front hedges are
also covered with blossoms. It's still early, though, so I'm optimistic.

Bob
 
On Fri, 8 Apr 2011 08:36:57 -0700, "Bob Terwilliger"
wrote:

This makes me think we should contact our local bee hobbyist club and
volunteer our back yard as a bee hive host.

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
In article ,
Omelet wrote:


We are hot and dry here, too, but irrigated. The soil is so fertile,
I couldn't believe it. Just add water.


I'm hoping to grow some this summer, it's our second try. Our first
try wasn't that great, lots of foliage, not much underground.

Regards,
Ranee @ Arabian Knits

"She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands." Prov 31:13

http://arabianknits.blogspot.com/
 
Omelet wrote:

The trick to saving water is to fill your raised bed with the best top
soil you can find... I know that in your area the soil is piss poor
for agri use as it doesn't retain water. And potting soil is not the
answer, it decomposes in no time. Often the least costly is to buy a
pallet of bagged top soil from Lowe's. Be wary of top soil sold in
bulk by the truckload, most times it's bank run with a little
partially composted organic material added and wet down just before
delivery... when it dries it's hard as concrete... and often it's
contaminated soil that was taken as part of a remediation project.
You're better off buying the bagged top soil from Lowe's, it's marked
with an origination code and is guaranteed clean. With good top soil
you can easily get by watering raised beds and containers with soaker
hoses and/or drip systems. For containers those water spikes used
with 2 liter beverage bottles work very well.
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On Sat, 09 Apr 2011 23:08:33 -0500, Omelet
wrote:


Unless your soil is very sandy, I have found that the opposite is the
case. I have to water my raised beds and large pots much more often
than the regular garden. Use soaker hoses so you do not waste the
water. Do a deep watering and then leave it alone. Stick your finger
in the soil next to the plant. If it is dry at the root level, water.
Otherwise leave it alone. The roots are not at the top inch or so
that part can dry out before you need to water.

It has been over 40 years since we lived in San Antonio, but I do not
remember having to water the vegetable garden very much. I'm thinking
there was a good deal of clay. We had one squash plant that must
have been 4' x 4'.

--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)
 
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