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Post by oped on May 16, 2020 14:32:51 GMT -5
I’d try even older seed. You never know.
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Post by weltschmerz on May 16, 2020 14:51:24 GMT -5
It's Victoria Day Weekend! The weekend when all Montrealers go to garden centers because the danger of frost has passed. I went yesterday, because it was pouring rain and I figured there would be fewer people. I was right, but it was a pain in the ass. I bought a stunning hanging basket of pink and orange begonias, and red and pink geraniums for the window box. I looked for cherry tomatoes but couldn't find any. I only have so much room on a balcony.
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Post by countrygirl2 on May 16, 2020 15:16:49 GMT -5
In the planter at the rental I planted 3 flats of petunias and 4 white geraniums. I have pink in the front, dark purple in the middle and white in the back row. Put 3 bags of potting soil. I took a picture but into they grow and fill in not much to see yet. I think it will just be beautiful as I got them pretty thick so should keep the weeds out and make it thick and pretty, man did that cost, wow, plants are expensive.
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2020 16:06:14 GMT -5
I found some moss roses for the full-sun planter in the middle of the flagstone patio. They are the only thing that can handle the radiant heat from the surrounding stone when temps hit 100 in August. We got 4" of rain last night which is awesome for the plants and saves about $30 on the utility bill too.
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Post by NoNamePerson on May 16, 2020 17:41:09 GMT -5
I found some moss roses for the full-sun planter in the middle of the flagstone patio. They are the only thing that can handle the radiant heat from the surrounding stone when temps hit 100 in August. We got 4" of rain last night which is awesome for the plants and saves about $30 on the utility bill too. I love moss rose.
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Post by oped on May 16, 2020 17:49:20 GMT -5
Watered and planted a few things today. Still need to get tomatoes and peppers in maybe next week.
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Post by Tennesseer on May 16, 2020 20:03:39 GMT -5
It's Victoria Day Weekend! The weekend when all Montrealers go to garden centers because the danger of frost has passed. I went yesterday, because it was pouring rain and I figured there would be fewer people. I was right, but it was a pain in the ass. I bought a stunning hanging basket of pink and orange begonias, and red and pink geraniums for the window box. I looked for cherry tomatoes but couldn't find any. I only have so much room on a balcony. A couple of winters ago I had some mushy cherry tomatoes in the fridge. I tossed them into one of the garden beds figuring they would compost. Little did I know one all the plants started spring up, so did the damn cherry tomato seeds germinate and start to grow. I was pulling up growing tomato plants left and rig high t. If the garage cats didn't use that garden bed as a big-assed litter box, I might have let the plants grow. So buy some cherry tomatoes at the grocery store, let them go bad and mushy, then toss them into a window box. They will most likely germinate to a fault.
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Post by oped on May 16, 2020 20:09:41 GMT -5
The local community garden sells plants, including ‘compost tomatoes’ which are unknown varieties that pop up in the compost pile 😊
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Post by Tennesseer on May 16, 2020 20:10:55 GMT -5
The local community garden sells plants, including ‘compost tomatoes’ which are unknown varieties that pop up in the compost pile 😊 ![](https://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff155/JiminiChristmas/ymamsmiles/rofl.gif)
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Post by ❤ mollymouser ❤ on May 17, 2020 21:05:10 GMT -5
We've got 15 tomato plants planted in containers out front, and another 7 in containers in the backyard. We've also got a ton of different radishes, carrots and peppers planted, plus sunflowers, lettuce, spinach, chard and arugula. And possibly cucumbers. Oh, and beets and eggplant and more radishes. We're going to be up to our ears in small tomatoes and radishes of every color.
We've already harvested orange tomatoes, a red tomato, breakfast radishes (twice) and carrots.
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Post by oped on May 17, 2020 21:15:47 GMT -5
I have harvested nothing, although some spinach is about ready. I have broccoli, brussel sprouts, radishes, leeks, onions, scallions, spinach, lettuce, zucchini, watermelon, spaghetti squash, strawberries and horseradish, thyme, basil... peas and bean and carrots and parsnips and beets seed, acorn squash and a hwole lot more which aren't up yet... well I think some beets are up and small yet. So many things, sigh. So excited for them to grow. My peppers and tomatoes aren't in the ground yet... waiting to finish those beds, but its ok, it only just got warm enough here anyway.
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Post by Anne_in_VA on May 18, 2020 7:25:40 GMT -5
It’s going to be raining all day today so no gardening at all, but I am going out to get two more yellow knockout roses. I have pea vines that are big and have flowers but no pods except 1 little one. Wonder why.
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Post by oped on May 18, 2020 7:33:21 GMT -5
Shake Plants gently to make sure self pollinating. Pinch off growth ends to encourage flowering/pod growth.
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Post by NoNamePerson on May 18, 2020 7:41:48 GMT -5
Shake Plants gently to make sure self pollinating. Pinch off growth ends to encourage flowering/pod growth. And hopefully not using chemicals since that kills the bees as well and cuts down on natural pollinating. I convinced my son years ago to plant some flowers in between his tomatoes and other plants. Now he has raised beds in back yard so it was pretty easy. He doesn't use chemicals at all and the bees are abundant.
Oh, and it is my job to pick out flowers and plant them But I reap the harvest from his garden as well and it keeps me sane in my old age!
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Post by oped on May 18, 2020 8:04:11 GMT -5
Peas self pollinate though I think. Although definitely want the bees to be happy and healthy! My husband was all why does there need to be a ring of calendula and dill and marigolds around the squash... Also, Icicle radishes planted and left to seed near zucchini help deter squash bugs.
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Post by NoNamePerson on May 18, 2020 8:12:34 GMT -5
Peas self pollinate though I think. Although definitely want the bees to be happy and healthy! My husband was all why does there need to be a ring of calendula and dill and marigolds around the squash... Also, Icicle radishes planted and left to seed near zucchini help deter squash bugs. Yep, I remember when I made the suggestion about flowers and my son's eyes rolled so far back in his head that he could see his a@@. Now every year it is MOM you are going to pick up the flowers along with veggie plants
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Post by Anne_in_VA on May 18, 2020 15:50:22 GMT -5
I haven’t shaken the pea plants but will do that once the rain stops. I don’t use chemicals at all. I never heard about pinching off the top growth to encourage podding. Interesting!
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Post by Anne_in_VA on May 18, 2020 15:50:33 GMT -5
Oooopps! Double Post.
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Post by Tennesseer on May 18, 2020 18:10:38 GMT -5
Watch out for ants!
For less than 20 seconds I stood by the edge of one of the garden beds and pulled a couple weeds. Went back in the house and started preparing the cats' food.
I have Type II diabetes and I have occasional neuropathy in my lower legs and feet.
So I am preparing the cats' food and the top of my feet start burning. So I go in the bedroom, take my socks off, put them on the bed beside me, and apply some Aspercream on my lower legs and top of my feet to ease the burning and pain from whst I thought was the neuropathy.
Once done, I reach for the socks and I see they are crawling with ants. Those friggin ants were biting the shit out of my feet and through my socks.
Had to go to the store and buy ant spray and apply it to the bedding, carpeting, and anywhere else I stepped before discovering the ants.
It's to Home Depot I go tomorrow to get stronger stuff to kill the ants underground. Feet still burning and itching.
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Post by Anne_in_VA on May 18, 2020 18:27:35 GMT -5
So sorry you got bitten like that!
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Post by Tennesseer on May 18, 2020 19:47:26 GMT -5
So sorry you got bitten like that! Thanks. Red bite marks on the top of my feet but the burning and pain have subsided.
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Post by NoNamePerson on May 18, 2020 20:02:08 GMT -5
So sorry you got bitten like that! Thanks. Red bite marks on the top of my feet but the burning and pain have subsided. It’s amazing how something so tiny can inflict so much pain. Glad you are better though!
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Post by Tennesseer on May 18, 2020 20:04:54 GMT -5
Thanks. Red bite marks on the top of my feet but the burning and pain have subsided. It’s amazing how something so tiny can inflict so much pain. Glad you are better though! Little f'ers. ![](https://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff155/JiminiChristmas/ymamsmiles/smile.gif)
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Post by wvugurl26 on May 18, 2020 20:07:43 GMT -5
My peas came out this weekend. I went outside today and was surprised. Maybe this won't be a failed experiment after all.
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Post by Tennesseer on May 18, 2020 20:20:28 GMT -5
The local community garden sells plants, including ‘compost tomatoes’ which are unknown varieties that pop up in the compost pile 😊 Years ago I bought several daylily plants from a nursery. Slowly, very slowly over the years, blades of miscanthus grass began showing up in the established daylily plants. Today, the daylilies are long gone as the miscanthus grass won the battle. My guess is the nursery used some old plastic pots for the daylillies and didn't clean them. At the very bottom of the used old pots were probably a small root or two of miscanthus grass. The miscanthus grasses look good.
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Post by oped on May 18, 2020 20:28:18 GMT -5
I said earlier that my seed was getting older, and I think the peas is one thing that actually is not having a good germination rate. Only a few have come up and they probably should have by now.
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Post by weltschmerz on May 19, 2020 14:39:45 GMT -5
My superintendent gave me two HUGE window boxes. I just got back from the garden center and bought masses of coral double begonias and trailing white and purple plants for filler. The other window box will be for herbs.
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Post by oped on May 19, 2020 21:37:48 GMT -5
In the water hoe and wait stage of growing things.
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Post by countrygirl2 on May 19, 2020 22:06:05 GMT -5
It's raining and raining. I walked by the garden today in my raincoat, went to the mailbox. The onions are coming up, looks like the coons just dug out a few, but the fabric needs put back over them. I saw the green beans are sprouting. I have to wait till it dries more to plant beets, turnips, carrots, spinach. The squash, cucumbers, tomatoes, strawberries, cabbages are good. Think its to early for the potatoes to be up yet, takes awhile. I have other seeds in there, will likely plant some patty pan squash.
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Post by crazycat on May 20, 2020 15:39:35 GMT -5
I went to Home Depot this morning. Checking out grills for DH . I bought a hibiscus planter , a bunch of succulents , some herbs and peppers , potting soil , etc .
Going to turn my old fire bowl into a succulent planter .
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