2023 Garden Thread

[mcswny]

Well my killer cat died 2 months ago
He killed everything (bless him)
I have 2 in training but they aren’t ready
My old man dog is stepping up
Very impressive watching the old guy chase them down

Looks like you’re going to have a bumper crop of dubbing and zonker strips

 

[Dr. Magill]

Looks like you’re going to have a bumper crop of dubbing and zonker strips

Well the rabbits are babies
Pretty small
Otherwise they wouldn’t fit through the fencing
The dog gums em to death
Ate one

 

[Wanative]

Cover with mesh if you can
My issue this year is bunnies
First time ever
My dog is 4 for 4 so maybe it’ll work out

I have got to get some tomorrow.
I have the rabbits fenced out but the squirrels are like acrobats, they can scale any thing and jump 10 feet from tree to tree. It will take 1" chicken wire to keep 'em out.

 

[Mossback]

Rose is doing its thing right now...

 

[dep]

that's awesome

 

[Salmo_g]

Rose is doing its thing right now...

Are these posts of yours a solicitation? Cuz if they are, I know a guy . . .

 

[albula]

It is a joy to see mature landscaping. Takes a lot of effort and even more time.

 

[Mossback]

Are these posts of yours a solicitation? Cuz if they are, I know a guy . . .

The last thing I need is more work...but for the right amount of money (read a lot) I've been known to do it anyway...

It is a joy to see mature landscaping. Takes a lot of effort and even more time.

It is a lot of work, but also very gratifying.
I did not plant the rose, but have trained it for 7 years now.
One of the high points in the garden this month for sure.

 

[Dr. Magill]

It is a joy to see mature landscaping. Takes a lot of effort and even more time.

You have some cool stuff going on

 

[Mark Yoshida]

Something with small teeth ate my third little cucumber growing in 5 gallon bucket. Rabbit, mouse or squirrel. Lil peckers leave the leftovers in the driveway at night.

 

[jact55]

I got a hose made by Goodyear that was pricey but has been pretty badass, as far as hoses go.

My favorite hose is also the Goodyear one. Like others, I hate 95% of the hose I've bought. But this ones been solid

 

[Tom Butler]

I need to redo the strawberries, raise them and add a path. It kills my back to reach in so far.

But nice berries grow here

The raspberries are in rows on wire, much easier.

And I got the Rainier tree a good shape. Gonna be easy pickings soon.

 

[Mossback]

Not us, but mad props to these folks for keeping the Peonys in good shape...

 

[Flymph]

Some of my corn stalks are turning yellow? Too much/too little water? Lack of nitrogen? If lack of nitrogen is the culprit is coffee grounds a fair remedy?

 

[Mossback]

If yellow and crispy too dry, if yellow and limp/soft too wet or lack of nutrients.
I would use a fertilizer rather than coffee grounds...
Poor root growth can inhibit nutrient uptake in corn also. It grows fast and feeds heavily. Corn needs about an inch of water a week generally...consistent water when tasseling.

 

[Mossback]

Peak rose week...

 

[Dr. Magill]

Peak rose week...

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Beautiful plant

 

[Canuck from Kansas]

Peak rose week...

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Do you dead-head all those guys? That'd be a job.

cheers

 

[Buzzy]

I have got to get some tomorrow.
I have the rabbits fenced out but the squirrels are like acrobats, they can scale any thing and jump 10 feet from tree to tree. It will take 1" chicken wire to keep 'em out.

Fred -
We fight squirrels for the walnuts we grow; squirrels eat walnuts well before they're ripe and ready to harvest. I've attempted to trap squirrels (snap trap) and in three years caught one squirrel, two rabbits, a couple quail and one dumb tom cat three times. I don't know what it is about squirrels and the live snap traps I had placed, wrong bait? I grew frustrated with the live traps and donated them to a friend (he caught a skunk ). Anymore, I use a Gamo .177 pellet rifle and get me some camp meat.

 

[Mossback]

Do you dead-head all those guys? That'd be a job.

cheers

Nope...