Grizzlyhackle
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Big rain coming tonight airs cooled off winds shifted getting cloudy west of here. Got hot today 92.
Gardening Thread 2021
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Alaskan
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Well... getting hot, i think we hit 61.
I got almost all greenhouse stuff planted.
And we got about 1/2 of the veggies garden stuff planted....
And as always there is the "ack! Not enough room!!!!"
This year I kept some of several things in pots... I am going to try to keep them as houseplants after the growing season.
Not sure if it will work, since my house tends towards frigid in the winter... but we shall see.
I have some herbs and a tomato plant in pots
I got almost all greenhouse stuff planted.
And we got about 1/2 of the veggies garden stuff planted....
And as always there is the "ack! Not enough room!!!!"
This year I kept some of several things in pots... I am going to try to keep them as houseplants after the growing season.
Not sure if it will work, since my house tends towards frigid in the winter... but we shall see.
I have some herbs and a tomato plant in pots
Grizzlyhackle
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Thunder and lightning and all over in 10 minutes. So much for weather alerts on my phone.
Blossoms and pods on the green arrow peas. My snap peas are pitiful.Next year no untreated seed. Potato plants look good hopefully they get decent sized instead of egg sized. Need rain soon or the soaker hoses come out. This weekend tomato and peppers are getting planted. Took some of each to some people at work. I still have cherry, 2 kinds of plum, and two kinds of slicers and 3 plants I lost the tag. 28 in all and need maybe 10. Need to figure out where the cucumbers and watermelon are going.
Kentucky wonder and seiva beans , black eyed peas to plant yet. Gonna be a busy weekend.
Blossoms and pods on the green arrow peas. My snap peas are pitiful.Next year no untreated seed. Potato plants look good hopefully they get decent sized instead of egg sized. Need rain soon or the soaker hoses come out. This weekend tomato and peppers are getting planted. Took some of each to some people at work. I still have cherry, 2 kinds of plum, and two kinds of slicers and 3 plants I lost the tag. 28 in all and need maybe 10. Need to figure out where the cucumbers and watermelon are going.
Kentucky wonder and seiva beans , black eyed peas to plant yet. Gonna be a busy weekend.
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Mini Horses
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Still no rain! Been couple of weeks, plus we were already 3-4" short for months before that. Pastures drying up!!!!!! It's really a problem if this continues.
But watered last night, a good deep one. Seeds are popping little plants. Checking where water spray was hitting before I left it for it's long drink, I saw several birds taking a shower.
They were happy to see the nice misty tunnel of water.
I did score some rolls of Kraft shipping wrap yesterday...free....mgr was scanning off to trash. Said I could have. It's the brown stuff, like old butcher wrap, not waxed. Figure to use on ground, under mulch, weed control. Wet it after laying out and sticks like glue. Should be enough to do a row for eggplant and couple for peppers. I'll row, lay this out and wet, cut hole to insert plant. Also got several rows of clear bubble wrap, same deal. Good row cover material for early plants next yr. Free is good!
Planting some tomatoes this weekend. Have some seed started -- finally! -- and those plants will go out late, harvest late...but, these few plants will give me slicers until. Gotta have those sandwiches!!
But watered last night, a good deep one. Seeds are popping little plants. Checking where water spray was hitting before I left it for it's long drink, I saw several birds taking a shower.
They were happy to see the nice misty tunnel of water.I did score some rolls of Kraft shipping wrap yesterday...free....mgr was scanning off to trash. Said I could have. It's the brown stuff, like old butcher wrap, not waxed. Figure to use on ground, under mulch, weed control. Wet it after laying out and sticks like glue. Should be enough to do a row for eggplant and couple for peppers. I'll row, lay this out and wet, cut hole to insert plant. Also got several rows of clear bubble wrap, same deal. Good row cover material for early plants next yr. Free is good!
Planting some tomatoes this weekend. Have some seed started -- finally! -- and those plants will go out late, harvest late...but, these few plants will give me slicers until. Gotta have those sandwiches!!
Grizzlyhackle
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Woke up to wet ground but not enough to register in the rain gauge.
Found another garter snake this one's shorter and smart. Turned my back a second and it bailed. I know it went in my shed. It's gonna move and I'll freak and trip over something.
Found another garter snake this one's shorter and smart. Turned my back a second and it bailed. I know it went in my shed. It's gonna move and I'll freak and trip over something.
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Alaskan
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Not sure why... but I was thinking a tomato plant would be heartier than a pepper plant....@Alaskan Are you going to try peppers in the house this winter as well. I'm going to try after things in the garden start dying out.. We shall see.
Just remember if you want hot peppers don't keep them in the same room.
But... I have 2 pepper plants that aren't yet planted... maybe I will pot one up.
Mini Horses
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Plans to work garden over weekend....they SAY we will get rain, maybe...some...not much...all around but, not here.... 
This morning, officially they said "We are in drought"......finally they know it.
Ain't changing my plans. They sometimes lie.
This morning, officially they said "We are in drought"......finally they know it.
Ain't changing my plans. They sometimes lie.
Baymule
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We finally had a couple of days with no rain, but it came back last night. Heavy downpours and thunder woke me up several times last night, still raining but heavy storms have rolled south of us. At least the pigs are happy.
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Sun out at 7 a.m.; clouds by 8 and sprinkles at 9. Mostly cloudy all day, with rain on radar coming in after noon. Comfortable temps in the 60's and 70's. Going down to the rental house to do some more cleaning out.
