BrainKing - Diskussionsborde (Garden and Winter Chat)

Emne: Re: Im freezing to death :(

Rose: Nawww! You would soon get bored of 70 every day

8. Juni 2007, 05:34:15

Emne: Re: Im freezing to death :(

Bernice: LOL we hit 75 today oh it was great,now tomorrow were going in the 90's.Were either having cool weather or it gets hot out too fast.Our Summers are very short 3 months if were lucky.

10. Juni 2007, 22:25:28

Back yard Well I mowed the grass, you may think it still looks like a jungle though lmbo! If you click on the pics it makes them bigger, those big trees are apple trees.

11. Juni 2007, 12:28:33

Emne: Re:

Mousetrap: Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh it's good to see ya posting here.Your yard looks good.Our garden is going to be late this year with the crazy weather.

13. Juni 2007, 07:01:04

Foxy Lady: Well I only put my tomatoe seeds in compost yesterday, this time I put them in compost outside instead of growing them under heat indoors. I hope they take off!

13. Juni 2007, 12:01:04

Emne: Re:

Mousetrap: They just might being the compost is very rich in nutrients.We till the compost in our garden,so far so good.

20. Juni 2007, 23:09:16

BBBBBBRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR............
it is so darn cold here....still raining and it looksa as tho June is going to be our wettest month on record....
Gosh only a couple months ago we were in the middle of our longest drought and now there are floods right down the east coast of australia...(except for Brisbane) I think.
shocking weather, but at least my garden is just loving it, especially the tomatoes...Zucchini arent doing at all well, hoping they will chirp up or out they go LOL.

21. Juni 2007, 04:07:58

Emne: Laburnum tree

I want to know if I should prund my Laburnum tree, when we put it in it was a small bundle of leaves at the top of a long slender trunk. Then in the summer it went wild and sent out two branches which are over one meter long. Now it is shedding its leaves I'm wondering if I should cut it back. Any thought anybody?

21. Juni 2007, 06:13:55

Emne: Re: Laburnum tree

skipinnz: Requires minimal pruning. Remove any broken, diseased or crossing branches in late autumn or winter. When planting incorporate lots of well-rotted garden compost in the planting hole and stake firmly....and be careful around children skipinnz....extremely poisonous :(

22. Juni 2007, 06:07:26

Emne: Re: Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Bernice: Were suppose to be in our Summer but our temps our in the 50'sF at nite.Were also getting some storms with hail.

29. Juni 2007, 05:01:54

Finally were getting warm weather and some needed rain.Our garden is doing better this year than ever before.I also don't seem to be having a beetle problem on our grape vines either.

1. Juli 2007, 04:04:07

Foxy Lady: So far no luck

1. Juli 2007, 08:30:46

Emne: Re:

Mousetrap: You had better luck last year.

1. Juli 2007, 09:57:23

I always start my tomatoes in sandy soil or sandy loam as we call it....it enables a great strong root system :) then transplant into hevier soil and not too much compost at the start as they can be inclined to burn if it is put too close to stalks/stem

7. Juli 2007, 00:52:11

Emne: Japanese Beetles

Does anyone know a good way to fight them?

7. Juli 2007, 00:56:31

Emne: Re: Japanese Beetles

Andersp: boxing gloves????? sorry couldnt resist that one LOL
I dont even know twhat they are

7. Juli 2007, 00:56:51

Emne: Re: Japanese Beetles

Andersp: You could try using Shaolin Kung Fu.

7. Juli 2007, 01:03:13

Maybe i should teach them to play Ludo and when they fall asleep i smack them

7. Juli 2007, 01:09:09

http://www.ivyhall.district96.k12.il.us/4TH/KKHP/1INSECTS/japbeetle.html

Emne: Re: Japanese Beetles

Bernice Here they are

want me to send a cpl of thousands?

7. Juli 2007, 01:10:45

Emne: Re: Japanese Beetles

Andersp: Wow they are pretty!

7. Juli 2007, 01:13:33

Emne: Re: Japanese Beetles

Mousetrap: They taste good too :)

7. Juli 2007, 01:33:50

Emne: Re: Japanese Beetles

Andersp: they are lovely....can they be trained.....you could have yourself a beetle circus and create your own "Beetle Mania" hahahaha
seriously tho they look to be a terrible pest.....

7. Juli 2007, 06:35:46

Emne: Re: Japanese Beetles

Andersp: I got a beetle trap hanging near my grap vines.Last year they ate most of the grapes and leaves.

7. Juli 2007, 11:25:39

Emne: Re: Japanese Beetles

Foxy Lady: Yes the traps work, i have three of them, but they are not enough :(

8. Juli 2007, 05:08:19

Emne: Re: Japanese Beetles

Andersp: I don't like using any sprays.

28. Juli 2007, 19:06:02

Emne: Garden Update

Finally after some crazy weather my garden is bearing veggies.I picked some zucchinni everything else except pole beans are slow this year.

28. Juli 2007, 20:31:23

Eriisa

Emne: Re: Garden Update

Foxy Lady: LOL, I got one lone green pepper growing. All my cherry tomatoes disappeared. Guess the critters got them.

29. Juli 2007, 14:13:13

Emne: Re: Garden Update

Tilpasset af Foxy Lady (29. Juli 2007, 14:14:30)

Eriisa: LOL sounds like how mine are doing.I went out with spray bottle of water and dish soap to attack the bettles,eating my grape vine.Ahem they stood there laughing at me.

9. August 2007, 05:47:49

ScarletRose

Emne: Tomatoes How To

I have a question on cherry toms, romas, yellow pear.. most variety's of Toms..

How the heck do you get them to ripen up.. I have toms that are on the vine and I thought over the last 2 weeks they would have ripened.. my bushes (32 of them).. are bearing fruit like you would not believe.. but, they aren't turning ripe.. What can I do????

9. August 2007, 05:50:20

Emne: Re: Tomatoes How To

ScarletRose: you can ripen them on a window ledge as individual tomatoes, also you can hang the whole bush/plant ina shed and they will ripen. If all else fails I've got a reciepe for green tomatoe pickle

9. August 2007, 05:57:51

ScarletRose

Emne: Re: Tomatoes How To

skipinnz: Too many for the window sill.. and the plants are in the garden.. I would have to pull them out.. maybe just the heat was too much to where they need the cool air.. not sure..

But, I still would like that recipe..

9. August 2007, 09:27:25

Emne: Re: Tomatoes How To

ScarletRose: Tomatoe pickels
6lb green tomatoes,1qrt vinegar,.5 lb brown sugar, .75 lb onions, 1.5 teaspoons cloves, 2 teaspoons peppercorns, 1 teaspoon ginger, 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper, .25 lb raisins.
Slice tomatoes into a dish & sprinkle each layer with salt, leave overnight.
Boil up vinegar & spices & strain, slice onions & add to vinegar, drain tomatoes & add to other ingrediants, simmer until tender, bottle when cold.

well hope you have some success with this.

9. August 2007, 20:58:27

ScarletRose

Emne: Re: Tomatoes How To

skipinnz: Thanks.. that sounds yummy!! whoo hoo.. will have some more stuff to make.. :)

9. August 2007, 22:15:54

Emne: Re: Tomatoes How To

skipinnz: thanks for that also LOLOL.....it might be a good thing to explain what raisins are...I sent recipes to people in USA and they always ask what raisins are...Im not saying everybody but it does seem strange that they ask.

9. August 2007, 22:18:10

Has anybody heard of Mellow Yellow tomatoes....I bought one plant about 3-4 months ago... it has gotten so large at the moment I have it staked with 6 stakes to hold it up....it is laden with tomatoes (none ripe yet) but it isnt the tomatoes that is forcing me to stake it....the bush is absolutely huge.

9. August 2007, 23:40:44

Rose

Emne: Re: Tomatoes How To

Bernice: Really? some folks dont know what raisins are and they are in the US? wow, that surprises me big time. I grew up watching tv ads from the US for the California Raisins ( heard it thru the grapevine song) - In Canada we get nearly every US TV channel so we see all the US ads.

10. August 2007, 01:12:08

Emne: Re: extremely large tomatoes

Tilpasset af The Col (10. August 2007, 01:13:40)

Bernice: Be careful,there is a strain of mellow yellow that has been known to swallow small animals.Have you seen any missing animal postings locally? or heard any loud burps coming from your garden?

10. August 2007, 04:56:21

Dolittle

Emne: Re: Tomatoes How To

Rose: Good grief, of course we know what raisins are!!

10. August 2007, 06:03:27

Emne: Re: Tomatoes How To

ScarletRose: Wow thats alot of toms.You can also fry them green.I dip them in egg and than flour thats been seasoned with salt,pepper and garlic powder.Yummy.Ours get ate too fast around here or juiced.My garden isn't that big for that many plants.Good Luck

10. August 2007, 06:05:07

Emne: Re: Tomatoes How To

Dolittle: I would hope so i love raisins in cereal and rice pudding.

10. August 2007, 06:06:59

Emne: Re: extremely large tomatoes

Jim Dandy: My slugs burp from the beer

10. August 2007, 07:29:43

well if it isnt raisins Im thinking of is it sultanas? I know it is one of them......

10. August 2007, 07:30:37

Emne: Re: extremely large tomatoes

Foxy Lady: Lemme guess,you named one Bud

10. August 2007, 07:34:33

Emne: Re: extremely large tomatoes

Jim Dandy: hahahaha silly thing....but then I might have to keep an eye on it ROFLMBO :)

10. August 2007, 20:35:41

Emne: Is it possible to grow potatoes on an apt balcony?

I love my spuds.I know corn is out of the question.

10. August 2007, 21:59:31

Emne: Re: Is it possible to grow potatoes on an apt balcony?

Jim Dandy:Certainly can get a big enough container , I've used a plastic rubbish bin put some compost in the bottom , put a couple of seed spuds in and as the tops grow keep filling up with compost, just leave a bit of green showing all the time and make sure you put in enough holes for excess water to drain off.

10. August 2007, 23:54:19

Emne: Re: Is it possible to grow potatoes on an apt balcony?

skipinnz: Thanks for the tip.I wonder when the best time to plant would be?

11. August 2007, 07:14:05

Emne: Re: extremely large tomatoes

Jim Dandy: Nahhhhhhhhhhhh i named one Miller Lite.

12. August 2007, 21:58:45

Emne: Re: Is it possible to grow potatoes on an apt balcony?

Tilpasset af skipinnz (12. August 2007, 21:59:30)

Jim Dandy: Well I'm getting ready to plant my seed potatoes but I'm in the southern hemisphere. Which will be the start of spring (Sept) thats as I want some by xmas, not sure where you are.

12. August 2007, 22:36:07