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Post by stratcat on Apr 18, 2013 12:15:35 GMT -5
Hi there, audzeneberg. Welcome from a fellow Michigander. I garden 1/2 hour north of the Tri-Cities and am five miles inland from Saginaw Bay. Looking forward to hearing of your gardening experiences and to seeing pictures.
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Apr 18, 2013 13:04:25 GMT -5
Welcome, Audzenberg!
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Post by txdirtdog on Apr 18, 2013 13:08:27 GMT -5
Welcome LGT and Audzeneberg!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2013 14:05:03 GMT -5
When growing up, my mother and I used to watch soap operas and gossip while we were shelling peas. I was treated as an adult and I was sorry too when we ran out.
Since we have only lived in Dothan for a couple of weeks, we don't really have anything planted yet. I doubt I tackle the task of planting now with the baby on the way. We do have a couple of pecan trees in our yard that I am plan on getting some pecans from this season. I am going to attempt to add potted plants to our front porch and have started out with a couple of ferns. According to my Grandma, I need to water them everyday and use a water sprayer to get water on the leaves. I also am trying Miracle Gro fertilizer to see if that helps them stay pretty for my front porch. I might try some peace lilies next but am not sure how that will do in the South Alabama heat on the front porch. I am definitely going to attempt to help my father-in-law this year. Any suggestions of pretty easy to grow potted plants for beginners that grow well in my area, please let me know.
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Apr 19, 2013 1:08:22 GMT -5
Peace lilies are fine with the heat, just keep them out of direct sunlight. They are quite happy in full shade, even in low light indoors. My mom has had at least one peace lily on her front porch for as long as I can remember. A great easy plant, just bring it inside before frost. For an annual, dragon wing begonias are just gorgeous porch plants. Technically they are tender perennials grown as annuals. Mom gets a few small ones early each summer. She keeps them in and puts them in urns on her front porch where they get some morning and afternoon light, but no mid-day sun. (Mom tells me they will burn in midday sun, but won't bloom well in full shade.) They overflow the urns in huge mounds and bloom continuously until frost. By the end of the season summer hers are much bigger than the one in the link I posted - easily 3' tall and 4' wide, and so lush and dense that the only part of the urn visible is the base. You can also root cuttings from them in the fall and overwinter them in a sunny window for the next year. (Actually, last winter was so mild they never completely died, and they are already filling back out.) I see Boston Ferns used a lot on porches down here, too.
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Post by materman on Sept 27, 2013 9:45:01 GMT -5
Hi all, I'm Tom from UK I'm new to this forum. Nice to meet you guys Well Tom I want to be the first to welcome you to this site. I hope you find the site enjoyable and informative. many good folk on here that can answer questions if they might arise, but with you being in the UK you might be able to answer a few of our if the need arises. Hope you have had a great season this year, and looking forward to seeing your face so to speak around here. Again welcome, Mark
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Post by stratcat on Sept 27, 2013 13:42:34 GMT -5
Hi, Tom. Welcome. What do you like to grow?
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Sept 28, 2013 0:03:58 GMT -5
Welcome, Tom!
We'd love to hear about your garden, and we hope you enjoy it here with us.
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Post by paulf on Sept 29, 2013 8:24:38 GMT -5
Just spent two weeks in the UK. Welcome to the forums.
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Post by izitmidnight on Sept 29, 2013 20:36:33 GMT -5
Tom, can't wait to hear about yor garn. Do you do any fall winter gardening?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2013 17:25:37 GMT -5
Hi, I live in Nova Scotia Canada. Gardening is my life. We are having wonderful fall weather. It's Nov. 7 and it was 60 degrees today. Getting the gardens all put to bed. Ever since I learned about the Back to Eden method I have had wonderful success. I am a senior and find it very difficult to dig and weed so this has cut all that out. Here is a picture of part of this years garden. I'm excited about finding this forum.
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Post by stratcat on Nov 7, 2013 20:42:07 GMT -5
Hi there, Gardengramma. Welcome to NJT! What is the Back to Eden method? I remember being given a Back to Eden Cookbook ~3O years ago, but I'm not into cooking and didn't read it much. Thanks for posting a picture!
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Post by izitmidnight on Nov 8, 2013 1:17:05 GMT -5
What a pretty garden, garden gramma. Welcome! Look forward to hearing more....!
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Post by daylilydude on Nov 8, 2013 5:51:01 GMT -5
The garden is beautiful... Welcome to NJT, gardengramma! I have never heard of this gardening method either, if you have time maybe you can tell us all about it...!
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Nov 8, 2013 11:32:14 GMT -5
That's a lovely garden, gardenframma!
I've seen the Back to Eden film, but you're the first person I've seen on the gardening forums I frequent who's put it into practice. It seems to be working really well for you.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2013 18:17:00 GMT -5
The garden is beautiful... Welcome to NJT, gardengramma! I have never heard of this gardening method either, if you have time maybe you can tell us all about it...! Thank you everyone for the warm welcome. If you haven't seen the film on Back to Eden gardening you must. Here is the link..... www.backtoedenfilm.com/It's 2 hours long but worth every minute of your time. I knew I had to implement this right away and I did. This is my second year and it really works. I do not benefit in any way in promoting this. It's just easier to watch instead of me trying to tell you. Tell me what you think.
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Post by mohoghead on Dec 25, 2013 11:59:03 GMT -5
My computer crashed two years ago and I lost a lot of info including how to get back to this forum, Daylilydude thank you for the reminder, we are retired but now full time market gardeners and do growouts for seed companies once in a while. at a seed swap last fall we got some butternut seed called Yamikin from Bolivia. can't find any info on it so will have to wait and see what we get.
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Post by daylilydude on Dec 25, 2013 12:35:51 GMT -5
hey glad to see you back mohoghead, and please let us know how the yamikin butternut turn out, hope its bush type, if it is i may just hit you up for some seeds...
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Post by stratcat on Dec 25, 2013 12:55:32 GMT -5
Hi, Mohoghead. Welcome back. Are you still brewing beers?
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Post by Barton on Dec 25, 2013 14:04:41 GMT -5
My computer crashed two years ago and I lost a lot of info including how to get back to this forum, Daylilydude thank you for the reminder, we are retired but now full time market gardeners and do growouts for seed companies once in a while. at a seed swap last fall we got some butternut seed called Yamikin from Bolivia. can't find any info on it so will have to wait and see what we get. Happy retirement Mohoghead!! It sounds like you will be keeping yourself quite busy with enjoyable pursuits. B
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Post by mohoghead on Dec 25, 2013 19:34:50 GMT -5
Oh yes, we still brew and make wine, we have pretty much settled on Belgium style beers, mainly Abbeys and up to Quads on ABV. we will do some custom brews for friends who prefer other then Belgium's, but we try and convince them to brew their own. Now that you remind me I need to go to the cellar and get a quad chocolate stout for this evening. Hi, Mohoghead. Welcome back. Are you still brewing beers?
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Post by dogfish on Jan 2, 2014 15:05:39 GMT -5
Hi Central New York (state not city!!!) gardener here. Still have a few carrots in the ground in my Finger Lakes area garden. Fighting the rabbits and frozen ground for them.
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Post by daylilydude on Jan 2, 2014 15:39:07 GMT -5
Hi Central New York (state not city!!!) gardener here. Still have a few carrots in the ground in my Finger Lakes area garden. Fighting the rabbits and frozen ground for them. Howdy there dogfish, welcome to not just tomatoes! Glad you made it and we are a better forum for it, so just jump in anywhere you like and tell us all about how you garden... even if it's in the snow...
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Post by stratcat on Jan 2, 2014 15:39:09 GMT -5
Hi, there Dogfish. Welcome!
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Post by dogfish on Jan 3, 2014 7:59:36 GMT -5
Thanks folks Snow it is and cold. I am harvesting the local lakes through the ice this time of year while my garlic is the only thing in the garden wanting to grow.
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Post by timothyt on Jan 3, 2014 8:47:24 GMT -5
Hey Dogfish!
Welcome aboard!
Mighty fine pic you've got there in your avatar!
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Post by Penny on Jan 3, 2014 8:50:09 GMT -5
Welcome.
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Post by dogfish on Jan 3, 2014 11:44:24 GMT -5
Ice fishing for Tiger Musky on Otisco lake. Just a baby that got let go to fight another day
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2014 1:58:12 GMT -5
Hi there, long time gardener here. Now that my husband and I have retired, we have lots of time to spend on gardening. We live on Lake Corpus Christi in zone 9 and usually garden conventionally. This year awe are going to add hydroponics to our madness. We set up 8 tubs with 4 plants (veggies) each today. I plan on setting up 8 dutch buckets for my paste tomatoes in the next few days. All the information can be found on Youtube (search mpgardener) which is an excellent source hydroponic gardening. We grow fruits and veggies, herbs and flowers. And if I ever beat the squirrels to them, I may be able to harvest a few papershell pecans. I like to garden organically but my husband not so much. We have learned to compromise by having His and Her gardens. Somehow it just works. I look forward to making many new friend and picking your brains. I would like to hear from anyone with experience gardening hydroponically. I need all the help I can get.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2014 2:01:10 GMT -5
Hello Txdirtdog. I too am a near gulf coast gardener midway between Corpus Christi and San Antonio, 'bout 40 miles from the coast as the crow flies. Look forward to swapping gardening stories with you!
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