It is here!!! Yeah, thank you all for such a great swap. I am heading in your direction Friday or Sat Cindy. I will mail the box from your very own post office.
Robin
NE Forum Round Robin for Flowers, Veggies or Herbs
amazing how many people it's been to already
Yes this was a quick bunch!!
This was my first round robin and I really have enjoyed it. I think everyone has spring fever and want to spread it around!
Willie, my dad made those ring gardens. He had 5? posts hammered into the ground in a circle and attached chicken wire to the outside of the posts and left 1 section able to open out almost like a door, so I guess that one post wasn't hammered in....this was 30 years ago and that's what I can remember... hope it helps somewhat.
That sounds like it exactly .....
around the chicken wire you planted tomatoes, clematis, climbing roses, and such.
I don't remember it all, but the plan maximized space using plants that grew well with each other.
The "door" side was the north side of the compost pile. Used 4-foot tall wire.
Also included some flowers, like marygold, as natural pesticides.
30 years ago sounds just about right! I have my fingers crossed I can find the directions again, as I found them a few months back and put them in a special place so they wouldn't get ruined or lost again ..... well ..... guess what!!
Something about the starch turning to sugar? or vice-versa?
When potatoes are stored at too cold of a temperature they can turn black or gray when cooked. To keep this from happening, store potatoes at a temperature between 45ºF and 55ºF. We do not recommend storing your potatoes in the refrigerator, but if you do, letting the potato warm gradually to room temperature before cooking can reduce the discoloration.
I have the Robin, personally delivered to my office by our own Robin! LOL
It was great to meet you Robin, and I look forward to seeing you again.
There are a huge number of packets and the range of seeds in the box is amazing.
I am sending the box on tomorrow to Katye.
Then Katye can send to back to Seandor.
Happy Valentine's Day, everyone!
YAY - I am all ready to sow seeds, even though I swore I was going to wait.
Ha!...likely story...
I will deposit a variety of seeds, and looking forward to seeing what all is in the box!
FYI: some of the Tomato seeds I sowed on 2/7 sprouted on 2/11 - Lots more poking their heads up today...I can't wait for the spring!
Cyndie - I will dmail the best address.
I have that same problem Katye... don't feel bad... but after last years mess of tomato plants I am waiting this year
I'm growing many of the baby Toms to take to our PNW plant swap in March. I do not have room to grow 3 dozen Toms!! I have a great grow-unit set-up, so seedlings are a breeze. Others in our group don't have the indoor space, so we swap plants, seeds, stories & fun.
Also trying an experiment: In the past, I have purchased young Tomatoes (4-paks) & plant them deep - to within 2 sets of leaves from the top. But planting waits until May & they're undercover through June (lotta rain here).
I had recently read an article (Jeff Cox??) about doing this with the seedlings - in other words, seeding early, letting them grow a few sets of leaves, and doing a continual deep planting (up 1 pot size) until the outside conditions are favourable for them. According to the article, this allows one to keep them inside longer without worrying about them getting lanky/spindly; fattens up their stems (they root along the stem when planted deep) and allows for stronger root growth. Theoretically speaking, this should be helpful for those who grow them in cooler climates. I sure hope it works well!
In the meantime, I will need to build a tall coldframe so they can be hardened off properly, later in the spring.
Not to be morose, but with all the negative news & events happening these days, it does my soul good to see the plants sprouting from what some consider to be insignificant: seed.
A reminder to me that everything wants to live...
this one got potted up three times... but I cheat... I start them in the pots with only a tiny bit of soil... and keep adding as it grows... ran out of room and didn't want to loose the cow pot so I made a newspaper turtle neck
:)
when I planted them outside... they got buried deep one last time... I did this with my cucumbers too
these were in the house too long... and no turtle necks
better but still in the house too long
Beautiful tomatoes!!!
How long do the newspaper turtlenecks last?
you gave me a great idea!!! Less work? We'll see.
I have thought long and hard how to keep it simple... less work is always good... I use newspaper pots all the time... they last from now until they hit the dirt... they break down somewhat being whole after planting... but not completely in one season... if you do it put at least 2 layers around... and taped them together... they are also buried in the soil a bit to keep them from flopping over (which happened my first time) just don't handle them too much
here are some of the newspaper pots (I do like the cow pots better now though)
edit -- the reason is the newspaper ones fell apart when hardening off ... and a bunch of rain got them... I had to pick each one up with a trowel to plant them... or they fell apart
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No they don't take too long to break down - I use newspapers to fashion a sort of cap for the basins around newly planted shrubs & vines. They lend temporary "structure" to the basin, and break down in a few months, unless the dogs step on them too much.
I'll have to try this - seems like it would make for some easier transplanting, and less disturbance to the roots.
thanks for the info!
no problem.. there is a cow pot co-op going on if you want to check them out as well.. they work great and I even was able to bottom water with them and they did not fall apart.. a bunch of photos of them as well
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/947848/
A very nice box arrived today!
:-)
So what's the main difference between cow pots and peat pots (beside the price)? Nutrients?
The roots will go through the cowpots so there's no peeling off the bottoms. Also they are full of nutrients. I've used them for a couple of years and liked the results.
the cow pots are made from cow compost... improve your garden too!
Randy calls them S*@# pots
Hi Michaela!
A box en route to you with the delivery confirmation# 0308 3390 0000 3538 7411
What a circus to get that mailed - went to 2 different P.O.s. Don't understand why both were so crowded. I could have made $ selling beverages/treats.....it made me grumpy.
Katye ... I think there might be a national movement afoot! Our postal workers here all suffer from TURTLEitis. Not ONE of them moves with any resemblance of pep.
I am also furious to read that one postal worker was fired for NOT cutting across people's lawns and flower gardens!! You see, it takes TOO long to walk on the walks .... WHY even have sidewalks any more then???
I think, we as gardeners, should take on the post office and insist this vandalism stops.
I have lost many rose bushes, which line my walk to the front door, to the feet of postal workers.
OK .... soap box over ..... and this after yesterday standing in line with my agoraphobia for well over an hour with only 9 people in front of me (the line out the door) and 3 postal workers at the counter!
ALL FOR 6 ONE CENT CATCH-UP STAMPS! What happened to the vending machines??!!??
Oh Willie...that is treason. They should all be jailed dont they know you are trying to send happiness all over the world!!
schickenlady now that is good thinking!!
I am already drawing up the blueprints!!
Anyone have any poison ivy seeds??
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LOL... might be able to send you some cuttings from the woods behind my house
:)
they are on the way willie. If everyone sends you some you could just keep planting till you cover all of us!!
Hi WNYwillieB! My father had a beautiful rose bed that the postie always cut through. Well, my father got his revenge when, on a very rainy door in early spring, the postie sunk ankle deep - not in mud - but chicken manure!
I worked for just about 2 years as a letter carrier in Canada when I was in my early 20s. I ALWAYS walked up the sidewalks and pathways and NEVER cut across on the lawns, etc. The other posties thought I was nuts, and supervisors were surprised at how long it took me to deliver the mail - relative to the other posties. I always had to explain I didn't cut corners because of the experience of my parents.
Oh Seandor. Willie should be planting that ivy in chicken manure to be sure the ground is good and healthy!!
oh oh that big Scottish thistle
Actually, the "regular" post lady is very good, but the subs are the worst offenders! All boils down to respect. And the post office obviously does not respect their customers!
I am thinking a row of barberry shrubbery. Love when those tiny barbs get under my skin!
Also, those darn pesky Town Bee newspaper carriers ..... I guess I should include them in, as well ..... while I am on a roll, that is!
I am an equal opportunity complainer!
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