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Re: more harvesting mmmm [gagrice] by steve_ HOST
Nov 15, 2008 (3:31 pm)
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Replying to: gagrice (Nov 15, 2008 11:07 am)

Yep, gonna go back to planting in the sand here next summer.
 
Those sweet 'taters look more like Garnet Yams to me.
 
We got about two dozen walnuts off our little tree that's about 3 years old.
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Garden by ray80
Nov 20, 2008 (10:46 am)
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My veggie garden this year was a total bust. Way to much rain here and the area I have it in has gotten way to shady over the years. Glad I didn't spend to much effort on it.
 
On a brighter note (in more ways then one) while wandering around a graden center in June, I happened upon some cactus plants in with the regular perennial stuff. Thought that was interesting so I had to buy and plant one outside. Being curiuos kind of person I had to do some net sufring and to my surprise I found it this species is actually a native in Connecticut (never knew that and never found any in my wanderings). Looking around some more I found a post by somone in michigan mentioning article in my local paper about a place where some have been found and I ended up taking a hike up to the top of a ridgeline to find them (kind of rugged ugly rocky place, but they manage somehow). I ended up knocking down a 50 or 60 year old badly leaning oak tree to give my newly aquired cacti ( and a few others I have obtained since) more sun plus I can try again next year to get some veggies in this new spot.
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Re: Garden [ray80] by steve_ HOST
Nov 20, 2008 (1:11 pm)
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Replying to: ray80 (Nov 20, 2008 10:46 am)

That's fun - we "harvested" a lone prickly pear "fig" last month and ate it.
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Re: Garden [steve_] by ray80
Nov 21, 2008 (5:24 am)
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Replying to: steve_ (Nov 20, 2008 1:11 pm)

I may try that someday, If I can get them to survive our cold/wet winters here. Hopefuly I will also remember about glochids (couple times already I have been skewered and had the couple weeks of minor skin irritation that accompamies it). The last of the specimens I have that were standing up to cool weather we have had so far has sucummed to the temps in teens at night the past couple days and is becoming desiccated for the winter.
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Re: Garden [ray80] by steve_ HOST
Nov 21, 2008 (7:50 am)
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Replying to: ray80 (Nov 21, 2008 5:24 am)

The prickly's don't seem too bad that way although the books say to watch for them around the base. You can get the pads in the grocery stores around here so they must not be too awful.
 
My wife likes succulents but they don't much like our winters either. The cow blinders and horse cripplers died the first winter.
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Winter tomatoes by gagrice
Dec 01, 2008 (9:21 am)
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I built a temporary hot house for tomatoes and greens this winter. Wife says I cannot build my big fancy greenhouse till our other home sells. That could be a while in this market.
 

 

 
Anyone know what kind of cactus this is? It keeps making these star like flowers.
 
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Re: Eau de Landfill [gagrice] by steve_ HOST
Dec 01, 2008 (10:40 am)
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Replying to: gagrice (Dec 01, 2008 9:21 am)

Looks like one of these:
 
Carrion Flower is one of the Stapeliads, a plant group from Africa whose odoriferous nectar mimics the stench of dead animals.
 
Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History
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Re: Winter tomatoes [gagrice] by ateixeira
Dec 01, 2008 (1:08 pm)
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Replying to: gagrice (Dec 01, 2008 9:21 am)

Neat. Q: why white plastic, vs. clear?
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Re: Winter tomatoes [ateixeira] by gagrice
Dec 01, 2008 (4:52 pm)
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Replying to: ateixeira (Dec 01, 2008 1:08 pm)

That is what I had a roll of in the shed. Main purpose is to keep the cold night air out. It is fairly heavy stuff so it does not get ripped up during the winter winds.
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Re: Eau de Landfill [steve_] by gagrice
Dec 01, 2008 (5:12 pm)
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Replying to: steve_ (Dec 01, 2008 10:40 am)

That sure looks like it. I will have to go out and smell it tomorrow. The flowers lay flat on the ground. Those others in my picture have not opened up yet. They look like little hats. That is one of about 30 different cactus that was planted here when we bought the place. It must like where it is planted as it is loaded with flowers. It is covering a fairly large spot of the cactus garden. Another link:
 
http://www.cpukforum.com/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t6704.html

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