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Re: I Will Walk Into Your Garden ing Thread
Posted: Sun May 01, 2022 11:32 pm
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
Re: I Will Walk Into Your Garden ing Thread
Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 2:33 am
by wease
While working in the yard the last 2 evenings, we’ve found a LOT of poison oak. It’s really running rampant. And I’m REALLY allergic.
Re: I Will Walk Into Your Garden ing Thread
Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 3:19 am
by washing machine
Back in 2020 we potted a pad of prickly pear cactus that we picked on a road trip to Amarillo during the lockdowns. The plant has always been healthy but hasn't started budding more pads until earlier this year. Now it's starting to bud enough that we'll need to transfer it to a bed along the sidewalk. We're also in a
drought pattern here in Texas, so I'm guessing the sudden escalation of cactus growth is a mildly apocalyptic sign of sorts.
Re: I Will Walk Into Your Garden ing Thread
Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 3:20 am
by spike
Picked up a native plant order on Tuesday, but unable to plant them til this weekend and had to go back to the city. It’s been straight 90s here the last three days, but submerged them in a couple inches of water and, returning tonight, seems to have worked.
Re: I Will Walk Into Your Garden ing Thread
Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 12:20 am
by washing machine
Need some help, guys. We bought some sprouts of various veggies (ironically to save time) about a month ago and just haven't had time to get them into soil yet. A few of them perished, but some watermelon, Thai basil, eggplant and Fresno peppers are still green.
I'm going to plant them tonight, but it's been so hot that I'm afraid the soil is going to shock them. I've got some new soil and compost so I figured I'd just til the garden bed and mix in the new stuff, but how deep should I be going?
Re: I Will Walk Into Your Garden ing Thread
Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 1:02 am
by E.H. Ruddock
If they are just sprouts then not too deep. Just surround the roots.
Re: I Will Walk Into Your Garden ing Thread
Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 1:46 am
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
Re: I Will Walk Into Your Garden ing Thread
Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 2:21 am
by washing machine
I always squirt some Dr. Earth pure gold all-purpose.
This will be a fun project. If it doesn't take, the growing season is so long here I'll just buy some more plants and actually get them in the ground.
Re: I Will Walk Into Your Garden ing Thread
Posted: Thu June 23, 2022 1:29 pm
by Bammer
Our front bed is getting a makeover. Looks like we are gonna do three Golf Ball Pittosporum and in between those a couple purple Salvia. One other spot is getting either a Hydrangea, Azalea, or Japanese Stewartia haven’t decided yet.
Re: I Will Walk Into Your Garden ing Thread
Posted: Thu June 23, 2022 2:08 pm
by wease
Our hydrangeas have come in most beautiful this spring. Multicolored pinks and purples. Quite lovely
Re: I Will Walk Into Your Garden ing Thread
Posted: Tue July 26, 2022 11:25 pm
by doug rr
picked quite a few tomatoes today as well as fresno chilis...
Re: I Will Walk Into Your Garden ing Thread
Posted: Fri August 26, 2022 2:08 pm
by Bammer
Just added some lavender and salvia, plus a good solid layer of mulch.
Our pear tree is bigger than I thought it would get, and our two Japanese maple are staying tiny.
Re: I Will Walk Into Your Garden ing Thread
Posted: Sat August 27, 2022 1:37 pm
by wease
So what do you do with lavender? Our neighbor kid came by a few weeks ago and sold us a batch that he grew and we felt kinda obligated to buy it but we have no idea what hat to do with it. I know it can be added to tea and stuff but I wouldn’t know how much.
Re: I Will Walk Into Your Garden ing Thread
Posted: Sat August 27, 2022 1:54 pm
by Bammer
Dang wease you got worked over.
Lavender is for planting in the front yard and then you look at it.
Re: I Will Walk Into Your Garden ing Thread
Posted: Sat August 27, 2022 1:57 pm
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
Re: I Will Walk Into Your Garden ing Thread
Posted: Sat August 27, 2022 2:36 pm
by wease
Bammer wrote:Dang wease you got worked over.
Lavender is for planting in the front yard and then you look at it.
Hmmm. You may be onto something. He did present it as “lovely lavender” in his sales pitch.
Re: I Will Walk Into Your Garden ing Thread
Posted: Sat August 27, 2022 2:37 pm
by wease
tragabigzanda wrote:1. Mint-lavender tea is nice, but you’ll want to go light on the lavender
2. It can be used as a deterrent for closet moths. Tie some together with twine and stick it in your closet
When you say light on it, do you mean like a leaf or two? How is it measured like this?
Re: I Will Walk Into Your Garden ing Thread
Posted: Thu September 08, 2022 12:24 am
by 96583UP
got a bunch of emerald green arbs being installed tomorrow
very excited
Re: I Will Walk Into Your Garden ing Thread
Posted: Sat March 04, 2023 11:40 pm
by 96583UP
huge storm came last night but with 50 degree temps this morning was a welcome opportunity for some gardening prep:
- Tilled the vegetable garden soil
- Mixed in new organic garden soil
- Planted fertilizer spikes for the arbs, roses, camellias, and hydrangeas
feels good to get outside again in the yard
can’t wait til the leaves are back on the trees
Re: I Will Walk Into Your Garden ing Thread
Posted: Sat March 04, 2023 11:42 pm
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.