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I am not surprised the asparagus is up. Yesterday the peach tree bloomed. It usually blooms quite a bit later than the plum trees, but this year it has bloomed just a few days later. Everything is so early this year, and I am afraid a late, hard freeze or frost is lurking out there sometime in March. (I refuse to think as far ahead as April.) The gutter garden looks like fun. I hope your DD has great success and develops a love of gardening. My son didn't really develop an appreciation for the garden (other than liking to play in the mud when he was little) until he was in his early teenaged years. Dawn |
I have planted two year old asparagus crowns last spring, they are not yet up. Your gutter garden is nice. Dawn, my four year old daughter love playing in mud and water too, she also love picking fresh vegetables from garden. Yesterday she was asking to build garden for her... -Chandra |
- Posted by mulberryknob z6OK (My Page) on Mon, Feb 27, 12 at 12:06
melissia, yours is ahead of mine. They say not to eat any the first year after planting, but that one could yet get frost bitten so if it were me I would be out "grazing." It looks like it's big enough that the crown can spare it. You might want to mulch your crowns. Not only will it hold water, discourage weeds and keep the soil cooler during the summer, but it will also discourage these too-early-to-be-safe shoots. DH put several inches of wood chips on our bed and there's nothing showing yet. In the past several spears have come up too early and got frosted back. |
- Posted by soonergrandmom Z6 Grove (My Page) on Mon, Feb 27, 12 at 17:55
Dorothy, I'm glad you told her to eat it, because I sure wanted to say that, but thought I might be wrong. It seems to be a fairly wide stalk to be coming off a first year plant. I put my bed in about February or March last year, and I am anxious to see what I have this year. The roots that I planted were very large. I hope I at least have a few to snack on this year because three years is a long time to wait for any crop. |
I mulched today because I'm surprised how tall the shoots are... They're like 8" or more... There are probably 4-8 shoots that I could eat. I didn't want to stunt the plants. If y'all think it's okay... I'm eating asperagus tomorrow : ) |
- Posted by mulberryknob z6OK (My Page) on Mon, Feb 27, 12 at 21:23
Asparagus is not frost hardy so it's a good bet that those will get nipped back. It would be better for the crowns if they hadn't come up this early, but they did. So you might as well enjoy. |
- Posted by soonergrandmom Z6 Grove (My Page) on Wed, Feb 29, 12 at 18:13
My asparagus is coming up now also. |
One of the places that sold me mine said not to eat any the year I planted it if planted in the spring. But the following spring to eat any stalks bigger than a pen. That is the way I have always done it and my asparagus has done great. Jay |
- Posted by soonergrandmom Z6 Grove (My Page) on Wed, Feb 29, 12 at 21:22
Jay, sounds right to me. I know that Al will be out there munching on that one tomorrow anyway no matter what I say. LOL So far only one is up, and it is bigger than a pen. I was amazed at the size of these roots last year and they were 2-3 times the size of those packaged roots you see in the big box stores. |
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Updated: January 9, 2014 6:02AM
The village of Homewood recently received two first-place awards at the City-County Communications and Marketing Association 2013 Savvy Awards.
"You're In the Right Place," the overall rebranding campaign launched in 2012, and "Zombie Paradise," the social media component of the "You're in the Right Place" campaign, each received first place in the Communication & Marketing Tools/Digital Interactive/Social Media category.
The Savvy Awards competition recognizes outstanding local government achievements in communications, public-sector marketing and citizen-government relationships.
"The judges liked the simplicity of Homewood's 'You're in the Right Place' campaign. It is easy to remember and flexible to use," said Scott Lehtonen, a spokesman for the association. "The judges also felt that while Homewood is serious about attaining the goal of its branding as 'the right place' for young families, the village isn't afraid to have a bit of fun ... as evidenced by the zombie videos. The judges felt the 'Zombie Paradise' campaign was very effective in bringing the community together to celebrate the attributes of Homewood and in getting people to talk about it."
The "You're in the Right Place" campaign was the brainchild of Rachael Jones, Homewood's public relations and marketing manager. The campaign included a new visual identity that embodies the message and the creation of experiences for brand interaction, using events as the catalyst for media coverage, according to a news release from the village. In the past year Homewood has issued more than 40 new business licenses and seen a dramatic increase in residential permits for home improvements.
"This has been an extremely successful campaign," Jones said. "Our residents have embraced the idea of being in 'the right place' because that is how many of us feel. That energy is contagious and has brought positive attention to perspective Homewoodians."
"Zombie Paradise" is a series of three 60-second videos featuring Homewood residents in zombie makeup enjoying the many amenities of Homewood with non-zombie residents. The idea was generated from discussions with residents on how to best utilize social media outlets to communicate the message that Homewood is an inclusive, creative and convenient community to live in.
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So, King and I is in full swing now. We have done two weekends of shows so far (8 shows), and we have two weekends to go.
I did complain in the beginning, I guess, about the disorganized staff and weak cast....but I've grown to really like and possibly even love these people, and the thought of leaving them scares me. I will be back for Pirates of Penzance, most likely.
Gotta find out more about that...operetta? Right?
I have a pretty wide range, and this, I suppose, comes with consequences.
As a tenor, alto, belter, mez, and soprano, I can pretty much sing any part that somebody gives me, with a few exceptions of course. I am currently in the King and I, as a chorus member, but during the "Praise to Buddha" scene, the musical director wants the sopranos to hit 2 D's above middle C. Ironic, is it, that I can hit that C, but as soon as I get to the D, I suddenly sound like a dying animal. How the hell do I get up there without killing myself? I know I can!
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Oarsmen and women from Cardiff and Swansea Universities will battle it out in the fourth annual Welsh Boat Race, heralding the start of the 2009 Varsity sporting fixtures.
The crews will go head to head on the River Taff in front of hundreds of spectators, including First Minister Rhodri Morgan (Wednesday 22nd April). They will race each other over two kilometres from the University stone, opposite Brains Brewery, to the finishing post at Channel View Centre.
The day will begin with races for novice rowers, followed by the Senior Women First VIII's race. The final race of the day will see the Senior Men First VIII's crew take to the water.
Rowing Club President Penny Challans said: "The training the crews have put in for this race has been gruelling. Both the men and women have pushed themselves to their physical limits, enduring 6am training starts daily, and racking up hundreds of hours on the water and in the gym. We know that Swansea will try and match us stroke for stroke, but we're determined to make those early mornings pay off!."
A week later (Wednesday 29th April) more than 1000 students from Cardiff and Swansea Universities will compete against each other in sports including football, tennis and fencing. The University with the most wins will be awarded the Varsity Trophy.
The day will culminate with the Welsh Varsity Match at Cardiff Arms Park where 8000 spectators are expected to turn up to watch Cardiff's rugby clash with Swansea.
Martyn Fowler, head of rugby at Cardiff said: "This is the definitive date in the Rugby Club's calendar and one that all involved look forward to. Although we are without some of our influential club members and full professional players, we have enough strength to offer Swansea a very competitive challenge. Historically, we are the underdogs. It is testament to the club's growth and potential that we are in many circles expected to win."
The Welsh Varsity Match is also raising thousands of pounds for the Welsh Charitable Trust, an organisation that helps Welsh players who have been injured and consequently disabled playing rugby. Over the past five years the Welsh Varsity has donated more than £25,000 to this charity.
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What factors do you suppose go into the mainstream medias decision making process concerning whether or not to cover a story?
That was of course a rhetorical question because the answer couldn't be made any clearer on a day-to-day basis.
Story potentially negative for the Democrat Party - Ignore at all costs even if they may involve serious issues of national security!
Potentially negative for the Republican Party - Go to media war that may include pushing story lines that can not be inaccurate or untrue!
Now that the political winds are slightly shifting in Washington over what appears to be a massive cover-up concerning Benghazi, hopefully the MSM's selective reporting style will change with the hearing taking place tomorrow.
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BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) — It's the slowest paced, easiest to do, but most often forgotten activity in the gym: stretching.
"One of the biggest myths in health and fitness is stretching is separate from working out, and that's not true," said Erik Duncan. "Stretching is exercise."
Green team and Bally Total Fitness trainer Erik Duncan said when it comes to completing a workout stretching is key.
"We don't grow elongated muscles," said Duncan. "We grow short muscles. Stretching teaches short muscles to catch up with the rest of the long muscles."
Erik's rules for beginners are easy: try to avoid bouncing, make sure you hold your stretch for 30 to 45 seconds per move, and don't try to compete with your neighbor that's when you can get hurt.
"If you feel like you stuck your finger in a light socket, or you feel an electrical vibration within your body your tearing not stretching," said Duncan. "You've gone to far."
Erik says start your stretch routine by going from the bottom of your body and travel up.
"What your doing is traveling kinetically in your stretch," said Duncan. "You are going from your feet all the way up to the top of your head. If you do that right it should last for about ten to fifteen minutes."
Loosening up your muscles does more than increase flexibility. Stretching squeezes out toxins from the muscles, and it helps your body slow down.
"You feel calm," said Duncan. "You feel good. You feel refreshed."
Erik says slowing down during a workout can make people feel uncomfortable, but your muscles need that time to grow longer.
"If they slow down their whole world goes into a frenzy," said Duncan. "Because, when they are outside the gym when they are in a regular workout they are used to being so fast pace. When stretching they have to take time. Your body needs time."


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Host City: Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany (February 6, 1936 to February 16, 1936)
Opening Ceremony: February 6, 1936 (opened by Chancellor Adolf Hitler)
Taker of the Olympic Oath: Willy Bogner (athlete)
Closing Ceremony: February 16, 1936
Events: 17 in 8 sports
Participants: 668 (588 men and 80 women) from 28 countries
Youngest Participant: Etsuko Inada (12 years, 4 days)
Oldest Participant: Verners Auls (46 years, 186 days)
Most Medals (Athlete): Ivar Ballangrud (4 medals)
Most Medals (Country): Norway (15 medals)
The 1936 Olympic Winter Games were held in the beautiful Bavarian resort of Garmisch-Partenkirchen under the Nazi regime of Adolf Hitler. After Berlin was selected to host the 1936 Olympic Games, Germany exercised its option to host the Winter Olympics and in May 1933 informed the IOC that they had chosen the resort of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Three sites had been considered by the Germans, including Schreiberhau, Braunlage-Schierke, and Garmisch. But Garmisch had many facilities available already and its Bavarian location was home to the German National Socialist Party. The National Socialists had come to power in January 1933, led by Adolf Hitler. It was not to be a happy time for the IOC.
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berri Posts: 4,325Oh yeah, Gremlins drive like something you built in your backyard.
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hpmctorque Posts: 4,346The espenses you list are sunk costs, so those expenses really don't matter to today's buyer. Frankly, I'm surprised anyone would pay as much as $8,500 for a Vega, even a Cosworth, unless it was for the purpose of flipping it with a high probability of making a profit. It's not worth that as an econobox, an there wouldn't be $8,500 worth of pleasure - for me, at least - to display it at car shows. It might be worth that in 35 more years, when it'd be an extremely rare novelty that no car show visitor recalled.
Mr_Shiftright CaliforniaPosts: 46,200Even then you never know. I know a guy who has the last surviving specimen of a 1920s car---and it's worth no more than a 1920s Buick. Why? Because nobody cares--well, nobody with money cares. A museum cares, but it has no money, so it cannot affect the price. Passion doesn't drive up prices---a checkbook does.
Sunk costs are, true enough, water over the dam, but with cars you can also have prospective costs.
Say you own a Ferrari F40. It's fun, it's great--you're out tracking it and you miss a shift----oops, you just spent $75,000 for an engine.
Unless you own a very VERY blue chip and rare car that everyone lusts after, your "investment" of $8500 can evaporate in the snap of the fingers.
That's the weird thing about classic cars---North Korea invades South Korea and your Camaro is suddenly worth half. Very bizarre.
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uplanderguy Kent, OHPosts: 7,712I came close to considering an '85 Citation X-11 before I ordered my Celebrity Eurosport, but I figured I'd take a hit on resale value (back when I traded every three years or so). Same car mechanically, even same wheelbase as my Celebrity was. Tom Jumper Chevy in Sandy Springs, GA had several to choose from, when other dealers had none. His lot of new Chevys was so big they drove you around it in a golf cart.
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oldbearcat WVPosts: 183Years ago I got to ride in a very special Chevy Citation. The car was a GM test mule, and, the performance it had was simply awesome. After the ride, the test engineer popped the hood for me. I was looking at a turbocharged Buick 3.8 V6. Turns out the car had the prototype drivetrain destined for the Buick Grand National.
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andre1969 Posts: 22,238Once they got the initial kinks out, I thought the Citation was a nicer car than competitive K cars or Tempo and Topaz. More comfortable ride.
I agree. They definitely felt roomier inside. I think the K-cars were a bit wider inside (but had paper-thin doors), but the X-bodies had better legroom, while still being wide enough.
Now, I always thought the Citation looked pretty cheap inside, at least in base form...much more plasticky than a Reliant or Aries. But, the Phoenix, Omega, and Skylark versions, when equipped the right way, could be downright luxurious inside.
I developed a new-found respect for the K-car though, when I drove my cousin's Dodge 600 one day. Okay, technically, it was an E-car, but it was still the K with a 3 inch stretch in wheelbase. It seemed roomy and comfy enough, and a good alternative to the Chevy Celebrity, Ford LTD, or even the Taurus. However, I didn't like the fact that they were depending on turbo 4's for added power, instead of a good old fashioned V-6. But, my cousin's 600 was a turbo, and decently quick for the time.
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andre1969 Posts: 22,238didn't that Mopar Turbo 4 have reliability and durability issues?
Yeah, it did, although sometimes I wonder how much of that could have been from abuse or neglect? My uncle bought a used '88 LeBaron turbo in 1990, and in 1995 sold it to me when I was married. I let the ex have it in the divorce in 1996, and by early 1998 it was total junk.
However, it was fairly reliable to about 90,000 miles. That was when we had the timing belt replaced (should have been done at 60K...oops!) and the crankshaft and camshaft seals done. It was soon after that repair that we separated. Anyway, the car got stolen and joy-ridden a few times, and impounded a couple times as well. And, the ex didn't have the money to really take care of it, so it started getting really troublesome after we split.
At the 118,000 mile mark, it was essentially "done". It had blown a head gasket, and had a warped head. My ex and her mother found somebody to put on a new gasket and a used head for $750, but it didn't run right after that. I talked her into letting me take it to my mechanic, and he got it running a lot better for $75...turns out there were a lot of loose/misdirected wires and vacuum hoses, as a result of the head swap. But, he also did a thorough checkover on the car and said don't put another dime into it. The turbo was shot, compression was really low in two cylinders, and a bit off in the other two. By that time the a/c compressor was also shot, the power antenna had broken off, and it had a slow leak in the transmission.
She drove it maybe another month or so, and then it started belching sweet, white, antifreeze-laced smoke out the exhaust again. I gave her 90 bucks for it, limped it to my grandmother's house, and ultimately sold it for parts. I pulled the radio out of it, thinking I could get it to work in the '79 Newport I had at the time. It would physically fit, but the wiring was all different, so I gave up. I still have that radio, packed away somewhere.
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fintail Posts: 34,523My uncle had a Chrysler "E-class" when I was a kid - maybe the least common K-car variant. I forget what year it was, maybe an 85 or so. It was light yellow with kind of a tan interior, odd colors. It seemed nice, but I remember little else about it other than the plastic/lucite style hood ornament. Oh, and the rear badging was kind of MB-like.
My brother's first car was an 85 Aries sedan (this was maybe 1998), same colors as that E-class. I drove it once, and that was enough :shades: The old Tempo was still hanging around the family then, and to me, it seemed like a lot newer and more solid than that Aries. -
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We've probably talked about this before but my Step dad had one too. An 83, white/blue and the Mitsu 2.6. It was a plush little car and it talked to you! I've seen only a few other than his.1999 Chevy S10 / 2004 Merc Grand Marquis / 2012 Buick LaCrosse
fintail Posts: 34,523Chrysler had some fancy interiors then, I remember the button tufted leather in the period small and large NYers. I don't recall my uncle's car talking, maybe it had a digital dash - those were big then too. I can't remember the last time I saw one, although I want to say I have seen a Plymouth Caravelle relatively recently.
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Does anyone grow garlic? I'd like to try it but I've read that you shouldn't use garlic from the grocery store. So where do you get the garlic to plant? I'm not looking to do a lot, actually i would probably only plant 5 or 6 cloves. Any ideas? Thanks! |
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Garlic is VERY easy to grow... we get our heads at the CT Garlic Festival (coming up in October in Bethlehem), but I bet there are organic garlic farmers around you somewhere (not sure where you are in Mass). One of our favorite vendors at the CT Festival is Three Sisters, which is a Massachusetts farm. I think you "can" try grocery store garlic, but you'll do better buying garlic intended for planting. In know our Agway carries it in the fall... maybe check a farming supply or nursery? (Or come to Bethlehem in October - it's a lot of fun! ;) |
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I just ordered my garlic yesterday! I've been growing it for about three years, and it is fairly easy. To me, the hardest part is knowing when to harvest it (which is something I *always* have trouble with in regard to underground crops!) I get mine from Territorial Seed, mostly because they carry a very early variety, one that can be harvested in late May or early June. I have very limited sun, and need to get the garlic out asap so I can put in my tomatoes. I don't know if you could just get five or six cloves though... I would suggest going to a local farmer/farmers market/farm stand to see about buying one bulb, but I don't know what needs to be done to make it ready for planting, if anything. Good luck! |
I've grown all our garlic for enough years that I can't remember how long it's been. Typically garlic for planting is left in the ground a bit longer and the bulb isn't as tight - the head has opened up a bit in the center. However, I've planted garlic that hasn't been treated that way and it has been just fine. So you can order garlic from a seed catalogue (I originally got mine from Johnny's Select seeds, though now I just replant some of my own cloves) or a farmer's market. Usually grocery store garlic is from a much warmer zone and won't grow here, and it may have been treated with an anti-sprouting chemical. You will want to plant the largest cloves to get the biggest heads of garlic. I usually plant in mid to late October in order to get good root growth without top growth. I use a planter that DH made and add several inches of mulch over the planted cloves. Regular water and good soil are key to getting good sized heads next summer. Onion and garlic planter |
- Posted by muffin1358 6/MA (My Page) on Fri, Sep 27, 13 at 20:31
Thank you for the replies! A Garlic Festival?! That looks fun....but too far. I will need to visit some local farms in my garlic quest. Does anybody recommend a particular variety? Oh, and I plan on planting in a container...only a handful of cloves. How big should the container be? |
I tried growing it the past couple years. I bought my garlic at the Farmers Market at Russells Garden Center. Some guy in Sudbury grows garlic and sells it at Russells. I think it was some type of German Hardneck. I was never thrilled with my garlic harvest. I'd get about 4 cloves per head. But I did love harvesting all the scapes earlier in the summer. So I've given up trying to grow my own. I figured my location wasn't sunny enough. But maybe it's that I never watered them? Who knows. Babs has a good point - you want to plant your biggest cloves to get your biggest heads of garlic. You plant the cloves 6" apart. So that would dictate the size of your container. I had a 2' x 4' raised bed so I planted 32 cloves. |
I would also plan to mulch the surface of the container well and put something around the outside to keep it from freeze/thaw cycles such as a double layer of bubble wrap, or else get one of those extruded foam containers if you don't already have the container. It doesn't matter so much if the container is frozen or thawed, but the frequent cycling of freeze and thaw would disrupt the garlic's root development as the soil moved, and they might even be heaved out. |
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Hmm...I'll have to keep an eye out for these! |
- Posted by bostongardens z6 MA (My Page) on Sun, Sep 29, 13 at 17:21
We were delighted to receive an event posting for a Garlic and Arts Festival taking place on Oct. 5-6 in Orange, Massachusetts. Included are demos on "Learn to grow garlic." Take a look if you have an opportunity, under Oct.5-6. There are also many other events which may be of interest. ~ Hilda |
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- Posted by Persimmons 6b Southern Mass (My Page) on Thu, Oct 24, 13 at 22:42
Well, I /did/ grow my garlic from grocery store garlic this year, and I'm delighted to have about 60 sprouts popping up throughout my garden bed right now. Contrary to what people say, it DOES grow! I guess I won't be able to judge to quality until spring time! |
- Posted by diggingthedirt CapeCod Zone7ish (My Page) on Sat, Oct 26, 13 at 11:00
I haven't grown garlic, but I have to wonder if harvesting the scapes has a negative impact on the eventual size of the bulbs. The scapes, or leaves, are how the plant feeds itself, so I'd guess that you'd need to be pretty conservative about that if you were after large bulbs. Maybe I'll give this a try this year. I have a lot of wood ash from our occasional firepit use, and that's supposed to be good for root development. My small raised bed is full of spent basil and volunteer cherry tomato plants, so I could plunk in some good-sized cloves from the grocery store. Not much to lose! |
DTD, interesting point about the scapes. My thinking was just the opposite - I harvested all my scapes because I thought this would put energy into the bulb, and not into making seeds. I left the leaves, just cut the scapes. Hmmm. I wonder if anyone more knowledgeable/experienced can comment on this issue? Dee |
The scapes are the flower stems, not the leaves, so removing them increases the energy that goes into the bulb since the plant isn't forming bulblets up where the flower was. I usually don't get the timing right on cutting the scapes (or perhaps my hardneck garlic doesn't have as tender scapes) but when I have tried stir-frying them, they have been fairly chewy and fibrous. Every year I tell myself I will cut them the minute they appear, and every summer, I cut them too late to be particularly palatable. |
I've had wonderful luck with garlic using hard neck garlic that I have bought locally (expect to pay about $2.50 per bulb which you separate into cloves to plant). A local market farmer near Concord planted his garlic last weekend. Should have done mine because today is overcast, breezy and I didn't feel like working outside so did inside chores instead. My bulbs grow large which I think is because of soil fertility. The bulbs nearest the grass/edge of the bed, aren't quite as large. The tip I use about harvesting the scapes is to cut them before they make a second circle. NHbabs, you might be waiting too long. It's really best to cut them when they before they complete the first circle. IF you miss one, the next signal is when the scape straightens out. That means it's time to dig the garlic. I'm pretty sure I dug mine mid-July. When the leaves are starting to brown, it's time to harvest. If you wait too long, the bulbs begin to split and they won't keep well. I like to chop in small pieces for omelets and love garlic scape hummus. I use scapes like garlic. I've seen a recipe for pickled scapes which are supposed to be like dilly beans but haven't tried the recipe. |
- Posted by Persimmons 6b Southern Mass (My Page) on Tue, Nov 12, 13 at 15:54
Bumping this subject back up the forum~ Here's a shot of my garden from when I was home this weekend. You can see the garlic I've planted sprouting out of the beds (looks like chives). I think I planted them all too early (Oct 5th) for my zone (6B southern Mass) but this is my first year growing garlic so any growth is awesome, to me. I want to pull one, out of curiosity, to see how developed the root systems have grown before the frost beings setting on this month. Then, that's one less garlic bulb to delight me in the spring time... Anybody else growing garlic and have shots of the growth? What are your tips for growing the biggest, tastiest bulbs? |
- Posted by carol6ma_7ari zones 6 %26 7a (My Page) on Tue, Nov 12, 13 at 17:00
Your garlic will do just fine! But mulch them deeply to keep those shoots from freezing while they go into sleep mode for the winter. By next May or so, you can gently pull back the mulch. As for how to grow big garlic bulbs, you must choose large bulbs/cloves to plant. Small cloves will produce small bulbs. There are many different varieties of garlic, many available for sale online, so do some research and buy large (NOT elephant) bulbs. |
- Posted by prairiemoon2 zone 6a/MA (My Page) on Tue, Nov 12, 13 at 18:51
I haven't planted mine yet. I forgot. I bought some and left it in the refrigerator. I just saw Dee mention on another post that she knew she should have taken them out of the refrigerator and put them on the counter, and that is just what I did today. (g) I do have raised beds with thick layers of leaves on them, so I shouldn't have any trouble planting them when it warms up toward the end of the week. I didn't order garlic, I bought organic bulbs at the grocery store and maybe it will work, maybe it won't. Persimmons, looks like you are going to have a lot of garlic if they all come up. This crazy weather, when it stays so warm so late, it's hard to figure when you should do it some years. |
I just planted my garlic this weekend, about 2 weeks later than usual. I try to plant it late enough that the greens don't sprout too far above the mulch since I know that those greens will all freeze in a short time, but early enough so that the roots can grow and the sprouts get started. That way they are ready to take off in spring. I know my MIL likes seeing those sprouts in the fall, but we've never done a comparison of the results, and my results are quite variable dependent on the weather from year to year, so I honestly don't know if it makes any difference. Anyway, I can take a photo of the bed later in the week if you'd like, Persimmons, but it won't look much different than a mulched bed. |
LOL, PM2, I was just thinking about my garlic again! I was outside gathering some acorns for a friend's project, and once again thought about planting my garlic. Too damn cold today! Brrrr! I think it is supposed to warm up by Friday, so I will plant it then. Like nhbabs says, its really a balancing act to decide when to plant! I'm not too worried. An organic farmer down the street from me always plants his garlic in November, near the end of the month. He has more than once told me I plant mine too soon - and I try to tell him that I have an early variety, that is harvested in May and June, and that the place I buy it from says to plant in October. I am rather feeble in my protestations - me telling a farmer who has done this professionally for decades and whose farm is 150 years old that I know better than he does, lol. So, for the other, late-harvested variety I am trying for the first time, I think I still have plenty of time to plant. And for the one that is "supposed to be" planted in October? Well, it was so warm here, and like Persimmons, the last year or two I've had pretty substantial growth in fall with my (early) garlic, so I am not too worried about waiting this long to plant. When I get that growth, Persimmons, I mulch very deeply with leaves. I have lost lots of that growth come spring, but I still manage to get a good harvest. Dee |
- Posted by prairiemoon2 zone 6a/MA (My Page) on Wed, Nov 13, 13 at 17:02
Dee, I walked by my Mums in pots looking all brown and spent on the way in the house today and thought I should plant those, and rushed in the house thinking it was too cold and thought of the garlic and figure maybe Friday it will be warm enough to do that and I walked in the house and saw your post. lol Garlic is still on the counter! Babs, it's been so warm this year, that you may be right on time. :-) I am pretty sure I saw a post on the Vegetable forum lately where an experienced gardener was saying that regardless of when he planted, even in December and as late as March, he still had great garlic harvests, so that made me think I didn't have to worry about it too much. |
- Posted by Persimmons 6b Southern Mass (My Page) on Fri, Nov 15, 13 at 14:21
Mulch deeply-- got it. I've got about a 1-3 leaf thick layer of mulch on there, I've been trying to use a mix of fallen leaves and humus to mulch everything over. Would it be too acidic if I applied pine needles, too? Should I just stick to the Dutch Elm leaves that are scattered around my yard? |
Got half my garlic planted today! Planted the early stuff - Chinese Pink. Will do the late garlic later this weekend. Such a beautiful day today! Persimmons, I don't know about the pine needles - no experience with them. I always use (mostly) oak leaves as mulch because that's what I have available. I tend to think the pine needles wouldn't hurt the garlic but maybe someone with more garlic-growing experience can answer for you. Dee |
- Posted by prairiemoon2 zone 6a/MA (My Page) on Fri, Nov 15, 13 at 20:10
I can't answer your question either, Persimmons, sorry. If you don't get an answer here, try the Soil forum. Dee, good for you, you beat me to it! Mine are going in tomorrow. :-) |
Pine needles' pH is in the same range as other leaves, and shouldn't have any major effect on the pH of your soil from reading research and from my observations in my garden. We have fairly acid soil in most parts of New England, so if you are concerned about your soil pH in general, take a soil sample to whomever does soil testing in MA, such as a large land grant university or cooperative extension. I usually add wood ash each fall from our woodstove (I am careful when starting the stove not to use printed paper that might have inks with heavy metals, only soy-based inks) to mellow out the soil a bit in the veggie garden. In perennial beds I just stick with plants that are content with our acid soil. Pine needles mixed in with your leaves might be better since they tend not to mat and so you'll have fluffier, more insulating mulch. |
- Posted by Persimmons 6b Southern Mass (My Page) on Wed, Nov 20, 13 at 21:22
Thanks for the information about pine needles. I'm going to scoop them from my neighbor's yard (she usually just leaves them in bags to be taken to the dump!) |
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I would go through an agency just because there's so much potential for something to go wrong, and with international laws, so much mess if things do go wrong. If you're trying to help the girl find summer employment, you could check with a daycare center or pre-school, put the word out with your friends, or even call the high school to see if they've fielded calls from parents looking for summer sitters. Of course, that tends to make you a little bit responsible for finding a 'nice' family to au pair for... |
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My Lonicera sempervirens is heavily infested with blue-grey aphids. They're mostly on the flower buds. The same ones appeared last year in the same way. Since the Honeysuckle is about to bloom I hate to see that spoiled. I've doused it with Safer Insecticidal Soap. I think that will have an effect, I don't plan to use the stronger stuff unless I have to. |
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- Posted by hummersteve 6 (My Page) on Mon, Apr 23, 12 at 22:20
Yes they hit my honeysuckle every year. If you can get to them early before they get a big hold on the vine it will help. You can take a hose and blast some of them off but I also use a product called neem oil. It is an oil that smothers them and does other things to them . They dont die right away but they forget to eat and breed . They also like to hide in the closed cluster leaves. Heres another story. A few years ago I had salvia subrotunda that was infested with aphids and it was a pathetic looking thing hanging all limp. When I went to pull it out of ground I saw this ladybug on it, so I decided to leave alone for a few days and each day I would go out and watch her work. I had heard people say what this bug can do. She was one busy bug over and under each leaf. Anyway that plant turned out to be the largest and healthiest plant in my garden. |
Thanks hummersteve, I'll look into the neem oil. As for hosing them, it's so early I haven't even taken the garden hose out of the garage. |
I had aphides real bad a couple of years ago on my rose of sharon and I bought a bag of like 500 or so lady bugs, let my kids release them at the bottom of the plant...the aphids were gone in a couple of weeks and my kids really enjoyed it. The nursery where I bought them said the lady bug larvae eat more aphids than the full grown lady bugs. |
- Posted by perennialfan273 zone 5 (My Page) on Mon, May 14, 12 at 1:17
Hey Dave check out the site I have listed below. It has recipes for natural methods of controlling insects. I had a problem with aphids last year so I used the orange peel spray recipe on their site. Within a week or so, they were gone. Insecticidal soap is better, but it's not 100% safe for birds. However, I can honestly say that a little bit of orange peel isn't going to hurt anything (except maybe the insects!). ghorganics.com |
Two applications of insecticidal soap and one of homemade citrus spray seem to have destroyed all aphids. The vine looks a bit shabby but nevertheless the first bloom is coming along fine... |
After a resurgence of aphids on almost every cluster, I cut the vine back to a few inches. Lots of growing season left...... |
- Posted by hummersteve 6 (My Page) on Sun, Jun 10, 12 at 13:02
Early this year in march when we had all this summer like weather my goldflame was infested badly with aphids. So knowing we had plenty of season left I cut it back and removed every leaf on it not taking a chance of any hidden eggs. Now it has leafed beautifully and clusters are starting to open and I havent found a single evidence of aphids. This method is not 100% sometimes they can re infest but this time it seems to have worked. |
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