LocktownDog
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A repeat of last year?!
Oh geez! Get the greenhouse.[huh]
Can't be as bad as last year. Can't be.
A repeat of last year?!
Oh geez! Get the greenhouse.[huh]
Can't be as bad as last year. Can't be.
The peach and apricot require different care believe it or not. A friend of mine killed the apricot by using suphur spray or copper spray on it. I forget which. :eusa_doh:
You mean to tell me you soiled good tequila by mixing it with grapefruit juice?!
Yup Sulfur, I have written in large letters on my spray chart "NO SULFUR ON APRICOTS". Only captan or copper, but not too much copper because it can build in the soil below and kill earthworms. So I've read.
No snow after all, thank goodness. Unfortunately the temps dropped down to 22F last night and killed half of my seedlings. They were all covered, but the cold was just too much. I really shouldn't put anything into the garden beds until at least Mother's Day each year.
Maybe I'll move 2 hours west to Sac-town. Far more temperate.
Florida can be tough for gardening!
I'll ponder this statement while hitting my head on the desk.
:rofl: That was sort of my thought when I read it.
:rofl: That was sort of my thought when I read it.
Hehe, I see your point.
It can be tricky because there are so many things I want to grow that don't do well here. Our spring, at least where I am in SWFL, is nonexistent. It's been summer for quite a while already! Makes for weird seasons. Also, it seems that the only things available at the local nurseries is landscaping stuff. I'm all for a pretty yard, but honestly, I'm sick to death of palms and grasses. I want hydrangeas, and roses and herbs and veggies. The sun beats them to death.
Ah, now that you put it that way, you need to get your plants through the mail. There are tons of catalogs that have plants that will do well in your area. For one---www.vintagegardens.com . They have both roses and hydrangeas. I visit them every year in May when they have their open garden days.
I have considered that, and thanks for the link! I hadn't run across that one yet... I know hydrangeas are a serious challenge here, as the sun wilts them like mad, but I am ready to overcome it. They are my absolute favorite.
I live in a historic neighborhood, so I feel that a vintage yard would be really stunning. Most of my neighbors have the typical Florida yard, which frankly, I don't find all that attractive. I do have a couple of spectacular cacti (one is night-flowering right now, actually) but otherwise I want a pretty, "Southern" yard or a crazy cottage garden.
Thanks, James! Very neat. How do you use it, just spray it on?
I also have to find some more bird netting to keep the birds and squirrels(furry tailed rats) from stealing all of my grape crop like they did last year.:eusa_doh:
I have had a time getting my okra to come up.
Too much durn rain and cool weather!!!!
The tomatoes, peppers, squash and cucumbers are doing great.