2018 Garden Thread

[snagged in outlet 3]

On ‎5‎/‎3‎/‎2018 at 9:52 AM, fishinwrench said:

Green thumb related...

Sugarbritches decides that she wants this little tree moved from across the road to the front yard.  Didn't look like a big deal, and I'm always looking to rack up some brownie points, so I said "Sure Babe, I'll dig it up this evening".    So after 2 carb jobs, a gearcase rebuild, and a complete service on a 115 Merc 4-stroke and the toon it was hanging on I grabbed a sharp-shooter and waded into Ticktown to uproot this little MF'er.  

Well who knew that the root system on such a "sprout" was going to be 3 times the size of the tree?   And since I can't even drive a tent stake anywhere on my property it wasn't long until I was ready to bail on this promised project.   So as I'm standing there with sore hand bones, seed ticks crawling towards my balls, and knowing that once this little POS was unearthed I still had yet another hole to dig in the yard to plant it,  I thought "this is rediculous, I have a badass 4x4 and a tow strap....just get the stupid tree for crying out loud".  So I loosened up the dirt/rocks, threw 3 half hitches around the base with the tow strap, hit the 4Low button and gave it the old country boy tug.

Well, the strap skinned the bark off the tree pretty good, but by God I finished the job.   The Princess is NOT very happy. 😒

Do you think it will live ?

Well?  Your funding may run dry without a picture of this dead tree and a full write up.

[fishinwrench]

30 minutes ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

Well?  Your funding may run dry without a picture of this dead tree and a full write up.

Didn't figure there were many here that wanted daily reports.  

The buds are darkening....but then so are all the other wild and undisturbed trees.   No leaves dying yet.   

[snagged in outlet 3]

What if it lives??!!

You could be an MDC Biologist.

[fishinwrench]

Naw, between my REAL JOB and handful of hobbies I don't have time to play sandbox games like that.

[snagged in outlet 3]

I hope that thing thrives.

[fishinwrench]

It has been suggested that I wrap over the missing bark with something like an old bicycle inner tube.   

Do we have it in the budget for that ?

[snagged in outlet 3]

You gotta mountain bike.  Your dedicated and live for the outdoors as a new biologist........donate it for the sake of research and your project. 

[BilletHead]

       Herbs,

                Sure like growing my own .  We have oregano, Mexican oregano , sage and thyme that overwinters just fine. Thyme is looking sparse this year and I will plant a new batch this year. Like rosemary and grow it every year in pots. Tried to overwinter it in the ground but it did not make it. My sister in the Bentonville Ar. area does hers and she said it is like a bush growing crazy.   We also do standard green basil and the purple variety too. So this Spring (Did we even have a Spring?) the standard oregano is going like gangbusters. Every couple of years we dehydrate the oregano, every year basil and rosemary. Right now the dehydrator is on and running overtime drying the oregano,

  The patch I will be trimming and dehydrator full again as soon as this bunch is dry. Another batch is done and a jar will be full soon,    Of course fresh is best but there will be ample dried for winter and when a recipe calls for dried,

BilletHead

 

[tho1mas]

BH - it is hard to beat fresh dried oregano.

My little garden is full (lettuce, onions, peppers, broccoli,spinach, cucumbers and tomatoes. This picture was taken after the first picking for spinach-lettuce salad. So far it is doing pretty good with some help from the well water.

Oh, and notice all of the walnut tree shade I have to contend with every year. 

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[BilletHead]

21 minutes ago, tho1mas said:

BH - it is hard to beat fresh dried oregano.

My little garden is full (lettuce, onions, peppers, broccoli,spinach, cucumbers and tomatoes. This picture was taken after the first picking for spinach-lettuce salad. So far it is doing pretty good with some help from the well water.

Oh, and notice all of the walnut tree shade I have to contend with every year. 

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           Looks good Tho1mas!  We have the same problem with Walnut trees. We understand buyers don't want them out of the yard but We want them gone. Think in our 2 acre farmette we have twenty. REA wants some out too near the primary along the road and one span in the yard. Said they would take care of them. Now to find someone to get the rest. I would like to see all replaced with chestnuts. By the time they shade the garden I should be gone from this world and someone else can contend with the trees.  We are eating lettuce until we cannot eat any more. Pat is taking it to work and if anyone comes down the dirt road and I can stop them they get some too. Best planting we have ever had,

    BilletHead