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Post by desertwoman on Jun 8, 2015 12:54:55 GMT -5
I'm tired just viewing it!
Looks great tbird. I just moved a couple of kale sprouts, a few days ago. They're dong fine and it's been n the 80's/
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Post by farmerkevin on Jun 8, 2015 13:03:42 GMT -5
Tbird, your paradise looks wonderful!
All I did was hula ho around cactus, and spread mulch until I ran out. House is in escrow, not sure what's going on (discrepancy on permanent foundation or not) so I don't really want to get more mulch. On one hand the house is mine until escrow closes. I still feel compelled to take care of things haha
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Post by claude on Jun 8, 2015 14:07:34 GMT -5
Pea., did you ever try bamboo gloves? They are cool, because they allow air movement, wear like IRON, you can wash and dry. I air dry and they will last me the entire season. $8.00 they have the word Ace that looks like a triangle on the top of the hand. I got mine on Amazon . They are lightweight, you can "feel" with them on. Normally, my fingertips go thru the index. Finger..not these..
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Post by tbird on Jun 8, 2015 14:22:37 GMT -5
I also weeded and mulched this area: but - it seemed to be looking a bit better last month! Alot of the flowers looked better when transplanted than now....one I fear is all the way dead! The earth is so inhospitable, that it squeezes them out slowly, like your body pushing out a foreign object over time. it was really bizarre!!! somewhat frightening, in a sci fi kinda way!! I was willing to believe that I erred in the transplanting, but then I found a tulip bulb coming up! I planted that 2-3 years ago, I am sure I did 6" down and have not seen the bulb since and there it is, poking up!
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Post by tbird on Jun 8, 2015 14:50:39 GMT -5
this is my lone zucchini sprout....I left a few lemonbalm volunteers around, in case the confuse any squash pests with their scent! Maybe I should plant another one? this one is in that relatively hard clay soil I liberated the chard and kale from. Will the big zucchini push it's way through? I pulled up all the weeds in the area, and put down some fresh comfrey leaves, overwhich I put brown paper and then the wood mulch. I also think I did this area with comfrey leaves right before winter came on, So - fertility-wise, the area should be good, but I've noticed some plants just stay stunted in the hard soil....
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Post by brownrexx on Jun 8, 2015 15:26:17 GMT -5
I would wait a couple of weeks to plant another zucchini so that when the SVB's get the first one (and they ALWAYS do), the second one will still be growing. It may take 6 weeks after infection for a plant to die completely.
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Post by lisaann on Jun 8, 2015 17:30:30 GMT -5
Tbird!
You have really turned your gardens around! I was admiring your pics and REMEMERBERING the earlier pics.
Holy Cow!
You should be VERY pleased with your efforts! I love it all! I can see you out there admiring all your hard work!
Those pics really make me smile!
Thanks for sharing...............And hugs to you!
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Post by Mumsey on Jun 8, 2015 17:53:14 GMT -5
Tbird, looks great! You have come a long way, that's what determination does! You must be a DAMP person like me, Determined, Ambitious, Motivated and Persistent!
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Post by tbird on Jun 10, 2015 6:45:52 GMT -5
Thanks All! Yesterday morning I was naughty, and did this path area. The 3 plants against the bed are my sage that I planted from seed this January, after my sage died in those polar vorti a few years ago: ETA: You can only see 2, because the garden pup is in the way! You can see how happy he is on garden time! I call it naughty because I was very late for work, lol!
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Post by tbird on Jun 10, 2015 7:09:41 GMT -5
that bindweed is incredible!
I pulled it all up in the tom, as deep as I could get to it without digging up the bed. Then put on the pine chips very thickly, maybe up to 3-4 inches in some spots. It only took a few days for it start popping through. Every day there are 3-4 sprigs suddenly emerged, and they are 3-4" tall!
I did not put the brown paper down before the chips, but I guess I will plan to do that next year. I've really been on top of that bindweed this year, pulling it up nearly daily.....but it is not so easy to dispatch.
clearly, this mulch is ineffective for that purpose. If I didn't weed for 2 weeks, the entire bed would be a riot of bindweed, bringing down the tom toms!
At the very least - the mulch does make their emergence very visible. I will have to keep up on it daily!
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Post by brownrexx on Jun 10, 2015 7:44:54 GMT -5
According to an article by OG, don't even bother trying to pull it up.
They say to just keep cutting it off at ground level and eventually it will starve the roots but you have to be diligent with this.
They also said that the seeds can remain viable in the soil for 30 years so NEVER let it go to seed!
Glad I don't have this problem.
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Post by claude on Jun 10, 2015 8:05:03 GMT -5
That's why I use cardboard under the mulch in certain gardens. Sometimes MONTHS later I'll move the mulch and there will be feet of that stuff..all white because of lack of sunlight waiting for a spot of sunshine..it's easy to pull out..what a pia.
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Post by datgirl on Jun 10, 2015 8:08:36 GMT -5
I agree. It pops up overnight in my garden too.
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Post by desertwoman on Jun 10, 2015 9:26:45 GMT -5
Bindweed roots go down 20-30 feet!! Seed is viable for 30-50 years!!
Pulling is ineffective. As brown said, just cutting it at ground level will work, but you have to be diligent (don't go more than a 1-2 weeks between clippings) and it will take a few years to get it under control.
As I have posted before, there are bindweed mites that work well, but not every state has a program that gives access to them. Check with your county extension, or university ag center. The mites have been very effective for me.
You will never eradicate bindweed, no matter what method you use. Only get it under control.
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Post by OregonRed on Jun 10, 2015 10:08:27 GMT -5
im finding wild perselane to be impossible too, no matter if I cover it with a cinder block full of soil, cardboard and bark dust - and it doesn't pull easy - it just breaks
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