[Ag-eq] Gardens

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Tracy:

I put it on both, don't know if that was right, but I did it.

We do get tornados here, but haven't had one in a while.

Nella

Quoting Tracy Carcione via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>:

> I thought one put the DE on the soil around the plants, not on the plants
> themselves.
>
> Are you in tornado country?  I worry about you when I hear about tornadoes
> in Misouri, but maybe they don't wander down by you?
> Tracy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ag-eq [mailto:ag-eq-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nella Foster via
> Ag-eq
> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2015 11:01 AM
> To: Agricultural and Equestrean Division List
> Cc: nfoster at extremezone.com
> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Gardens
>
>
> Tracy:
>
> I put DE on the plants; it keeps getting washed off by all the rain.
>
> Your garden sounds nice.
>
> We're just having a wetter than usual spring and summer and everyone is
> having trouble with their gardens.
>
> I love blue berries.
>
> Nella
> Quoting Tracy Carcione via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>:
>
> > Hi Nella.
> > Sprinkling diatomaceous earth around plants is supposed to discourage
> > worms and slugs from getting on your cabbage.  It's made of tiny
> > ground-up shells, and it cuts the worms' soft bodies.  Or so I've
> > read.  It's not cheap, but a little goes a good way, I think.
> >
> > My tomatoes are doing well.  I could have some cherry tomatoes in a
> > couple weeks, which is early here.  My tomato seeds didn't come up at
> > all, so I bought some heirloom plants from a CSA I know.  They're really
> nice.
> > I was just about to get some lettuce and spinach, then I went away for
> > a week, and, when I came back, Mr. Groundhog had paid me a visit and
> > munched all my greens down to the ground.  Or maybe it was
> > rabbits--some nibbling varmint.  I renewed the groundhog spray, and so
> > far, so good, but maybe they're waiting for some new growth before
> striking again.
> > I'm getting garlic scapes, which I better harvest soon.
> > I'm getting good turnips, which I also better harvest soon.
> > I've already had a big oregano harvest, and can soon have another.
> > Mr. Groundhog also chomped my coreopsis, but it's recovering, and the
> > other flowers are doing well, though I have this horrible wild morning
> > glory trying to strangle some of them.
> > The apple tree has lots of little apples, and the blueberry in the
> > sunny location has lots of berries.  I've even gotten some
> > strawberries before the squirrels did.  And the fig survived the
> > winter, though it's getting a slow start.  Not helped by me running
> > over one of its new branches with the lawnmower.
> > And I got poison ivy last weekend, weeding in the yard.  Yeck.
> > Tracy
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ag-eq [mailto:ag-eq-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nella
> > Foster via Ag-eq
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2015 1:33 PM
> > To: Agricultural and Equestrean Division List
> > Cc: nfoster at extremezone.com
> > Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Donkeys: was "caring for Minnies"
> >
> > Jody:
> >
> > Peacocks are quite expensive here and I'm told that they tend to
> > wander.  I don't know if that's true, I've just heard it from a couple
> > of people.  They are beautiful, but I don't care for the sound.
> >
> > I actually love the sound of a rooster, but my neighbors might not
> > feel the same.
> >
> > I also love the sound of baying hounds, but I'm sure my neighbors
> > wouldn't apppreciate it.
> >
> > What breeds are the new hens?
> >
> > My garden isn't doing very well this year either.  Some type of worm
> > got on the cabbage and it has been to wet for the lettuce.  The
> > tomatos and peppers seem to be growing in slow motion.  I have gotten
> > 2 ripe yellow pear tomatoes so far.  I had beautiful chinese cabbage,
> > but the red and green cabbage seems to have come to a stop.  The
> > cucumbers are vining and have blossoms, but the squash is in slow motion.
> All the herbs and flowers I planted are thriving.
> >
> > What is everyone else up to?
> >
> > Nella
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Quoting Jody Ianuzzi via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>:
> >
> > > We have peacocks, donkeys, roosters and cattle in our neighborhood.
> > >
> > > The first time I heard the peacocks I thought it was a woman calling
> > > for help.  Now I love the sound and I wonder about getting some
> > > peacocks for the farm.  I want some ducks but we have to build a
> > > shelter
> > first.
> > >
> > > I have no desire for a rooster.  The closest rooster is a half mile
> > > away and that is loud enough.  The donkey sounds are delightful but
> > > I think I would prefer a female if the males are louder.
> > >
> > > We have seven chickens.  The new ones are Laverne and Shirley and
> > > Lucy and Ethel.  The older chickens and the new ones get along but
> > > keep
> > separate.
> > >
> > > Jewel, have you gotten any more rabbits?  I was so sorry to hear
> > > about
> > Peter.
> > >  I have heard that rabbits can die of fright.  Consider how often
> > > they are afrid it isn't a very good survival characteristic.
> > >
> > > I probably shouldn't admit it but my garden is a total disaster this
> year.
> > > The rabbits got my tomatoe and pepper plants and my bean sprouts and
> > > the weeds are taking over.  I decided the garden is just too big to
> > > manage and next time I will have a much smaller garden with quality
> > > not quanty.  I will put up a rabbit fence and grow the limited
> > > things we
> > like best.
> > >
> > > It is good to hear from everyone, the list has been so quiet.
> > >
> > > JODY 🐺
> > > thunderwalker321 at gmail.com
> > >
> > > "There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes."
> > > DOCTOR WHO (Tom Baker)
> > >
> > > > On Jun 16, 2015, at 11:45 PM, Jewel via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > The Gore District Council published a directive advising its
> > > > ratepayers
> > > what animals they could, or
> > > > could not, keep on residential properties;  amongst the "thou
> > > > shalt not
> > > keep" were roosters, while,
> > > > on the other hand, amongst the "thou mayest keep" were donkeys!
> > > > I could not help but wonder how many of these desk-flying bozos
> > > > had ever
> > > lived within a mile of a
> > > > property on which donkeys resided!
> > > >
> > > >        Jewel
> > > >
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