Last night a wind storm swept in but this time the tree flowers made
it, sheltered by the house. 50mph gusts. Some around me were not so
lucky, sadly.
Green houses tipped over it not anchored but we were fine. We ran
ropes through the 6 cinderblocks we mounted it on, then anchored those
to the structure. It's solid. Virginia Beach is hurricane terratory
though it's mostly near misses.
Last night a wind storm swept in but this time the tree
flowers made
it, sheltered by the house. 50mph gusts. Some around me
were not so lucky, sadly.
Green houses tipped over it not anchored but we were fine.
We ran ropes through the 6 cinderblocks we mounted it on,
then anchored those
to the structure. It's solid. Virginia Beach is
hurricane terratory though it's mostly near misses.
Nyssa, who finds it frustrating sometimes to be a
gardener, but is bored out of her mind if she skips
the growing season
cshenk wrote:
Last night a wind storm swept in but this time the tree
flowers made
it, sheltered by the house. 50mph gusts. Some around me
were not so lucky, sadly.
Green houses tipped over it not anchored but we were fine.
We ran ropes through the 6 cinderblocks we mounted it on,
then anchored those
to the structure. It's solid. Virginia Beach is
hurricane terratory though it's mostly near misses.
It got awfully windy here too. I've been postponing setting
out my lettuce and vinca plants, but they're getting crowded
inside under the plant light.
From this morning's weather radio forecast, it sounds like
we're going to be dumped directly into summer next week
with temps going into the 80s. Who wants to bet those
poor lettuce plants will go directly to seed )do not
pass go, do not collect $200)?
Nyssa, who finds it frustrating sometimes to be a
gardener, but is bored out of her mind if she skips
the growing season
cshenk wrote:
Last night a wind storm swept in but this time the tree flowers made
it, sheltered by the house. 50mph gusts. Some around me were not
so lucky, sadly.
Green houses tipped over it not anchored but we were fine. We ran
ropes through the 6 cinderblocks we mounted it on, then anchored
those to the structure. It's solid. Virginia Beach is hurricane
terratory though it's mostly near misses.
the winds were here some but nothing too major for us.
knocked some power out for about 90,000 people for our
power company, but they're down to about 20,000 this
morning.
nice sunny but breezy day today. chances of rain
again tonight and later this week for several days.
pretty much a normal spring season so far, which is ok
with me.
songbird
Nyssa wrote:
...
Nyssa, who finds it frustrating sometimes to be a
gardener, but is bored out of her mind if she skips
the growing season
i would rather garden than go to a gym. in terms of
production i've found out what does work for us and i
try not to grow too many other things until i know they
work out.
since Mom is pretty picky about her lettuces i don't
even bother trying to grow those any more - i'd rather
have more beans anyways! :)
songbird
Planting seems about May for you?
Nyssa wrote:
cshenk wrote:
Last night a wind storm swept in but this time the tree
flowers made
it, sheltered by the house. 50mph gusts. Some around
me were not so lucky, sadly.
Green houses tipped over it not anchored but we were
fine.
We ran ropes through the 6 cinderblocks we mounted it
on,
then anchored those
to the structure. It's solid. Virginia Beach is
hurricane terratory though it's mostly near misses.
It got awfully windy here too. I've been postponing
setting out my lettuce and vinca plants, but they're
getting crowded inside under the plant light.
Figured so. MSN is recapping our tornado warnings.
Nothing happened this but about a yeat ago one of our more
affluent neighborhoods got hit hard.
From this morning's weather radio forecast, it sounds
like we're going to be dumped directly into summer next
week with temps going into the 80s. Who wants to bet
those poor lettuce plants will go directly to seed )do
not pass go, do not collect $200)?
i put mine in partial shade. The nice thing about a
container garden is you can move it around 8-)
Nyssa, who finds it frustrating sometimes to be a
gardener, but is bored out of her mind if she skips
the growing season
I'm having fun! Post retirement leaves me time for such.
I'm even
sprouted seeds inside. Delicata squash did really well.
They are 5inches tall already!
Nyssa wrote:
...
Nyssa, who finds it frustrating sometimes to be a
gardener, but is bored out of her mind if she skips
the growing season
i would rather garden than go to a gym. in terms of
production i've found out what does work for us and i
try not to grow too many other things until i know they
work out.
since Mom is pretty picky about her lettuces i don't
even bother trying to grow those any more - i'd rather
have more beans anyways! :)
songbird
I love green beans, but they just are a pot-worthy
item. Sure I could grow a plant or two, but that wouldn't
get me much at a time to fill the cooking pot. When I
had my backyard-in-the-ground garden, I'd grow two rows
and be able to pick a potful every other day in season.
I *really* miss that.
songbird wrote:
Nyssa wrote:
...
Nyssa, who finds it frustrating sometimes to be a
gardener, but is bored out of her mind if she skips
the growing season
i would rather garden than go to a gym. in terms of
production i've found out what does work for us and i
try not to grow too many other things until i know they
work out.
since Mom is pretty picky about her lettuces i don't
even bother trying to grow those any more - i'd rather
have more beans anyways! :)
songbird
I've got three flavors of lettuce going: New Red Fire,
Tom Thumb, and Summertime. I've found the New Red Fire,
a leaf lettuce, to be the most dependable in these parts.
I use them all as leaf lettuce since waiting for them
to head up before the hot weather (even putting the
pots into the shady areas isn't a guarantee) gets me
a nice selection for sandwiches and salads.
I love green beans, but they just are a pot-worthy
item. Sure I could grow a plant or two, but that wouldn't
get me much at a time to fill the cooking pot. When I
had my backyard-in-the-ground garden, I'd grow two rows
and be able to pick a potful every other day in season.
I really miss that.
I got the chairs out on the new deck this morning, but
it's turned windy again, so no more work outside today.
The pollen count makes it rough going too. Maybe tomorrow
will be better.
Nyssa, who is behind with the pot gardening by a few
weeks, but hopes to catch up Real Soon Now
On Sat, 13 Apr 2024 15:45:26 -0400, Nyssa <Nyssa@LogicalInsight.net>
wrote:
I love green beans, but they just are a pot-worthy
item. Sure I could grow a plant or two, but that wouldn't
get me much at a time to fill the cooking pot. When I
had my backyard-in-the-ground garden, I'd grow two rows
and be able to pick a potful every other day in season.
I *really* miss that.
Bush beans such as Blue Lake are very productive even when crowded. I
grow them in "flower" pots every years and often have so many planted
in a pot on the deck that it takes effort to look around in the
greenery to find all the beans.
On 2024-04-14, Boron Elgar wrote:
On Sat, 13 Apr 2024 15:45:26 -0400, Nyssa
<Nyssa@LogicalInsight.net> wrote:
I love green beans, but they just are a pot-worthy
item. Sure I could grow a plant or two, but that wouldn't
get me much at a time to fill the cooking pot. When I
had my backyard-in-the-ground garden, I'd grow two rows
and be able to pick a potful every other day in season.
I *really* miss that.
Bush beans such as Blue Lake are very productive even
when crowded. I grow them in "flower" pots every years
and often have so many planted in a pot on the deck that
it takes effort to look around in the greenery to find
all the beans.
Grew those last year, they did quite well (uh, after I
ignored the "soak
for a few hours" hint on the packet). Went with some pole
beans this year, so we'll see how that pans out ...
On 2024-04-14, Boron Elgar wrote:
On Sat, 13 Apr 2024 15:45:26 -0400, Nyssa <Nyssa@LogicalInsight.net>
wrote:
I love green beans, but they just are a pot-worthy
item. Sure I could grow a plant or two, but that wouldn't
get me much at a time to fill the cooking pot. When I
had my backyard-in-the-ground garden, I'd grow two rows
and be able to pick a potful every other day in season.
I really miss that.
Bush beans such as Blue Lake are very productive even when crowded.
I grow them in "flower" pots every years and often have so many
planted in a pot on the deck that it takes effort to look around in
the greenery to find all the beans.
Grew those last year, they did quite well (uh, after I ignored the
"soak for a few hours" hint on the packet). Went with some pole
beans this year, so we'll see how that pans out ...
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