What's Growing In Your Garden? Horticultural Science

[Turtle]

___Temperature 54 Deg F.: Barometer 29.9 Inches : Partly Sunny

___I made it out to the slope today to clear some more Ivy & Blackberry brambles. I started out to clear around a small dead Hazel, thinking if the Woodpeckers have access there's good bugs in there. After twenty minutes or so I made a spectacular find of an enormous stone. Of what I have uncovered it is a big as a Civic and I see there is considerably more of it yet overgrown. Whether it's bedrock or a boulder, this stone is happy to see Sunlight again.
___With the leaves down, it is a great view of the evergreens locations as well as all the way to the main channel of the Columbia. I like this slope more every day.

[Racoon]

Too bad it's landsliding away Turtle-san. Excellent thread by-the-by...

Lets refresh this thread....
What do you plan on putting in your Garden this Spring?

I am gonna try more Snowpeas.
Less Peppers, because I either don't use them, they get a blight, or they grow too late.

More Onions and Garlic. Get em' goin a little early..
Rotate the Tomatoes..

My Strawberries are finally maturing.. On their 3rd - 4th year...
Raspberries too. 2nd - 3rd year..

Looking to add a few good herbs!

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by Racoon

Too bad it's landsliding away Turtle-san. Excellent thread by-the-by...

Lets refresh this thread....
What do you plan on putting in your Garden this Spring?

___Oh well; I got some exercise out of it & communed with some ancient trees. Short & long of it is no one couldn't care less what I did for the woodlot & I'm gettin' the boot from these digs. I only planted some garlic in the yard garden & other than that I have the one Bonsai Cypress & a potted Lemon Verbina to go.
___Maybe now Racoon I'll get a chance to come over & see your botanicals. Sounds like the Rasberries will be great this year.
___What's everyone else growing fellow Hypographians?

[Racoon]

Originally Posted by Turtle

___ I have the one Bonsai Cypress & a potted Lemon Verbina to go.
___Maybe now Racoon I'll get a chance to come over & see your botanicals. Sounds like the Rasberries will be great this year.
___What's everyone else growing fellow Hypographians?

Anytime Turt!
Wait till things get going so I can give you a nice show.

The Rasberries are going hog wild! They're already starting to send up runners and get leaves. Hopefully I'll get some more berries this year in proportion to their size.

I need another Lemon Verbena, that you mention it.
Best smell in the world!!
My snow peas were kicking butt last year, my first year of trying them.
('cuz they're expensive to buy) But got a Rusty Blight and it just finished em'
Did get some nice crunchy ones though..

I'm gonna' add a few more herbs, and another Bonzai..
Which ones I don't know.
I may have to replace my parsley. Hopefully it makes it..

My green onions, in a container, are still going on the deck!
Surprised by that...

Gonna' get the Apple tree pruned soon too. Before Spring. It needs it!
Having a pro do it. its like 40 feet tall..

Still have the Bonzai Juniper Turtle gifted me. its doing great. The Bonzai Willow took a Nasty 15 foot spill off the deck . Its acting funny...

I could go on and on.....
I'm looking to make this a Great growing year!

How about ch' all???

[Turtle]

___The slope is on its own more-or-less, but I keep going down in the hope of finding the hand pruners I lost down there. The rains continue to soak the ground & the railroad has been re-grading the ditch along the tracks at the bottom. In the course of that they threw up a berm & it may be trapping water on my side.
___Whatever the ultimate causes, I found that a 50+ foot maple has fallen, roots & all, taking with it the crown of the only Western Red Cedar on the lot. I'm going back right now before the next storm system arrives in a few hours, and see if I can find the crown of the Cedar for a fine new walking stick.
___(Elevations above 1,000 feet expected to receive several feet of snow in the next few days & possibility of some reaching the valley floor.)

[TheBigDog]

Shannon... errr... Wife-Pooh errr... Pookie-Bear, is doing a garden with the neighbor again this year. We have a trey of seeds in the kitchen beginning the germination process by the back window. The broccoli is coming up strong. Variety of hot peppers too this year. And some sunflowers that promise to be 12 feet high! Plus some summer squash is planned. Tomatoes. And a whole section of herbs. Should make for some fine cooking!

Bill

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by TheBigDog

Shannon... errr... Wife-Pooh errr... Pookie-Bear, is doing a garden with the neighbor again this year. We have a trey of seeds in the kitchen beginning the germination process by the back window. The broccoli is coming up strong. Variety of hot peppers too this year. And some sunflowers that promise to be 12 feet high! Plus some summer squash is planned. Tomatoes. And a whole section of herbs. Should make for some fine cooking!

Bill

___If you see a turtle in the garden or near the back porch, it's just me. (Please don't make a pet of me. ) That is a great selection Pookie...err Ms. Bear. Keep us posted so we may garden vicariously.
___I did plant some decorative squash a few weeks ago; I just buried the whole little fella in a mound. It was a leftover from the Halloween display. The garlic is alive & growing & so at the least I can have some fresh garlic greens before I heave ho.
___I retrieved the crown of the Cedar & it will make a very nice staff. The break left 2 pieces, one the staff & the other a section about 6ft long & 4" thick. I brought them both up, & split the 4" piece in two along its length. These I plan to make into pulling poles for the wagon.
___Racoon came to visit & told me what I thought was a Lemon Verbina is not a Lemon Verbina; I forget now what he said it really is.
___The rains have come & that is all.

[Buffy]

The plum trees outside just fired off. (cough) (wheeze) Much worse than the cherry trees that fired off last week. (kaff) (ahem)

Gotta love mother nature,
Buffy

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by Buffy

The plum trees outside just fired off. (cough) (wheeze) Much worse than the cherry trees that fired off last week. (kaff) (ahem)

Gotta love mother nature,
Buffy

___Mother says sorry about the allergies. She knows she's not always right.
___As you mention Plums & Cherries in bloom Buffy, have you noticed if the bees are out polinating them? Wet and/or cold conditions can keep the bees at bay & have a serious impact on the crops.

Loving Mother Nature inspite of her mistakes,
Turtler

[Buffy]

Originally Posted by Turtle

Mother says sorry about the allergies. She knows she's not always right.

Even when she's wrong, she's right. Yay Mother Nature!

Originally Posted by Turtle

have you noticed if the bees are out polinating them? Wet and/or cold conditions can keep the bees at bay & have a serious impact on the crops.

Rain, rain, rain. Not too many bees buzzing. ("Tut, tut, looks like rain!") but then we're 30 miles from the nearest croplands, so its not as big a deal here....

Enjoying the beautiful magenta and ivory panorama out the window (coff),
Buffy