Maggot Garden Thread

[tradygirl]

Buzz...nice of you to share your mono with us on the ice luge last weekend.
Maybe that would explain the "bug" I caught on Sunday morning. Or maybe it was just the mass amounts of alcohol.

[Buzzworthy]

[hijack]

Not contagious at that time anymore. Was tested 3 weeks before and was clear on the mono spot test. Just recouping energy and all at this point.


I would have never done one luge if I had even a hint of active virus.

[end hijack]

[tradygirl]

I know you wouldn't do that...just giving you a hard time. Good luck with the garden!

[DougW]

Question for you all- What can you plant that elk or deer won't eat and can tolerate well drained soil and dry conditions??

[shera]

Question for you all- What can you plant that elk or deer won't eat and can tolerate well drained soil and dry conditions??

Preventing Deer Damage

Deer-resistant plants

[Cyber Cop]

^^^ how bout rabbits? the cute little desert bunnies I plant lettuce for.

I've notice they won't touch arugala or most of the heartier greens, but i think it's the arugala they stay away from. They don't touch the basil or chard either, but any soft leafy green is toast. I've fenced the beds in the past, but what a pain.

Anyway, i don't mind planting lettuce for them, cause they seem pretty fair like that. They know the chard is for my wife's swiss chard quiche. mmmmmm.

[Cyber Cop]

i don't know google.

[Jer]

Question for you all- What can you plant that elk or deer won't eat and can tolerate well drained soil and dry conditions??

Perfect fit: Cactus.

[boarderline]

Question for you all- What can you plant that elk or deer won't eat and can tolerate well drained soil and dry conditions??

Venison and elk are tasty. What's the matter with you?

[The AD]

Question for you all- What can you plant that elk or deer won't eat and can tolerate well drained soil and dry conditions??

Here's a web site that might be useful: http://www.highcountrygardens.com/

[DougW]

Venison and elk are tasty. What's the matter with you?

OK they what things to plant to attract/preseason the tasty animals. Not that we need to attract as half the times we get there, there is small herd eating away in the cleared section.

[shera]

Good fences make good neighbors.

[DougW]

Good fences make good neighbors.

No way I'm going to fence 10 acres ! Fence in 1 to keep horses in but no more than that. Have no problem with elk or deer , neat to see them go by.

I was thniking rasberries or black berries but wife vetoed that as will attract bears.

[shera]

Deer fences have to be like 10 feet high anyway.

But do you know the story The Secret Garden? I must've read that 50 times when I was little. Walled gardens in a temperate climate seem so wonderful. And south walls can ripen fruit...

[lemon boy]

I am like some sort of meth addict or something, back to the nursery last night for our acorn squash plants another pepper plant and some people put their lemon basil and spearmint plants in our cart and the wife and I both though the other had picked it up until we got to checkout where we decided that we could plant those too so they came home as well

DougW-
You really only need to fence in the actual garden plot, if you're planting 10 whole acres then you might just have to live on their leavings.

[snowsprite]

Hey, you guys have any advice for very sun-and-heat resistant hanging plants? I would like to hang two flowering baskets from my deck but it gets a *lot* of sun and almost every year I'm bummed to see the flowers I spent $$ shriveled up in the sun. I'm also not the best about watering them every day, but hopefully will be this year. I say that every year!

I think last few I tried was petunias (nice at first then went very leggy & shriveled in the driving sun), gerber daisies (stopped blooming for some reason), and snapdragons (didn't fill out the basket very well and choked out the stuff I put in the basket to "hang" over).

Sprite

[DougW]

Your right , but no intention of fencing in garden. Was thinking for something like rhubarb , so just plant , feed and eat. But soil is way too well drained, 6" of silt over gravel which is great no mud.

[shera]

Hey, you guys have any advice for very sun-and-heat resistant hanging plants? I would like to hang two flowering baskets from my deck but it gets a *lot* of sun and almost every year I'm bummed to see the flowers I spent $$ shriveled up in the sun. I'm also not the best about watering them every day, but hopefully will be this year. I say that every year!

I think last few I tried was petunias (nice at first then went very leggy & shriveled in the driving sun), gerber daisies (stopped blooming for some reason), and snapdragons (didn't fill out the basket very well and choked out the stuff I put in the basket to "hang" over).

Sprite

Maybe you'd like the ivy leaved geranium (pelargonium, really). It's almost succulant in the leaves and you could bring it inside in winter if you like because it's perennial. It drapes beautifully as it matures.

You have to use the largest size basket you can to retain water for more than a day. BIG!!! Also, if you're making your own containers, throw in a couple spoons of those moisture crystals halfway down the pot. Pricey, but they help so much.

[The AD]

Another good choice is Osteospermum (Cape Daisy). They won't bloom if they dry out, but they shouldn't die either. Try to use the special mositure retaining potting mix for your hanging baskets. If you really want to be cool consider installing a drip system.

[Buzzworthy]

Last go around, currently have a blank canvas about to be worked this weekend.

Flowers and plants in front:



Garden start, with walking area (old carpet, helps with weed control):



Garden going well:

[snowsprite]

SheRa, thanks for the advice.

And Buzz, do you like grow all your own food or sumthin? Holy green thumb mang!

Sprite

[The AD]

A few from the last couple days.

Lewisia: one of my favorite Northwest natives


A garden visitor


Iris -- these just started blooming today


Azalea and some kind of euphorbia (I think).

[Jer]

Nice photo skilz!

[cloudpeak]

Since I'm stuck at home today, I took a few more photos of my garden...

Japanese Iris




Cranesbill




Lots of Columbine (I'm not into lawns)




Magnolias

[The AD]

It's been a while since anyone's posted in this thread!

Here's a shot of a pardelinum lily from this morning:



Beautiful, huh?