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Sauntering Vaguely Downwards
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Columbia, Mo
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Arkansas Travelers tend to be in my garden as well because whatever else happens, I know those will produce. I do a Pink Girl every year for similar reasons - sturdy, productive and predictable. I went off the rails a bit this year and tried a bunch of new stuff. An Ivan (Missouri Native), a couple Sgt. Peppers, a Parker's Whopper, a Lemon Boy, the aforementioned pink girls, cherokee and ark. travelers, an Abe Lincoln (I have no idea what this is) and a Campbell 33 (an early season determinate so it'll fruit early and then I'll pull it to leave a little more sun/space for late season growth from the surrounding plants). I used to have a Jet Star in there pretty regularly but I liked the Ark. Traveler's a little more. I never really do any of those massive guys that make the 1lb fruits anymore - just too much to eat too quickly. I want something I can throw some vinegar on with a little basil and fresh mozzarella and eat for lunch. I'd love to try something like an Amana Orange but those things will make 2 lb tomatos...eh, pass. I should've done something like an atomic grape but my wife won't eat the cherry/grape tomatoes. They're a little tart and purplish/green colored so they're just an interesting complement for things. Over time I've essentially turned mine into a salsa garden, even though I don't make salsa. 10ish tomato plants, 6-8 various pepper plants (Ghost, Nepalese Bell, Numex Centennials and Fish peppers this year), a row of cilantro and a row of basil (always look forward to pesto season). |
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#467 |
Sauntering Vaguely Downwards
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Columbia, Mo
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Side note - any of you guys deal with this damn annual blue grass this year? You see it called Poa Annua as well. Goes to seed about 2 days after you cut it - seeds incredibly short and it's just spindly, ugly grass.
I'm pretty sure there's not a damn thing I can do about it apart from deal with it this year, slam the yard with pre-emergent and not overseed like I do most years. It's an annual so it won't come back if the seeds it drops don't germinate. But since it's a grass, I don't think there's any treatment for it that won't kill all the perennial kentucky bluegrass I WANT to have around it. I've just never seen anything like what I have this season. Something new every year man. Got awful nut sedge last year, the year before that it was prostrate spurge and before that a crazy bad crab-grass year. My old place I had the yard on lock in a couple of seasons and never got as much as a single dandylion but being on water with no wind breaks behind me, I think I just get more seeds blowing into my yard. Every year I'm convinced I've addressed the last problem and then something else shows up. |
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#468 |
Mod Team
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Valley of the hot as ****
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Took on the challenge of growing Plumerias here. They take a decent amount of care, drop leaves in winter but LOVE heat. Perfect spot for Phoenix if provided enough water. Got my first flowers off my Plumeria cutting called Nirvana, that a lady in Mesa sent me graciously. It smells more amazing than anything I can describe.
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#469 | |
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Independence, MO
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#470 | |
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Scott City KS
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It will turn everything infuriating yellow, but if you get it watered in within 48 hours the shit really works. |
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#471 |
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Join Date: Aug 2017
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can he overseed in the fall? Put it down again a couple of times in spring and not hurt the
new grass? Remember most sod is put over Sorghum quality clay and never gets manure spread over it, Just Scott's. I overseed bluegrass with thin blade slow growth drought resistant tall fescue known by some as "no mow seed" Last edited by cooper barrett; 05-23-2020 at 05:09 PM.. |
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#472 |
Mod Team
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Valley of the hot as ****
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Yeah there’s thousands of varieties of plumerias. This was just sent to me and it’s absolutely beautiful. Very interesting that these stick looking plants produce these amazing flowers.
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#473 |
It was not a fair catch
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Correcting papers
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Not specifically this category but....
My deck is 4 years old. The first pic is the original color, which we like. Two years ago, I put Thompsons on it. It has since become dirty and grimy. Today I hit it with the power washer. Took a lot off. But still have some white areas.. pic 2. If I took off some of the Thompsons with the power washer, that is ok. Should I hit it again and strip as much of the white stuff off as possible or light stain from this point? ![]() ![]() |
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#474 |
MVP
Join Date: Aug 2017
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get a real power washer, use deck wash and spray every inch with the wand the same distance from the wood, then after drying use a real deck stain sealant like
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#475 |
Banned
Join Date: Jan 2013
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I've recently learned that peach trees do well in AZ.
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#476 |
Mod Team
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Valley of the hot as ****
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#477 |
Cheat Death
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Land of Drincoln
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First time in 5 years that I have a backyard. Its on the smaller side, but average for city life.
Wanting a bit of an urban lodge feel and put some emerald green arbs and smaller junipers in the ground. Thinking about sprinkling in some pollinators as well. I know **** all about landscaping and growing though. |
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#478 |
It was not a fair catch
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Correcting papers
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I didn't hit it real hard with the power washer until I thought I was taking off the seal. Still was ok for me.
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#479 | |
Supporter
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Scott City KS
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A lot of conniferous trees drop their needs and create a super acidic environment and you can’t grow shit for grass or whatever. Another example is there are a lot of maple trees around (including one in my yard ![]() ![]() |
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#480 | |
Everything is Awesome!!!!!
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: The Pitt
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this started as on small bareroot plant the size of a coffee can. it appears to be around 20 feet long, 3 feet in depth now. i don't know if you're looking at that, but ive literally done nothing except water it early in the spring. and pick berries in summer. also, i do a ton of salsa. ive got roma tomatoes everywhere in the garden. i plant in straw bales. yup, straw bales. if you have time to look at pictures and testemonials (sp?) look up on FB straw bale miracle garden site. |
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