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Post by Songbird on Jun 24, 2005 13:55:18 GMT -6
OMG...keep that up and yer back's lible ta go out! Nice outfit
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Post by Compost Pharmer on Jun 26, 2005 21:10:01 GMT -6
jeanette, thanks for the rain dance. When I got home, was on my July vacation, I was talking to the punkins and they told me that they got 3 drops of rain to-day. They was pretty thirsty. I told them, now that I am back, I will give dem some water. I give dem the usual 2 gallons. As I was walking away to water the matters, cucs, and peppers, I heard dem thanking me for the nice shower of water. They says that the neighbors did'nt even come over and talk to dem or give dem a shower of H2O. Dey sure was happy dat I was back. Day asked for some more soil to cover dere vines. I told dem dat manana I would give dem some more, along with another shower. U no guys and gals, dem punkins actually sing in da shower. I think da byrds like dere singing also. Day sing along with dem punkins. Day some happy punkins, during dere shower. And the sage continues.
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Post by jeanette on Jun 27, 2005 6:45:27 GMT -6
you can tell when they are happy because they grow big and strong, i'm really really gonna get a camera today so i can start showing you guys my babies pics..
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Post by douglas on Jun 27, 2005 9:11:39 GMT -6
Mine hit the ground and it's time to mix in some good oh composted manure in the trench where it will be traveling
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Post by theresa on Jun 28, 2005 5:51:32 GMT -6
yall are beginning to give me Pumpkin fever, think I'll try this next year!
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Post by douglas on Jun 28, 2005 13:06:53 GMT -6
Go ahead and give it a go T, it has it's rewards with lots of hard work at times
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Post by Compost Pharmer on Jun 28, 2005 18:54:20 GMT -6
Some not to good news: Went out to water the punkins and rest of the garden today and found out that two of the vines are drying up. The leaves are all yellow and wilting to the ground. The cracks, around the vines are getting bigger and the soil I put on top of the vines is sliding down into the cracks. Also, while watering the rest of the garden, I noticed there are starting to get cracks among the mater's and peppers. I put down 7 layers of newspaper and 6 - 12 inches of grass clippings for mulch. This summer, with virtually no rain, I don't think the garden will last until it starts to cool down in September. If everything dies, I will start building the misting project. I have picked 33 cucs off of two plants. Still no blossoms on the punkin vines. Even the vine that grew into the garden does not have any blossoms. I am going to try to keep that vine alive until it gets cooler and maybe I will get lucky and get one punkin. My yard is beginning to look like death valley. The crack that I measured at 3 .5 inches wide is now almost 5 inches wide. Last night, after watering the garden I filled my compost tea 5 gallon bucket with tap water to sit over night to release the chlorine. Today when got home from work, half of it had evaporated, or some critter decided to drink 2 gallons worth. This is the worst summer I have seen since moving to Texas. Think the Dallas/Ft Worth area will set another record for lack of rain this month.
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Jun 28, 2005 19:09:53 GMT -6
Gosh Brother, that Is bad news, I hope it Is just the weather, Check the base of those plants for any small openings, with a sawdust like mess around the hole, Could be the work of SVB's (squash Vine Borers)
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Post by theresa on Jun 28, 2005 19:20:20 GMT -6
if the suns too hot for them, you know they make a shade material that you could put over them, it would still let the light in, but not the burning rays. I've used this before and it worked great, for hot dry summers. Dang dogs liked it too! : :
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Post by Compost Pharmer on Jun 29, 2005 21:04:59 GMT -6
Tster, I put a covering over them and measured the temperature, with my compost thermometer and it read 105F when the temp was 98F. That was at 5:00pm. Another 100F day today with 105F heat index, and still no rain. This reminds me of the summer of 1980. No rain and extremely hot temps. PS: Send some rain my way
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Post by douglas on Jun 30, 2005 4:52:54 GMT -6
Man I'm sorry about all that Greg, guess the heat is a bit much over there. I get a few splits in my vines now and then and I know it's tough. I hope the weather gets better there
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Post by Compost Pharmer on Jun 30, 2005 18:29:27 GMT -6
Thanks Doug. It is really bad down here. Every day they are adding more counties to the 'no burn ban' The parks around here are also restricting camp fires. I have not mowed my yard in at least 6 weeks and probably more. My yard is dangerous walking on. The cracks are getting bigger and wider. I am in the process of getting a digital camera and will post pics. It will be much faster then waiting too have the film developed. After the last film, that I had developed, the lab destroyed the film. I was able to get two fairly good pics and no more. I was given a free film, that that does not make up for the destroyed (torn) film. These pics were of the garden. I would like to post them but they are so bad that I don't think they will look good. I am going to send Phil some and get his opinion. PS: send rain, we need at least a full week of constant rain.
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Post by douglas on Jun 30, 2005 18:32:20 GMT -6
That would be great to see a few pics of yer garden Greg
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Post by Compost Pharmer on Jul 12, 2005 18:27:02 GMT -6
Here is a pic of my poor dying punkin. Some of my many mater plants in the jungle. [Garden] The cages are about 3 feet apart and the plants are about 6 feet tall. More mater and cucs. Some of the many cracks in the yard. This one is by the garden and is about 3 inches wide. This the reason why I keep asking for rain.
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Post by jeanette on Jul 12, 2005 22:37:16 GMT -6
wow nice maters..i see a red one in there.. makes me want to reach in there, pick it and eat it right up.
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Post by Compost Pharmer on Jul 13, 2005 6:34:42 GMT -6
Jeanette, you are more then welcome to grab that red one. I picked 3 dozen yesterday. They are ripening all at once. My crisper tray in frig is full and half the island is covered.
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Post by jeanette on Jul 13, 2005 7:09:15 GMT -6
we don't have one single ripey yet, not even a slightly orange cherry tomato..
what do you suppose happen to your pumpkin? bugs? to dry? my pumpkin pics should be here today.. gosh i hope they turned out.
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Post by Laura on Jul 13, 2005 7:35:30 GMT -6
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Post by jeanette on Jul 13, 2005 7:50:06 GMT -6
i noticed that too.. i love trees my pumpkin is under a little tree, just enough i think for these hot days.
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Post by Compost Pharmer on Jul 13, 2005 16:32:42 GMT -6
Yes Laura, there are no tall trees here. This development was developed in 2000. My house was the third one built. This was a 270 acre farm split into two developments. The farmer had a 270 acrea corn field. When I purchased my lot (~1.25 acres) I was told I could not build for 6 months to let the farmer harvest his corn. I agreed. This was a wide open field. People are planting trees but most are not any taller then 6 - 8 feet. I have planted close to 100 trees, around the east and north for wind breaks. Most are ornamental grapefruit, which I dug up from my other house. As soon as it cools down, I plan on digging up another 20 and planting. Also straight back from the garden is the leach field, so I can't plant trees close it.
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Post by Laura on Jul 15, 2005 20:50:50 GMT -6
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Post by Compost Pharmer on Jul 16, 2005 12:18:46 GMT -6
The leach field is the underground PVC pipes where the decomposed sewage is pumped out to. The PVC pipes have little holes where the liquid goes out into the soil. I believe you and Phil have one also, unless you are on the public sewage system.
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Post by Compost Pharmer on Dec 16, 2005 20:10:18 GMT -6
My New Punkin Run: From the north side, where the punkin vine(s) will start: From the south side, where the punkin vine(s) will end: It is 30 feet long and 4 feet wide. The bottom 3 inches is cushion sand and the top 4 inches is a mixture of soil and compost. I was going to bury the irrigation system but changed my mind so I can till the run each year and add more compost. The PVC irrigation system will set on top of the run so it can be easily removed for tilling. Note the faucet on the end of the compost bin, first picture, where the water can be connected to the PVC. This morning I saw steam coming from the stack in the compost bin. Those little critters must have been working hard to stay warm.
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Post by Compost Pharmer on Apr 27, 2006 20:03:15 GMT -6
The saga starts. I got the punkin seeds planted and watered tonight. They should be coming up with in the next few days. Curious which one will do the best. Soon as they come up they will get compost tea twice a week.
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Post by deb65802 on Apr 27, 2006 20:26:37 GMT -6
I am excited to see how your pumpkin grows there Greg.
It will be a race I am sure.
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Post by Compost Pharmer on Apr 28, 2006 12:09:36 GMT -6
Same here. The top 5 inches are pure compost. Should do real good.
The maters are doubling in size every couple of days. They are about 15 inches tall now. So are the weeds. If the weather is good this weekend, I'll pull out the weeds and cover the soil with newspaper and mulch.
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Post by Adeltia on Apr 30, 2006 14:42:48 GMT -6
My have pleny of compost.also luv. but i would luv to see pic when you get the chance. Adelita
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Post by chickenfarmer on Apr 30, 2006 15:11:22 GMT -6
Well let that race begin huh?
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Post by Adeltia on Apr 30, 2006 15:35:12 GMT -6
Baby Bring it ON, Baby...Adelita HEHEHEHEHE
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Post by douglas on Apr 30, 2006 16:09:02 GMT -6
Ok heres what I have 2- hills of goard pumpkins 2-hills for my youngest son 4-hills of field pumpkins or Jacks 2-hills of the Atlantic giants 750 lbs hopefully
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