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Dena Wiltsie Send message Joined: 19 Apr 01 Posts: 1628 Credit: 24,230,968 RAC: 26 |
WEEDS?????? Where I am located in Arizona, my house was built on old farm land so the foundation was post stressed to keep it from cracking. They didn't do a very good job of preserving the top soil so I built boxes on the surface (available at your home supply store) and filled them with commercial soil. In your case, you may want to put some form of weed barrier under them to keep the weeds out. If you move, you can leave them or take them with you. As for a watering system, if you have that much rain, I wouldn't bother. A few time a year with a hose may be all you need. I went with a watering system because here you need water every other day and I was planing for trips of a month at a time. The oranges and lemons are currently 4 hours of drip once a week in the summer but less in the winter and the desert landscape gets by on 30 minutes of drip once a week. If you have horses or cows in the area, you might be able to make your own soil. I do have a dairy farm next to me but he recycles his waste and can get up to 12 cuttings a year of alfalfa a year. In cooler climates, they are lucky to get two. |
Dena Wiltsie Send message Joined: 19 Apr 01 Posts: 1628 Credit: 24,230,968 RAC: 26 |
Something like this is what I have in mind. The heat has burned the garden out for the summer so I am not going to show you a current picture. |
James Sotherden Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 10436 Credit: 110,373,059 RAC: 54 |
No rain here today. Its very hot. I made some iced coffee to drink in the garden and took a picture of my "vegetable patch". If anyone can tell me what I have growing there I'd be curious. I'm really a city girl and I do not have a clue. This is the first garden I've ever had. I tried to blow up the pic but it is to blurry. But My guess for the tall ones would be dill. As for the othet plants I have no clue. [/quote] Old James |
Dena Wiltsie Send message Joined: 19 Apr 01 Posts: 1628 Credit: 24,230,968 RAC: 26 |
If it's dill, you should be able to smell it. My mom planted it once and had it for years after that. She finally decided she didn't want it any more and had to kill it like a weed to get rid of it. |
Es99 Send message Joined: 23 Aug 05 Posts: 10874 Credit: 350,402 RAC: 0 |
... I'll get some close ups of the different weeds tomorrow. Reality Internet Personality |
Es99 Send message Joined: 23 Aug 05 Posts: 10874 Credit: 350,402 RAC: 0 |
WEEDS?????? This sounds like a plan. It gets very dry here July and August, but the rest of the time it rains and rains and rains. My potted plants all survive until about January when they are so water logged that the slightest cold snap kills them off. Reality Internet Personality |
Byron Leigh Hatch @ team Carl Sagan Send message Joined: 5 Jul 99 Posts: 4548 Credit: 35,667,570 RAC: 4 |
Hello Friends! Hi Angela, thanks for sharing your Beautiful Photo :) Best Wishes Byron |
arkayn Send message Joined: 14 May 99 Posts: 4438 Credit: 55,006,323 RAC: 0 |
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Angela Send message Joined: 16 Oct 07 Posts: 13130 Credit: 39,854,104 RAC: 31 |
I seem to recall that this is not too far away from you. Yes. That was a fun day! I was just at the gardens a few weeks ago with my youngest nephew Nicolas and my youngest niece Claire. Claire especially enjoyed watching the turtles, who went out of their way to put on a good show for us when we visited. |
Byron Leigh Hatch @ team Carl Sagan Send message Joined: 5 Jul 99 Posts: 4548 Credit: 35,667,570 RAC: 4 |
No rain here today. Its very hot. I made some iced coffee to drink in the garden and took a picture of my "vegetable patch". If anyone can tell me what I have growing there I'd be curious. I'm really a city girl and I do not have a clue. This is the first garden I've ever had. Hi Es, I'm not sure? But it looks like a good spot for your "vegetable patch" :) sorry off topic for a moment Hi Es I hope you were able to get that air Conditioner you wanted ??? I know you teachers are on Strike here in British Columbia so Money for you is most likely in short supply. BTW --- I support your teachers Strike here in British Columbia :) anyway it's Hot Mon. Afternoon Sunny 26°C Feels like 30 P.O.P: 0% Wind S 5 km/h Wind gust - Humidity 57% Best Wishes Byron |
Dena Wiltsie Send message Joined: 19 Apr 01 Posts: 1628 Credit: 24,230,968 RAC: 26 |
Kind of half way - Phoenix area. |
Es99 Send message Joined: 23 Aug 05 Posts: 10874 Credit: 350,402 RAC: 0 |
No rain here today. Its very hot. I made some iced coffee to drink in the garden and took a picture of my "vegetable patch". If anyone can tell me what I have growing there I'd be curious. I'm really a city girl and I do not have a clue. This is the first garden I've ever had. Oh thank you Byron. The strike has been very stressful and I am not sure it will be over in September. I've been able to pick up some temp work elsewhere to help pay the bills, but I don't think an air conditioner is on the tables just yet...and it looks like it is going to be very hot the next few days! Did you go and see the fireworks on Saturday? We were thinking of it, but didn't get it together to go. We might try on Wednesday. Reality Internet Personality |
Uli Send message Joined: 6 Feb 00 Posts: 10923 Credit: 5,996,015 RAC: 1 |
Japanese Garden That brings back memories. It seems we took the scenic route to get there. Pluto will always be a planet to me. Seti Ambassador Not to late to order an Anni Shirt |
Byron Leigh Hatch @ team Carl Sagan Send message Joined: 5 Jul 99 Posts: 4548 Credit: 35,667,570 RAC: 4 |
No rain here today. Its very hot. I made some iced coffee to drink in the garden and took a picture of my "vegetable patch". If anyone can tell me what I have growing there I'd be curious. I'm really a city girl and I do not have a clue. This is the first garden I've ever had. sorry off topic for a moment Hi Es, no I'm sorry ... didn't chance to get down to English Bay :( But a 10 min walk East will bring me 37 th and Knight Road and the huge Kensington Park and Community Center. from there you get a Great view of Downtown Vancouver :) or a 20 min walk west will get me to Queen Elizabeth Park also from there you get a Great view of Downtown Vancouver :) Best Wishes Byron :) |
arkayn Send message Joined: 14 May 99 Posts: 4438 Credit: 55,006,323 RAC: 0 |
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David S Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12 |
Old business, from the previous thread: I just finished reading the latest Stephanie Plum novel from Janet Evanovich, Top Secret Twenty One. The comedy relief thread in this book was a bunch of feral chihuahuas. One of the characters Stephanie captured was taking care of them and would only agree to be taken in if she would take care of them for her. She agreed, then got someone else to do it, and by the end of the book he had managed to adopt out most of them. (I'm sure it wasn't all that realistic, but it was somewhat funny.) If you don't know the Stephanie Plum series, her boyfriend has a BIG yellow dog named Bob that is constantly causing trouble, usually by eating things and often horking them up again. Stephanie herself has a hamster named Rex that lives in a soup can in an aquarium on her kitchen counter. A toaster does not live on the counter, but she keeps her gun in the cookie jar. David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. |
Angela Send message Joined: 16 Oct 07 Posts: 13130 Credit: 39,854,104 RAC: 31 |
Snif! Everybody has raccoon kits this year but me!!! Suzie Q has babies and Scarecrow and Kris recently told me that one of their raccoon visitors, Early, needs to be renamed Earline because she now visits them with four babies in tow. I'll bet Sci-Man Steve has captured raccoon babies on his wildlife camera. I saw one of the Interrogatives last night. Not sure if it was Who, What, When, Where or Why. From his size I can tell he is one of last year's litter. Must be a boy. Rats! |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65740 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
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kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
Snif! Everybody has raccoon kits this year but me!!! I reckon the raccoon legend of the Hotel Korpela and it's fine buffets shall continue to live on and you'll have another round of kits one day...maybe next season. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
David S Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12 |
When I got home at the unholy hour of 4:30 this morning, my headlights picked out a skunk hightailing it out of my yard, although I think it lurked behind the shed of the people behind me and one over. And my porch light nicely illuminated a single baby possum, who seemed undecided about where to go and what to do after my sudden arrival. I don't know where he disappeared to. David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. |
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