The Beauty Of The Changing Seasons

[Lady Cannafan]

I need help brainstorming. My kids dog pin is the perfect location for my plants cuz it is so private and big. I have secretly been envious of the dogs.....well the kids decided to move them out the pin and stake them on the four corners of the cut yard...property is 4 acres but most is wooded, house 4400 Sq feet...so the dog pin is free.

Only thing about the dog pin is the ac/heater unit thing is in there. So if I have issues with the unit I need to be able to move the plants...so I can't plant them.

I was thinking that my boo could build me a couple of carts on wheels to move the plants. How do I keep it from roting? Is that even preventable? Is this a good idea?
What size pots do I need to make it the whole season...not this one but next year...I will be starting my photoperiod plants in may

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Lilred, have you thought about a childs wagon? The ones with 4 wheels and a pull handle? Also, there are lots of choices of plastic or heavier duty rolling carts at places like Lowes or Home Depot.

If it's built from treated lumber, you shouldn't have a big issue with rotting unless you are letting water sit in it constantly. Drain holes would help on that issue. Just ideas to throw out there, I'm sure some others will chime in on things they've tried or some ideas.

 

[Lady Cannafan]

I think you are spot on Obvious now you point it out, would never have seen it otherwise

I tend to find the strangest things to marvel about. My daddy raised a curious "Georgia". {{get it?}}

 

[lobosolo]

This is way out in left field but I was reading on my tablet and darn near flooded it with my ice tea when I read this, " a wise man once said, it is only when you see a mosquito landing on your testicle that you realize that there is always a way to solve a problem without violence."
I thought I would share this truly deep visionary revelation with anyone who would like a chuckle. Have a great day to all. Dan

 

[lobosolo]

the added faces are mine, not his.

 

[Lilred]

Re: Newbie First Grow - Outdoors - Bag Seeds

My tomatoes have taken off after I got them some fertilizer

 

[Lady Cannafan]

I'm going to do a bit of a photo bomb today. I went for a walk after the rain looking for color and critters.

First, my version of blooming onions. Are the yellow tips the seeds??

My seeds pods are starting to turn dark just like Radogast said they would. They are pretty right now:

I loved the graduation of colors in this plant:

More color coming up shortly.

 

[Lady Cannafan]

After a rain, the lily colors are so deep and saturated:

Not lady slippers....Lily slippers.

And bugs find great caves to hide from the rain. This is a BAD bug for my plants. Teenage Katydid. They eat my ganja:

{{ tune from artist "Pink". Get the party started...}}

"I'mmmmmm coming out....."

"...so you better get this party started."

 

[Lady Cannafan]

This just looked artistic:

A plant eating critter. The eyes are amusing, and that stripe down the back reflects just like silver. The antenna are as long as a finger, no way to get the whole thing in the shot and still see the critter up close:

NOT a porn shot. This is my very first home grown cucumber. It's about 2" long.

I don't know why these things fascinate me so. Maybe it's because they look so mechanical in structure, but are comical to look at.
So they are... Mechomical. Yeah...that works.

 

[Lady Cannafan]

This Lacewing and grasshopper happened onto the same lattice panel. The grasshopper kept backing up as if it was frightened of the intruder. I decided to watch the show:

As the Lacewing got closer, the grasshopper just stayed still. The lacewing kept moving his body in curved motion, similar to how a cat's tail goes when it's about to pounce on something:

It touched the grasshopper with the antenna, but the grasshopper stayed motionless.

After a couple minutes, the lacewing turned and meandered off. I'm wondering now, if the grasshoppers...younger ones...are food for the lacewing. Lacewing's are good garden bugs, as their larvae eat other bad critters for us, such as aphids, thrips, and spider mites among some of the soft bodied insect pests.

EDIT: A little research showed it would not have harmed the grasshopper. It's an adult Green lacewing, and they like pollen and nectar.

Did-ya-know?: You can buy lacewing eggs to hatch in your garden. The larvae can consume 60 aphids an hour. They are voracious. Imagine having an army of those against aphids and spider mites!
The eggs are sometimes shipped inside of rice hulls.

 

[ajagunle]

This Lacewing and grasshopper happened onto the same lattice panel. The grasshopper kept backing up as if it was frightened of the intruder. I decided to watch the show:

As the Lacewing got closer, the grasshopper just stayed still. The lacewing kept moving his body in curved motion, similar to how a cat's tail goes when it's about to pounce on something:

It touched the grasshopper with the antenna, but the grasshopper stayed motionless.

After a couple minutes, the lacewing turned and meandered off. I'm wondering now, if the grasshoppers...younger ones...are food for the lacewing. Lacewing's are good garden bugs, as their larvae eat other bad critters for us, such as aphids and spider mites.

EDIT: A little research showed it would not have harmed the grasshopper. It's an adult Green lacewing, and they like pollen and nectar.

Did-ya-know?: You can buy lacewing eggs to hatch in your garden. The larvae can consume 60 aphids an hour. They are voracious. Imagine having an army of those against aphids and spidermites!
The eggs are shipped inside of rice hulls.

What fantastic photos, the Lillies are beautiful, something about the drying seed pods that kind of resemble your Emoticon and the bug shots are superb, the eye-ball shot is hilarious

What a fantastic walk after the rain captured and shared



Amazing that the voracious carnivore transforms into the delicate thing that gets dressed up in a lace ball gown to go and eat honey

 

[Lady Cannafan]

Thanks AJ.

Kind of explains the term people use on each other sometimes. "He got all bug eyed"

Got your message with pic. Fabulous! Will respond soon for sure. I need to get some color ink for my printer!

 

[Lady Cannafan]

Lilred, I'm happy to see your tomato plants are coming around! You have a nice red one in there too.

I harvested my first ever bug free tomatoes today. Got them before the critters did for a change. LOL
Only two of them, but the rest are growing very well.

 

[ajagunle]

Are the yellow tips the seeds??

Yes

 

[Lady Cannafan]

.............. something about the drying seed pods that kind of resemble your Emoticon..........

I just had the biggest laugh. I've been thinking about this part of your statement....I couldn't for the life of me figure out how you were thinking those reminded you of a roaring/yawning lion. I thought, " I want was AJ's smoking"

I just realized, you didn't say "avatar". You said " your emoticon", meaning this:

So...now I can see the resemblance.

Bet you want what I'm smoking now, eh?

 

[Lady Cannafan]

Many things learned in about an hour today outside strolling around the lawn.

I went hoping to find a walking stick hiding on leaves at the edge of the woods and found a couple of hornets, this one stayed fairly still:

The flash from the camera apparently didn't sit well with it, right after the shot he came right at me and I ducked to the left.....then there were more...so I ducked again. After backing up a bit I saw where they went:

Yeah, I almost went head first into a Hornets nest:

I'll be leaving that alone. I don't go to that area much, unless I'm mowing the lawn. We'll see how they react when I do that in a couple days. {{shudder}}

When I turned around to go back toward the garage, something stuck up out of the lawn:

It was a box turtle. It's either egg laying or breeding season for these out here right now. Can't remember which. I moved it away from the driveway:

So, around the other side of the house. I walked past an area with Wisteria.
Now remember our lesson on Green Lacewings? (yes, there will be a test) We discussed lacewing eggs, and that they can be purchased online. They are quite pricey. I don't need to buy any, because I saw this on a Wisteria leaf:

They are just amazing, they seem to be suspended on a rigid piece of spider webbing:

I'll keep a watch as I can and see if I can get a hatching pic.

That's all for now. Who knows what adventures await me later.

Edit: Oops...forgot a pic:

 

[Lady Cannafan]

The tomatoes I harvested were the "Paste variety". I totally understand the name now. The texture was very different from tomatoes I'm used to. It did remind me of a bit of pasty texture. Not sure I like them for slicing up on sandwiches. Would probably do some sauce with them instead. They don't grow very big, and stay quite pointy on the end.

 

[Lady Cannafan]

Dang if I don't keep forgetting pictures. Starting to feel like Dennise. LOL

Here's one of the 'mators:

 

[Heirloom]

The tomatoes I harvested were the "Paste variety". I totally understand the name now. The texture was very different from tomatoes I'm used to. It did remind me of a bit of pasty texture. Not sure I like them for slicing up on sandwiches. Would probably do some sauce with them instead. They don't grow very big, and stay quite pointy on the end.

Yeah, typically paste tomatoes are high on flesh, low on seeds and not a great eater. Pastes and sauces are their specialty. You want the globe type toms for slicers. Heirlooms like mortgage lifter, beefsteak, Cherokee etc make big fruit, often big enough for one slice to cover a burger or sammich. Also good for canning as stewed or diced. Rutgers makes nice medium sized globes, good for big salad wedges as well as canning stewed, diced etc.

Way to go on your first!

 

[Lady Cannafan]

Yeah, typically paste tomatoes are high on flesh, low on seeds and not a great eater. Pastes and sauces are their specialty. You want the globe type toms for slicers. Heirlooms like mortgage lifter, beefsteak, Cherokee etc make big fruit, often big enough for one slice to cover a burger or sammich. Also good for canning as stewed or diced. Rutgers makes nice medium sized globes, good for big salad wedges as well as canning stewed, diced etc.

Way to go on your first!

If I can get in there, I'll post a pic of one of the beefsteaks I'm waiting patiently on. It's right in the middle of all of the plants, and tough to get to. It's HUGE! Can't wait to get that on a grill with some bacon bits and shredded parmesan. Yeah, I'm weird...but it is such a treat.

 

[Heirloom]

Weird? That's sounds great! I'll be right over.