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Post by eggman on Mar 17, 2018 20:15:45 GMT -5
All I can say about my post and my misspellings is oops.😎
Well just got home from the orchid show. Miss Cindy adopted a few more orchids for her orchid family. After we get them looking a little prettier I'll take some pics. They need repotted and such. Being the frugal farmer (tight wad) we buy the rejects and homely ones and try to get them straightened up.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2018 21:59:06 GMT -5
All I can say about my post and my misspellings is oops.😎 Well just got home from the orchid show. Miss Cindy adopted a few more orchids for her orchid family. After we get them looking a little prettier I'll take some pics. They need repotted and such. Being the frugal farmer (tight wad) we buy the rejects and homely ones and try to get them straightened up. Frugal is good! Never owned an orchid. I bet they are finicky. Best of luck and post pics soon.
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Post by MidnightSun on Mar 18, 2018 1:09:59 GMT -5
With incredible droplets of mtn dew each morning in the three warm seasons, all houses here have moss on their roofs. Usual way is to nail strips of zinc or copper under the top asphalt roof cap, spray or soak the roof w/50% bleach 50% water mix. Both are a PITA. One's plants hate bleach and may die. Will give the baking soda a go. Soon as the snow melts mid April. TY VIR!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2018 7:23:40 GMT -5
With incredible droplets of mtn dew each morning in the three warm seasons, all houses here have moss on their roofs. Usual way is to nail strips of zinc or copper under the top asphalt roof cap, spray or soak the roof w/50% bleach 50% water mix. Both are a PITA. One's plants hate bleach and may die. Will give the baking soda a go. Soon as the snow melts mid April. TY VIR! Thanks vanislerover and MidnightSun, Great information! I have used bleach water to wash tne green off the North side of the garage.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2018 9:18:42 GMT -5
I will have to try that baking soda on the alum siding but don't know if it will kill the moss? Bleach and dawn soap works really good to clean and kill the moss on the siding.
I like this tread get to learn something every day
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Post by honeydog on Mar 18, 2018 10:42:31 GMT -5
My spring will be busy. We put up a new fence and a new shed in November and December. So now I can finish landscaping the last part of the fence line. Then because the city wouldn't let us put the shed where we originally wanted, we put it behind the garage. Because they put the shed up in November, I wanted to make sure all the pants were in a safe spot since I didn't want to try to dig and plant that late in the year. So when the veggie gardens came down, I put the perennials in the raised veggie beds. So first thing I have to do is do a plot around the shed and move the perennials into that new bed. Meanwhile, tomato tips: bestplants.com/growing-tomatoes-secrets/
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Post by dirtgirl (TwinCities,MN) on Mar 18, 2018 12:32:19 GMT -5
Just about the time my tomatoes are at their peak the blight begins. In the end it always wins... It's not blossom end rot. It's actually caused by fungus that is in the soil. Everytime you water, the spores splash up on the lower leaves. If you get any water on the lower leaves, it just keeps going up the plant. One solution is to only plant the tomatoes and peppers in the same space every 3 years as they are in the same family (nightshade) potatoes and eggplant are also in this same family. Another solution is to put grass clippings or straw down so the soil doesn't spash up. The third alternative is to grow some years in containers. When you water, you want to try not to get the foliage wet. Some tomatoes are more resistant to the fungus or wilt but no tomatoes are immune to it.
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Post by dirtgirl (TwinCities,MN) on Mar 18, 2018 12:44:01 GMT -5
Well dang it, I just noticed that either a deer or rabbit munched a bunch of branches off my new Bridal Veil bush over winter. I guess I'll have to put chicken wire around it next year. Bridal Veil doesn't winter outside, in my location. goldrose, honeydog is talking about a spirea that is commonly called bridal veil. Though it's not that same as an older variety found around historic homes it's very close. davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/82645/
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2018 18:26:59 GMT -5
Just about the time my tomatoes are at their peak the blight begins. In the end it always wins... It's not blossom end rot. It's actually caused by fungus that is in the soil. Everytime you water, the spores splash up on the lower leaves. If you get any water on the lower leaves, it just keeps going up the plant. One solution is to only plant the tomatoes and peppers in the same space every 3 years as they are in the same family (nightshade) potatoes and eggplant are also in this same family. Another solution is to put grass clippings or straw down so the soil doesn't spash up. The third alternative is to grow some years in containers. When you water, you want to try not to get the foliage wet. Some tomatoes are more resistant to the fungus or wilt but no tomatoes are immune to it. I do water from the bottom only and have about 3" of mulch around each plant. I do always plant in the same space. Once it starts I remove the infected leaves and start spraying with Daconil Liquid Fungicide. To no avail...😟 I will change my space this year! You have given me a lot of helpful information! Thank You I had decided years ago that I was bringing it home from the nursery.
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Post by MidnightSun on Mar 18, 2018 22:20:13 GMT -5
I will have to try that baking soda on the alum siding but don't know if it will kill the moss? Bleach and dawn soap works really good to clean and kill the moss on the siding. I like this tread get to learn something every day Researched that baking soda does indeed kill moss. Tho it's sure gonna be tough to get it evenly on the siding. Maybe sprinkled on the roof and the 50% bleach/water mix on the siding. Any plants/grass/scrubs are gonna get clobbered.
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Post by dirtgirl (TwinCities,MN) on Mar 19, 2018 0:18:00 GMT -5
laceylady, It's possible to bring it home from the nursery but more than likely it's in your soil and as hen23 stated, it's hard to get rid of.
Look at the plants very carefully before you buy them. You may also want to remove a few of the lower leaves when you plant them. Tomatoes are one of the few fruits/veggies that you can plant at any depth as they have aerial roots so however deep you plant them they will root along the stem. Give your plants a little extra space too so that the air circulates around them.
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Post by eggman on Mar 19, 2018 7:16:21 GMT -5
I fortunate that I don't have that particular problem with my tomatoes. And/or we do t have it around here. I use a power washer and wash the miss from the north side of the house. Or whatever that green stuff is that seems to appear there. I use a combination of Cleaning products in the washer's tank. Murphey's oil soap and liquid laundry detergent. Works pretty good. Hardest part was the first time I did it I kinda messed up a window screen some. Have to watch the nozzle and pressure on the power washer. I hid the evidence.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2018 8:29:12 GMT -5
I start out at 3ft. Apart but they soon grow into each other. It never happens until they are at their peak, loaded with tomatoes. I will move them and give them more space.
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Post by MidnightSun on Mar 19, 2018 12:22:24 GMT -5
Learned to always plant tomatoes leaves and all, 75% deep. Those hairs in the stems sprout new roots rapidly. The bigger the root system, in good soil/compost, the more tomatoes one gets sooner. One can also lay a plant down sideways and pile up soil on the roots and much of the stem. In a day or two the plant will be vertical. Like my soil mounted around the plant w/a lip to catch water. In extra rainy years at least some of the roots will be able to breath. Less likely the plant roots will drown. Also pinch off all suckers for faster growth and earlier fruit. All the bottom leaves turn yellow to brown on a mature tomato plant in a few months. Nothing beats homegrown tomatoes. Looking forward to this year's crop!
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Post by eggman on Mar 19, 2018 19:13:15 GMT -5
I treat my tomatoes like midnight sun does. All good advice there in my opinion
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