Met1985 Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 it's in the 20's here this morning.Yeah was pretty surprised when I woke up to a heavy frosty with the temp in the mid 20s. 25 degrees to be exact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FallsLake Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 it's in the 20's here this morning. lol...sorry I did over-look the mountain areas. But in defense, areas outside the mountains will have the greatest agricultural issues with freezing temps during the next two weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Not a Bradford pear! Weeping cherry " snow fountain" And repurposed wheelbarrow , full of pansies! Spring is in the air! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjames1992 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 The grass is starting to grow. It'll be time to cut the grass soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 The grass is starting to grow. It'll be time to cut the grass soon. You can mow in the snow this Saturday ! That would be awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithiaWx Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 My flower garden!! Survived the 26 degree hard freeze last weekend due to me covering and watering. The Tulips are beyond words beautiful My Container garden out back Red Bell, Green Bell and Cowhorn hot peppers - they are starting to show little fruit buds already!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frazdaddy Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Added a new Koi pond this past weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Time to get them 'maters in the ground! Rip cold air, see you next October! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjames1992 Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Time to get them 'maters in the ground! Rip cold air, see you next October! 32 yesterday morning here. We'll see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 It is absolutely ripping drizzle right now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Hoping we have enough rain/showers the rest of the week to wash the insane pine pollen out. It's been drifting in and out in clouds today like a light fog, and you can literally see the pollen grains in the air at times. I have 2 porches to powerwash and repaint, and have to wait on the dang yellow stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLweather Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 I planted watermelon sunflower seeds the 20th of March. But the cucumbers tomatoes and peppers came in flats those where placed in the ground the 13th of March. Corn and squash and okra was placed the 13th aswell as seed. Roughly a month later..... Cucumber vines, tomatoe vines, and squash vines are loaded with fruit. The corn is roughly knee to waste high. The only thing is my okra is not doing well. Its a combo between bad seed and bugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Clematis is blooming! Everything looks great with all the rain and cooler temps! Plants are loving it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WXinCanton Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Better late than never I guess. Rainy weekends put me behind. Here's what I planted yesterday all from flats. New house this year so hoping I got the placement correct for best sun etc.. It's small but gives me something mess around with. 4 better boy tomato 4 zucchini 4 crooked neck yellow squash 4 burpless cucumber bush Probably add some peppers next weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Year 16. My never been fertilized, zero cost, weed lawn, has made it through another winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 You need an apple tree, Burns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 You need an apple tree, Burns. OK, I'll ask. Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 OK, I'll ask. Why?Personal bias. I like fruit trees. You have a very beautiful yard/property. I could see an apple tree or two over there on what looks like the side yard (third pic).Then, you could make an apple cobbler and I could come over and we could sit on the porch and drink some coffee and eat some cobbler and you could tell me about the good old days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Personal bias. I like fruit trees. You have a very beautiful yard/property. I could see an apple tree or two over there on what looks like the side yard (third pic). Then, you could make an apple cobbler and I could come over and we could sit on the porch and drink some coffee and eat some cobbler and you could tell me about the good old days! That is the side yard. There are no trees because of my weather station. There are trees at the back to the east and the wind gauge is already to close to ground level. Besides, it's easier to mow without having to go around anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 That is the side yard. There are no trees because of my weather station. There are trees at the back to the east and the wind gauge is already to close to ground level. Besides, it's easier to mow without having to go around anything. Well, you have a point. I have about 4 natural areas, which are a pain to mow around and tend to. Besides, apples make a mess and get all filled up with ants and yellow jackets, when they fall on the ground. I guess I'll have to bring the cobbler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 You need an apple tree, Burns.Fruit trees are a lost cause! Either they have a disease or insect problem, or they will . To keep one of any kind, plum, peach, apple, whatever, in tip top shape,you would have to spray for insects and disease about once every 7 days the whole growing season! If you see a peach or plum or apple tree in a yard, it's usually old and decrepit . If y'all knew how many chemicals were used on the average piece of fruit , you would want to run them through the dishwasher , twice! Befor you even want to eat them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Stick with easy flowers, like irises! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Fruit trees are a lost cause! Either they have a disease or insect problem, or they will . To keep one of any kind, plum, peach, apple, whatever, in tip top shape,you would have to spray for insects and disease about once every 7 days the whole growing season! If you see a peach or plum or apple tree in a yard, it's usually old and decrepit . If y'all knew how many chemicals were used on the average piece of fruit , you would want to run them through the dishwasher , twice! Befor you even want to eat them! We had 3 apple trees, a plum tree, and a pear tree at my house, when I was growing up. We never tended them. The apple trees were prolific producers, but the plum and pear trees didn't seem to yield very much every year. We also had pecan and persimmon trees, which were prolific producers too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 We had 3 apple trees, a plum tree, and a pear tree at my house, when I was growing up. We never tended them. The apple trees were prolific producers, but the plum and pear trees didn't seem to yield very much every year. We also had pecan and persimmon trees, which were prolific producers too.I grew up in the streets of Gastonia , but we did have a persimmon tree and a pecan tree as well! The persimmon thing is still confusing to me! I think they aren't ripe until after the first frost or freeze? Or are bitter until a frost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 I grew up in the streets of Gastonia , but we did have a persimmon tree and a pecan tree as well! The persimmon thing is still confusing to me! I think they aren't ripe until after the first frost or freeze? Or are bitter until a frost? That's like an urban legend. They're best right before they're rotten. Once they almost start turning brown, that's when you eat em up! And go make some persimmon pudding. That mess is good! Nice irises, by the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frazdaddy Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Persimmons were a rite of passage in the neihborhood I grew up in.Come spring the new kids had to eat a green one. Yuck they were bitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Persimmons were a rite of passage in the neihborhood I grew up in.Come spring the new kids had to eat a green one. Yuck they were bitter. Green ones will turn your mouth inside out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frazdaddy Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Que the movie "The Sandlot" that was us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frazdaddy Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Had a very ugly septic tank cover in the front yard. Found this fountain on CL for 35.00. Added 15.00 in petunias and got this. This area was all red dirt and weeds last May when we moved in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Green ones will turn your mouth inside out!Their seed shape is as good at forecasting winter, as JB! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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