CAPE Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 @frd Just took this pic of the new grass. Not bad considering I had to keep it going for 7 weeks in a drought. I should have taken a before photo 8 weeks ago. It was sad- burnt grass/thatch, dirt, and clover lol. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Looks great, CAPE! Funny story here.i was going to seed yesterday with the black beauty you recommended but I felt I needed a larger bag. So on the way to the beer fest, I stopped in to the hardware store and exchanged for a larger bag and was going to seed when we got home. But we met some friends at the fest and they came over for a night cap. I ended up falling asleep to the game (in the 8th inning!), woke up on the couch at 3am, checked the radar and saw that rain was getting close. Hopefully none of my neighbors saw me seeding at 3:15am this morning. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPE Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 1 minute ago, nw baltimore wx said: Looks great, CAPE! Funny story here.i was going to seed yesterday with the black beauty you recommended but I felt I needed a larger bag. So on the way to the beer fest, I stopped in to the hardware store and exchanged for a larger bag and was going to seed when we got home. But we met some friends at the fest and they came over for a night cap. I ended up falling asleep to the game (in the 8th inning!), woke up on the couch at 3am, checked the radar and saw that rain was getting close. Hopefully none of my neighbors saw me seeding at 3:15am this morning. Gotta do what ya gotta do. I do all kinds of odd stuff here lol. I have no neighbors tho which is nice. One thing about the BB, the stuff is really green when it matures, and ofc does well in the shade. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frd Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 29 minutes ago, C.A.P.E. said: @frd Just took this pic of the new grass. Not bad considering I had to keep it going for 7 weeks in a drought. I should have taken a before photo 8 weeks ago. It was sad- burnt grass/thatch, dirt, and clover lol. Looks great. I will have to take a pic of mine to share. All in all I am very happy with the way the front lawn looks. The two most challenging things for me was the aeration and watering when it was 94 degrees out. Your new fire pit and grass complement one another ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 I’m late with the decorative gourd harvest this year, but in spite of the drought and my neglect, it was another good year. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 @C.A.P.E. The Black Beauty has germinated! The yard is beginning to look like an old man with hair plugs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted November 4, 2019 Author Share Posted November 4, 2019 Three 10 foot rows of garlic planted this weekend and put under a plastic row cover. Beets and collards to follow next weekend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 3 hours ago, Eskimo Joe said: Three 10 foot rows of garlic planted this weekend and put under a plastic row cover. Beets and collards to follow next weekend. I wanted to get my garlic in on Sunday, but it didn’t happen. Not concerned - I’ll hopefully get it in this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amorphous Iodine Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 When does the ground freeze solid? Does the NWS or anyone model this? I have some trees to plant and digging frozen ground requires too many spell points. I’m only a 7th level half-elf Druid. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralVaNATS Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 When does the ground freeze solid? Does the NWS or anyone model this? I have some trees to plant and digging frozen ground requires too many spell points. I’m only a 7th level half-elf Druid. Thanks.When it gets really, really, really COLDSent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxdude64 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 11 hours ago, Amorphous Iodine said: When does the ground freeze solid? Does the NWS or anyone model this? I have some trees to plant and digging frozen ground requires too many spell points. I’m only a 7th level half-elf Druid. Thanks. Your ground temps should be in the 50-54 degree range right now. You should be good for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FXW176 Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 On 8/27/2019 at 5:52 PM, FXW176 said: Mappy! Been awhile, hope you and yours are doing well! My prob four fav plants in the butterfly garden are the swamp milkweed (Asclepias Incarnata), Pentas, Lantana, and Celosia. Only the milkweed is an perennial of the four, but doubles as a nectar and host plant for the monarchs. (And for some random critter I haven’t been able to id yet.) The others are annual nectar plants with the Pentas attracting the most butterflies, the Lantana a great all around pollinator attractor, and the Celosia being the bee magnet. Results may vary... The pic of that swallowtail cat came from the dill, rue, fennel, and parsley containers I have in the b garden. New addition this year and have never raised those cats before. Now I’m caring for a dozen. P cool. Are you looking to provide a habitat or raise a few? Regardless, it’s waaay fun. @mappy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Just now, FXW176 said: @mappy Thank you! I should have just sent a message through Andy straight to ya 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FXW176 Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Lol. Prob. The swallowtails from last year are finally starting to eclose. Six months on the back porch and I got this one today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 4 minutes ago, FXW176 said: Lol. Prob. The swallowtails from last year are finally starting to eclose. Six months on the back porch and I got this one today. Wait. You have swallowtails emerging on your back porch? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amorphous Iodine Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Tithonia (aka Mexican sunflower) beat everything else in attracting butterflies for a couple months last year in Spotsylvania Co. for me. Results may vary. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FXW176 Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 2 hours ago, Amorphous Iodine said: Tithonia (aka Mexican sunflower) beat everything else in attracting butterflies for a couple months last year in Spotsylvania Co. for me. Results may vary. Seeds have been ordered. Apprec the tip. Ty brotha. Luv this hobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 the local nursery we got plants from last year delivers. we need to make a mulch order, so going to order some of those plants you recommended @FXW176 as well. Thank you again! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted April 29, 2020 Author Share Posted April 29, 2020 7 minutes ago, mappy said: the local nursery we got plants from last year delivers. we need to make a mulch order, so going to order some of those plants you recommended @FXW176 as well. Thank you again! Oooo, what nursery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, Eskimo Joe said: Oooo, what nursery? https://www.kingsdene.com/ off York road, south of Mount Carmel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FXW176 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 8 hours ago, mappy said: the local nursery we got plants from last year delivers. we need to make a mulch order, so going to order some of those plants you recommended @FXW176 as well. Thank you again! That’s awesome re delivery. And you are most welcome! If you or yours are down here in NOVA anytime soon, I have/will have seedlings of most of the plants I hunt butterflies with. Waiting on a few more seed deliveries before I start another mass germination. More than happy to hook ya up. Because everyone I know has a 2’x4’x5’ grow tent in their dining room. With LED lights. And USB fans. I’ve legit lost it... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 1 minute ago, FXW176 said: That’s awesome re delivery. And you are most welcome! If you or yours are down here in NOVA anytime soon, I have/will have seedlings of most of the plants I hunt butterflies with. Waiting on a few more seed deliveries before I start another mass germination. More than happy to hook ya up. Because everyone I know has a 2’x4’x5’ grow tent in their dining room. With LED lights. And USB fans. I’ve legit lost it... I will def keep that in mind next time I’m down that way. Stay well and share more pics! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 43 minutes ago, FXW176 said: That’s awesome re delivery. And you are most welcome! If you or yours are down here in NOVA anytime soon, I have/will have seedlings of most of the plants I hunt butterflies with. Waiting on a few more seed deliveries before I start another mass germination. More than happy to hook ya up. Because everyone I know has a 2’x4’x5’ grow tent in their dining room. With LED lights. And USB fans. I’ve legit lost it... Tomorrow sound good for those tomato plants? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FXW176 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 20 minutes ago, H2O said: Tomorrow sound good for those tomato plants? I’m not too happy with my results to date. Think I seeded too early and the lows of late have messed with some of them. Early next week, fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FXW176 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 This is what I’m currently chasing btw. Some of those plants in that misaligned pic in my last post will hopefully grow up to look like this. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share Posted April 30, 2020 Going to dethatch, aerate, and overseed the lawn on Saturday. We're starting to turn the corner with a manageable lawn and it's really making things look nicer. I don't want a golf course, just something that isn't dead weeds and bare patches. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share Posted April 30, 2020 @FXW176 your tomatoes are suffering from excess rain and cold ground. Bring the plants inside at night to maintain soil temps of at least 60 degrees and they'll start popping. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FXW176 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 6 hours ago, Eskimo Joe said: @FXW176 your tomatoes are suffering from excess rain and cold ground. Bring the plants inside at night to maintain soil temps of at least 60 degrees and they'll start popping. Ty @Eskimo Joe! Thought the same. Moisture isn’t a prob as I track that shit but soil temp lows def got me. Apprec the confirm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FXW176 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Mantis ftw btw. To answer question #1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted May 2, 2020 Author Share Posted May 2, 2020 Ordered these today...so psyched: https://www.rareseeds.com/store/flowers/zinnias/purple-prince-zinnia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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