Down In The Garden

Moles

feeds@yuku.com (Lilypad) — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:33:25 GMT

Them gray, funny looking critters have taken over my yard, flower beds and even moved into the areas that are nuthin but clay!

I blame it on my not using milky spore and no cats on the property.

I planted 3 lil ol mater plants, 2 out of the 3...

What kind of plant is this?

feeds@yuku.com (RugerRW) — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:33:00 GMT

Okay Doc, what are these? These are all over the woods and they bloom pretty little white flowers before these little fruits. There are tiny leaves on the stem where the flowers bloom then the fruit develops

Wild Roses

feeds@yuku.com (RugerRW) — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 06:43:41 GMT

I've found some wild roses growing in the woods and along the wood line. I have never seen wild roses before, so I did some research on them. They look like the Virginia wild rose.
Also read that all those 'typical looking' roses have been hybridized by man. I never knew that, but think when they did that they lost some of the wonderful aroma of the original rose. I have roses on both sides of the...

2008 Garden

feeds@yuku.com (688i) — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:08:31 GMT

Finally was able to get the soil like I wanted it and planted matas and squash this past weekend. Felt good to be playing in the dirt again with something other than flowers! What happened to the 1/2 inch of rain they said we were gonna get last nite?

Landscapers

feeds@yuku.com (BridgetCHL) — Fri, 02 May 2008 16:22:26 GMT

Am trying to find out if anyone here has dealt with or heard of A A landscaping? My husband and I get a very suspicious looking flyer(sp) from them and wondered if they were real or a fraud.. I did a search on the number listed on it and it comes up as an unlisted cell number out of Charlottesville,VA.. I can't even seem to find a real listing online or anywhere else on them for that matter..

Non-Specific Soil Recipe

feeds@yuku.com (Loss Prevention Detective) — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 01:48:50 GMT

Who knows what is currenty obtainable for commerical potting soils in different regions? A store bought two cubic foot bag may contain spaghum, pete moss, manure, bark, compost materials and/or chemicals. With some healthy work there is no need for that, though.

Earthworm castings are as value an additive to any soil as you can find. Supposedly, they are all that is necessary as a growing medium for most plants. So, whatever you can cook up ought to contain 15 - 25% of them....

Snails

feeds@yuku.com (DC) — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:05:21 GMT

Anybody have a way to get rid of snails????? Keep eating big holes in the leaves of our shrubs. Tried the beer in a container trick, no luck there.

Thanks,

D. C.

Volunteer pumpkins

feeds@yuku.com (Lilypad) — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:17:57 GMT

I have 3 volunteer pumpkin plants growing on the fence, in the "dogs" yard.

Last fall I gave the fuzzy faces small pumpkins to play with and eat-since pumpkin is good for a dogs digestion! Out of nowhere, 3 plants sprung up, they have since taken over the fence-1 plant is 35'+ long with a runner 14' long going out into the yard.

I decided to put netting around each pumpkin to prevent it from pulling the entire vine off the fence. So far I have 6 pumpkins, the...

Awwwwww relief

feeds@yuku.com (Lilypad) — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 07:56:02 GMT

my yard no longer looks like thatch!
Only got 1/2" of rain in beautiful down town Bumpass- but what a difference!
Enjoy your weekend

Critters in the garden

feeds@yuku.com (RugerRW) — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 07:47:38 GMT

Does anyone know how to keep all the little critters out of the garden without fencing it in? Mostly rabbits. They even eat the leaves off my string bean plants.

The rabbits are just going crazy around here lately. They are just all over the place around here in the last year.

We also got lots and lots of frogs and lizards this year too. Don't know where the snakes are. I guess when they put up that subdivision, and got rid of the field, the mice left, then the snakes left....

broccoli question

feeds@yuku.com (austin) — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:57:06 GMT

Is it ok to cook and eat, ( steam) broccolli after the tops turn only a little yellowish?
It seems that I always buy it and forget I have it until it starts to turn colors, then I want to use it and don't know if I should.
Thanks for your answers.

Beekeepers

feeds@yuku.com (VABritboy) — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 21:39:50 GMT

Hello all,

Anyone around here have bee hives? I recently joined the Charlottesville and Ashland groups but have found no beekeepers in Louisa county.

We decided to start our own hives this year after spending many hours last summer watching a beeless garden. I am beginning to think there are no bees in Louisa

Duncan.

Spring has sprung!

feeds@yuku.com (Lilypad) — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 13:55:51 GMT

While driving around the countryside yesterday I saw pear trees budded out, daffodils sticking their heads up and flowering shrubs blooming- WTH is going on??
What's going on in your yard?

Winter-

feeds@yuku.com (Lilypad) — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 14:31:09 GMT

Me thinks we're in for a "real winter" this year-haven't checked any almanac's yet but if acorns and hickory nutz are prognosticators (public edgamaction folks!) then we is in for some winter weather...
My yard is peppered w/white oak, red oak, black oak and mocker nutz.
A new squirrel family has started to arrive-8 as of today.
Personally, I love winter-any excuse to get the tractor out!!
Still have 2 cords of wood and 4 more coming in by the end of the month. Freezer...

Hornets

feeds@yuku.com (RugerRW) — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 14:55:08 GMT

Anyone have those Giant Hornets that attack lights?

We started getting them last year, and they about killed one of my pear trees. All the limbs on top in the middle are dead.

They are horrible at night when you try to turn an outside light on. They are all over it and try to get in if they see a light.

I let the dogs out at 5am this morning (had to be at work early), went to check on them and they were just sittin out in yard looking at the door. Wouldn't come up to...

Japanese Beetles

feeds@yuku.com (Unregistered(d)) — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 09:27:24 GMT

These pesky buggers have destroyed my roses. I already have a beetle trap. We have probably caught millions of beetles by now. I just bought some wetable sulfur to see if that will help, although it doesn't say anything about keeping beetles away. I'm half afraid to use the sulfur. According to the directions, that stuff is deadly; can't breathe it, can't get it on your skin, immediately change and wash clothes after using it. Not sure it's going to help anyway. Does anyone know how to keep...

How does your garden grow

feeds@yuku.com (Unregistered(d)) — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 12:59:02 GMT

whats everyone going to plant this yr?? Planning on a big garden or will you cut it back some?? Or will you have one at all??

Im planning on a small one this yr as last yrs did okay.. but we didnt get alot out of it.. cept for maters.. ( had over 30 plants.. dont ask.. you wouldnt believe it.. lol) We have a small section in our back yard where the soil is just black.. and I have a feeling plants will do very well in there..

Might try growing some corn this yr.. as thats...

Roses !!!!!!!!!!!

feeds@yuku.com (docslappy) — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 20:35:13 GMT

Mine are all screwed up by this warm weather.

Buds are all over the plants !!!!!!!!!!!

Do yerself a favor if ya are having the same behavior.
Cut off all the buds !!!!!!!!

It's way too early, the roots have not fully established themselves and the plants are going on false patterns and will fade quickly.

In my opinion.

Spring planting

feeds@yuku.com (RugerRW) — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 14:13:14 GMT

It's that time of year again....anybody got their gardens started yet?

I want to get all the spring stuff in this weekend....cabbage, broccoli, beets, etc.

What about peanuts someone mentioned before. Does anyone have instructions on those????

I know with it being so dry it's gonna be hard. Gotta get the hubby to plow and disc this weekend....I'm not sure the tiller will get thru it if he doesn't it's so dry and hard.

Hey MGP You Got Some Road Hogs??????????

feeds@yuku.com (688i) — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 12:28:34 GMT

I was going down 700 yesterday evening and a whole herd of hogs(about 300 pounders) was in the road. Another car was stopped and when I blew my horn them thangs hauled butt back into the field. Looked like they knew they was in trouble and headed back home. Didn't see no remains in the road this AM so all must be good.

IN MY MOST HUMBLE...