tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83493852682521802722024-03-14T02:46:51.070-07:00Feral GardenOrangespear's Oasishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769638108577591214noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349385268252180272.post-73451614518571763152011-12-30T10:56:00.001-08:002011-12-30T10:56:41.551-08:00Winter crop<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc9Tb6Z500jF9-tRMWkOX3IWe0kqFgzVRKAwOUZnIgY-Ot2beU93JLtytvJrewiTJtgfiywiBekchujk1A7S-rh4IfiT8pv-2-WeUBOVJqWT8607De4dmgwuEyovOQ6gD40LUzTYnjblFc/s1600/photo+1-701552.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc9Tb6Z500jF9-tRMWkOX3IWe0kqFgzVRKAwOUZnIgY-Ot2beU93JLtytvJrewiTJtgfiywiBekchujk1A7S-rh4IfiT8pv-2-WeUBOVJqWT8607De4dmgwuEyovOQ6gD40LUzTYnjblFc/s320/photo+1-701552.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691997330670072770" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIY0glRi_dJCjZ1AsFtFs15UrAjun2cdfIjRShd8g1G9Kr9vNxkZlgszV1YDm2z0toO6-syNBHCvzrhP1bKf1B000xAgtBelKOudLP1QG5RKuCQHvooRivqSdvTztLVrFsOlxhXS6JC9qA/s1600/photo+2-703149.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIY0glRi_dJCjZ1AsFtFs15UrAjun2cdfIjRShd8g1G9Kr9vNxkZlgszV1YDm2z0toO6-syNBHCvzrhP1bKf1B000xAgtBelKOudLP1QG5RKuCQHvooRivqSdvTztLVrFsOlxhXS6JC9qA/s320/photo+2-703149.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691997335578908162" /></a></p>So far we have had a mild Maryland winter. Had we anticipated this we would have planted more but the Short-N-Sweet carrots have done really well. <p>Also pictured dill, arugula and catnip.Orangespear's Oasishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769638108577591214noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349385268252180272.post-28620614295711864772011-09-10T03:40:00.000-07:002011-09-10T03:41:26.206-07:00New squash! No mildew<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgrx5yIJ5Vb1w6gO2EJT1YiX_MdzvjdxIGvSi77SQT2_AoRbDq9utkgiEM4oUaQchFXyVOMmJpCLzFSGaLuLOjGI-bKap1nuGxnPPtqzW0TpiD27H1cn32m4yc93C6XkotugItX1NKr9pz/s1600/photo+1-786207.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgrx5yIJ5Vb1w6gO2EJT1YiX_MdzvjdxIGvSi77SQT2_AoRbDq9utkgiEM4oUaQchFXyVOMmJpCLzFSGaLuLOjGI-bKap1nuGxnPPtqzW0TpiD27H1cn32m4yc93C6XkotugItX1NKr9pz/s320/photo+1-786207.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650679248754187666" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtNw8emydDI-mBoP7qMukyEoFag7K7l0iWZJb0MJMiwVbhezRr8OmuY8N7kSOpl3YFS05ZgGu9GsSXLH45LfGqkx0r7xk4EDIv5XS1KyqzMXvnRTzzlcTsT_H6g-a8o4zfPkxiPOwS3OeH/s1600/photo+2-787438.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtNw8emydDI-mBoP7qMukyEoFag7K7l0iWZJb0MJMiwVbhezRr8OmuY8N7kSOpl3YFS05ZgGu9GsSXLH45LfGqkx0r7xk4EDIv5XS1KyqzMXvnRTzzlcTsT_H6g-a8o4zfPkxiPOwS3OeH/s320/photo+2-787438.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650679253390901458" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD_NBhTl52OgzEvW0wgm5k9x5W9TcqgZZQwu7StNa0sbZU5ouUqIu2NBi_JlrX2p7zYJhvagGRYQq6D9fT0InN-NqoPJ8n5WBqKFXjfoAn73uTGCiALsqpSTFSl3lPyIPnozR6cW6f-KNu/s1600/photo+3-788004.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD_NBhTl52OgzEvW0wgm5k9x5W9TcqgZZQwu7StNa0sbZU5ouUqIu2NBi_JlrX2p7zYJhvagGRYQq6D9fT0InN-NqoPJ8n5WBqKFXjfoAn73uTGCiALsqpSTFSl3lPyIPnozR6cW6f-KNu/s320/photo+3-788004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650679256236651906" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg-E_ehNZ8YqFfIKbTbFG2xmwHcVnMl7Nq4Go67WuNiRlSsdlfEE60eocUhi0OzPhDGyv7Bz79ucJ_BmGnVpXov-UUKet9PUuJpG4Qsk-D24bPREjFm9PwIXtxoOIqVN-pKUUDDoizmc4_/s1600/photo+4-788592.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg-E_ehNZ8YqFfIKbTbFG2xmwHcVnMl7Nq4Go67WuNiRlSsdlfEE60eocUhi0OzPhDGyv7Bz79ucJ_BmGnVpXov-UUKet9PUuJpG4Qsk-D24bPREjFm9PwIXtxoOIqVN-pKUUDDoizmc4_/s320/photo+4-788592.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650679255017952706" /></a></p>If you look in my earlier post you'll find my struggles with squash and powdery mildew. <p>My experiment is working good. <br>Planted two in a container and put them out in the yard in direct sunlight. They get almost no shade. So far they seem to enjoy it. <br>Then hurricane Irene and Lee came through and blocked out the sun for ten plus days. According to the news, the northeast has gotten 45 trillion gallons of rain. My point is, we will see how well my squash will fair.Orangespear's Oasishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769638108577591214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349385268252180272.post-78215437688670162602011-09-09T11:31:00.000-07:002011-09-09T11:45:29.042-07:00Hurricane Irene and Lee tomatoes<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXrTSWUx9zPEA-rJ3tHAHpOa4avpZMD9kxcTOv8oWd7rqugMfbqRUtCw2WJ7ABGUbWx5jkkTt6ESsMz4Cg0SHMkpGBkJXxOeEFe-oczgWaWCYjw4U7Kp65SHAMdpcozrdxH6HvH_fPp3s/s1600/photo-729043.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXrTSWUx9zPEA-rJ3tHAHpOa4avpZMD9kxcTOv8oWd7rqugMfbqRUtCw2WJ7ABGUbWx5jkkTt6ESsMz4Cg0SHMkpGBkJXxOeEFe-oczgWaWCYjw4U7Kp65SHAMdpcozrdxH6HvH_fPp3s/s320/photo-729043.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650432907219769570" /></a></p>It has rained here for almost 10 days straight due to the 2 passing hurricanes. This much water isn't good for the garden and many things are rotting in the garden. This is all that I was willing to bring in. Most of the rest was rotted and or mush.Orangespear's Oasishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769638108577591214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349385268252180272.post-23098892922218689662011-09-01T04:34:00.000-07:002011-09-01T04:36:06.970-07:00Today's Haul<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsPXjrx8_c_gWY41j_PBzkj_OjzU0rPgWGgqw63vPmT_1feSsfWUo4MNS4ttY0GmxSBcZHOfPT1YCN6UGU1nKVyw3hS21F2qZkoLvJxfCegMx_BOos_5lNPDPAU613Ly9dVfK7ltOKoIXk/s1600/photo-766971.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsPXjrx8_c_gWY41j_PBzkj_OjzU0rPgWGgqw63vPmT_1feSsfWUo4MNS4ttY0GmxSBcZHOfPT1YCN6UGU1nKVyw3hS21F2qZkoLvJxfCegMx_BOos_5lNPDPAU613Ly9dVfK7ltOKoIXk/s320/photo-766971.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647353573734395410" /></a></p>It's a small gathering today. Hurricane Irene has come and gone. The garden was mostly spared.Orangespear's Oasishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769638108577591214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349385268252180272.post-13026548344963049272011-08-24T18:46:00.000-07:002011-08-24T18:47:11.644-07:00Today's Haul<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_RyeMLhhxm6oPCyLh9ttpQxx2gkEmAMCYO5OzI9RZTU6bN6mdmEDRTnxto0EiTDzVg6BhfpXaFqLwCthJoga6rJXm3iManx69rGQ8Ne3EaEX1vRNMpWl9dSvAWBTE4t_gu7Kme7kBXdUs/s1600/photo+1-731645.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_RyeMLhhxm6oPCyLh9ttpQxx2gkEmAMCYO5OzI9RZTU6bN6mdmEDRTnxto0EiTDzVg6BhfpXaFqLwCthJoga6rJXm3iManx69rGQ8Ne3EaEX1vRNMpWl9dSvAWBTE4t_gu7Kme7kBXdUs/s320/photo+1-731645.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644604208353812850" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimzX2OdVy-XQWEoAL4e6N-4nY989FsVee4UqCAWfTqbiD1xokYTLDoYxDsAPVxzutxVbAsHxPzbWes31QhNjGp-E4hujGXN-T72rOtlnTLMD7le5wzYwnwyWsSh8tkDpHFjyl1s_IMEuYE/s1600/photo+2-732729.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimzX2OdVy-XQWEoAL4e6N-4nY989FsVee4UqCAWfTqbiD1xokYTLDoYxDsAPVxzutxVbAsHxPzbWes31QhNjGp-E4hujGXN-T72rOtlnTLMD7le5wzYwnwyWsSh8tkDpHFjyl1s_IMEuYE/s320/photo+2-732729.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644604214328310546" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghI7aaOjf7fHQ1eGEBT6JfIQoTnE7_v4DmRHUhpVnIN7O5JNx7yuG88_Au6gbn4FAO0H5zPKs4WcdKcUtFsizfgKsW5iZSsduKcl2vU_oWAd7ksk9TdeNXWGw7Bc3j7twR1X853EGPNmQ-/s1600/photo+3-733685.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghI7aaOjf7fHQ1eGEBT6JfIQoTnE7_v4DmRHUhpVnIN7O5JNx7yuG88_Au6gbn4FAO0H5zPKs4WcdKcUtFsizfgKsW5iZSsduKcl2vU_oWAd7ksk9TdeNXWGw7Bc3j7twR1X853EGPNmQ-/s320/photo+3-733685.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644604218485030050" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDDiVhuZ3tsWkEqV4dQuDakLtBPjsX7DxJJnMoSZHeTiaP1L5tO2mO75I22T_fyL80Yj2zKH4LnZ4JYG1BL945D7aOMn7bBflhR7c2ar8qCFC8w1wzWXcIxgpKQWRQeb79gx9qhBuwOObD/s1600/photo+4-734817.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDDiVhuZ3tsWkEqV4dQuDakLtBPjsX7DxJJnMoSZHeTiaP1L5tO2mO75I22T_fyL80Yj2zKH4LnZ4JYG1BL945D7aOMn7bBflhR7c2ar8qCFC8w1wzWXcIxgpKQWRQeb79gx9qhBuwOObD/s320/photo+4-734817.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644604223999579826" /></a></p><div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); font-size: medium; "><span>Because of the impending hurricane, Hurricane Irene, we went ahead and picked everything that was close to rip. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); font-size: medium; "><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); font-size: medium; "><span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); font-size: medium; "><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); font-size: medium; "><span>We have here heirloom beefsteaks, Jenny, Juliette, fireballs, totem, chocolate cherry tomatoes. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); font-size: medium; "><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); font-size: medium; "><span>Peaches, sweet basil, thai basil, cucumber, and jalapeños. </span></span><br><br></div>Orangespear's Oasishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769638108577591214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349385268252180272.post-57863789919784886312011-08-20T08:25:00.001-07:002011-08-20T08:25:56.149-07:00Today's Haul<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq0AxOI42L43LYgyC6tSRQaJi3QBvfeQIKCnVNocNzwlATZGagrsCgWt6MsWXW6K1NI_SY9TDcMz9Hc4JDjjDOaGeRuAjKpSdz3EfEVogQmW_N1mM_Dph_tnZUSk8tgvvSwNd2n2qOctTB/s1600/photo+1-756150.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq0AxOI42L43LYgyC6tSRQaJi3QBvfeQIKCnVNocNzwlATZGagrsCgWt6MsWXW6K1NI_SY9TDcMz9Hc4JDjjDOaGeRuAjKpSdz3EfEVogQmW_N1mM_Dph_tnZUSk8tgvvSwNd2n2qOctTB/s320/photo+1-756150.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642959775757874322" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuBQC33aOJXGeZHqVQlbZwW2JzDAjAJ37_PqsHzk3f3ROP2rvj6mcTUg0EABV8gsOiDmoByijS7_zQ-PiFwk9E1zisCN3f4HX_8mJ2SYyqGkkBwrqlRfszKpanJrq_XSEx-5qySUjbPET-/s1600/photo+2-757103.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuBQC33aOJXGeZHqVQlbZwW2JzDAjAJ37_PqsHzk3f3ROP2rvj6mcTUg0EABV8gsOiDmoByijS7_zQ-PiFwk9E1zisCN3f4HX_8mJ2SYyqGkkBwrqlRfszKpanJrq_XSEx-5qySUjbPET-/s320/photo+2-757103.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642959778206368786" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY8NcDxIeSUOQpsGNvMyufqx8E399CwRM8alkZq-23vwCaYoI2GpollDd2mJyh5KuZ6IGryvj9vyHyp-y4zmlkHd4iV5-TNRUmdaim6Vtb5E5KEEI5DL9hOdY4MAKu20sqgtaf5JayXshS/s1600/photo+3-757717.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY8NcDxIeSUOQpsGNvMyufqx8E399CwRM8alkZq-23vwCaYoI2GpollDd2mJyh5KuZ6IGryvj9vyHyp-y4zmlkHd4iV5-TNRUmdaim6Vtb5E5KEEI5DL9hOdY4MAKu20sqgtaf5JayXshS/s320/photo+3-757717.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642959777684272418" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1UEpWgfBaG4kSA_mfa-rgTSLSwRlWn9eUnc7GU1PEtJCNvvMSy5lgqC61vLZoT8grq4fbSsVFWHej3bhGBZZd_aJA-ktVN54bw-kcaBc89LsdbnHPJ5rSafAGDS-HFQhB6KtharTe67If/s1600/photo+4-758387.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1UEpWgfBaG4kSA_mfa-rgTSLSwRlWn9eUnc7GU1PEtJCNvvMSy5lgqC61vLZoT8grq4fbSsVFWHej3bhGBZZd_aJA-ktVN54bw-kcaBc89LsdbnHPJ5rSafAGDS-HFQhB6KtharTe67If/s320/photo+4-758387.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642959784789837154" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjisN_sxkkX3_CTnRL4L0YU5jwUYmOnoBNQDtEc2kpw_sV-g5Xlk1Hccvl6jSJdF-USPToWhtB-V7Wi81vueIi7OHEM74z3vdjPNVivMR_CW_a_PAHg5xgPzC1blRO0wgY1wc79eo6ugdXE/s1600/photo+5-759219.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjisN_sxkkX3_CTnRL4L0YU5jwUYmOnoBNQDtEc2kpw_sV-g5Xlk1Hccvl6jSJdF-USPToWhtB-V7Wi81vueIi7OHEM74z3vdjPNVivMR_CW_a_PAHg5xgPzC1blRO0wgY1wc79eo6ugdXE/s320/photo+5-759219.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642959787948164866" /></a></p>that yellow ball next to the three little red tomatoes, that's a peach front row. It small but this is the first year our peach tree has produced anything.Orangespear's Oasishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769638108577591214noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349385268252180272.post-39994969055329840512011-08-19T19:48:00.000-07:002011-08-19T19:49:10.466-07:00Today's Haul<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ELDZEDrj4drPNAGyJ19j7Yx4DZcOnE6ycszTN-gwr6V3mE7fbdkqspASGk1PzFxu5voRnq6hS7dc_CpYIK9VdwABbRMBHuMUGb8ePNbeVoZiJnkHEF-C2Ip3-fiJE_rDFoCU5di6Lhah/s1600/photo-750468.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ELDZEDrj4drPNAGyJ19j7Yx4DZcOnE6ycszTN-gwr6V3mE7fbdkqspASGk1PzFxu5voRnq6hS7dc_CpYIK9VdwABbRMBHuMUGb8ePNbeVoZiJnkHEF-C2Ip3-fiJE_rDFoCU5di6Lhah/s320/photo-750468.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642764760298081954" /></a></p>Front porch figs.Orangespear's Oasishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769638108577591214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349385268252180272.post-8646986320147163732011-08-15T11:59:00.000-07:002011-08-15T11:59:06.633-07:00Today's Haul<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_GCo-sq2PN7ClAz9xBHjFJXj0uLR783FVusVTigfkAr5wuscdH9E6w3YnBplhK2SIlb7D6zRh2JRHxRif_s2L4UqgipmYSoqiTGr7Vo_nThP6rlbSS_wfUpKWgYT5AIYY9Pla7ENGEGG/s1600/photo+3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_GCo-sq2PN7ClAz9xBHjFJXj0uLR783FVusVTigfkAr5wuscdH9E6w3YnBplhK2SIlb7D6zRh2JRHxRif_s2L4UqgipmYSoqiTGr7Vo_nThP6rlbSS_wfUpKWgYT5AIYY9Pla7ENGEGG/s320/photo+3.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picture taken 8/4/11, 8 days after sowing </td></tr>
</tbody></table> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I planted some more squash seeds. This time i planted them in a container that was going to be kept in the direct sun and away from the garden sprinkler. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">So on 7/28 we got a container together and filled it with dirt. Stuck some seeds in the dirt and didn't check on it for a week. Came back a week later and this is what i found! This picture was taken on 8/4/11 and i cant believe how quickly it grew.</div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Checking back on my new hope for squash this year. Still no sign of powdery mildew. The only time the leaves get wet now is from the rain or morning dew. I make sure this plant gets watered from the dirt only. This is roughly 2 weeks after sowing. Must be really good dirt.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>Orangespear's Oasishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769638108577591214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349385268252180272.post-62359975963951780762011-08-10T04:40:00.000-07:002011-08-10T04:41:03.980-07:00Today's Haul<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ITJYV7NFt1lvGzZG0wluWT-qPGbVguftaH-Bqj4G2NjmIekC_mQ9n4nMtSmgWou2dIObnUWTDnqhdBJ88fx3KXNMjXaA4yVBWpyBDRAQsdIcxc4FUEvjD3vuPP4Lc4Dzkx-1YxG5Es2s/s1600/photo-763981.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ITJYV7NFt1lvGzZG0wluWT-qPGbVguftaH-Bqj4G2NjmIekC_mQ9n4nMtSmgWou2dIObnUWTDnqhdBJ88fx3KXNMjXaA4yVBWpyBDRAQsdIcxc4FUEvjD3vuPP4Lc4Dzkx-1YxG5Es2s/s320/photo-763981.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639190976116937506" /></a></p>Little Prince eggplantsOrangespear's Oasishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769638108577591214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349385268252180272.post-67346144335483229032011-08-06T09:06:00.000-07:002011-08-06T09:07:33.188-07:00Today's Haul<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjlDVQS3pwyUiiOxOKWkhaANFYNN0bQHCBVTLxe4A-EaoB47sB1gnG6bxOCZ0cpbSdkWe2Zr8Fwd3PjBfCflromluA6OkKe6CGRjJTkP-zGccoDj0-rCCMDn6EHGbBOYeZk_z_fHfkHnjm/s1600/photo+1-753189.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjlDVQS3pwyUiiOxOKWkhaANFYNN0bQHCBVTLxe4A-EaoB47sB1gnG6bxOCZ0cpbSdkWe2Zr8Fwd3PjBfCflromluA6OkKe6CGRjJTkP-zGccoDj0-rCCMDn6EHGbBOYeZk_z_fHfkHnjm/s320/photo+1-753189.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637775305424904210" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOIqUAyWJRS9A4o_CtBPubLQLsueEbT-PyxGwgPsTBH3uB7XIcE7h-yeqpslnMI3UG5FO8Mecs9GJbPT-TAKPZ3kZAJnjkx_CY2wlLE6omBowwvktmCZza4uIcwjcdVFvukbvx_H3Ec9IX/s1600/photo+2-754387.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOIqUAyWJRS9A4o_CtBPubLQLsueEbT-PyxGwgPsTBH3uB7XIcE7h-yeqpslnMI3UG5FO8Mecs9GJbPT-TAKPZ3kZAJnjkx_CY2wlLE6omBowwvktmCZza4uIcwjcdVFvukbvx_H3Ec9IX/s320/photo+2-754387.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637775310486657906" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiVqr669yE4xWp1d_eDSkbTgBldQcqEgE97DD8uETPfI4UsqdGHFx38HBCf2JUst8Fjq0CU3L0cpqngUno7IVZlkohG3o7ioajJitK-19gEyEXlO4BXOk3SnCBbHXLekxSEahrIsINQDDD/s1600/photo+3-754901.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiVqr669yE4xWp1d_eDSkbTgBldQcqEgE97DD8uETPfI4UsqdGHFx38HBCf2JUst8Fjq0CU3L0cpqngUno7IVZlkohG3o7ioajJitK-19gEyEXlO4BXOk3SnCBbHXLekxSEahrIsINQDDD/s320/photo+3-754901.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637775312253392754" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Yw033P0XpgesPhtwStx7tF4ZFRyt3AlsCyRWCBkQbWLh6QpQj20iuowWhQZVLudiZX5oV703iUPK8PNUGMeD8_MVz7ELOrjTF6tePIj2m19Sb9MVvufPApkUVFF3-Xr958jFQZKrfhSm/s1600/photo+4-755595.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Yw033P0XpgesPhtwStx7tF4ZFRyt3AlsCyRWCBkQbWLh6QpQj20iuowWhQZVLudiZX5oV703iUPK8PNUGMeD8_MVz7ELOrjTF6tePIj2m19Sb9MVvufPApkUVFF3-Xr958jFQZKrfhSm/s320/photo+4-755595.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637775314328091234" /></a></p><div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); font-size: medium; "><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); font-size: medium; "><span>This is it for the beets, turnips and sweet corn (still have pop corn growing). This is my third year to grow corn that matures like this. Eventually I will figure out what I'm doing wrong. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); font-size: medium; "><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); font-size: medium; "><span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); font-size: medium; "><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); font-size: medium; "><span>Tomatoes pictured are Beefsteak heirloom, black krim, cherokee purple, totem, and Jenny(the little yellow ones). </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); font-size: medium; "><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); font-size: medium; "><span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); font-size: medium; "><br></span><br></div>Orangespear's Oasishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769638108577591214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349385268252180272.post-39388463592550484232011-08-05T15:56:00.000-07:002011-08-05T16:00:08.147-07:00Today's Haul<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqX775BGpgU3R7F4X3y9hXB5ipbL2mDf_f5VnSO0ApwrF3Bxa_GqLBVKI3ETEzNt9r4bzM0xHORyOSAxL8DLGaH0r5P_u_gVDO2TGJfEYz_0fa7htsfLylIeLEA6EyCn7i_3JPdS4h6th7/s1600/photo+1-708149.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqX775BGpgU3R7F4X3y9hXB5ipbL2mDf_f5VnSO0ApwrF3Bxa_GqLBVKI3ETEzNt9r4bzM0xHORyOSAxL8DLGaH0r5P_u_gVDO2TGJfEYz_0fa7htsfLylIeLEA6EyCn7i_3JPdS4h6th7/s320/photo+1-708149.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637510545433389170" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOCKLqMHr_LkR7AyaoE7fXZAObuoSwBjOGWeB-zJ6ZGx4C2sxR4JTgSLydJ-f8YV_kAUX2Bwq-6NTsPmFS5fiYWJ3w_ItGWDTh1RSPlJdoTdDafg9XcWyv0TTcKAHtPIGMrUmJ7B8YfLLh/s1600/photo+2-709760.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOCKLqMHr_LkR7AyaoE7fXZAObuoSwBjOGWeB-zJ6ZGx4C2sxR4JTgSLydJ-f8YV_kAUX2Bwq-6NTsPmFS5fiYWJ3w_ItGWDTh1RSPlJdoTdDafg9XcWyv0TTcKAHtPIGMrUmJ7B8YfLLh/s320/photo+2-709760.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637510552566729810" /></a></p>Orangespear's Oasishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769638108577591214noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349385268252180272.post-21960775885099965902011-08-05T12:42:00.000-07:002011-08-05T12:46:00.494-07:00Praying Mantis<div class="mobile-photo">I found this guy on my front porch fig tree this morning. I think he is a rare find. </div><br />
I have been noticing a rise in stink bugs on this tree lately. So I'm wondering if this praying mantis has shown up because of the stink bugs. <br />
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<div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLCmgMzbyh6facYmGI_bdrgQO3uR9xA2IHrp6WEulPbaJd_z5CwNbQ_S_apQ6X2iAYUN0zSeiJ1you335m2tY3E9II-03iI-dvprc02hkCItE0ZMVMwJ_dspH_khg5TQuF2O1hheMc8oR3/s1600/photo+2-703552.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637459846102956642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLCmgMzbyh6facYmGI_bdrgQO3uR9xA2IHrp6WEulPbaJd_z5CwNbQ_S_apQ6X2iAYUN0zSeiJ1you335m2tY3E9II-03iI-dvprc02hkCItE0ZMVMwJ_dspH_khg5TQuF2O1hheMc8oR3/s320/photo+2-703552.JPG" /></a></div>Orangespear's Oasishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769638108577591214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349385268252180272.post-4429370749834246312011-08-04T15:41:00.000-07:002011-08-04T15:43:08.165-07:00Today's Haul<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEVNp0Dvs6bjMazU3hFSBMZXQPOna9bya5LGJAqkXTiOw-4ComnqPi7fTCT1xPYX4cFMCOaiG5FwUdL-wXVfRcFDW5NN2zzUPIyNzzLrdsug3YZYH-q155w9Rl-aBOIhZ2THuase9AOp4a/s1600/photo+1-788166.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEVNp0Dvs6bjMazU3hFSBMZXQPOna9bya5LGJAqkXTiOw-4ComnqPi7fTCT1xPYX4cFMCOaiG5FwUdL-wXVfRcFDW5NN2zzUPIyNzzLrdsug3YZYH-q155w9Rl-aBOIhZ2THuase9AOp4a/s320/photo+1-788166.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637135080860441218" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6F3Wpsxew6ANgvOz8Tk0L1W0gKNT2TJAsZBbMzWxYRjJbaDBo5IIRqMh5QqY1fCCsKbs-brRfItO2PtyS6Re36PACOk9lV_N64qI_VgnxSZGgVfrW1M_TCLANU3VUvCrWX_NOAtHa2TX/s1600/photo+2-789859.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6F3Wpsxew6ANgvOz8Tk0L1W0gKNT2TJAsZBbMzWxYRjJbaDBo5IIRqMh5QqY1fCCsKbs-brRfItO2PtyS6Re36PACOk9lV_N64qI_VgnxSZGgVfrW1M_TCLANU3VUvCrWX_NOAtHa2TX/s320/photo+2-789859.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637135081490865650" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNk3UmEus8vhxO_meR2-iUOi1eacgyhCcWqvyTAhbJSHPU0STkJp6HrTyMmMkzoVSNd3FNayCX-dmTY6mYiRg_h8Ri34Bdl2yjJL0O7IgGFNhiC-R22P_z_FmdxjKD5P6tRKQCYvXYXV_V/s1600/photo+3-790667.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNk3UmEus8vhxO_meR2-iUOi1eacgyhCcWqvyTAhbJSHPU0STkJp6HrTyMmMkzoVSNd3FNayCX-dmTY6mYiRg_h8Ri34Bdl2yjJL0O7IgGFNhiC-R22P_z_FmdxjKD5P6tRKQCYvXYXV_V/s320/photo+3-790667.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637135086785573490" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigA5-hovrUNiURLO9dtn1OviiGQsbeS74aRqj_JfYYcw6q3DtEZu6IZfqiR6EhTwnqtBmEfJ9rQYNLImlGryomorimR5EMbhHnKZh3AKuiBzOnwo4HdMqBtJwc-bJfg7sn-AmW-TeRU-Zr/s1600/photo+4-791520.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigA5-hovrUNiURLO9dtn1OviiGQsbeS74aRqj_JfYYcw6q3DtEZu6IZfqiR6EhTwnqtBmEfJ9rQYNLImlGryomorimR5EMbhHnKZh3AKuiBzOnwo4HdMqBtJwc-bJfg7sn-AmW-TeRU-Zr/s320/photo+4-791520.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637135090574690962" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1C6cDfe95d1MF0nuHuMHZXXIQ8pnlah4IGR_MSxy-dotj07U2WM6IhvMwphnDcwz4qQb6xmV12D2JYK2faNO1WpK22lnxYLKRHCLvIhdcfb_yFLCdpGYXcmdELeMlxTiI_uPWdW4-W7X/s1600/photo+5-792486.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1C6cDfe95d1MF0nuHuMHZXXIQ8pnlah4IGR_MSxy-dotj07U2WM6IhvMwphnDcwz4qQb6xmV12D2JYK2faNO1WpK22lnxYLKRHCLvIhdcfb_yFLCdpGYXcmdELeMlxTiI_uPWdW4-W7X/s320/photo+5-792486.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637135095901873762" /></a></p><div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); font-size: medium; "><span>I'm going to start posting what we pick. It may be a small haul or large haul. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); font-size: medium; "><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); font-size: medium; "><span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); font-size: medium; "><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); font-size: medium; "><span>Also this is my first time posting from my cell phone. So testing. </span></span><br><br></div>Orangespear's Oasishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769638108577591214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349385268252180272.post-13620556488710888022011-08-03T09:25:00.000-07:002011-08-03T09:26:51.993-07:00Tomato Bottom RotAlso known as Black bottom, Bottom end rot, and Blossom End Rot. Im sure there are more but this is what i have heard locally.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is an example of the very start <br />
of bottom end rot starting on this tomato. <br />
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</tbody></table>So what is it? <br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">well according to the <a href="http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/publications/tomatoproblemsolver/ripe/end_rot.html">Texas Aggies</a>: <em><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blossom end rot can affect fruit at all stages of development. The characteristic symptom is a progressive deterioration of the blossom end of the fruit, from a water-soaked appearance to a sunken, black, leathery lesion. While secondary fungal infections may occur, blossom end rot is a physiological disorder caused by calcium deficiency induced by water stress.</span></em></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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I can only speak to what I have encountered and I encounter it every year. Every year the tomatoes I grow in pots get this. Unfortunately I'm reactive instead of proactive. So I wait until they show signs of bottom rot before I treat them. Kind of as if maybe this will be the year that it doesn't happen.<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Every oldtimer i ask tells me its missing calcium. Just add calcium. So every year when it shows up, I add calcium and it always fixes my issue with bottom rot. So lets go thought the simple step i do to help my tomato plants that have this.</div></div><br />
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Next is to figure out why the leaves are turning yellow and falling off on the bottom of these potted tomato plants.?!?<br />
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</div>This is my fig tree that I have had for about 3 years now. During spring and summer it lives on my front porch. During fall and winter it lives in my garage.<br />
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So far this year is looking to be the best year, if everything that is on it now will mature. There is roughly 70-100 figs on this little tree.<br />
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Interesting enough, when i was taking pictures this morning i noticed that there were all of these stink bugs in the tree. Im not sure what they are doing but my new goal is to eliminate their existence in this tree. <br />
I love figs and they are difficult to come by. That is why i grow them. <br />
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In this picture if you can click on it to make it bigger and zoom in on the branch you will see some stink bugs. I have also found an egg or 2 so they may be reproducing right there. I know i have killed young ones on this tree already.<br />
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<div></div>This isnt my first time having <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powdery_mildew">Powdery Mildew</a> back in <a href="http://orangespear.blogspot.com/2009/09/powdery-mildew-end-to-melons-squash-and.html">2009 and really 2010</a> it attacked me. So this just means that every year that i have attempted to grow something in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucurbitaceae">Cucurbitaceae</a> plant family, that it has died from powdery mildew. This goes for all of my cucumbers, squashes (including pumpkins), and melons (including watermelons). <br />
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<div></div>So how do i kill it and how do i prevent it?<br />
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<div></div>My understanding is that once you have it you can not get rid of it. <br />
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<div></div>I have read in some places that its due to hot temperatures and the leaves getting wet. this doenst really make sense to me cause its always going to be hot. its the summer! and its going to ran. So if this is the case every farmer is doomed.<br />
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Things that we have tried to do: Baking Soda, Neem and cutting away the infected leaves.<br />
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<em>This is what <a href="http://www.gardenguides.com/778-keeping-ahead-powdery-mildew-garden-pest-tip.html">GardenGuides.com</a> has to say about managing powdery mildew.</em><br />
Management<br />
<ul><li>In most cases, good cultural practices will adequately control powdery mildew:</li>
<li>Select powdery mildew resistant varieties. This is particularly true of roses. For lawns, shade tolerant grasses such as creeping red fescue can be planted. </li>
<li>Plant in full sunlight in a well-drained area. </li>
<li>Do not crowd plants. Air flow and ventilation will discourage mildew growth. </li>
<li>Powdery mildew thrives where high rates of nitrogen have been used. High nitrogen promotes tender leaf formation, causing dense stands that are more susceptible to infections. Adequately fertilize but avoid stimulating succulent growth. Organic fertilizers or slow-release formulations of lawn fertilizers are good choices. </li>
<li>Prune infected plants to get rid of infected parts and increase airflow. If the infestations are severe, remove and destroy the plants that are infected. </li>
<li>Disinfect your pruning tool in a bleach solution of one part household bleach to four parts water after each cut. </li>
<li>Watering plants in the morning gives the plants the rest of the day to dry off, discouraging establishment of diseases, including powdery mildew. </li>
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What do you know or think about this? any information will be much appreciated. <br />
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There is one thing that has happened now 3 years in a row, so i know its not a fluke, is i keep having these tomatoes come up from where i had them growing the year before. This really isnt a complaint but more of a learning experience. <br />
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My normal routine is that in January or February i start my seeds. By May they are ready to plant. They're Not the biggest and thickest tomato plants but i know they will get bigger and stronger once in the ground. And ill be, if these tomatoes from previous years haven't seeded them selves and come up stronger and better looking in a shorter amount of time then the once i started growing in Jan.<br />
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Case in point: this year i decided to do quality over quantity. My seeded tomoatoe plants look really healthy this year but those dang feral tomatoes are already putting on nice red tomatoes.<br />
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I think next year im going to go out and label where i place my seeds so i know whats growing and attempt to start them from the ground. I have to assume that this may be successful due to all the seuccesful feral tomatoes i have growing now.<br />
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random photo: one of our small raised gardens.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcvw6gD6zJttN44cENrxrYk-FPVsy90SBw58_0xnAA9QwJbNVenyKFt5mICtw31y2u_YPETd7kbJtQedtDad3I3oMkUSy84VsPPKViISMX7dNqvJ7YzM2oAx7_A0ZjOm6cvhk-E0zAqI0J/s1600/IMG_1437.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear:right; float:right; margin-left:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="239" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcvw6gD6zJttN44cENrxrYk-FPVsy90SBw58_0xnAA9QwJbNVenyKFt5mICtw31y2u_YPETd7kbJtQedtDad3I3oMkUSy84VsPPKViISMX7dNqvJ7YzM2oAx7_A0ZjOm6cvhk-E0zAqI0J/s320/IMG_1437.JPG" /></a></div>Orangespear's Oasishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769638108577591214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349385268252180272.post-75749298024026990642010-07-09T07:24:00.000-07:002010-07-09T07:29:02.658-07:00herbicide drifti haven't posted much lately and its mostly due to our urban neighborhood.<br />we are having a pill right now with herbicide drift. the HOA sprays the common areas and some neighbors also have their yard sprayed. <br /><br />This year its really hitting us hard. Not sure if its due to the extreme heat around here but our garden hasn't been anything to show this year. Plants dont grow to there full potential and all leaves look very shriveled.<br /><br />So this is the main reason for not doing many updates.Orangespear's Oasishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769638108577591214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349385268252180272.post-65688810062197815202010-06-12T07:31:00.000-07:002010-06-12T07:33:01.832-07:00gardenpics2010<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="600" height="400" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fanttwerrp%2Falbumid%2F5481892055319062961%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCNKr2cfM8OTXlgE%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed>Orangespear's Oasishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769638108577591214noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349385268252180272.post-31202640531043358312010-06-03T11:42:00.000-07:002010-06-03T12:10:27.559-07:00TurnipsDo you like turnip greens? How about turnips?<br /><br />I myself am not even sure what my answer is to those 2 questions. So I grew some turnips to help me form a more educated answer.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikiqHVv2CkZH3p-lZGEgi-uctoTEu-l64PDcKJULbstJLzy1cqGzPEPNV-STwGPgbkyyAEnO7cwAkzB5UIvAizxWu9LXJ5U7Vq15TCgdqLeOhmYfXqVgi_JtJ7UHwiFVjMDqtq9vAdGCaD/s1600/P6010574.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikiqHVv2CkZH3p-lZGEgi-uctoTEu-l64PDcKJULbstJLzy1cqGzPEPNV-STwGPgbkyyAEnO7cwAkzB5UIvAizxWu9LXJ5U7Vq15TCgdqLeOhmYfXqVgi_JtJ7UHwiFVjMDqtq9vAdGCaD/s320/P6010574.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478622030541563490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj13atzH7KeJb2_YUu4OXuWO6xwcacRdfIRS24OMbb2-WqeBZ-u8ab1NBTkMD-FxWja8mA-tsb-sy0rXu75V4T61VMnzkNPrhu2yD2TRO4sPdqRGP0wRbEpLeajvgdBOP6c114VONDQmixq/s1600/P6010577.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj13atzH7KeJb2_YUu4OXuWO6xwcacRdfIRS24OMbb2-WqeBZ-u8ab1NBTkMD-FxWja8mA-tsb-sy0rXu75V4T61VMnzkNPrhu2yD2TRO4sPdqRGP0wRbEpLeajvgdBOP6c114VONDQmixq/s320/P6010577.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478622040672473666" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU5TgXzkFYGLrkax-69xqSmA070WP2Z13mc6a6UiLXPA4RFzrU6Tu1Fez9XRFlNTjumpLgOdB7lEkQL-yzcUgWS0YKgQCS3gRJbk7Drx555gmibKgXKUgME-7DdN6MRqq00oP2kFZG_B-Q/s1600/P6020590.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU5TgXzkFYGLrkax-69xqSmA070WP2Z13mc6a6UiLXPA4RFzrU6Tu1Fez9XRFlNTjumpLgOdB7lEkQL-yzcUgWS0YKgQCS3gRJbk7Drx555gmibKgXKUgME-7DdN6MRqq00oP2kFZG_B-Q/s320/P6020590.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478622056871486674" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3t-pOrutXP-svmaG0PTBavL5FJo9nQyEbJ6qXdbMWFL-XwtKxWmSjXkcM1azYW6kTxvHXqI191Lf9xla3uueDYBSMh8ikwiZ8pAnaL8-CoyW0Te6fiW4KfmkNop7DQJZjplPTZLT-jlfl/s1600/P6020597.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3t-pOrutXP-svmaG0PTBavL5FJo9nQyEbJ6qXdbMWFL-XwtKxWmSjXkcM1azYW6kTxvHXqI191Lf9xla3uueDYBSMh8ikwiZ8pAnaL8-CoyW0Te6fiW4KfmkNop7DQJZjplPTZLT-jlfl/s320/P6020597.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478622073421490018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOdokBLwNMPQOnLS4uyt8gFZVwrTTVyJNgaslU9BOLMFQMECPLzayo6iSKumwXCxS7WQhOckTbpERb_my5vgc486TOlrUys0G3J-2UbXIHc79kOPc9l14TE8tvza70XmueArxCmW7Sx8c/s1600/P6020594.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOdokBLwNMPQOnLS4uyt8gFZVwrTTVyJNgaslU9BOLMFQMECPLzayo6iSKumwXCxS7WQhOckTbpERb_my5vgc486TOlrUys0G3J-2UbXIHc79kOPc9l14TE8tvza70XmueArxCmW7Sx8c/s320/P6020594.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478622063491185970" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><blockquote>My answer: well im still not sure if I like them but I did enjoy growing them and I eat what I grow.<br /><br /><br />?Question?<br />How do you clean your lettuce or greens to rid them of the dirt, bugs, and or slugs?</blockquote>Orangespear's Oasishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769638108577591214noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349385268252180272.post-19438967859544694572010-06-03T05:48:00.001-07:002010-06-03T06:39:20.687-07:00Season of the RadishWe are growing many more things than just radishes but so far this season the radishes have just come in very abundant.<br /><br />The maturity rate is great for the impatient gardener. Within 3-4 weeks of seeding our first set, we were eating radishes. (well actually my wife was eating them. I dont really like radishes. I just like to grow things) I do have to say that these didnt have that sharp taste that the store bought radishes have had in the past.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2kzW5V28n9TJE5Z97-WHljfPTw8DsMmdVEkbJAbT4GG9-FGgAgAc7W3vGFQc9RAtvALcWodm5sxwbkJNAPWFRN-LftP9D5n45o53SdV66-QzCfb5mGQ2sYoZyvHD595vNBo33IcR8HiQg/s1600/P6020612.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2kzW5V28n9TJE5Z97-WHljfPTw8DsMmdVEkbJAbT4GG9-FGgAgAc7W3vGFQc9RAtvALcWodm5sxwbkJNAPWFRN-LftP9D5n45o53SdV66-QzCfb5mGQ2sYoZyvHD595vNBo33IcR8HiQg/s320/P6020612.JPG" alt="Watermelon Radish" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478530005506181410" border="0" /></a> Watermelon Radish<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHD8F0TREmX0GGUTVBmqy3RFxOlZGtqeI8pTKShzV2-64VGzI0xVRljq3_HGTsHIIncjCwWODcNHEIWEP63MVThL8OAYIimNXFdITloXLQVGCsYpOm8idT-jYutwHhYb1ABBS-SlRy6ekj/s1600/P6020608.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHD8F0TREmX0GGUTVBmqy3RFxOlZGtqeI8pTKShzV2-64VGzI0xVRljq3_HGTsHIIncjCwWODcNHEIWEP63MVThL8OAYIimNXFdITloXLQVGCsYpOm8idT-jYutwHhYb1ABBS-SlRy6ekj/s320/P6020608.JPG" alt="Bowl of mixed radishes" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478530002357026402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9725qow8TLRNFI2jnH0sH1Bpr-x5x0pUEKU2Sy-vPtFM4AxlNgRsXJDmjJplbHWkLMx-PZwNJYh6GiRjjZ_nrYjRyT70iAArQM8GtDMj7lqwUQx3eEqPqFDaQOwQms4HbG2OhiESkt8eA/s1600/P6020606.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9725qow8TLRNFI2jnH0sH1Bpr-x5x0pUEKU2Sy-vPtFM4AxlNgRsXJDmjJplbHWkLMx-PZwNJYh6GiRjjZ_nrYjRyT70iAArQM8GtDMj7lqwUQx3eEqPqFDaQOwQms4HbG2OhiESkt8eA/s320/P6020606.JPG" alt="Bowl of mixed radishes" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478529993021552946" border="0" /></a>Orangespear's Oasishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769638108577591214noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349385268252180272.post-51674311369786176362010-05-05T07:06:00.000-07:002010-05-05T07:28:06.450-07:00Garden update<div>Well im about a week or so behind on this update. the next update will be more of a current status.</div><br /><br /><div>So we added the 3 new raised garden to our townhouse back yard.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_u-cJVQQ0BCFB0Caiq29iGeqjXNg9EJb8BEGToW5BzugPhI12NGeDaJJnS2JGijZdISZhmkUKBDq4Z9vhpKrBbt-1y8PaA-yOBntMS5IpCum_De_IrAUcwPewdr-h2HwQr5IVf07isCWG/s1600/garden3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467788389493884706" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 247px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_u-cJVQQ0BCFB0Caiq29iGeqjXNg9EJb8BEGToW5BzugPhI12NGeDaJJnS2JGijZdISZhmkUKBDq4Z9vhpKrBbt-1y8PaA-yOBntMS5IpCum_De_IrAUcwPewdr-h2HwQr5IVf07isCWG/s320/garden3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I know the pictures didnt turn out that great, but with quality photos like this they can only get better. (Not labeled) On the far left is all onions and one rhubarb. (labeled): Tyee Spinach, Galilee Spinach, May Queen Lettuce and Yugoslavian Lettuce.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTOAgVXu1TorsM0Uzb6qONETFKu3IrjOM7QldZpaLx0QaljnVK0Ms9yFD59mne_MhU1KeRl8NccngRoifJXWk_O2rTv9TRILQaRS0TBYW0m-Em0-VZ8xUcOkVy0jpKXE5o8pZ0xVVHpb71/s1600/garden2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467788382993977154" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 247px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTOAgVXu1TorsM0Uzb6qONETFKu3IrjOM7QldZpaLx0QaljnVK0Ms9yFD59mne_MhU1KeRl8NccngRoifJXWk_O2rTv9TRILQaRS0TBYW0m-Em0-VZ8xUcOkVy0jpKXE5o8pZ0xVVHpb71/s320/garden2.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br />From left to right. Black/Lacinato Kale, French Breakfast radish, Scarlet Glode Radish, Saxa 2 Radish, Mesclun, Loose-leaf, and Oakleaf Lettuce.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2SGVJsT_01CYMf_T5AeLEHOVOr6v7PKufgmvbQN9LjC6sUo2DzYV0P90UWwLHZqZ92H-ty-lXQzwc1JJFfSiAUvYYFxfWtgnhgHmZ5khFureFQpT1ltV8i-iZ1DXaS6hF9GZuzhLXjgZP/s1600/garden.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467788375627232242" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 247px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2SGVJsT_01CYMf_T5AeLEHOVOr6v7PKufgmvbQN9LjC6sUo2DzYV0P90UWwLHZqZ92H-ty-lXQzwc1JJFfSiAUvYYFxfWtgnhgHmZ5khFureFQpT1ltV8i-iZ1DXaS6hF9GZuzhLXjgZP/s320/garden.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br />left to right: Little Marvel Peas (these only do good in the cool early of spring, so we planted them late), Purple Carrot, Watermelon Radish, Turnip, Golden Beet, Sugar Pole Peas, Radish, Burgundy Beans, Radish, and String Beans.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>There is another garden that runs the length of the town house but its not pictured. We havent really planted anything in it yet, however there are many many squash and tomatoes that are coming up. They must be from last year. So we are going to let them grow and see how it goes.</div>Orangespear's Oasishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769638108577591214noreply@blogger.com0