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Post by philagardener on Jun 23, 2019 6:04:18 GMT -5
Those are looking really nice, Galina!
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Post by philagardener on Jun 18, 2019 5:26:29 GMT -5
I'm mulling a street-hedge of red-bud and elderberry for permaculture and pyracantha for the birds. Next week there will be apricots (cooking); the week after will be a fresh-eating variety. I've pulled out almost all of the pyracantha here - it punctures the toughest gloves and the wounds take a long time to heal. Great for a formidable barrier, and pretty to admire from a distance, but I'm opting for more friendly plants for my birds.
Great to hear you have gotten some good precip this year and that the farm is coming along nicely.
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Post by philagardener on Jun 16, 2019 17:50:39 GMT -5
Welcome, marekkvapil! That's a nice garden you have. Glad to have you bring your enthusiasm to the board!
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Post by philagardener on May 17, 2019 18:44:29 GMT -5
Cold-warm-cold, rain-rain-rain. What's a tomato to do?!? Mine sure seem confused!
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Post by philagardener on May 8, 2019 20:21:03 GMT -5
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Post by philagardener on Apr 27, 2019 18:22:27 GMT -5
Rebsie!!! So great to have you log in and to hear that you still are pursuing this project!
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Post by philagardener on Apr 23, 2019 7:43:39 GMT -5
I have seen swales constructed with a pipe outlet embedded into the slope that is shaped like a "J". That way, when the water fills up behind the swale, before it breaches the top it will overflow into the top of the "J" outlet, drop down and then emerge vertically (sort of like a fountain), dissipating the energy so it will do less damage.
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Post by philagardener on Apr 19, 2019 16:56:54 GMT -5
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Post by philagardener on Apr 15, 2019 5:34:35 GMT -5
Quite a line of storms rolled through last night - heavy downpours, amazing lightning display, and a tornado warning based on Doppler rotation. Lots of energy in that system!
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Post by philagardener on Apr 8, 2019 21:11:41 GMT -5
quintusnsachs , (at the risk of taking this thread off topic) if you are interested in Alber Etter, you may or may not know of his contemporary, Felix Gillet. Many of the unique California fruit varieties that Gillet introduced have been rediscovered and are being propagated and offered by this small operation: felixgillet.org/store/ . For anyone else interested in unusual fruits, it is a really amazing list of varieties (warning - shipping costs are not cheap!)
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Post by philagardener on Mar 30, 2019 19:01:37 GMT -5
Hit 73F today outside of Philly! Monday's low is predicted to be 30F for us. Another roller-coaster!
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Post by philagardener on Mar 26, 2019 6:00:01 GMT -5
Great to hear from you, 12540dumont What's happening with plan H?
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Post by philagardener on Mar 26, 2019 5:58:44 GMT -5
I'd try starting some seed in a different mix. You mentioned that as one change from the past, and so many folks are having issues with herbicides and other chemicals in commercial stuff. We are poisoning the planet.
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Post by philagardener on Mar 19, 2019 5:58:48 GMT -5
A nice thing about the hypertendril trait is that it can be scored at seedling emergence. That makes screening large numbers of individuals quick and easy, unlike trying to sort out full purple pods!
(But you probably know all that!)
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Post by philagardener on Mar 15, 2019 19:12:55 GMT -5
75F in Philly today! Got some work done in the garden, think the daffodils grew an inch while I was out there.
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