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Post by PigsnieLite on Aug 21, 2012 20:07:19 GMT -5
WOW, whut a bizarro orchid! Ive never seen one like it! It looks like a purple duck thingie!
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Post by sunfrog on Aug 23, 2012 12:03:10 GMT -5
Mini update for beans!
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Post by shoegirl on Aug 23, 2012 14:55:09 GMT -5
Yay for bean updates! I think your unknown sprouts are bean sprouts. Maybe even a different kind of bean?
Your unknown flower looks like a cucumber flower. Sometimes I have experienced over the years of planting seeds, what it says the seeds are on the package label is not always what is inside the package. I have had pumpkins seeds turn out to be zucchini and all kind of things like that. zucchini, pumpkin and cucumber seeds are all pretty similar, so it's easy to get them mixed up.
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Post by sunfrog on Aug 23, 2012 16:18:46 GMT -5
Was the sound okay on the video? I think I mumbled. Oh, it's not Russian Kale + Red Kale. On one side I planted Red Russian Kale and on the other side I planted Dino Kale. I also planted two types of spinach. One side is Bloomsdale and the other side in Monstereux or something like that. For beans I have 3 kinds. White Tepary, Bush Beans, and Wax Pole Beans, I think. I don't know what those triangle leaves are. I thought I only planted tomatoes and cucumbers on that side but I may have been excited to have trellises and planted beans on both sides. Dunno. It's funny that I don't know what food looks like. I've only ever bought it in the store. I don't know if I should plant broccoli or not. If I do then I have to eat it.
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Post by PigsnieLite on Aug 23, 2012 16:46:24 GMT -5
Dont plant broccoli. It tastes horrid and I'll only eat it if its slathered in cheez wheez. Pugsnit looks down on cheez wheez, but I likes it especially jalapeno flavour. Cheez wheez should be a major food group. If only there were cheez wheez seeds.
You sound fine to me.
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Post by sunfrog on Aug 24, 2012 12:25:21 GMT -5
Today I planted a bunch of flower seeds. The last flower seeds I planted didn't come up or just stayed small. Here is what I planted. Statice, Coreopsis, Gaillardia, Marigold, Cosmos, Portulaca. A bunch of each. A cat pooped in my mom's flower bed. The end.
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Post by PigsnieLite on Aug 24, 2012 14:48:38 GMT -5
Hope you removes that cat poop. Squit likes to eat cat poopy so I am always racing him to kitty leavings. Sometimes dogs are just grosssss.
PS. Cosmos grows fairly fast. But keep track of the portulaca. I think it has succulent leaves so it might grow oh soooo slooowly.
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Post by sunfrog on Aug 30, 2012 15:10:24 GMT -5
Here's what I did today. You can see parts of me in the video.
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Post by PigsnieLite on Aug 30, 2012 15:51:26 GMT -5
Waaahhh, the bats must be skinneee in Arizona! And I actually saw your arms! Whut will you feed the bats? Are you sure your mum isnt afraid of them? I cant build anything unless I use LEGO blocks.
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Post by sunfrog on Aug 30, 2012 17:18:11 GMT -5
Bats eat mosquitos and insects that's why I want them. I want them to eat all the mosquitos that are trying to eat me.
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Post by PigsnieLite on Aug 30, 2012 18:19:17 GMT -5
Ohhh, you haf those nile virus thingees! Eeeek!
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Post by sunfrog on Sept 1, 2012 10:52:55 GMT -5
I had west nile virus a couple of years ago. It's no big thing. It's like catching a cold and then it goes away. Today a cat pooped in my garden. It is a new kitteh in the neighborhood so it doesn't know to fear me yet. It's black with orange speckles. In other news, I hung up the bat house. Turns out my home is only 12 feet tall. I didn't know it was so short. That makes it too short for a bat house so I hung it on the east side of a tree. The internet doesn't like that but it can't be helped. It's the only thing in our yard tall enough. Now I have a bird house, bat house, bee house, and worm tower. I'm going to try to get some worms tomorrow. Worms are expensive. They are $30. That's as much as my compost pile. But it is a one time expense since they will have babies and live in my garden forever. I hope. What other type of animal habitat do I need? (Not cats) Oh, and we also have lizard houses that my dad built. He also built the bird houses. Do turtles poop a lot? Enough to make fertilizer for my garden? Should I get one? I would like some rabbits but I think they would eat my mom's plants and she wouldn't like that. I've already asked her if I can get a chicken, cow, goat, and coyote and she said, "no." ;D Sheeps don't do anything except make wool and I don't want to make itchy clothes. At least goats make cheese. Coyotes eat cats btw, plus I like them.
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Post by PigsnieLite on Sept 1, 2012 11:16:29 GMT -5
No, dont get turtles! You will always be worried that they do not get enough food or water and sometimes, they hide so well in the garden that you dont find them for weeks! And then you will be worried that they'll die. I think that our turtle is lucky that it has been living in the garden for 20 years widout being stolen by a ferret or some hungry condor. BESIDES, their poops is miniscule & wouldnt even fertilize a mushroom.
WOW, you haf so many animal houses. Why are worms so expensive? Maybe you can get them cheaper on Ebay or somewheres on the internut!
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Post by Avril on Sept 1, 2012 12:02:48 GMT -5
Worms appear in my compost without need to import populations. The trick with compost is what to include and exclude.
Include most vegetable peelings and scraps; garden refuse, dead leaves and shortened prunings; lawn clippings; hay/straw; sand, soil; spent flowers and add chicken fertiliser or cow/horse manure as an activator.
Avoid carnivorous animal droppings (cats' and dogs' poo) as these contain parasites that are unhealthy in compost and make it smell. Avoid also onion, garlic, leek, pineapple skins or fruit, and all citrus peelings or fruit, since these are anthelmintic, but also kill earthworms in compost.
Layer compost, water it and keep it moist and covered. I have open-bottomed compost bins that look like daleks, and earthworms come in from the bottom and make their way to the top. When the compost is 'cooked', there are no more identifiable components, just lovely dark loamy fibrous matter with lots of happy earthworms.
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Post by sunfrog on Sept 1, 2012 12:42:17 GMT -5
Oh oh. No onion stuffs? I've been adding that to the compost. Oops. Sand? I've seen fruit and citrus in other people's compost. Hmm.. How about apples and pears and watermelon? I eat those. I love apples.
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