Funny, I was just watching videos on pruning peach trees - trying to psych myself up for my first fruit tree prune ever! & I was thinking it's almost time to spray.
I would love to raise ducks for meat - man do I love duck. We'll need pics, of course, if you get some.
I'm thinking of calling someone in if the tricks I've learned here don't work. I've just smooshed 2 crawling on me, I'm now surrounded by a mote of windex (kills them instantly).
I can't do carbs, unfortunately, they make me sick. & I don't like shrimp either. Pickiest eater ever here! My Mom still tells the story of my climbing up into my highchair for dinner saying 'don't like, don't like' before I even knew what we were having. I haven't changed much. LOLThat's a shame, you should try them! Shrimp and grits is the business
Thank you, I'm happy about it too!I haven't been getting notifications on this thread, and I'm very far behind. Happy to hear you are getting some relief, Sue!
My DH plants "ridiculously hot" peppers, every year, too! And then I make him some pepper jelly to share with friends. I detest peppers, of all kinds. I must love him.
I'm happy you are enjoying your greenstalks. I'm wanting to have a strawberry stalk, too. If I remember right - you're supposed to pluck the flower buds off, the first year. Do you know if this is true? I need to do a little research.
I'm also trying celery for the first time, this year
Yea, I'm not one for peppers either, I only like pickled jalapenos. I make DH hot sauce every year, I should so make some pepper jelly! He'd love that.
Celery is on my list of things to try for the first time too, it will depend on if I get another greenstalk or not. I've heard they're having a good sale this month if you're looking to buy multiples. I wanted 1 extra, but hey, 2 is better, right?
So I asked the place I get my strawberry plants from for advice on growing in the GS - this is her email to me:
Hi Sue,
It seems an increasing number of people are using systems of stacking planters. None of us have used them, though I am considering a purchase for spring 2024, to try it out myself.
The best recommendation I think we could make for you is to plant the day-neutral type—rather than the spring-bearing ones that fruit for 2-3 weeks, green the rest of the growing season, and require overwintering to even get an initial crop. Plants in containers are not the easiest to overwinter successfully. There is an optimal temperature range that keeps them dormant without damaging the roots and the plants are not dead, just dormant, so they still need some moisture, but not too much, because they’re dormant.
Day-neutral plants develop strawberries for you the same year that you plant and are very often planted annually. You could try to overwinter them and if you can do so successfully, get some of the spring-bearing/June-bearing kind if you want the larger quantity of fruit earlier in the season. If you overwinter the day-neutral type, the berries will typically be smaller and the plants a bit less productive overall. Keeping runners clipped and watering with a water-soluble fertilizer frequently will be needed to maintain a strong, ongoing harvest of maximum-sized strawberries. All our varieties do will in zone 6, so you just need to read the descriptions regarding berry size and flavor! Click on the filters for home/residential grower and day-neutral.
Hope this helps.
Janna Thompson
Phone: (413) 665-2658 ext. 212
Email: [email protected]
Website: NourseFarms.com
So I ordered Seascapes from them. I will not remove flowers (I did with my june bearings in my raised beds) but I will also try to overwinter them by stuffing with straw & wrapping in burlap. It will all be an experiment, but our winters are always so different so what works 1 year may fail the next. LMK how you do if you decide on berries in the GS!
