On Tue, 22 May 2007 19:14:41 +0000 (UTC), FragileWarrior
wrote:



Nope. I'm afraid of smothering the seedlings. There is some mulch from
last year but I was waiting for a little more height on the new plants to
mulch this year.

Actually, your seedlings will do MUCH better if you put a layer of
mulch down. Ruth Stout, an ancient organic gardener used to put a
foot of alfalfa hay in her vegetable garden and make enough room (like
a mulch tunnel) to transplant the seedlings. They reach for the sun,
don't scald at the roots and are infinitely healthier than if you
don't mulch. Just an idea.

On Tue, 22 May 2007 19:16:42 +0000 (UTC), FragileWarrior
wrote:

The people in Indy won't like that but I don't care. I hate that race
car stuff.

....and we'll be rooting for Michael Andretti or Al Unser Jr. to win.
My husband takes the whole week off every year in case it is rained
out on Sunday and Monday. Nascar is what we don't like, but open
wheel is very exciting. Try going to a race, you may like it. Then
again...

On Tue, 22 May 2007 16:56:57 -0500, jangchub
wrote:

On Tue, 22 May 2007 19:14:41 +0000 (UTC), FragileWarrior
wrote:



Nope. I'm afraid of smothering the seedlings. There is some mulch from
last year but I was waiting for a little more height on the new plants to
mulch this year.

Actually, your seedlings will do MUCH better if you put a layer of
mulch down. Ruth Stout, an ancient organic gardener used to put a
foot of alfalfa hay in her vegetable garden and make enough room (like
a mulch tunnel) to transplant the seedlings. They reach for the sun,
don't scald at the roots and are infinitely healthier than if you
don't mulch. Just an idea.

Anybody remember how Ruth Stout used to plant tomatoes?

She said -- I think this was in the old Organic Gardening -- that she
put ripe tomatoes on the ground and stepped on them.That was IT.

Persephone

On Tue, 22 May 2007 17:43:15 -0700, Persephone wrote:

Anybody remember how Ruth Stout used to plant tomatoes?

She said -- I think this was in the old Organic Gardening -- that she
put ripe tomatoes on the ground and stepped on them.That was IT.

Persephone

I have a few of her books I found at antique shops. I'll take a look
to see if she has an index for planting tomatoes. She is famous for
the "no till, no work gardening" plan. She was very successful.

"Buderschnookie" wrote in
:


"FragileWarrior" wrote in message
...
We haven't had any appreciable amount of rain this month. My
seedlings are
this - | - high and staying there. The ground is so hard I have to
use a
pickaxe to transplant stuff. I'm watching the forecasts but the
promised weekend rain looks to be getting less and less likely.
Someone do a rain dance or tell me how to do one. I'm thinking that
our Black Spring is going to be followed by a Toasty Brown Summer.


Dig a small hole in the shape of a turtle.
Spit in it.
Cover it back up.
Really.

I'll be danged... it worked.

On May 22, 7:29 am, FragileWarrior
wrote:
We haven't had any appreciable amount of rain this month. My seedlings are
this - | - high and staying there. The ground is so hard I have to use a
pickaxe to transplant stuff. I'm watching the forecasts but the promised
weekend rain looks to be getting less and less likely. Someone do a rain
dance or tell me how to do one. I'm thinking that our Black Spring is
going to be followed by a Toasty Brown Summer.

Georgia is in the forth year of a severe drought and as a result
watering restrictions have been put into place. There is one aspect of
the rules that few people are aware of. According to the Atlanta
Constitution, under the statewide rules, new landscaping installed by
a professional may be watered daily for 30 days after installation,
and food gardens can be watered any time. It is possible that other
states may have similar rules.:

www-raised-garden-bed.com/

Johnny

"FragileWarrior" wrote in message
...

I'll be danged... it worked.


Thousands of Haitians can't be wrong



--
Toni
now in 6b Kentucky
http://www.cearbhaill.com

"Michael \"Dog3\" Lonergan" wrote in
6.121:

Pambo forced FragileWarrior to
post this at: rec.gardens:

We haven't had any appreciable amount of rain this month. My
seedlings are this - | - high and staying there. The ground is so
hard I have to use a pickaxe to transplant stuff. I'm watching the
forecasts but the promised weekend rain looks to be getting less and
less likely. Someone do a rain dance or tell me how to do one. I'm
thinking that our Black Spring is going to be followed by a Toasty
Brown Summer.

It's raining here. It started yesterday and should continue today.
It been a nice slow drizzle so I couldn't be happier. Black Spring
really sucked. Some things are not going to bloom this year and
everything is about 2 weeks off it's regular schedule. OTOH, the
Japanese maple has made it okay and almost everything has bounced
back, except the blooms. I had one, count it, one peony blossom this
year. Jury is still out on the magnolia tree.

Michael


It's raining just enough now that artifact hunting means 20# of good
Indian clay hanging off each boot. I'm going to have thighs like Wyle
Coyote after a mega-dose of Acme vitamins.

"Michael \"Dog3\" Lonergan" wrote in
6.121:

Pambo forced FragileWarrior to
post this at: rec.gardens:


It's raining just enough now that artifact hunting means 20# of good
Indian clay hanging off each boot. I'm going to have thighs like
Wyle Coyote after a mega-dose of Acme vitamins.

I'm going to take Jonsey out for some exercise later on this morning.
Then I have to shop for an afternoon BBQ I'm throwing tomorrow.
Jonsey gets real skittish in the indoor arena so I'm hoping to take
him outside later on. I can't imagine what I'll look like browsing
the farmer's market and supermarkets after horseback riding outside.
I'm not going to have time to shower and change.

Michael

You'll probably get hit on by EVERYONE there.

I've only been on D'argo once so far this year and, man, when I first
saddled up I suddenly realize that I a LONG way up in the air. Holy
shit.

Someone stopped by this week and asked if he was for sale. I ran him off
with a shotgun. hee

find a snake, kill it, hang it up in a tree, it should rain within two days

"FragileWarrior" wrote in message
...
We haven't had any appreciable amount of rain this month. My seedlings
are
this - | - high and staying there. The ground is so hard I have to use
a
pickaxe to transplant stuff. I'm watching the forecasts but the promised
weekend rain looks to be getting less and less likely. Someone do a rain
dance or tell me how to do one. I'm thinking that our Black Spring is
going to be followed by a Toasty Brown Summer.

"Rachael Simpson" wrote in
:

find a snake, kill it, hang it up in a tree, it should rain within two
days

"FragileWarrior" wrote in message
...
We haven't had any appreciable amount of rain this month. My
seedlings are
this - | - high and staying there. The ground is so hard I have to
use a
pickaxe to transplant stuff. I'm watching the forecasts but the
promised weekend rain looks to be getting less and less likely.
Someone do a rain dance or tell me how to do one. I'm thinking that
our Black Spring is going to be followed by a Toasty Brown Summer.




Ah, I can't kill a snake. Don't worry, the turtle/spit thingy worked. In
fact, I may have to go back and get my spit back because it's not supposed
to stop for a week.

the snake thing is an "ole' wives" tale around here. 50-50 chance of that
actually working anyway. haven't seen any snakes here lately. too dry for
even them i guess. told my husband to try the spit thing. need rain badly
here too.

"FragileWarrior" wrote in message
...
"Rachael Simpson" wrote in
:

find a snake, kill it, hang it up in a tree, it should rain within two
days

"FragileWarrior" wrote in message
...
We haven't had any appreciable amount of rain this month. My
seedlings are
this - | - high and staying there. The ground is so hard I have to
use a
pickaxe to transplant stuff. I'm watching the forecasts but the
promised weekend rain looks to be getting less and less likely.
Someone do a rain dance or tell me how to do one. I'm thinking that
our Black Spring is going to be followed by a Toasty Brown Summer.




Ah, I can't kill a snake. Don't worry, the turtle/spit thingy worked. In
fact, I may have to go back and get my spit back because it's not supposed
to stop for a week.

"Rachael Simpson" wrote in
:

the snake thing is an "ole' wives" tale around here. 50-50 chance of
that actually working anyway. haven't seen any snakes here lately.
too dry for even them i guess. told my husband to try the spit thing.
need rain badly here too.


Maybe you could do a snake in effigy? That might work if your intent was
good.

Where are you located? Generally speaking, I mean.

good ole' north carolina - the southeast part of NC that is. we are about 9
inches below normal for our immediate area in the rain-fall
department........

"FragileWarrior" wrote in message
.. .
"Rachael Simpson" wrote in
:

the snake thing is an "ole' wives" tale around here. 50-50 chance of
that actually working anyway. haven't seen any snakes here lately.
too dry for even them i guess. told my husband to try the spit thing.
need rain badly here too.


Maybe you could do a snake in effigy? That might work if your intent was
good.

Where are you located? Generally speaking, I mean.

"Rachael Simpson" wrote in
:

good ole' north carolina - the southeast part of NC that is. we are
about 9 inches below normal for our immediate area in the rain-fall
department........

Oh dear. I thought they said some of this current slow moving front was
coming your way, no? Well, get a piece of hose, pretend it's a snake, have
the whole family take a whack at it and hang it in a tree. Can't hurt
nuthin', at least.