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SQWIBB October 21, 2019 09:04 AM
[QUOTE=Salsacharley;747981]If you neighbor has poisoned the strip where you want to plant your new tree you should replace the soil. That is outrageous.[/QUOTE]


I don't want to plant a tree here, I will be putting in pavers.
Here is what she has down.
Every trash day I pick up more of the busted tiles and toss in the trash, the busted tiles went all the way over to the gas lines in the ground.
The day I pull one of these shards out of my tire, shell be getting a knock on the door.
My 86 yr old dad slipped on these getting into his car.


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zendog October 21, 2019 02:33 PM
I'm curious about how much you pruned your fruit trees, particularly the peach. Are you worried you pruned off flower buds for next year? Or maybe you're not worried about fruit yet and are just working on the shape.

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[QUOTE=zendog;748216]I'm curious about how much you pruned your fruit trees, particularly the peach. Are you worried you pruned off flower buds for next year? Or maybe you're not worried about fruit yet and are just working on the shape.[/QUOTE]




Yes , shape and size.
I'm trying to keep it small, it should have been cut back in late June.

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[QUOTE=SQWIBB;748220]Yes , shape and size.
I'm trying to keep it small, it should have been cut back in late June.[/QUOTE]

Got it. I usually summer prune mine in mid-June and then at the end of July. Peach trees are weeds and I find pruning twice during the growing season is necessary to keep them reasonable. Then when they go dormant, I make some thinning cuts to remove anything growing in a bad direction or crossing.

I get tons of fruit set with this approach ... and then the squirrels take them all before they're much bigger than a walnut. They are their favorite thing to steal. I hope you have better luck protecting them than I do.

Great pictures and commentary. Very impressive.

SQWIBB October 24, 2019 11:01 AM
Thankyou

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[SIZE=4][FONT=courier new]I transplanted the Gogi berry from the front yard trellis next to the one on the back hill by the fence. I'm most likely going to plant Scarlet Runner beans on the front trellis next season
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[SIZE=4][FONT=courier new]I was off Wednesday so I tried to cleanup the front a bit. I dug out some more rogue horseradish, mulched some of the front, worked on part of the hell strip, moved some plants around, re-positioned my "address rock" and adjusted the lighting.
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[SIZE=4][FONT=courier new]The rock is a pee rock for the dogs.
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[SIZE=4][FONT=courier new]We needed some ambient lighting on the side patio so I put in this lamp Sam had made, it's on a timer and goes on with the landscape lights, it adds just enough light.[/FONT][/SIZE]
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Planted 24" apart in yard compost and perlite.

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The next two stakes are 36" apart for a future Jujube "Li" tree and a "Hardire" Nectarine tree.

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[SIZE=4][FONT=courier new]The Poblano plant is really doing well. The Poblano's always do good up here on the retaining wall.
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I believe that's a Ruby King Bell Plant in the back ground.

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I think this is it for this tomato plant, but that's OK, I was hoping to get maters till November and I think these will make it.
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These 2 plants are still hanging in there.
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My Lettuce bed is moving along S-L-O-W-L-Y!

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[SIZE=4][FONT=courier new]I'm guessing the Huckleberry plant is an evergreen.[/FONT][/SIZE]
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[SIZE=4][FONT=courier new]Nasty, Nasty tasting fruit, reminiscent of battery acid, I'll give it another season to see what happens and maybe try some dry for trail mix, but it looks like this will be replaced.[/FONT][/SIZE]
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[SIZE=4][FONT=courier new]I never thought I would say this but, I cant wait for the first frost!
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[SIZE=4][FONT=courier new]Cleaned the back pond filters and drained the sludge into the hugelkultur beds. Drained and shut down the Koi Pond "Wendy Filter".
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[SIZE=4][FONT=courier new]Finished winterizing the irrigation lines... Removed the timers, drained, removed the batteries. Opened up the low point to drain the main irrigation line. Rags are taped on all openings to prevent debris entering the drip irrigation. Hoses are wrapped and stored in the garden bench.
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[SIZE=4][FONT=courier new]I still need to winterize the rain barrel.[/FONT][/SIZE]
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[SIZE=4][FONT=courier new]Getting a Maypop every now and then. I let them fall off the vine for harvesting.
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[SIZE=4][FONT=courier new]I really need to cage and trim my tomatoes better so the neighbors yard don't look like this.[/FONT][/SIZE]
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[SIZE=4][FONT=courier new]Chopping up this pepper I found another one growing inside, I dubbed it the "Christmas Pepper"[/FONT][/SIZE]
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[SIZE=4][FONT=courier new]The more I thought about the taste of the Goji berry planted on the retaining wall, I decided to replace it with another type of berry. I will probably tear out a fig tree and pot it up for my brother, move the Goji berry to the side and squeeze in the Gooseberry.[/FONT][/SIZE]








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[SIZE=4][FONT=courier new]I Finally got my first frost Friday Night and decided to harvest the sweet potatoes Saturday Morning.[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=4][FONT=courier new]I had a few that broke ground and had a pale shade of green, I was worried about Solanine in the potatoes but doing a little research, I found that the potato is in the night shade family and is not the same as a sweet potato that is in the Morning Glory Family. Fun Fact, the Yam is in the Lily Family.[/FONT][/SIZE]
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[SIZE=4][FONT=courier new]The last few days we have gotten hard frosts, 25°F-28°F. The Poblano plant was totally wilted.[/FONT][/SIZE]
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[SIZE=4][FONT=courier new]Peppers were peeled best I could and I used the trimmings as a broth with some added liquid smoke, garlic and some salt, this was be the brine when canning.[/FONT][/SIZE]
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[SIZE=4][FONT=courier new]The last two tomato plants were torn out, I salvaged one tomato. I also got a few Bell peppers and Jimmy Nardello peppers.[/FONT][/SIZE]
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[SIZE=4][FONT=courier new]The Kohlrabi and Bok Choy are coming along nicely.
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[SIZE=4][FONT=courier new]My sweet potatoes are still curing, here are two store bought ones next to my home grown ones, can you tell which is which?[/FONT][/SIZE]
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[SIZE=4][FONT=courier new]My Gooseberry plant came in on the 13th so I planted that before my trip to Trap Pond.
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[SIZE=4][FONT=courier new]Laura made some Leek Potato soup from the garden for the trip.[/FONT][/SIZE]
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[SIZE=4][FONT=courier new]I'm a little peeved that my lemon tree didn't make it. The dam thing was struggling all summer long. I ordered a replacement from Fast Growing Trees.com, well see what happens.
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[FONT=courier new][SIZE=4]Made some Maypop Jelly. [URL="https://sites.google.com/site/sqwibcooks/canned-turkey-soup/maypop-jelly"]More on that here.[/URL][/SIZE].
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[SIZE=3][B][I][COLOR=#800000]November 27th, 2019[/COLOR][/I][/B]

The new Meyer Lemon Bush from Fastgrowingtrees.com came in today so I potted it up and watered in. I'm really impressed with the size and overall health of the bush.
What I don't understand is why the Lemon tree I purchased earlier this year struggled from the day it was planted and the Lime tree did great. Both got the identical potting mix and watering.[/SIZE]
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