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frankthetank
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 Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 1:01 pm Post subject: Re: Garden update - drought survival |
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Shouldn't any of the "melons" work good down there...that is...as long as they are watered well? You could be doing the "watermelon crawl"  !
I've tried growing watermelon up here and have never had luck. I've got canteloupe going right now and i think i have some small ones growing.
I ate 2 large watermelons in 4 days last week. I'm addicted.
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Ludi
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| Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 1:16 pm Post subject: Re: Garden update - drought survival |
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Yep, melons are doing great, with enough water. They love it hot!
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TommyJefferson
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| Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 7:06 pm Post subject: Re: Garden update - drought survival |
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| Ludi wrote: | | Fence is being improved with 1" x 3' chickenwire in addition to the 5' reinforcing wire. |
I saw the chickenwire along the bottom of your hogwire. What are you trying to keep out? I'm suffering rabbit raids, but I intend to catch and eat them soon.
Also, how are you pulling out your well water? Pump on grid power? Have you considered windmill with a cistern?
This year I'm getting a laundry basket each of squash and cucumbers every other day. Mellons are ok. Corn is ok. Carrots and lettuce are not doing so good.
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Ludi
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| Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 6:26 am Post subject: Re: Garden update - drought survival |
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Trying to keep out rabbits, chickens, armadillos.
Our well is on grid power, but I hope to scrape enough $ together in the next few months to put in a PV well pump. There's neither room nor wind enough for a windmill, unfortunately.
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PeakOiler
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| Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 5:11 pm Post subject: Re: Garden update - drought survival |
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The recent rains missed my house again. I was checking the radar and there was this perfect circle of dryness with my house in the center. It rained west, north, east, and south from here. I am so po'd.
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Ludi
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 6:18 am Post subject: Re: Garden update - drought survival |
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| PeakOiler wrote: | I am so po'd.
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Yep, it's miserable.  Some of my young trees are having a hard time, I need to keep after watering them.
The older trees mostly seem to be doing ok, though the native elms are starting to drop leaves prematurely.
We're starting to get oak wilt (not close to the house), and I'm sure this dry weather isn't going to help.
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JJ
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 7:25 am Post subject: Re: Garden update - drought survival |
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hey POiler same thing in Burnet, the radar looks like it goes around Burnet and Bertram and the lake get slammed....
if only we could live on opo...new squash every day...
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Ludi
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:46 am Post subject: Re: Garden update - drought survival |
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Beautiful, JJ.
(squash and lady)
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JJ
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 12:28 pm Post subject: Re: Garden update - drought survival |
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| frankthetank wrote: | Shouldn't any of the "melons" work good down there...that is...as long as they are watered well? You could be doing the "watermelon crawl" !
I've tried growing watermelon up here and have never had luck. I've got canteloupe going right now and i think i have some small ones growing.
I ate 2 large watermelons in 4 days last week. I'm addicted. |
one of the kids doesn't like it because it doesn't look right....
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frankthetank
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 12:49 pm Post subject: Re: Garden update - drought survival |
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Orangelo?
I'd eat the whole thing.
Ludi-
So summer isn't your favorite time of year?
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Ludi
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 12:59 pm Post subject: Re: Garden update - drought survival |
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| frankthetank wrote: |
Ludi-
So summer isn't your favorite time of year? |
Drought isn't my favorite weather disaster. Given a choice, I think I prefer flood. It's more dramatic, less depressing.
I like summer just fine.
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jlw61
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 1:48 pm Post subject: Re: Garden update - drought survival |
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| Ludi wrote: | | frankthetank wrote: |
Ludi-
So summer isn't your favorite time of year? |
Drought isn't my favorite weather disaster. Given a choice, I think I prefer flood. It's more dramatic, less depressing.
I like summer just fine. |
Of all of the disasters I've experienced, I prefered the scourge of butterflies.
Nice garden btw! My cukes and tomatoes are taller than I am now, so I think I'll have to cut them off soon.
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RedStateGreen
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 2:23 pm Post subject: Re: Garden update - drought survival |
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We had grasshoppers one year, back when I lived in CA. That was interesting, the sidewalk was black with them.
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RedStateGreen
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 2:30 pm Post subject: Re: Garden update - drought survival |
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I'm glad everyone's gardens are doing well; my soil is so bad that nothing much is growing ... except sunflowers. They love it here. 
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madison
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:48 pm Post subject: Re: Garden update - drought survival |
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Beautiful pictures, Ludi.
I know you know this, but MULCH, MULCH and MULCH some more! I can't believe how much it helps!
How about some hugelculture pits to capture water deeply? |
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