Guest guest Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Surprise them raccoons with a jalapeno or two and they will abandon THAT tactic, lolFrom: Sunshine <lightlady27@...>Subject: Re: OT--GARDENING Date: Monday, February 21, 2011, 9:30 PM We have a family of racoons here they are so cute but they would surely find a way. Thanks so much for all the information! Page > > I set the fabric bags on gravel on the ground. The fabric allows the plant root system to aerate very well, which makes for a great yield. I use smaller fabric pots hanging from a rack to grow my upside down peppers and pimentos. I just poke a hole in the bottom of the bag and poke the seedlings through the hole, then let the plants grow upside down out the bottom of the bag. No pests can get to them, and gravity takes care of the weight of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Bought a whole pint of hottest cayenne just for chasing various critters away. Not sure it would work on the 2 leggedy ones though. Bless em. There's a sccheflera right next to my patio that has grown tree size and there are frequent runnings up the tree (coyote chasing racoons or feral kitties) across the roof and down to tease the coyote. Animal amusement park? Page > > Surprise them raccoons with a jalapeno or two and they will abandon THAT tactic, lol > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 yes maam, we do what we have to do! "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." ~ Mahatma Ghandi From: Berry <berrywell@...> Sent: Mon, February 21, 2011 7:12:18 PMSubject: Re: Re: OT--GARDENING No, this doesn't work with sweet potatoes, since they are grown from a "slip" (seedling) and they don't get hilled up like potatoes do (you don't cover them as they grow) I do grow them in bags though, I just don't roll the bag down to start with-pot it as if it were a regular plant. There are so many lovely varieties of potatoes and sweet potatoes. When I first started gardening, I had NO idea there were such vast varieties, each with their own distinct flavor. I also didn't know there was a huge difference between yams and sweet potatoes-I thought they were the same thing-they are not! My favorites are Okinawan purple sweets, which are a rich, dark purple color-AMAZING flavor. I often say I am actually grateful that I had allergies that forced me to learn this stuff. Prior to that, I couldn't keep a cactus alive, and really had no desire to garden. Now, it is my PASSION!! Funny how new doors will open in the face of challenge... From: Sunshine <lightlady27@...>Subject: Re: OT--GARDENING Date: Monday, February 21, 2011, 6:45 PM Oh this brings back some memories. When my sons were small and we went to the beach I had a plastic garbage can assigned for kelp. we have giant kelp beds off the coast here so there was always tons of the stuff on the beach. I would get them to help me fill the can and dump into the back of my little old datsun wagon. I tried the newspaper bit too but found for me that flakes of straw and hay bales worked much better. You can even grow potatoes by strewing the potato about and covering with 10 inches or more of hay or straw. When they are grown you can come back and lift up the mulch and pick up the potatoes from the top of the ground, then put the mulch back for the ones you don't use. That time of year huh? Page >> My compost tea is always a work in progress. Whenever I have peelings or scraps (which is pretty much daily, but I save them in a jar in the fridge until I have enough to blend, several times a week, usually. I throw any eggshells (rinsed) in the jar too. When ready, I just buzz up the mix with a enough water to make it tea ish consistency (no exact science needed here-it can be pretty watery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Yipes! And I was worried about the occasional bear that winds up in my neighborhood! Any critter that goes invading my garden is GOING to regret it! From: Sunshine <lightlady27@...>Subject: Re: OT--GARDENING Date: Monday, February 21, 2011, 9:51 PM Bought a whole pint of hottest cayenne just for chasing various critters away. Not sure it would work on the 2 leggedy ones though. Bless em. There's a sccheflera right next to my patio that has grown tree size and there are frequent runnings up the tree (coyote chasing racoons or feral kitties) across the roof and down to tease the coyote. Animal amusement park? Page > > Surprise them raccoons with a jalapeno or two and they will abandon THAT tactic, lol > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Although the occasional bunny or pheasant in our suburban backyard wasn't unusual when I was a kid, my dad saw a fox bolting down the street last year and my cousin (who lives in the house directly behind them) saw a coyote. Rather unusual for a relatively urban suburb. Re: OT--GARDENING Date: Monday, February 21, 2011, 9:51 PM Â Bought a whole pint of hottest cayenne just for chasing various critters away. Not sure it would work on the 2 leggedy ones though. Bless em. There's a sccheflera right next to my patio that has grown tree size and there are frequent runnings up the tree (coyote chasing racoons or feral kitties) across the roof and down to tease the coyote. Animal amusement park? Page & gt; & gt; Surprise them raccoons with a jalapeno or two and they will abandon THAT tactic, lol & gt; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Never seen a bear but we get mountain lions. Probably not here it's too urban but many came down out of the hills during the fires a couple of years ago and never made it back to the mountains. Page > > Yipes! And I was worried about the occasional bear that winds up in my neighborhood! Any critter that goes invading my garden is GOING to regret it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Bears are VERY common on the outskirts of town, but I live in the middle of town. Of course "town" here means all three business and a courthouse, lol. (Just kidding, not really THAT small) Although I live in NC, I live close to Gatlinburg, TN and the bear situation there is out of control! The tourists feed them, so they have lost any fear of humans. We were there recently and a bear walked right past us on the sidewalk. An hour later, one was swimming in a pool at a hotel we walked past. On the drive over the parkway to Gatlinburg, you see tons of them. Very unusual for one to be in my neighborhood though. He is safe as long as he stays out of my garden!From: Sunshine <lightlady27@...>Subject: Re: OT--GARDENING Date: Monday, February 21, 2011, 10:37 PM Never seen a bear but we get mountain lions. Probably not here it's too urban but many came down out of the hills during the fires a couple of years ago and never made it back to the mountains. Page > > Yipes! And I was worried about the occasional bear that winds up in my neighborhood! Any critter that goes invading my garden is GOING to regret it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 You've got my parents beat--there are no commercial structures allowed where they live. There's a single-structure combo city hall/police dept./fire dept. (about the size of a very large house), a yacht club, and a municipal park. It's 19.2 square miles, only 1.1 of which is land--the rest is water. From adolescence onwards, we wore Topsiders with EVERYTHING, even dresses. I STILL have a pair (regulation dark brown)...New Yorkers just don't understand. Re: OT--GARDENING Date: Monday, February 21, 2011, 10:37 PM  Never seen a bear but we get mountain lions. Probably not here it's too urban but many came down out of the hills during the fires a couple of years ago and never made it back to the mountains. Page & gt; & gt; Yipes! And I was worried about the occasional bear that winds up in my neighborhood! Any critter that goes invading my garden is GOING to regret it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 WOW, where is that? I sure would like the being surrounded by water part! Might actually have more than a fish or two a year From: Sunshine & lt;lightlady27@... & gt; Subject: Re: OT--GARDENING Date: Monday, February 21, 2011, 10:37 PM Never seen a bear but we get mountain lions. Probably not here it's too urban but many came down out of the hills during the fires a couple of years ago and never made it back to the mountains. Page & gt; & gt; Yipes! And I was worried about the occasional bear that winds up in my neighborhood! Any critter that goes invading my garden is GOING to regret it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 They're not surrounded, they're bordered on one side (the east). It's just a little ribbon of land. Really lovely but boring. Re: OT--GARDENING Date: Monday, February 21, 2011, 10:37 PM  Never seen a bear but we get mountain lions. Probably not here it's too urban but many came down out of the hills during the fires a couple of years ago and never made it back to the mountains. Page & gt; & gt; Yipes! And I was worried about the occasional bear that winds up in my neighborhood! Any critter that goes invading my garden is GOING to regret it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 But WHERE is this little ribbon. Sounds wonderful! I LIVE for boring, lol. From: Sunshine & lt;lightlady27@... & gt; Subject: Re: OT--GARDENING Date: Monday, February 21, 2011, 10:37 PM Never seen a bear but we get mountain lions. Probably not here it's too urban but many came down out of the hills during the fires a couple of years ago and never made it back to the mountains. Page & gt; & gt; Yipes! And I was worried about the occasional bear that winds up in my neighborhood! Any critter that goes invading my garden is GOING to regret it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 It's mostly in the same county (Wayne) as Detroit. It's called Grosse Pointe Shores; there are four other Grosse Pointes as well but they're all a lot bigger (even though none of them are big). It's bizarre in its way because in spite of being so tiny, it's not entirely in one county (go figure). TRUST me, this kind of boring isn't up your alley. It's a rather conformist kind of lifestyle (although I like the shoes! I have pre-Chinese Hunter wellies AND L.L. Bean duckshoes to go with my Topsiders). Re: OT--GARDENING Date: Monday, February 21, 2011, 10:37 PM  Never seen a bear but we get mountain lions. Probably not here it's too urban but many came down out of the hills during the fires a couple of years ago and never made it back to the mountains. Page & gt; & gt; Yipes! And I was worried about the occasional bear that winds up in my neighborhood! Any critter that goes invading my garden is GOING to regret it! . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Ah, conformist CERTAINLY doesn't cut it for me. I am the polar opposite of that From: Sunshine & lt;lightlady27@... & gt; Subject: Re: OT--GARDENING Date: Monday, February 21, 2011, 10:37 PM Never seen a bear but we get mountain lions. Probably not here it's too urban but many came down out of the hills during the fires a couple of years ago and never made it back to the mountains. Page & gt; & gt; Yipes! And I was worried about the occasional bear that winds up in my neighborhood! Any critter that goes invading my garden is GOING to regret it! .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 Oh sure, lots of developments have been plunked in the middle of what used to be home for critters. I hate seeing people feeding wild animals what they don't realize is that if the animal encounters a human, the animal will have to be trapped and relocated or if one harms a human, they are killed. Page > > But aren't there rural areas outside of L.A? > > > Re: OT--GARDENING > > Â > Coyotes are getting to be a big problem in LA, last year a pack of them > went after a 2 year old in broad daylight. That's not the norm but > people are seeing them all over now, even in the city. Interesting. > Page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 I have ordered from this man before and he does ship. http://theseaweedman.com/products/fertilizer Carol From: Sunshine <lightlady27@...>Subject: Re: OT--GARDENING Date: Monday, February 21, 2011, 6:04 PM LOL that was my thought I wish I could! I wonder if there is anyone who does ship it bagged? It was only stinky depending on how long it had been since high tide. Now you can hardly get TO the beach, so many people everywhere. Wow to be that allergic to wheat very bad. I was lucky to find a whole bunch of spoiled alfalfa hay someone gave me it's higher in nitrogen anyway. I was a terrible mother I'd tell them I'd take them to the beach if they would help me with the kelp, LOL. Never had any complaints though...I am in apartment and my lack of a garden pains me most. I want a dehydrator too but NO space, I need to do serious spring cleaning already being of an acquisitive nature.And what is it with cheese today I was just going to go make me a big pizza.Your potato bed sounds wonderful. Page> > >> > > My compost tea is always a work in progress. Whenever I have peelings or scraps (which is pretty much daily, but I save them in a jar in the fridge until I have enough to blend, several times a week, usually. I throw any eggshells (rinsed) in the jar too. When ready, I just buzz up the mix with a enough water to make it tea ish consistency (no exact science needed here-it can be pretty watery. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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