Re: Garden 2022

by Calypso Jones Thu Jun 30, 2022 9:21 am

Well.. here's a DIY veggie spray to keep the pests at bay. They say it is second only to neem oil.

https://www.justagric.com/how-to-make-homemade-insecticide-for/

by Calypso Jones Thu Jun 30, 2022 9:23 am

Are y'all seeing the assassin bugs? The one looks sorta like an ant spider cross with a n orange upturned abdomen. They're helpful in the garden but you don't want to get stabbed by one. Some of them can put a parasite in your body with a stab that causes chagas disease. This is the one i'm seeing.

https://live.staticflickr.com/3026/2556055595_e84992c5b2_b.jpg Garden 2022 - Page 16 2556055595_e84992c5b2_b

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by Calypso Jones Thu Jun 30, 2022 9:24 am

There are lots of varieties of ASsassin bugs. Some are really ugly, big and disturbing looking.

by Calypso Jones Thu Jun 30, 2022 8:08 pm

Calypso Jones wrote:My watery melon is not doing so well. I wonder if i planted it in an ant hill? I'm going to move it this afternoon. GHQ gave me a sweet tater plant. That's goin' in the ground this afternoon too.

Now. My problem. A weed, flat broad leaf, shaped like a dagger. Sends out underground roots that sprout IN MY SHRUB BED. CAN"T have that.

On the other hand...i found out what happens when you put down too much winterizer on your lawn. DEAD. The only thing to do is to keep watering to wash the winterizer away. I don't know why i did that other than there was no opportunity to put it down IN the winter...hence the name WINTERizer. Good lesson learned.

FOUND THE WEED I THINK......i will double check in the morning. It is called Sheep Sorrel.

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see the leaf.

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actually.....it looks more like a fish than a broad sword.

by Calypso Jones Thu Jun 30, 2022 8:11 pm

This seems to be a great source for identifying weeds.

https://www.trugreen.com/lawn-care-101/learning-center/broadleaf-weeds

by Calypso Jones Fri Jul 01, 2022 10:24 am

carpetweed
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by Calypso Jones Fri Jul 01, 2022 10:27 am

Groundsel

by Calypso Jones Fri Jul 01, 2022 10:29 am

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Hairy Bittercress...that's a great screenname...but this little thing is an exploding monster. Get it before it gets seeds on it because if you try to pull it out with seeds on it, they fly all over the place taking forever to get rid of it.

by Calypso Jones Fri Jul 01, 2022 10:39 am

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purslane..you can eat this. cook it like spinach or put it in soups. It's as tasty as spinach. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

by HawkTheSlayer Fri Jul 01, 2022 1:03 pm

Calypso Jones wrote:https://tg-cdn.azureedge.net/sites/default/files/images/paragraph/lawn-maintenance-carousel/Purslane_Quick-View_315x315_0.jpg

purslane..you can eat this. cook it like spinach or put it in soups. It's as tasty as spinach. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

I see this in many places. Going to check it out.

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