Old and big Virginia juniper in MD
bengz6westmd
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Comments (9)Howdy neighbor and fellow SoMDer. I can't answer your question directly, but I can say that you don't want to let it go through frost. The high heat of our summers makes it taste pretty gross and at a certain point they become laden with tons of harlequin plant bugs. Having grown up in zone 4/5 where they do indeed grow it all summer long, I think the difference is our hot nights. In my old garden (down here) I used to harvest the big head, then pull the plants because I had small space to work with. Sounds like you may want to do the same. When I lived in Alexandria, I harvested around late May through early June, depending on the weather. Here we're averaging 5 degrees cooler, so that probably shifts things a little later. Basically when it gets hot and stays hot they will start struggling and you'll see it. Here at the new house I didn't get a good crop last spring, this spring we'll see. Hope that helps!...See MoreISO Advice on Reforestation Projects - Big and not so big
Comments (62)This is really a great thread! I just wanted to chime in a bit. I just finished planting 140 trees on about 1 acre, and it went pretty well. I planted: 25 Common Lilac 15 Manchurian Crab 25 White Pine 32 White Spruce 10 Bur Oak 5 Paper Birch 5 Silver Maple 5 Black Cherry 5 Red Oak 5 Rugosa Rose 2 Red Maple 5 Red Pine 4 Hybrid Poplar In addition, this summer, I planted 4 larger trees... a bur oak, an Autumn Blaze Maple, a Siouxland Cottonwood, and a Red Splendor Crab It will be interesting to see how fast everything grows. The clone of Hybrid Poplar I planted can grow anywhere from 5-10 feet per year.. while the bur oak will grow at a glacial 6-18" per year over its entire life. In 1996, about 60 red pines, 10 white pines, and 10 black hills and blue spruce were planted on our land. In 2007, the tallest Red Pine is about 15 feet tall, the tallest White pine is about 12 feet tall, and the tallest spruce is 7 feet tall. Of course, these were all started from seedlings with no weed control for the first 3 years, and only mowing after that (when we moved in). We no longer mow the eastern portion of the property, where red pines are growing. There are a few clearings among the trees, and some shrubs are starting to become established. Among them are Rugosa Rose, low bush blueberry, chokecherry, and American Hazelnut. To date, not one hardwood tree has seeded. Under our deck, however, about 6 Boxelder seeds germinated, and one vigorous and desperate sapling is about 4 feet tall in its second year. I will transplant it to the edge of our property when the leaves drop... Otherwise, the land we own on a lake is already forested... and it's more of a question of management than anything. I desperately want to clear some of the underbrush (it's nearly impossible to walk through the woods here... so thick with underbrush). Between the Beaked Hazel, tree saplings, fallen logs, grass clumps, and various other shrubs, if yo'ure not tripping and trying to regain balance, you have several small branches trying to enter your head through your eye sockets. You basically have to close your eyes and bore your way through the woods with your hands in front of you, shielding your face....See MoreAny other Carroll Countians (MD) here?
Comments (42)Used to be on York Road in Manchester! I had a lovely garden- now I'm moving ack to Baltimre County (towson) and can't wait to get my hands in MD dirt! There used to be an enchange in Fall/ spring at Piney Run- is that still happening? There was a woman who sold day lilies form her yard- can't wait to go back and see her! I will be starting over as Florida is so different. Also, anyone want to get together/ email for ideas planning garden-y stuff? I am planning on doing some volunteer gardening at a local area....See MoreOT: MD/VA/DC Get together...anyone interested?
Comments (73)The Invisible One is finally reporting in. After last SundayÂs gathering, The Bug got me down, eliminating my ability to say anything the least bit witty, not that I could have matched the others at that, anyway. DH and I enjoyed everyoneÂs company immensely. It was wonderful to dine among GW celebrities Igloochic (the delightful, devoted mother of adorable Jesse -- I hope he is doing much better), Buehl (who I later realized is the Kitchen Forum FAQ compiler/poster), and cooperbailey (with whom I had several things in common). It would be fun to meet more GW folks, whenever and wherever. We are in Towson, MD, so I expect weÂll be headed south when it happens. Some have pronounced our kitchen "finished." Now, we all know that "done" is a relative term. I hastily took some pictures of our kitchen before last weekÂs dinner meeting, and the only thing really missing is a window treatment. However, I need to straighten up the counters, find the best angles, and gather all the spec details before preserving our kitchen for posterity in the Finished Kitchens Blog. That new project is definitely on my Someday List  another relative term. :-) Alice...See MoreBillMN-z-2-3-4
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