Anyone else having a disappointing peony year?
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Comments (4)My cukes have been fantastic. Tons of great ones, though the picture on the package and what I've been harvesting are two completely different things! They're still super tasty though. I think they've about lived their life at this point, though they'll definitely be on my list next year. I may plant another one for the fall too. The tomatoes have been a mix. My Jet Star got killed off by leaf spot of some kind, and had to be pulled. Only got a couple actual tomatoes off that one. My Juliet however has been going like gangbusters. I have a bowl full of ripe and nearly ripe ones, I've given away bags of them, and there's more ripening on the vines. I'll definitely do that one again! There was actually a front page story in the local paper recently about the poor tomato crops. Seems a lot of people around here have been having trouble, either due to disease or the wacky weather....See MoreAnyone else disappointed in Beckoning
Comments (7)My Guardian Angel is huge after 5 years, Earth Angel took off after 3, Angel Eyes is on its 2nd year. Beckoning has been in the ground 3 years and is just starting to show some real promise. Put me on the list if someone wants to send their Beckoning off to a new home:) Water, fertilizer, sun, shade......but TIME is the hardest thing we can give them:) Dave...See MoreAnyone else have a messed up backyard ecology this year?
Comments (6)I guess y'all read my post about pecan tree aphids. The little bit of honey dew that started drifting down this spring stopped before there was enough to bring on the sooty mold so for that I'm giving credit to the wasps. But if I had to spray I'd do it with insecticidal soap. Years ago at another house when I tried to have pecans I sprayed the trees like the garden gurus said. In order to reach to the top of the tree I got on the roof of the house with a hose end sprayer (I had good water pressure) and sprayed from there. On the other side of the tree I stood on a high step ladder and reached most of it. I put it off as long as possible but yesterday (my watering day) I gave supplemental water to a couple of the large shrubs in front that were wilting. Even the huge Mountain Laurel planted in the 'ell strip wilted last year and had to be watered. I really gotta' watch those shrubs and some of the trees in front since I no longer have grass there. However, my neighbor waters his grass so the trees on his side sneak under and get a little drink :-)...See MoreAnyone else disappointed?
Comments (55)Heather--whether you like it or not, there is medical evidence that our brains don't fully mature until we're in our mid-20's. Before that, the brain is capable of making emotional decisions, but the logical thinking portion of the brain isn't fully matured. Yes, we tell 18 year olds they're legally adults. Yes, we let them work, join the military, make decisions about their future, get married--but they aren't truly equipped for those jobs. Some get lucky--I got engaged and married in my early 20's and am still married to the love of my life 35+ years later. But yes, at 23, he's still a kid in a lot of ways, and still in a stage of life where he's likely to make poor decisions. Add to that his own personal limitations, I don't think you can come down too hard on him. As I said, I wasn't overly surprised by this, and personally--I don't like people in the public eye setting a poor example that children may think is 'cool', but I also think we have to understand that this fellow is still a child, with learning issues, and the same right as the rest of us to do stupid things at inopportune times....See Morectgardenguy (Zone 6)
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