Re: New England July 2014

NHGardener 7/22/2014, 10:07 pm

CC, don't you wonder where they're taking that seaweed to? Gee it would be nice if they made house calls... Smile

RJARPCGP 7/22/2014, 10:48 pm

Looks like my hibiscus moscheutos plant is budding!

**camprn** 7/22/2014, 11:11 pm

RJARPCGP wrote:Looks like my hibiscus moscheutos plant is budding!

How exciting, however,

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RJARPCGP 7/23/2014, 5:52 pm

Here it is:

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NHGardener 7/23/2014, 6:37 pm

camprn wrote:How exciting, however,

How did you DO that?!?

Oh puhLEASE rain hurry up.

CapeCoddess 7/23/2014, 7:04 pm

NHGardener wrote:
Oh puhLEASE rain hurry up.

Agreed...I held off watering today...

cloudy-bummer

NHGardener 7/23/2014, 7:23 pm

CapeCoddess wrote:
NHGardener wrote:
Oh puhLEASE rain hurry up.
Agreed...I held off watering today...

Okay. WHERE did those rain clouds come from?

I'm thinking you all are secretly computer wizards.

I've held off watering since it last rained, figuring at this time of year they aren't as vulnerable and can wait a few days. And my well has been shocked twice now and I'm holding off as long as I can till the water normalizes. (Is there a "pain in the neck" icon?)

**camprn** 7/23/2014, 8:19 pm

RJARPCGP wrote:Here it is:

nice! A suggestion the next time you post a photo copy the middle line and it will be a full sized picture not just a thumbnail. Wink

**camprn** 7/23/2014, 8:20 pm

NHGardener wrote:
camprn wrote:How exciting, however,

How did you DO that?!?

Oh puhLEASE rain hurry up.

I found it on the web and inserted in as a photo.

mollyhespra 7/23/2014, 9:27 pm

RJARPCGP wrote:Here it is:

Nice. I didn't know hibiscuses could survive the winters up here.

quiltbea 7/23/2014, 9:50 pm

I, too, have held off watering today because t-storms are in the schedule for later today. I can see some of the white fluffy clouds are now moving away and some light gray undersided clouds are moving in. It sure helps me when Mother Nature does my watering for me. Watering with watering cans takes so much time. Ugh.

NHGardener 7/23/2014, 9:59 pm

Can you help me identify these 2 weeds?

This one is godzilla. I'm afraid of it, it's so big.
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And this is growing way too fast and everywhere to be a good thing:
New England July 2014 - Page 8 Weed10

It has pinkish flowers that don't show up too well.

**camprn** 7/23/2014, 10:03 pm

The first one is a thistle of some sort. I used to know the name of the second one, but I cannot access that file just now. ... I'll get back to you on that.

NHGardener 7/23/2014, 10:06 pm

Today's garden photos:

New asparagus bed planted from seeds this spring:
New England July 2014 - Page 8 Aspara10

The long arm of the pumpkin:
New England July 2014 - Page 8 Pumpki10

Zucchinis gone wild:
New England July 2014 - Page 8 Zukes710

Pumpkin self-trellising on garden fence:
New England July 2014 - Page 8 Pumpki11

Watermelon getting bigger:
New England July 2014 - Page 8 Waterm10

Butternut getting bigger:
New England July 2014 - Page 8 Butter10

Dried (bush) beans:
New England July 2014 - Page 8 Driedb10

NHGardener 7/23/2014, 10:07 pm

Thank you, camprn! I'll google thistle now and see what that's all about. From google, it looks like the other one might be smartweed, but hard to tell. It's pretty much everywhere.

NHGardener 7/23/2014, 10:29 pm

I agree with you, quiltbea. There are a few things I'd rather do than stand in the hot, humid garden for an hour with a hose.

NHGardener 7/23/2014, 10:37 pm

Oh. Google is telling me this weed is most likely knotweed, which is a horror story I just heard them talking about on the bee forum, and was thinking: wow, am I glad I don't have that. They say it spreads by rhizome and it can lay dormant for 50 yrs. in the soil. Basically the only way to get rid of it is to burn it I believe.

Edit: No, I may be confusing that story with knapweed. I think that was the bad one.

**camprn** 7/23/2014, 11:10 pm

NHGardener wrote:Thank you, camprn! I'll google thistle now and see what that's all about. From google, it looks like the other one might be smartweed, but hard to tell. It's pretty much everywhere.

Smart weed sounds right. Very Happy

you're so smaht. Wink

**camprn** 7/23/2014, 11:17 pm

NHGardener wrote:Oh. Google is telling me this weed is most likely knotweed, which is a horror story I just heard them talking about on the bee forum, and was thinking: wow, am I glad I don't have that. They say it spreads by rhizome and it can lay dormant for 50 yrs. in the soil. Basically the only way to get rid of it is to burn it I believe.

Edit: No, I may be confusing that story with knapweed. I think that was the bad one.

this is the knotweed, also called bamboo. Invasive here in New England, the bees absolutely love it, it is now considered a major late season nectar source.
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I think knapweed is much smaller and also a favorite if the pollinators.
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Perhaps yours is Canadian thistle. How tall is it and how long has it been there?
Maybe a bull thistle? This can grow to 6 foot. Bees love it too.
http://www.kingcounty.gov/environment/animalsAndPlants/noxious-weeds/weed-identification/bull-thistle.aspx

Do you have a link to the bee forum where you read this?

NHGardener 7/23/2014, 11:34 pm

Funny how the bees love everything we consider invasives. "Don't mow, you'll ruin the dandelions... the clover... the plantain..."

Yup, that bull thistle looks like it.

I read about knapweed on beesource.com in a thread, but I tried to go back and find it and I can't.

RJARPCGP 7/24/2014, 1:29 am

Here it is:

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Marc Iverson 7/24/2014, 4:22 am

Wow camprn, the photo of that knapweed flower ... that thing is stunningly gorgeous.

It's amazing the shapes flowers can take. That one really surprised me.

**camprn** 7/24/2014, 11:03 am

http://awaytogarden.com/what-to-plant-now-for-a-fall-vegetable-garden/

CapeCoddess 7/24/2014, 4:18 pm

quiltbea wrote:I, too, have held off watering today because t-storms are in the schedule for later today....It sure helps me when Mother Nature does my watering for me. Watering with watering cans takes so much time. Ugh.

Nada drop here. Did you guys get rain? I'm so upset! Evil or Very Mad

The bucket/watering can thing is just too much. As soon as I have time I'm going to research hose filters!

Also, I'll be pulling out my 3rd tomato plant to croak from this leaf yellowing issue. All three were in 3 completely different soils and parts of the yard. This one is in MM smack in the middle of 4 others: New England July 2014 - Page 8 Photo114

Any ideas/suggestions before I jump on the research wagon?

CC

**camprn** 7/24/2014, 4:47 pm

https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t13247-tomato-plant-diseases-and-symptoms

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