tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455933.post4758369836644594007..comments2024-01-22T14:07:41.683-06:00Comments on Edifice Rex: Rites Of SpringMamaHenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17018971960706063902noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455933.post-2287707415230566692013-04-13T08:45:59.246-05:002013-04-13T08:45:59.246-05:00Hey Dan! Good to hear from you! I've been wond...Hey Dan! Good to hear from you! I've been wondering where you got off to. Jack and I have finally gotten over all the crap of the first of the year and are doing well; I hope you are doing okay. Glad to hear you are still enjoying that cup too!MamaHenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17018971960706063902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455933.post-55571425803030108922013-04-13T02:36:27.493-05:002013-04-13T02:36:27.493-05:00Hi, Toots. Looks like you and Jack have been busy ...Hi, Toots. Looks like you and Jack have been busy and have been doing very well. I have been trying to type more, but it is difficult. Sorry for not posting. I'm jealous of all your plants etc. I have a hard time growing a Chia pet, but I will try just working on my lawn this year. They are predicting a terrible drought here in Colorado. Some folks don't have enough for their house hold. I have to hide my coffee cup or every one grabs it. I'm still enjoying it.grinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03916101406698502578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455933.post-50240764250536351902013-04-12T08:22:10.768-05:002013-04-12T08:22:10.768-05:00Hey Woody! Great! thanks for the info! Since mine ...Hey Woody! Great! thanks for the info! Since mine are already coming up I'll skip the burn this year but will certainly keep that in mind for next year.MamaHenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17018971960706063902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455933.post-58800957689142587272013-04-11T17:36:56.764-05:002013-04-11T17:36:56.764-05:00I don't mulch or clean up any of the ferns fro...I don't mulch or clean up any of the ferns from the previous year. I take a bale of straw and spread it over the bed and burn it. A good hot, quick fire. I believe it has helped keep the beetles way down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455933.post-54346876035632183402013-04-10T20:52:06.999-05:002013-04-10T20:52:06.999-05:00Hey Erin! lol! thank you!!
Hey Ed! Yes, my bluebe...Hey Erin! lol! thank you!!<br /><br />Hey Ed! Yes, my blueberries and strawberries really love the pine straw but wasn't sure about other fruits. Apparently so though. I would have thought, as cold as it gets up there, that ya'll would mulch the stuff heavier. Oh well; must be tougher plants than I thought!<br /><br />Hey Rich! I used it on garlic too and it didn't seem to hurt it. <br />Never heard that about burning the mulch but yes, I would bet that is a pain in the ass! lol! I guess i'll just stick with what I've done but thanks for all the info.MamaHenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17018971960706063902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455933.post-58424334157352909312013-04-10T13:36:28.864-05:002013-04-10T13:36:28.864-05:00I've used pine straw to mulch around strawberr...I've used pine straw to mulch around strawberries and around garlic.<br /><br />Don't know if it's good or bad for the garlic, but if I planted the garlic in the fall and mulched it with pine straw it would still be there when the garlic was ready to dig up the next summer. Plus, it has kind of a cool smell.<br /><br />I've always heard that you are supposed to burn off your asparagus bed in the spring to control those pesky little asparagus-eating bugs. But, I usually forget to do that until the asparagus is ready to pick, until I actually remembered to try the burning the asparagus mulch trick this year. <br /><br />And, I found out that it is a royal pain-in-the-ass to burn a bunch of damp over-wintered mulch in an asparagus bed. Besides all that, I've got no experience with raking the mulch off either.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11412944120622315804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455933.post-78628286560268585772013-04-10T08:49:41.627-05:002013-04-10T08:49:41.627-05:00We don't mulch the asparagus very thickly to b...We don't mulch the asparagus very thickly to begin with so it just comes up on its own through the mulch. Although we had a spate of warm weather, it is cold again for the rest of the week. I expect our asparagus is still a couple two or three weeks from poking up.<br /><br />I've heard about pine needles and fruit trees but since we don't have many native pine trees around, I've never tried it. Since pine needles are acidic, any plant that loves acidic soil thrives on them.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455933.post-88579883358290224892013-04-10T01:17:40.371-05:002013-04-10T01:17:40.371-05:00Annie? Have I mentioned I loooove your gardening p...Annie? Have I mentioned I loooove your gardening posts? ErinFromIowahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00385761971157029621noreply@blogger.com