Gardening ..again

1950DAVE said:

First ripe mater is a bloody sacrifice consumed in the garden without any embellishments, in sight of his immature friends.

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Eutycus said:

Any mayo would be the wrong mayo. Y'all are ruining the flavor of the tomato. Tomatos taste great by themselves, they don't need any help from mayo.

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I eat them right off the vine too.

snakebit said:

To be honest friend, I've never tried Dukes, or Blueplate. I have heard it sparks fierce debates in some circles. I will say I'm not a fan of miracle whip.

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Never even heard of dukes or blue plate. 2 choices here, helmans, or kraft.

31 degrees in Georgia tonight. Should be the last one this year. Ready to plant tomatoes and more. We have some pesky deer, squirrels and rabbits.

Squirrels ate our peaches last year. My wife said she could make a peach and squirrel pie. Unfortunately we live within the City limits, but I have a crossbow! AND an airgun. Maybe one shot with a flintlock would not disturb anyone!

Hmm isn't it to ok kill critters pillaging our garden? Venison Pie? Sheesh.......

FLASH BULLETIN!!!! Deer included!
"The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) may issue a nuisance wildlife control permit for individuals who can handle problems with wildlife damaging property. To get a permit, you must score at least 80 points on a 50-question Nuisance Control exam at the DNR Law Enforcement Division Headquarters in Social Circle. "

Heh heh!

You mentioned an airgun, the crossbow would be a little overkill.

Eutycus said:

You mentioned an airgun, the crossbow would be a little overkill.

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Never understood underkill!

SOLANCO said:

Curious as to why proximity to the Bay is a problem? Winds?

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It's not a problem, it's just a more specific environmental description than zone 7.

Someone left 5-6 potatoes on the counter top at our church kitchen last month. They have sprouted and it was up to me to clean up. I figured I may as well plant them. Cut up, I got 17 pieces out of them. I haven't had much experience in potato planting. Is it too late? (I'm in South Texas) How deep a trench or how much soil goes on top of the "seed". I think they had purple flowers, at least I can maybe attract some bees if I don't eat them.

You may be a little late is south Texas but if you have the room why not. I haven’t grown potatoes for years but they don’t need to be deep, just an inch or two. One year we planted them on the side of the hills made with a corn lister and just covered them with straw. It worked well and not a lot of digging for the new potatoes.

Eutycus said:

Someone left 5-6 potatoes on the counter top at our church kitchen last month. They have sprouted and it was up to me to clean up. I figured I may as well plant them. Cut up, I got 17 pieces out of them. I haven't had much experience in potato planting. Is it too late? (I'm in South Texas) How deep a trench or how much soil goes on top of the "seed". I think they had purple flowers, at least I can maybe attract some bees if I don't eat them.

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Like Kansas Jake said they don’t have to be deep. Back when I grew potatoes I planted in rows a few inches down. Once the plants start growing good you can rake more soil on top.

Eutycus said:

Someone left 5-6 potatoes on the counter top at our church kitchen last month. They have sprouted and it was up to me to clean up. I figured I may as well plant them. Cut up, I got 17 pieces out of them. I haven't had much experience in potato planting. Is it too late? (I'm in South Texas) How deep a trench or how much soil goes on top of the "seed". I think they had purple flowers, at least I can maybe attract some bees if I don't eat them.

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Can't help with the timing, but I lived next to a small farm in Maine, that did shares. They planted potatoes in long raised mounds, so the also grew out of the sides. You could harvest from the sides also. I don't know all the rational, but being above ground level would keep them out of water, but in drier areas that might need more water.

Like I said , I don't have alot of experience in this department. They would not grow very well in that black gumbo dirt back home. Here I have a sandy loam , so maybe? Anyway I'm in it for the flowers. I want bees!

SOLANCO said:

I put them around acid loving plants.

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Roses love coffee almost as much as I do! It will change the colour of your hydrangeas, though.
Jay

snakebit said:

To be honest friend, I've never tried Dukes, or Blueplate. I have heard it sparks fierce debates in some circles. I will say I'm not a fan of miracle whip.

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I was raised on Hellman’s and would use no other for decades. But when I was about 40 I switched to Dukes and have never looked back. It tastes like Hellman’s used to.
Jay

Jay Templin said:

I was raised on Hellman’s and would use no other for decades. But when I was about 40 I switched to Dukes and have never looked back. It tastes like Hellman’s used to.
Jay

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That's something I wouldn't know about, I haven't willfully tasted mayonnaise in over 50 years.

Eutycus said:

That's something I wouldn't know about, I haven't willfully tasted mayonnaise in over 50 years.

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One of my oldest and best friends shares your view of mayonnaise. So I can’t throw any rocks. Well, maybe one or two.

Eutycus said:

That's something I wouldn't know about, I haven't willfully tasted mayonnaise in over 50 years.

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Some things just have to have mayonnaise in my opinion, like a leftover turkey sammich 2 or 3 days after Thanksgiving. Mayo and enough black pepper to choke a small horse. Good eating right there.

snakebit said:

Some things just have to have mayonnaise in my opinion, like a leftover turkey sammich 2 or 3 days after Thanksgiving. Mayo and enough black pepper to choke a small horse. Good eating right there.

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To each his own, I'll stick with mustard.

Oh, I don’t EAT mayonnaise! Like ketchup, I use it as an ingredient. My late mother’s macaroni and potato salads have to have it in the dressing or it doesn’t taste right. I buy the smallest bottle when I’m planning to make one. Otherwise, we don’t have it in the house.

On a gardening note, we had what should be our last frost last night. Maybe another one coming up on Thursday, but then I should be clear. My peas are coming along nicely. At work, we’re doing an Agriculture themed day on the 6th of April so I started some corn and some herbs, and they’ll be ready to transplant by then. In a museum it’s always a compromise between doing things the way they did 400 years ago and making sure that we have stuff for the visitors to look at- while a certain amount of agricultural failure is historically accurate, we don’t want people thinking that our ancestors were idiots who didn’t know how to farm.
Jay

At social functions and get-togethers one occasionally picks up a sandwich loaded with mayonnaise.Got to be polite and not spit it out or try and put it back.

Eutycus said:

One of my brothers-in-law was a "honey sucker" (septic tank emptier) when he was younger. I just can't bring myself to using human waste on edible plants. Same with cat or dog, in my mind they are just not the same as livestock manure.

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No way would I ever use human waste....