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VolNExile said:
Getting ready to plant crimson clover in my raised beds, then chop ‘n’ drop for the increased biomass and N.
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Well, if you haven't seeded yet, I should certainly be safe. We got another week or two of high 70's low 80's coming. I might have to up the water bill to get it going though. We ain't had rain in 25+ days.
 
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GVF said:
Well, if you haven't seeded yet, I should certainly be safe. We got another week or two of high 70's low 80's coming. I might have to up the water bill to get it going though. We ain't had rain in 25+ days.
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Same here for water. Might be too late for temps, but after Helene, we’re all discombobulated around here anyway. Might as well fling some seeds on the ground and hit with the not-safe-to-drink water!
 
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Well, I think I'm gonna get one of those cheap 6x8 polycarbonate greenhouses for xmas. Can get one on amazon for $200. Build a stout frame base and would have a pretty decent shack for little money. As bad as I want a nice $3000+- 10x12 or 10x16 glass shack, I'm just not willing to even stretch it it the $500-$700 rigs. I have looked also at those poly fabric/frame ones, and you can shore those up and have a pretty decent rig for very little money. But they seem more geared toward grow houses than greenhouses. And prob replacing the cover every 3 years.

I think a 6x8 would meet my minimum needs even though I dream of eye candy grenhouses. Room for a suitable seed table and some grow back for a few winter veggies. And room to over winter a dwarf myer lemon and key lime that I'd be obligated to buy.
 
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anyone else having a crazy season , we got tomatoes and green peppers out of the garden yesterday , both are still blooming like crazy, can take no credit as our season is always over mid to late Sep . not complaining as it is a treat to still be getting fresh German Johnson's and brandywines this late ,
 
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youre no daisy said:
anyone else having a crazy season , we got tomatoes and green peppers out of the garden yesterday , both are still blooming like crazy, can take no credit as our season is always over mid to late Sep . not complaining as it is a treat to still be getting fresh German Johnson's and brandywines this late ,
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Yep, same here.
We have a house full for Thanksgiving and wife wants me to clean up the garden. We've lived here 14 years, and that has never been a problem, but now. I guess it is a good thing TGiving is so late this year.
 
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youre no daisy said:
anyone else having a crazy season , we got tomatoes and green peppers out of the garden yesterday , both are still blooming like crazy, can take no credit as our season is always over mid to late Sep . not complaining as it is a treat to still be getting fresh German Johnson's and brandywines this late ,
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Same here, still getting plenty of peppers and Better Boys out of the garden. The plants look phenomenal. I'm sure that will change after the next few nights. Will dice the peppers and freeze them for soups and spaghetti I guess.
 
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Tomatoes have been spent. Still have some peppers to harvest. Don’t think much will come of the blooms on one of them. The winter will get them before any fruit will form.

Edit: I grew one better boy, and it was the last to produce. Others were Cherokee purples and San Marzanos.
 
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at the moment I don't recall that name of the green peppers we tried this year , but will not be growing any but them from now on . they have great flavor heavy producers and they are really long, so it s the same as getting 2 peppers from 1 bloom
 
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Spent the morning harvesting herbs and the last of the peppers (a freeze is coming). Spent the afternoon making stuffing/dressing and a broccoli casserole for tomorrow’s dinner. Now, I have an E. P. Carillo Pledge and the last of my Tennessee sipping whisky on my porch for a mild late afternoon.
 
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Parsely still looks good even after hte cold snap...so far. THat and rosemary about all I got going for me now.

But, my greenhouse came in. 6x10. Should be plenty for what I want. If I add anything in the future these cattle panel houses/ grow tunnels look pretty dandy. And sturdy. Got it for the origianl 6x8 cost. And it's 86" high with sidewalls at around 5'. Most of these small greenhouses are only 6.5' high with 4' sidewalls. Now, to get started on construction. Gonna put some effort into the foundation and anchoring and get my moey's worth out of it.
 
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Finally got a break in the weather/rain/cold/upper respiritory infection to get started putting down a gravel/4x4 treated post base for the new greenhouse kit. Will continue to level up and drive some rebar through it on lunch breaks next couple days so I can afix the greenhouse base pieces. Gonna re-enforce it pretty good as it goes up.
 
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Greenhouse foundation down and leveled. Will bolt it all up at lunch tomorrow. Weather permitting.

4x4 treated on crush and run base. After I bolt it all up, I'll bore some holes and drive in some 24" rebar. Then fasten the greenhouse base pieces. Then work my way to the roof. Then some re-enforcements. If I remember, I may take a boring pic of the current progress.
 
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GroverCleveland said:
I agree with you and moving in that direction. Just have three beds for the tulips. I love 'em and get tons of compliments about them.
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Late to the tulip party but for zone 8 tulips you'll probably have best luck with the rhizomatous species. Clusianas,

Clusianas persist through hell here in Central Texas, so I expect they would do well in your area (GA?). My big concern would be heavy soils and rot.

They like a dry dormancy, so adding grit (maybe occasional sulfur dust) would be helpful for drainage.

I have a book with a great chapter on tulips in the South. I'll add more later.
 
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Volunteer_Kirby said:
Looks like S. splendens aka bedding sage. This may be Roman Red if it has come back as it is crossed with a hardier Salvia, S. darcyi.
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One of the Autumn Sage (S. greggii) varieties, difficult to say with unless I can see true color but this looks like Lipstick Pink.
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I got the seed from Southern Exposure Seed Exchange. They identify it as Salvia Coccinea. Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, Saving the Past for the Future
Most of the seed they sell are heirlooms. Ha, this years catalog came today.
www.southernexposure.com

Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, Saving the Past for the Future

www.southernexposure.com www.southernexposure.com
 
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Volunteer_Kirby said:
Late to the tulip party but for zone 8 tulips you'll probably have best luck with the rhizomatous species. Clusianas,

Clusianas persist through hell here in Central Texas, so I expect they would do well in your area (GA?). My big concern would be heavy soils and rot.

They like a dry dormancy, so adding grit (maybe occasional sulfur dust) would be helpful for drainage.

I have a book with a great chapter on tulips in the South. I'll add more later.
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East TN.

have had good luck with them in beds. Not so much in pots. In fact, last year every pot on my patio I planted rotted. We did have some luck with those pots on the front porch.
 
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Go aeiou said:
I got the seed from Southern Exposure Seed Exchange. They identify it as Salvia Coccinea. Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, Saving the Past for the Future
Most of the seed they sell are heirlooms. Ha, this years catalog came today.
www.southernexposure.com

Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, Saving the Past for the Future

www.southernexposure.com www.southernexposure.com
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Close! But they are different. S. coccinea has smaller calyxes, petals, & few other subtleties with leaf shape and how the buds grow on the bloom spike.

I'm not sure how reliably S. splendens comes back from seed in colder climates, but if they put in the Roman Red variety then you could probably get them to come back from roots at 15-20 or have seed drop in place to germinate next spring.

If you plant coccinea seed, it will come back year after year as an annual or a short-lived perennial.
 
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Volunteer_Kirby said:
Close! But they are different. S. coccinea has smaller calyxes, petals, & few other subtleties with leaf shape and how the buds grow on the bloom spike.

I'm not sure how reliably S. splendens comes back from seed in colder climates, but if they put in the Roman Red variety then you could probably get them to come back from roots at 15-20 or have seed drop in place to germinate next spring.

If you plant coccinea seed, it will come back year after year as an annual or a short-lived perennial.
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Ha, yeah that is splendons, Saucy in the front of the bed. I forgot I took the picture. If I can remember I'll grow it or something similar next year.
Yeah, I'm concerned about Coccinea becoming weedy. I probably had 10-15 plants in 3-4 beds.
It got 3-4 ft tall and looked great with Rudbeckia, "Autumn Sun" and some bushy blue salvias.
 
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