Re: February happenings

Tissue paper would be great for doing cluster planting.

On Feb 7, 2009, at 7:45 AM, Jesse Bell wrote:
Sounds like you had a GREAT day Jim. The seed tapes sound really cool. 
I've read about them before and have always wanted to try them.  The
article I read said you can use tissue paper (like you wrap presents in) or a long strip of toilet paper, and just fold it over a few times. I may try 
that this time.
On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 9:20 PM, Patricia <pdickson@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
Thank you. That sounds wonderful. I need to get my snow peas planted. 
Tricia
----- Original Message ----- From: "james singer" <inlandjim1@q.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 9:02 PM

Subject: Re: [CHAT] February happenings
Sure. It's pretty easy. I use crepe papier streamers--it comes in a 2-
inch wide roll; I get it at a "party" store. It comes in all colors, but I buy white. I cut off a piece however long I want the tape to be, then use a non-toxic felt tip marker to dot the tape at whatever distance apart I want the plants to be. Then I put a drop of Elmer's glue on each dot and a seed 
on each drop of glue.
University of Minnesota has directions on the web [sorry, I don't have a link], which say you can use strips of newspaper and flour-and- water paste.
When I made the "nurse" tapes today, I alternated the seeds on 1- inch centers, guessing that the bok choi will be harvested by the time the 
beets need the extra room.

On Feb 6, 2009, at 6:35 PM, Patricia wrote:

Jim, Would you explain to me how you made the seed tape?
----- Original Message ----- From: "james singer" <inlandjim1@q.com> 
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 5:38 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] February happenings
We had rain all morning, and are supposed to get more tonight. But I
got sort of a head start on the weekend. This AM I had my taxes done, and when I got out of there, the rain had let up some, so I drove out to one of our better nurseries looking for the last two blueberry varieties that we want to add to the landscape. Found one of them; the other, they assured me, is ordered but not delivered, and they'll call me as soon as it comes in. Came home and almost immediately got a phone call from Peaceful Valley about a cherry tree my sister ordered [they're shipping it today]. Then spent the rest of the afternoon making seed tapes for nurse- planting beets and bok choi and carrots and radishes. While rummaging in the seed drawer, I found a packet of snow pea seeds, so those get planted 
tomorrow. Today's been almost as  good as  digging in the dirt.
On Feb 6, 2009, at 9:18 AM, Johnson, Cyndi D Civ USAF AFMC 95 CS/ SCOSI 
wrote:


We had rain last night and they say we'll have more today and
tomorrow.
DH and I really ought to evaluate the animal pens and figure out
something that will keep the areas from becoming such a soggy mess 
every
time it rains. But it will be a major project to redo it all. If it 
weren't for that I'd really be appreciating the wet.
I haven't ordered seeds or plants or anything yet this year! I have 
the
veggie garden planned out but I'll need to buy more row cover and
probably some leaky hose. I was talking before about my cleared area 
by
a front window where we took out a huge pyracantha and a juniper; I've decided against the prostrate juniper and am going to go with a few 
types of yuccas.  Plus I have an assortment of semi-xeriscape
groundcovers circled in the High Country Gardens catalog and I'll buy 
a
bunch of those to see what lives. I was looking for a giant fake rock to cover all the sprinkler valves in that corner but they don't make 
any
that big. I might be able to do it myself with chicken wire and
fiberglass. Or maybe just a lattice in front of it would be good
enough.
I'm not going to do anything else in the front this year except try 
and
clean out the leaves and weeds. Any bare spot I make I'm going to dump compost on and just leave it for later. The teahouse garden will need maintenance too but husband can do that, he can distinguish plants 
from
weeds in there.
My Earlicheer daffodils are blooming and there's a couple blooms on 
the
vinca. It's about time for the white currant to bloom, and my ash
trees
are apparently flowering too - I heard a loud hum as I walked under 
the
tree last weekend and thought that bee swarm must be back, but it was just thousands of bees and bee-like insects busy gathering pollen. The week after next we're thinking about taking the horses and going 
to
Arizona for a few days of riding. We'll see what happens, the two
remaining ewes are telling us they might be getting ready to lamb. Husband volunteered to stay if it happens, but I don't yet know how to tow the huge horse trailer and I don't have time enough to learn it 
before we go.

Cyndi

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44.99 N 123.04 W
Elevation 148'
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Hardiness Zone 8/9
Heat Zone 5
Sunset Zone 6
Minimum 0 F [-15 C]
Maximum 102 F [39 C]

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