Last night a wind storm swept in but this time the tree flowers made
it, sheltered by the house. 50mph gusts. Some around me were not so
lucky, sadly.

Green houses tipped over it not anchored but we were fine. We ran
ropes through the 6 cinderblocks we mounted it on, then anchored those
to the structure. It's solid. Virginia Beach is hurricane terratory
though it's mostly near misses.

cshenk wrote:

> Last night a wind storm swept in but this time the tree
> flowers made
> it, sheltered by the house. 50mph gusts. Some around me
> were not so lucky, sadly.
>
> Green houses tipped over it not anchored but we were fine.
> We ran ropes through the 6 cinderblocks we mounted it on,
> then anchored those
> to the structure. It's solid. Virginia Beach is
> hurricane terratory though it's mostly near misses.

It got awfully windy here too. I've been postponing setting
out my lettuce and vinca plants, but they're getting crowded
inside under the plant light.

From this morning's weather radio forecast, it sounds like
we're going to be dumped directly into summer next week
with temps going into the 80s. Who wants to bet those
poor lettuce plants will go directly to seed )do not
pass go, do not collect $200)?

Nyssa, who finds it frustrating sometimes to be a
gardener, but is bored out of her mind if she skips
the growing season

cshenk wrote:

> Last night a wind storm swept in but this time the tree flowers made
> it, sheltered by the house. 50mph gusts. Some around me were not so
> lucky, sadly.
>
> Green houses tipped over it not anchored but we were fine. We ran
> ropes through the 6 cinderblocks we mounted it on, then anchored those
> to the structure. It's solid. Virginia Beach is hurricane terratory
> though it's mostly near misses.

the winds were here some but nothing too major for us.
knocked some power out for about 90,000 people for our
power company, but they're down to about 20,000 this
morning.

nice sunny but breezy day today. chances of rain
again tonight and later this week for several days.
pretty much a normal spring season so far, which is ok
with me.

songbird

Nyssa wrote:
....
> Nyssa, who finds it frustrating sometimes to be a
> gardener, but is bored out of her mind if she skips
> the growing season

i would rather garden than go to a gym. in terms of
production i've found out what does work for us and i
try not to grow too many other things until i know they
work out.

since Mom is pretty picky about her lettuces i don't
even bother trying to grow those any more - i'd rather
have more beans anyways! :)

songbird

Nyssa wrote:

> cshenk wrote:
>
> > Last night a wind storm swept in but this time the tree
> > flowers made
> > it, sheltered by the house. 50mph gusts. Some around me
> > were not so lucky, sadly.
> >
> > Green houses tipped over it not anchored but we were fine.
> > We ran ropes through the 6 cinderblocks we mounted it on,
> > then anchored those
> > to the structure. It's solid. Virginia Beach is
> > hurricane terratory though it's mostly near misses.
>
> It got awfully windy here too. I've been postponing setting
> out my lettuce and vinca plants, but they're getting crowded
> inside under the plant light.

Figured so. MSN is recapping our tornado warnings. Nothing happened
this but about a yeat ago one of our more affluent neighborhoods got
hit hard.

>
> From this morning's weather radio forecast, it sounds like
> we're going to be dumped directly into summer next week
> with temps going into the 80s. Who wants to bet those
> poor lettuce plants will go directly to seed )do not
> pass go, do not collect $200)?

i put mine in partial shade. The nice thing about a container garden
is you can move it around 8-)

> Nyssa, who finds it frustrating sometimes to be a
> gardener, but is bored out of her mind if she skips
> the growing season

I'm having fun! Post retirement leaves me time for such. I'm even
sprouted seeds inside. Delicata squash did really well. They are
5inches tall already!

songbird wrote:

> Nyssa wrote:
> ...
> > Nyssa, who finds it frustrating sometimes to be a
> > gardener, but is bored out of her mind if she skips
> > the growing season
>
> i would rather garden than go to a gym. in terms of
> production i've found out what does work for us and i
> try not to grow too many other things until i know they
> work out.
>
> since Mom is pretty picky about her lettuces i don't
> even bother trying to grow those any more - i'd rather
> have more beans anyways! :)
>
>
> songbird

This year it's black seeded simpson, salad bowl reds, mesclun, and
romaine. Just put in more green onions. About 1/2 planted, just doing
a bit, day by day.

songbird wrote:

> cshenk wrote:
>
> > Last night a wind storm swept in but this time the tree flowers made
> > it, sheltered by the house. 50mph gusts. Some around me were not
> > so lucky, sadly.
> >
> > Green houses tipped over it not anchored but we were fine. We ran
> > ropes through the 6 cinderblocks we mounted it on, then anchored
> > those to the structure. It's solid. Virginia Beach is hurricane
> > terratory though it's mostly near misses.
>
> the winds were here some but nothing too major for us.
> knocked some power out for about 90,000 people for our
> power company, but they're down to about 20,000 this
> morning.
>
> nice sunny but breezy day today. chances of rain
> again tonight and later this week for several days.
> pretty much a normal spring season so far, which is ok
> with me.
>
>
> songbird

Planting seems about May for you?

cshenk wrote:
....
> Planting seems about May for you?

in a week or two i'll put in the first peas and beans
knowing that i may lose the beans to frosts. most the
time they've been working out ok though.

regular warm weather planting season starts out mid-to-
late May.

songbird

songbird wrote:

> Nyssa wrote:
> ...
>> Nyssa, who finds it frustrating sometimes to be a
>> gardener, but is bored out of her mind if she skips
>> the growing season
>
> i would rather garden than go to a gym. in terms of
> production i've found out what does work for us and i
> try not to grow too many other things until i know they
> work out.
>
> since Mom is pretty picky about her lettuces i don't
> even bother trying to grow those any more - i'd rather
> have more beans anyways! :)
>
>
> songbird

I've got three flavors of lettuce going: New Red Fire,
Tom Thumb, and Summertime. I've found the New Red Fire,
a leaf lettuce, to be the most dependable in these parts.

I use them all as leaf lettuce since waiting for them
to head up before the hot weather (even putting the
pots into the shady areas isn't a guarantee) gets me
a nice selection for sandwiches and salads.

I love green beans, but they just are a pot-worthy
item. Sure I could grow a plant or two, but that wouldn't
get me much at a time to fill the cooking pot. When I
had my backyard-in-the-ground garden, I'd grow two rows
and be able to pick a potful every other day in season.
I *really* miss that.

I got the chairs out on the new deck this morning, but
it's turned windy again, so no more work outside today.
The pollen count makes it rough going too. Maybe tomorrow
will be better.

Nyssa, who is behind with the pot gardening by a few
weeks, but hopes to catch up Real Soon Now

cshenk wrote:

> Nyssa wrote:
>
>> cshenk wrote:
>>
>> > Last night a wind storm swept in but this time the tree
>> > flowers made
>> > it, sheltered by the house. 50mph gusts. Some around
>> > me were not so lucky, sadly.
>> >
>> > Green houses tipped over it not anchored but we were
>> > fine.
>> > We ran ropes through the 6 cinderblocks we mounted it
>> > on,
>> > then anchored those
>> > to the structure. It's solid. Virginia Beach is
>> > hurricane terratory though it's mostly near misses.
>>
>> It got awfully windy here too. I've been postponing
>> setting out my lettuce and vinca plants, but they're
>> getting crowded inside under the plant light.
>
> Figured so. MSN is recapping our tornado warnings.
> Nothing happened this but about a yeat ago one of our more
> affluent neighborhoods got hit hard.
>
>>
>> From this morning's weather radio forecast, it sounds
>> like we're going to be dumped directly into summer next
>> week with temps going into the 80s. Who wants to bet
>> those poor lettuce plants will go directly to seed )do
>> not pass go, do not collect $200)?
>
>
> i put mine in partial shade. The nice thing about a
> container garden is you can move it around 8-)
>
>
>> Nyssa, who finds it frustrating sometimes to be a
>> gardener, but is bored out of her mind if she skips
>> the growing season
>
> I'm having fun! Post retirement leaves me time for such.
> I'm even
> sprouted seeds inside. Delicata squash did really well.
> They are 5inches tall already!
>
I'm glad you're enjoying it. You've earned it!

I'm just glad that all of the refurbishing and upgrading
for the house exterior is *finally* finished so I can
start concentrating on the indoor fixes and the outdoor
gardening.

Nyssa, who has a nice looking house after more than three
years of working to get it this way

On Sat, 13 Apr 2024 15:45:26 -0400, Nyssa <Nyssa@LogicalInsight.net>
wrote:

>
>I love green beans, but they just are a pot-worthy
>item. Sure I could grow a plant or two, but that wouldn't
>get me much at a time to fill the cooking pot. When I
>had my backyard-in-the-ground garden, I'd grow two rows
>and be able to pick a potful every other day in season.
>I *really* miss that.
>

Bush beans such as Blue Lake are very productive even when crowded. I
grow them in "flower" pots every years and often have so many planted
in a pot on the deck that it takes effort to look around in the
greenery to find all the beans.

They grow like weeds.

Nyssa wrote:

> songbird wrote:
>
> > Nyssa wrote:
> > ...
> >> Nyssa, who finds it frustrating sometimes to be a
> >> gardener, but is bored out of her mind if she skips
> >> the growing season
> >
> > i would rather garden than go to a gym. in terms of
> > production i've found out what does work for us and i
> > try not to grow too many other things until i know they
> > work out.
> >
> > since Mom is pretty picky about her lettuces i don't
> > even bother trying to grow those any more - i'd rather
> > have more beans anyways! :)
> >
> >
> > songbird
>
> I've got three flavors of lettuce going: New Red Fire,
> Tom Thumb, and Summertime. I've found the New Red Fire,
> a leaf lettuce, to be the most dependable in these parts.

I've had Tom Thumb, this year I just got what I saw. I start one
container then the other 3 weeks later and keep them going until
Aeptember or so with fresh seeds, rotating pots.

> I use them all as leaf lettuce since waiting for them
> to head up before the hot weather (even putting the
> pots into the shady areas isn't a guarantee) gets me
> a nice selection for sandwiches and salads.

I gave on any types of head lettuce too.
> I love green beans, but they just are a pot-worthy
> item. Sure I could grow a plant or two, but that wouldn't
> get me much at a time to fill the cooking pot. When I
> had my backyard-in-the-ground garden, I'd grow two rows
> and be able to pick a potful every other day in season.
> I really miss that.

With 20 containers here, it's almost as big as many an 'in-ground
garden' here.

> I got the chairs out on the new deck this morning, but
> it's turned windy again, so no more work outside today.
> The pollen count makes it rough going too. Maybe tomorrow
> will be better.

It will be. How big is the deck? I started with porches in apartments
and grew in containers (renter).
> Nyssa, who is behind with the pot gardening by a few
> weeks, but hopes to catch up Real Soon Now

You will! Just get seedling plants and more lettuce seeds (smile).

On 2024-04-14, Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Sat, 13 Apr 2024 15:45:26 -0400, Nyssa <Nyssa@LogicalInsight.net>
> wrote:
>
>
>>
>>I love green beans, but they just are a pot-worthy
>>item. Sure I could grow a plant or two, but that wouldn't
>>get me much at a time to fill the cooking pot. When I
>>had my backyard-in-the-ground garden, I'd grow two rows
>>and be able to pick a potful every other day in season.
>>I *really* miss that.
>>
>
> Bush beans such as Blue Lake are very productive even when crowded. I
> grow them in "flower" pots every years and often have so many planted
> in a pot on the deck that it takes effort to look around in the
> greenery to find all the beans.

Grew those last year, they did quite well (uh, after I ignored the "soak
for a few hours" hint on the packet). Went with some pole beans this
year, so we'll see how that pans out ...

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Dan Purgert wrote:

> On 2024-04-14, Boron Elgar wrote:
>> On Sat, 13 Apr 2024 15:45:26 -0400, Nyssa
>> <Nyssa@LogicalInsight.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>
>>>I love green beans, but they just are a pot-worthy
>>>item. Sure I could grow a plant or two, but that wouldn't
>>>get me much at a time to fill the cooking pot. When I
>>>had my backyard-in-the-ground garden, I'd grow two rows
>>>and be able to pick a potful every other day in season.
>>>I *really* miss that.
>>>
>>
>> Bush beans such as Blue Lake are very productive even
>> when crowded. I grow them in "flower" pots every years
>> and often have so many planted in a pot on the deck that
>> it takes effort to look around in the greenery to find
>> all the beans.
>
> Grew those last year, they did quite well (uh, after I
> ignored the "soak
> for a few hours" hint on the packet). Went with some pole
> beans this year, so we'll see how that pans out ...
>

I bought a package of Blue Lake Bush this morning and
will give Boron's idea a try this summer.

I've *really* missed my green beans since the deer wiped
out my large garden.

Nyssa, who is preparing for another big storm coming this
afternoon/evening with predicted wind gusts between 50-70
mph (and is glad she still hasn't planted her lettuce,
vinca, and parsley outdoors)

Dan Purgert wrote:

> On 2024-04-14, Boron Elgar wrote:
> > On Sat, 13 Apr 2024 15:45:26 -0400, Nyssa <Nyssa@LogicalInsight.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> > >
> > > I love green beans, but they just are a pot-worthy
> > > item. Sure I could grow a plant or two, but that wouldn't
> > > get me much at a time to fill the cooking pot. When I
> > > had my backyard-in-the-ground garden, I'd grow two rows
> > > and be able to pick a potful every other day in season.
> > > I really miss that.
> > >
> >
> > Bush beans such as Blue Lake are very productive even when crowded.
> > I grow them in "flower" pots every years and often have so many
> > planted in a pot on the deck that it takes effort to look around in
> > the greenery to find all the beans.
>
> Grew those last year, they did quite well (uh, after I ignored the
> "soak for a few hours" hint on the packet). Went with some pole
> beans this year, so we'll see how that pans out ...

I'll try blue lakes next year.