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Weather? It has been none stop for me outside. Planting, dead-heading, cutting back perennials and trying to keep the leaves at bay. Westwood is a small community with many large trees. With large trees come many leaves! From now until the first of December every member of the Marsh family will play a part in keeping the leaves raked neatly in a large pile so that the big leaf vacuum (as my two boys Noah and Jake like to call it) can come by and suck them right up off the lawn. Pretty cool huh? A service that the City of Westwood offers and boy are we glad for it! Kevin's parents are here for a stay and we are all excited. Of course with the leaves just peaking here it will be fun to take them out and about to different places. Weston will be a destination so that we can visit The Red Barn Farm to find the perfect pumpkin. Looking at the seven-day forecast it looks as if we might get rain this weekend and maybe a frost for outer lying areas Saturday night. Watch the weather and be prepared. All too soon, much to my dismay, it will be too cold to be in the garden! ~ Shelly
Breakfast In Bed...
Salvaging the
Season... As tomatoes cannot be stored at temperatures below 50° F. You need to find a location that is above 50° F but as close to 50° as possible. For most, this will probably be the coolest part of your basement. On the afternoon before the first freeze is forecast pick all the fruit on the plant that are full-sized (regardless of color). Discard any with severe cracks, disease spots, bruises, or that are otherwise defective. Divide them into three groups: those that are full-sized and still green, those that are showing some color, and those that are mostly red or nearly red. Plan to use the red group first. Layer the other two groups in a box or carton separated by newspapers so you can remove tomatoes without having to disturb others in the box. As you need tomatoes, bring some from the "turning color" group to your kitchen counter for a few days to allow them to develop their full ripe color. After this group is used up, begin to use those from the mature green group. Keep your eye (and nose) out for tomatoes that are starting to rot and discard them. The newspaper will absorb juice from rotted tomatoes without damaging those nearby.
Keep It Interesting...
What's Up Doc? The best way to prevent rabbit damage to young trees is to place a cylinder of hardware cloth (¼ inch mesh wire fencing) around the tree trunk. The hardware cloth cylinder should stand about 1 to 2 inches from the tree trunk and 20 inches above the ground. The bottom 2 to 3 inches should be buried beneath the soil.
Don't Leave Those Leaves...
What's Hot On The Hotline...
Cure For The
Common Crabgrass...
Finally... ~ John Ruskin, Essayist 1819-1900 |
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