Yard

[lighter]

Yup.  Preen Natural for veggie gardens....lasts 3 months. 

[Twoapenny]

I love cauliflower curry, Lighter, I'll have that one night next week, not had it for ages!  I feel safe enough to eat fresh, I'm just still trying to avoid the shops as much as possible (and deliveries are still tending to mean you get the crappy stuff that no-one bought!).  I've just got into a bit of a rut with food, I suppose, plus I've been trying not to over eat due to being home so much and healthy food just doesn't make me want to fill my face in the same way

The moss work sounds great; you've got a good system going   I hope the next holiday lady does enjoy it and spreads the word a bit, I'll bet plenty of people will be wanting to take advantage of all the holidays they've missed once things open up again properly.

[lighter]

TLighterTupp:

Try rubbing cauliflower down with oil and butter then spices to roast in the oven whole.  You can cut a little dent into top for more butter and spices to sink in as it cooks.  Pretty popular with us right now.

[Hopalong]

One more Preen question, Lighter.

Best timing? Beds are still a mess and I'll have to hire somebody to clean them out for me.

thanks!

Hops

[Twoapenny]

TLighterTupp:

Try rubbing cauliflower down with oil and butter then spices to roast in the oven whole.  You can cut a little dent into top for more butter and spices to sink in as it cooks.  Pretty popular with us right now.

That sounds yummy, it's making me feel hungry!  Definitely on the list for next week xx

[lighter]

Hops:

It's best to put it down just before a single day of rain..... and not a downpour.  You want to water it into the soil, but not wash it away. 

The corn gluten is ON the little broken bits of corn...... you can also water it in with a hose, btw.  That might be the best way to do it on a little garden. 

I really love the Preen products.

Lighter

[Hopalong]

Thanks, Lighter.
What I meant (didn't make clear) was: how late before I do this?
End of October, something like that? (Zone 6.5-7)

thanks
Hops

[lighter]

If you're planting seeds, you should wait 12 weeks after Preen garden application.  There's a list of things you plant sooner...like broccoli, and some plants need to have at least 5 leavesbefore going into garden. 

You should look up info and see how to use, according to what you're planting.

I networks for you as well as it works for me.

Lighter

[Hopalong]

I'm not planting fall crops in the beds.
My plan is to pull everything up.

My thought about the Preen was it could be applied
all over the beds to prevent the weeds coming up.

Am I making sense? Maybe I still don't get it.

Ooof,
Hops

[lighter]

I'd apply the garden Preen NOW.....before a single rain OR water it in with a hose during dry times, Hops.

You're making sense BUT you'll want seeds to germinate in the Spring, right?

 You can't plant veggie seeds for 12 weeks after application, so you can apply Preen twice, every 3 months, before Spring IF you start now..... beds ready and presumably weed free in March for planting.

All Preen does is keep seeds from germinating.  Timing is important.

Lighter

[Hopalong]

Got it.
That's exactly the clarity I needed about timing.

Thanks, Lighter.

hugs
Hops

[lighter]

It's cool planting weather and I'm elbow deep in a laundry room update.  Everything changing.

Took doors off cabinets....looks so much bigger!  I'll spackle, add trim pieces and paint....add wallpops behind them...these tiles look just like tile, very shiny, but are vinyl.  So pretty.  New floor....putting weathered barn look on ceiling, which will cover the rough patch around light.

Editing closet in that space to hang laundry or dry it.  Will only put things I use for laundry in those cabinets, which means organizing other spaces as I go.

Tupp, you motivated me to brighten, edit and tidy up my space before winter.

Lighter

[lighter]

Nice neighbor coveted my water lilies and hyacinth yesterday.  Said he just put in a pond.
With Koi.
One died already.  I think Koi ponds are hard.  Well beyond my pay grade, for sure.

Neighbor said he has 3 huge trash bags of roof moss to trade for water plants, which is great.  I have elderly neighbor's side yard to finish planting around her new dry creek bed.  The moss from my yard isn't thriving there...needs more shade, while the parking lot moss is.  Very excited about it, anyway.

Neighbor thought he'd plant some around his pond, but the roof moss won't live around a pond.  I'll harvest some for him, and enjoy seeing that come together.  Will get moss covered rocks and wood to really make it look natural.

Lighter

[Twoapenny]

I think fish are quite hard work, Lighter, quite delicate if I remember rightly and so conditions, water, food etc very important.  Easy to get it wrong.  Hopefully he won't lose any more.  The moss all sounds lovely xx

[lighter]

Well.....we went to see new pond today, and......
it
Is
fabulous.

100 gallons...rocked in by professionals...no fish we could see, so guessing they all suffered same fate as the first.  Not sure.

I noticed it's full sun, in front yard.  The neighbor said shade, but I don't think he pays enough attention to know, so...must plant creek moss elsewhere and scrape some parking lots for his project.

He dropped off 3 huge garbage bags of roof moss today.  Really pretty stuff. 

The journey continues.

Lighter