It's had a hard childhood, whatever it is or will be.

https://i.postimg.cc/W1wSwSqX/Garden-2021.jpg

One of teh rescues of 25-30 seedlings from the middle of South
Congress Ave that probably fell iff of somebody's car roof. It
spent 3.5 days forgotten about and rolling around in my backpack -
dirt everywhere. 3 days on my shower window sill with maybe 2 sq in.
of soil and still not dead. Transferred into "cactus dirt" and left
on the side of the house while it rained for 5 weeks figuring the
deer would have eaten it down to a nub 5 weeks ago like all my other
potted gardening attempts in the past.

I realized on Wednesday that it had 6 flowers, 3 tiny peppers
forming, and 12-15 spots where flowers have already bloomed and also
turning to fruit. Huh. Runted, but will bear at least 3 fruits.
Not sure it has enough foilage to support much more than that.

So I whipped this "cage" together in less than 5 minutes flat using
fine chicken wire, 5 landscaping tie nails, and a fan blade cover.
Just as I sat back in the lawn a chair to admire my handsome
creation and ponder its fruitations, 2 doe and an 18" fawn come
screaming around the corner from the back of house and bowled it
over. Those ****ers. So 3 of the nails now go through chicken
wire footings and two bread bag twist ties now secure the fan blade
cover to the chicken wire.

Still don't have a clue WTF it is, but if it fruits into something
edible (and probably spicy) my whole purpose in life will have
become apparent and I will die content with that knowledge. OTOH,
if it's those body snatcher pods I'm gonna feel pretty stupid and
gullible.

ObFood: Pesto and Pepperoni Pizza Burger for lunch. Sink is still
clogged harder than last night. Now praying for a new and different
sign from God than that bullshit deal I got handed down yesterday.

-sw

On Fri, 11 Jun 2021 16:49:33 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>It's had a hard childhood, whatever it is or will be.
>
>https://i.postimg.cc/W1wSwSqX/Garden-2021.jpg
>
>One of teh rescues of 25-30 seedlings from the middle of South
>Congress Ave that probably fell iff of somebody's car roof. It
>spent 3.5 days forgotten about and rolling around in my backpack -
>dirt everywhere. 3 days on my shower window sill with maybe 2 sq in.
>of soil and still not dead. Transferred into "cactus dirt" and left
>on the side of the house while it rained for 5 weeks figuring the
>deer would have eaten it down to a nub 5 weeks ago like all my other
>potted gardening attempts in the past.
>
>I realized on Wednesday that it had 6 flowers, 3 tiny peppers
>forming, and 12-15 spots where flowers have already bloomed and also
>turning to fruit. Huh. Runted, but will bear at least 3 fruits.
>Not sure it has enough foilage to support much more than that.
>
>So I whipped this "cage" together in less than 5 minutes flat using
>fine chicken wire, 5 landscaping tie nails, and a fan blade cover.
>Just as I sat back in the lawn a chair to admire my handsome
>creation and ponder its fruitations, 2 doe and an 18" fawn come
>screaming around the corner from the back of house and bowled it
>over. Those ****ers. So 3 of the nails now go through chicken
>wire footings and two bread bag twist ties now secure the fan blade
>cover to the chicken wire.
>
>Still don't have a clue WTF it is, but if it fruits into something
>edible (and probably spicy) my whole purpose in life will have
>become apparent and I will die content with that knowledge. OTOH,
>if it's those body snatcher pods I'm gonna feel pretty stupid and
>gullible.
>
>ObFood: Pesto and Pepperoni Pizza Burger for lunch. Sink is still
>clogged harder than last night. Now praying for a new and different
>sign from God than that bullshit deal I got handed down yesterday.
>
>-sw

Ask them, theyre here. "You can stop saying that now. Thank you."
--
Bruce (not Dave Smith)

On Fri, 11 Jun 2021 16:49:33 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>It's had a hard childhood, whatever it is or will be.
>
>https://i.postimg.cc/W1wSwSqX/Garden-2021.jpg
>
>One of teh rescues of 25-30 seedlings from the middle of South
>Congress Ave that probably fell iff of somebody's car roof. It
>spent 3.5 days forgotten about and rolling around in my backpack -
>dirt everywhere. 3 days on my shower window sill with maybe 2 sq in.
>of soil and still not dead. Transferred into "cactus dirt" and left
>on the side of the house while it rained for 5 weeks figuring the
>deer would have eaten it down to a nub 5 weeks ago like all my other
>potted gardening attempts in the past.
>
>I realized on Wednesday that it had 6 flowers, 3 tiny peppers
>forming, and 12-15 spots where flowers have already bloomed and also
>turning to fruit. Huh. Runted, but will bear at least 3 fruits.
>Not sure it has enough foilage to support much more than that.
>
>So I whipped this "cage" together in less than 5 minutes flat using
>fine chicken wire, 5 landscaping tie nails, and a fan blade cover.
>Just as I sat back in the lawn a chair to admire my handsome
>creation and ponder its fruitations, 2 doe and an 18" fawn come
>screaming around the corner from the back of house and bowled it
>over. Those ****ers. So 3 of the nails now go through chicken
>wire footings and two bread bag twist ties now secure the fan blade
>cover to the chicken wire.
>
>Still don't have a clue WTF it is, but if it fruits into something
>edible (and probably spicy) my whole purpose in life will have
>become apparent and I will die content with that knowledge. OTOH,
>if it's those body snatcher pods I'm gonna feel pretty stupid and
>gullible.
>
>ObFood: Pesto and Pepperoni Pizza Burger for lunch. Sink is still
>clogged harder than last night. Now praying for a new and different
>sign from God than that bullshit deal I got handed down yesterday.
>
>-sw

;o) BTDT (the deer)
Janet US

On Friday, June 11, 2021 at 7:16:54 PM UTC-5, US Janet wrote:
>
> ;o) BTDT (the deer)
> Janet US
>
Drag racing deer, maybe??

))

But I do wish him luck with his mystery plant and look forward to
updates.

On Fri, 11 Jun 2021 18:34:44 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote:

>On Friday, June 11, 2021 at 7:16:54 PM UTC-5, US Janet wrote:
>>
>> ;o) BTDT (the deer)
>> Janet US
>>
>Drag racing deer, maybe??
>
>))
>
>But I do wish him luck with his mystery plant and look forward to
>updates.
Ask them, theyre here. "You can stop saying that now. Thank you."
--
Bruce

On Fri, 11 Jun 2021 18:16:49 -0600, US Janet >
wrote:

>On Fri, 11 Jun 2021 16:49:33 -0500, Sqwertz >
>wrote:
>
>>It's had a hard childhood, whatever it is or will be.
>>
>>https://i.postimg.cc/W1wSwSqX/Garden-2021.jpg
>>
>>One of teh rescues of 25-30 seedlings from the middle of South
>>Congress Ave that probably fell iff of somebody's car roof. It
>>spent 3.5 days forgotten about and rolling around in my backpack -
>>dirt everywhere. 3 days on my shower window sill with maybe 2 sq in.
>>of soil and still not dead. Transferred into "cactus dirt" and left
>>on the side of the house while it rained for 5 weeks figuring the
>>deer would have eaten it down to a nub 5 weeks ago like all my other
>>potted gardening attempts in the past.
>>
>>I realized on Wednesday that it had 6 flowers, 3 tiny peppers
>>forming, and 12-15 spots where flowers have already bloomed and also
>>turning to fruit. Huh. Runted, but will bear at least 3 fruits.
>>Not sure it has enough foilage to support much more than that.
>>
>>So I whipped this "cage" together in less than 5 minutes flat using
>>fine chicken wire, 5 landscaping tie nails, and a fan blade cover.
>>Just as I sat back in the lawn a chair to admire my handsome
>>creation and ponder its fruitations, 2 doe and an 18" fawn come
>>screaming around the corner from the back of house and bowled it
>>over. Those ****ers. So 3 of the nails now go through chicken
>>wire footings and two bread bag twist ties now secure the fan blade
>>cover to the chicken wire.
>>
>>Still don't have a clue WTF it is, but if it fruits into something
>>edible (and probably spicy) my whole purpose in life will have
>>become apparent and I will die content with that knowledge. OTOH,
>>if it's those body snatcher pods I'm gonna feel pretty stupid and
>>gullible.
>>
>>ObFood: Pesto and Pepperoni Pizza Burger for lunch. Sink is still
>>clogged harder than last night. Now praying for a new and different
>>sign from God than that bullshit deal I got handed down yesterday.
>>
>>-sw
>
>;o) BTDT (the deer)
>Janet US

Ask them, theyre here. "You can stop saying that now. Thank you."
--
Bruce

Dave Smith wrote:
> On Fri, 11 Jun 2021 18:16:49 -0600, US Janet >
> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 11 Jun 2021 16:49:33 -0500, Sqwertz >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> It's had a hard childhood, whatever it is or will be.
>>>
>>> https://i.postimg.cc/W1wSwSqX/Garden-2021.jpg
>>>
>>> One of teh rescues of 25-30 seedlings from the middle of South
>>> Congress Ave that probably fell iff of somebody's car roof. It
>>> spent 3.5 days forgotten about and rolling around in my backpack -
>>> dirt everywhere. 3 days on my shower window sill with maybe 2 sq in.
>>> of soil and still not dead. Transferred into "cactus dirt" and left
>>> on the side of the house while it rained for 5 weeks figuring the
>>> deer would have eaten it down to a nub 5 weeks ago like all my other
>>> potted gardening attempts in the past.
>>>
>>> I realized on Wednesday that it had 6 flowers, 3 tiny peppers
>>> forming, and 12-15 spots where flowers have already bloomed and also
>>> turning to fruit. Huh. Runted, but will bear at least 3 fruits.
>>> Not sure it has enough foilage to support much more than that.
>>>
>>> So I whipped this "cage" together in less than 5 minutes flat using
>>> fine chicken wire, 5 landscaping tie nails, and a fan blade cover.
>>> Just as I sat back in the lawn a chair to admire my handsome
>>> creation and ponder its fruitations, 2 doe and an 18" fawn come
>>> screaming around the corner from the back of house and bowled it
>>> over. Those ****ers. So 3 of the nails now go through chicken
>>> wire footings and two bread bag twist ties now secure the fan blade
>>> cover to the chicken wire.
>>>
>>> Still don't have a clue WTF it is, but if it fruits into something
>>> edible (and probably spicy) my whole purpose in life will have
>>> become apparent and I will die content with that knowledge. OTOH,
>>> if it's those body snatcher pods I'm gonna feel pretty stupid and
>>> gullible.
>>>
>>> ObFood: Pesto and Pepperoni Pizza Burger for lunch. Sink is still
>>> clogged harder than last night. Now praying for a new and different
>>> sign from God than that bullshit deal I got handed down yesterday.
>>>
>>> -sw
>>
>> ;o) BTDT (the deer)
>> Janet US
>
> Ask them, theyre here. "You can stop saying that now. Thank you."
>

Have another whiff master druce.

On Sat, 12 Jun 2021 12:21:51 -0500, Hank Rogers >
wrote:

>Dave Smith wrote:
>> On Fri, 11 Jun 2021 18:16:49 -0600, US Janet >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 11 Jun 2021 16:49:33 -0500, Sqwertz >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> It's had a hard childhood, whatever it is or will be.
>>>>
>>>> https://i.postimg.cc/W1wSwSqX/Garden-2021.jpg
>>>>
>>>> One of teh rescues of 25-30 seedlings from the middle of South
>>>> Congress Ave that probably fell iff of somebody's car roof. It
>>>> spent 3.5 days forgotten about and rolling around in my backpack -
>>>> dirt everywhere. 3 days on my shower window sill with maybe 2 sq in.
>>>> of soil and still not dead. Transferred into "cactus dirt" and left
>>>> on the side of the house while it rained for 5 weeks figuring the
>>>> deer would have eaten it down to a nub 5 weeks ago like all my other
>>>> potted gardening attempts in the past.
>>>>
>>>> I realized on Wednesday that it had 6 flowers, 3 tiny peppers
>>>> forming, and 12-15 spots where flowers have already bloomed and also
>>>> turning to fruit. Huh. Runted, but will bear at least 3 fruits.
>>>> Not sure it has enough foilage to support much more than that.
>>>>
>>>> So I whipped this "cage" together in less than 5 minutes flat using
>>>> fine chicken wire, 5 landscaping tie nails, and a fan blade cover.
>>>> Just as I sat back in the lawn a chair to admire my handsome
>>>> creation and ponder its fruitations, 2 doe and an 18" fawn come
>>>> screaming around the corner from the back of house and bowled it
>>>> over. Those ****ers. So 3 of the nails now go through chicken
>>>> wire footings and two bread bag twist ties now secure the fan blade
>>>> cover to the chicken wire.
>>>>
>>>> Still don't have a clue WTF it is, but if it fruits into something
>>>> edible (and probably spicy) my whole purpose in life will have
>>>> become apparent and I will die content with that knowledge. OTOH,
>>>> if it's those body snatcher pods I'm gonna feel pretty stupid and
>>>> gullible.
>>>>
>>>> ObFood: Pesto and Pepperoni Pizza Burger for lunch. Sink is still
>>>> clogged harder than last night. Now praying for a new and different
>>>> sign from God than that bullshit deal I got handed down yesterday.
>>>>
>>>> -sw
>>>
>>> ;o) BTDT (the deer)
>>> Janet US
>>
>> Ask them, theyre here. "You can stop saying that now. Thank you."
>>
>
>Have another whiff master druce.
>
Ask them, theyre here. "You can stop saying that now. Thank you."
--
Bruce

US Janet wrote:
....
> ;o) BTDT (the deer)

yep, a good fence is about all that works reliably here
and it helps keep the bunnies and groundhogs from getting
everything too.

the gardens outside the fence often get raided by the
various animals. sometimes i hunt a few to keep the
populations in check, but i don't hunt deer.


songbird

On Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 9:05:30 AM UTC-4, songbird wrote:
> US Janet wrote:
> ...
> > ;o) BTDT (the deer)
>
> yep, a good fence is about all that works reliably here
> and it helps keep the bunnies and groundhogs from getting
> everything too.
>
> the gardens outside the fence often get raided by the
> various animals. sometimes i hunt a few to keep the
> populations in check, but i don't hunt deer.

The obsessive horticulturalistas in here keep forgetting that a garden is a community thing. Which means they can eat, too. Not just us.

bruce bowser wrote:
....
> The obsessive horticulturalistas in here keep forgetting that a garden is a community thing. Which means they can eat, too. Not just us.

it certainly is, right now i'm sharing strawberries with the
birds, chipmunks and ants. i'm ok with some of that, but if
i don't keep the population down we can be overrun.


songbird

On 2021-06-15 8:14 a.m., songbird wrote:
> bruce bowser wrote:
> ...
>> The obsessive horticulturalistas in here keep forgetting that a garden is a community thing. Which means they can eat, too. Not just us.
>
> it certainly is, right now i'm sharing strawberries with the
> birds, chipmunks and ants. i'm ok with some of that, but if
> i don't keep the population down we can be overrun.
>


I was having a problem with squirrels. They love my property because I
have several black walnut trees, 4 oaks and a bunch of other trees to
provide them with food for the entire year. They also dug up my tulip
and daffodil bulks. I was ready to put out a bounty on the damned tree
rats but my neighbour got Dutch Shepherd last year and she loves to kill
squirrels. At this time last year I might see 2-3 squirrels any time I
looked out the window. Lately it has been more like one every week or two.

On 6/15/2021 3:15 AM, bruce bowser wrote:
> On Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 9:05:30 AM UTC-4, songbird wrote:
>> US Janet wrote:
>> ...
>>> ;o) BTDT (the deer)
>>
>> yep, a good fence is about all that works reliably here
>> and it helps keep the bunnies and groundhogs from getting
>> everything too.
>>
>> the gardens outside the fence often get raided by the
>> various animals. sometimes i hunt a few to keep the
>> populations in check, but i don't hunt deer.
>
> The obsessive horticulturalistas in here keep forgetting that a garden is a community thing. Which means they can eat, too. Not just us.
>


I have yet to have a critter bring me anything to share. So why do I
need to share with them? I guess "community" is a one way street.
Sounds like politics.

On Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at 9:00:12 AM UTC-4, Taxed and Spent wrote:
> On 6/15/2021 3:15 AM, bruce bowser wrote:
> > On Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 9:05:30 AM UTC-4, songbird wrote:
> >> US Janet wrote:
> >> ...
> >>> ;o) BTDT (the deer)
> >>
> >> yep, a good fence is about all that works reliably here
> >> and it helps keep the bunnies and groundhogs from getting
> >> everything too.
> >>
> >> the gardens outside the fence often get raided by the
> >> various animals. sometimes i hunt a few to keep the
> >> populations in check, but i don't hunt deer.
> >
> > The obsessive horticulturalistas in here keep forgetting that a garden is a community thing. Which means they can eat, too. Not just us.
>
> I have yet to have a critter bring me anything to share. So why do I
> need to share with them? I guess "community" is a one way street.
> Sounds like politics.

OK then, what else are you going to do to a garden? Wrap your arms around it 24/7 screaming stay away, stay away?

On Tue, 15 Jun 2021 06:00:07 -0700, Taxed and Spent
> wrote:

>On 6/15/2021 3:15 AM, bruce bowser wrote:
>> On Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 9:05:30 AM UTC-4, songbird wrote:
>>> US Janet wrote:
>>> ...
>>>> ;o) BTDT (the deer)
>>>
>>> yep, a good fence is about all that works reliably here
>>> and it helps keep the bunnies and groundhogs from getting
>>> everything too.
>>>
>>> the gardens outside the fence often get raided by the
>>> various animals. sometimes i hunt a few to keep the
>>> populations in check, but i don't hunt deer.
>>
>> The obsessive horticulturalistas in here keep forgetting that a garden is a community thing. Which means they can eat, too. Not just us.
>>
>
>
>I have yet to have a critter bring me anything to share. So why do I
>need to share with them? I guess "community" is a one way street.
>Sounds like politics.

Bloody Marxists!

--
Bruce

On Tue, 15 Jun 2021 06:00:07 -0700, Taxed and Spent wrote:

> I have yet to have a critter bring me anything to share.

We've had chipmunks bring us worm pieces.

On Friday, June 11, 2021 at 4:49:43 PM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
> It's had a hard childhood, whatever it is or will be.
>
> https://i.postimg.cc/W1wSwSqX/Garden-2021.jpg
>
>>>
> -sw

ROFL! My Garden is LUSH and healthy! Dump the pots and plant in the ground!

Base of Topsoil and 3 years worth of compost and dead plants. Plants grow best on the bodies of their own dead!

John Kuthe, RN, BSN...

On Sat, 12 Jun 2021 20:18:00 -0700 (PDT), John Kuthe >
wrote:

>On Friday, June 11, 2021 at 4:49:43 PM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
>> It's had a hard childhood, whatever it is or will be.
>>
>> https://i.postimg.cc/W1wSwSqX/Garden-2021.jpg
>>
>>>>
>> -sw
>
>ROFL! My Garden is LUSH and healthy! Dump the pots and plant in the ground!
>
>Base of Topsoil and 3 years worth of compost and dead plants. Plants grow best on the bodies of their own dead!
>
>John Kuthe, RN, BSN...
Ask them, theyre here. "You can stop saying that now. Thank you."
--
Bruce