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Barbara, zone 8 VA
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- Virginia Beach, VA
- United States
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Barbara, zone 8 VA's Page
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diana Z9 Houston, Texas left a comment for Barbara, zone 8 VA"Barbara beautiful flowers and trees. I am like you, the mosquitoes will follow me everywhere, they like me but I hate them."
Barbara, zone 8 VA replied to Ileana Reha's discussion What's up with my Tomatoes!? in the group Vegetable Gardens"I agree with you both. I hate the spraying and my mosquitos are so bad, some days I will get thirty or more bites in just 10-15 minutes, running out to pick some fruit."
Barbara, zone 8 VA commented on Community Manager's group Zone 8"My gladiolas come back every year in SE Virginia. We are just barely in in zone 8."
Barbara, zone 8 VA commented on Community Manager's group Vegetable Gardens"Jessica, you prompted me to make pickles last night with a massive cucumber, garden chilis garlic, & onions. I used a super-easy recipe from allrecipes .com for refrigerator pickles."
Barbara, zone 8 VA replied to Violet (Zone 10)'s discussion Compost Ingredients in the group Compost"I love the bean water idea!"
Carolyn Cline zone 6 & 7 VA left a comment for Barbara, zone 8 VA"Hi Barbara, I received a comment from you, but I don't think that it was meant for me. However, it is good to hear from you anyway. I'm enjoying Spring in Virginia, just as you are, I'm sure! I don't think that there is any…"
Barbara, zone 8 VA commented on Community Manager's group Herbs"My mother used powdered alum to dry canker sores faster. It works but tastes awful! No ideas on herbs, however."
Barbara, zone 8 VA replied to Hannah Curto's discussion Starting from scratch in a back yard lawn. in the group Vegetable Gardens"Mary Ellen adn Howard: great ideas. I have done this a few times by lining my compost pile with straw bales to keep it contained as I build up, and by the next year I have been able to plant in it. My current compost pile is inadequately decomposed,…"
Barbara, zone 8 VA replied to Pam Wolfe's discussion Growing Potatoes in the group Vegetable Gardens"My husband threw out some potatoes in the compost pile because they were sprouting and getting soft. They are now growing beautifully and I am heaping up straw to keep them producing more."
Barbara, zone 8 VA replied to Mrs. B.'s discussion Lasagna garden issues and question!! Help...please! in the group Vegetable Gardens"PS, I READ about the urine thing, in case you are wondering!"
Barbara, zone 8 VA replied to Mrs. B.'s discussion Lasagna garden issues and question!! Help...please! in the group Vegetable Gardens"I have done this before and gotten a small to modest crop of potatoes and green beans. I did use composted manure, however, and made a "pocket" of soil to plant plants or seeds in. If you find that your seeds don't do well, I agree…"
Barbara, zone 8 VA replied to Lanier Hollingsworth Z8 TX's discussion Recipes with Herbs in the group Herbs"Italian pasta pesto for Christmas Eve: one cup parsley, 1-2 cloves garlic, chopped, 1/3 cup toasted walnuts 1/4-1/3 cup olive oil. chop ing small food processor or mash in mortar. Serve with parmesan over fresh pasta."
Barbara, zone 8 VA replied to Lanier Hollingsworth Z8 TX's discussion Recipes with Herbs in the group Herbs"Potatoes Daphne (with an herbal twist): Peel about 2lbs potatoes and slice thinly, place in a casserole sprayed with nonstick spray. sprinkle on salt and ground nutmeg sparingly as you layer and add in sprigs of thyme and sparing amounts of rosemary…"
Barbara, zone 8 VA replied to NaSingelyn's discussion Our cilantro dies after a few weeks planting in the group Herbs"Try culantro which is available at Johhny's seeds in Albion, ME. Right now they are out of stock. It is a warm season taste-alike herb that is used in place of cilantro during the hot season in Central America."
Profile Information
- Skill level
- Intermediate
- What kind of gardening do you like to do?
- vegetables, herbs, flowers, bulbs, trees, shrubs, organic
- How much time do you spend a week on average in your garden when weather permits?
- 15-20
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Comment Wall (25 comments)
- At 8:28am on September 18, 2010, diana Z9 Houston, Texas said…
- Is the fence for deer?
- At 8:27am on September 18, 2010, diana Z9 Houston, Texas said…
- Barbara beautiful flowers and trees. I am like you, the mosquitoes will follow me everywhere, they like me but I hate them.
- At 8:34am on May 4, 2010, Carolyn Cline zone 6 & 7 VA said…
- Hi Barbara, I received a comment from you, but I don't think that it was meant for me. However, it is good to hear from you anyway. I'm enjoying Spring in Virginia, just as you are, I'm sure! I don't think that there is any prettier place to be than Virginia in the Spring! Have a good day! Carolyn
- At 2:19pm on August 10, 2009,
DEBORAH PENCE ~ VA ~ ZONE 7A said… - I planted a new flower bed last April that was suppose to be deer proof. Guess they didn't read the same magazine I did! I only have a fence around the pool ~ so the rest of the yard is like a buffet for them. I'm hoping that one day I'll have enough plants that it won't hurt for them to nibble a little but right now their visits are detrimental.
- At 6:35am on August 5, 2009, DEBORAH PENCE ~ VA ~ ZONE 7A said…
- I just have a fence around the pool and the only thing I can plant inside the fence is a few herbs, one squash plant and one tomato plant. The deer have been rough on my other tomato plants this year. They eat the tops out along with the blooms so I'm counting my days of fresh tomatoes.
- At 2:00pm on July 6, 2009,
Caleb J. Creel Z8 TX said… - Barbara - the Ginger arrived today! Thank you so much! I couldn't resist opening it here at the office - and am pleased to say that it is in great shape. I was a little concerned since it stayed with UPS over the weekend, but it look wonderful. Can't wait to get it in the ground tonight! :-)
- At 9:45am on July 2, 2009, Caleb J. Creel Z8 TX said…
- Barbara - I can't thank you enough! Hopefully it will get here today so I can get it in the ground this weekend! What are the temperatures like where you are right now? If it is a bit cooler there than it is here, I might put it in a pot for a couple of weeks, moving it in during the heat of the day and putting it out in the mornings/afternoons, then put it in the ground in a couple of weeks after it has gotten acclimated. Don't want to shock it... What do you think?
- At 1:44pm on June 26, 2009,
Cheryl Davis Z 8 VA said… - Hi Barbara, I've been working in the yard today in this dreadful heat.But I had to let you know I have an eggplant in my driveway garden! It's only about 5 inches but I feel like a proud parent! The tomatoes look like they will eventually do something but the eggplant got right to work!
- At 11:03am on June 24, 2009, Caleb J. Creel Z8 TX said…
- Barbara,
That would be WONDERFUL! So sweet of you to do that. Accept my friend's request so I can send you a private message with my address - don't want to post it on your wall for everyone to see...
Thanks, again!
CALEB
- At 1:12pm on June 22, 2009, Caleb J. Creel Z8 TX said…
- Thanks Barbara! :-) I am going to pick some up at the grocery store just to give it a try that way - although I read that most grocery store ginger has been killed by bleaching/boiling following harvest. Never hurts to try, though, right?
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Sharon Morgan commented on Bonnie Long/zn5/Wi.'s group Birds in the Garden"The tree swallows let me stand 10 feet away from them...I think they are getting used to me. Here they compete with the sparrows.
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Nancy Raszewski commented on Bonnie Long/zn5/Wi.'s group Birds in the Garden"Tree swallows are pretty, but compete with the bluebirds. I've heard putting two houses close together will allow for territorial disputes as they require the same hole sizes. Is that right?"
Lyn (Sydney,Aus) commented on Clare Oliva's photo
The Peonies Are Ready to Pop
"Very nice and has Parasol Lady had her skirt trimmed too? Everything is looking so wonderfully green."
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