tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679123700391465393.post6024249832416827987..comments2023-10-31T04:05:57.303-05:00Comments on Living and Gardening in the Ozarks: Company Is Gone - Life back to Normalgldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03645803822598151817noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679123700391465393.post-56266745651782820062013-08-07T19:26:05.129-05:002013-08-07T19:26:05.129-05:00Thanks! Can't wait to get started :)Thanks! Can't wait to get started :)Madison Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343664256084936967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679123700391465393.post-7582003610324855442013-08-03T06:47:25.746-05:002013-08-03T06:47:25.746-05:00Welcome Madison. I don't do much fall gardeni...Welcome Madison. I don't do much fall gardening except for planting garlic. Here is a very good link for us Ozark inhabitants. They publish a gardening calendar each month. Be sure to find if you are considered north or south. Where I am (north of I-44) in Greene Co. I use the northern times.<br /><br />http://ipm.missouri.edu/MEG/2013/7/August-Gardening-Calendar/<br /><br />gldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645803822598151817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679123700391465393.post-4084230356680280412013-08-03T06:42:08.098-05:002013-08-03T06:42:08.098-05:00I was able to tie the tomatoes up for the last tim...I was able to tie the tomatoes up for the last time. I hesitate to prune the tops because the bottoms are already browning and I am desperate for a good crop this year. I got rained out before I finished.<br /><br />My pears are still hard as rocks; I am thinking fall here. Still not sure about my peaches and the local orchard seems to be closed. If I don't have any, I am going to be searching locally.gldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645803822598151817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679123700391465393.post-86452354873001809942013-08-03T06:39:11.036-05:002013-08-03T06:39:11.036-05:00Kris, we are pretty happy with Sugar except when c...Kris, we are pretty happy with Sugar except when company comes and she goes berserk! We just have her loose when we go to the field or are working in the yard because she wanders. We are considering a radio collar with a large area to keep her confined.<br />She goes back into her pen readily when we tell her to. That is a real plus.<br /><br />No other llama; not sure which one is left. Still waiting on Jewel to calve. I must say I miss having my raw milk. I am drinking very little 'store' milk these days.gldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645803822598151817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679123700391465393.post-84878792853975815282013-08-02T19:47:00.970-05:002013-08-02T19:47:00.970-05:00I enjoyed your post. We live in the Ozarks, too, a...I enjoyed your post. We live in the Ozarks, too, and will be starting our first real garden this fall. I'll start with onions and garlic, since those are proven to do okay for me in my mini-gardens. What else do you plant for cooler weather after it sets in? I won't be able to get started until probably Oct or Nov. Maybe I should just focus on getting my beds ready for spring. Madison Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343664256084936967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679123700391465393.post-29922853688918653782013-07-30T11:28:28.482-05:002013-07-30T11:28:28.482-05:00Glenda,
I would love to have the energy of those ...Glenda,<br /><br />I would love to have the energy of those young ones. It's so hard to believe we raised our kids and they had the same energy.<br /><br />I'm happy to hear you had a beautiful visit, now it's time to relax until the next visitor :-)Sandy Livesayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183449816586125720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679123700391465393.post-28557831371700497422013-07-30T07:26:24.500-05:002013-07-30T07:26:24.500-05:00Cute girls, fun dog. Dog days. When are they over?...Cute girls, fun dog. Dog days. When are they over? We are still having almost daily rain, sometimes only a shower, sometimes more. Every blessed drop is appreciated for the aquifer and farm ponds. <br /><br />Have you tried cutting back the tomato vines so they don't hang over? Tomatoes take well to pruning. I kind of learned that by accident, lol, when I grew in containers last year. Some of this year's experiments did not turn out well. The other thing that isn't turning out well is the yellow and 'black' tomatoes. I can't tell when they are ripe and sometimes they rot before I realize they aren't going to be red. Pale mahogony is as black as the dark ones get.<br /><br />Pears are ready to make preserves here, I think. Blueberries are gone. The peach crop was barely two pies.<br /><br />I understand about the horses. City people just don't 'get' that a horse doesn't just stand out there and eat grass. I expect that horse-quality hay is going to be dear this year. They can't get it baled after it's cut before more rain falls. Sometimes they have to tedder it several times. <br /><br />A covered wagon went by there on Saturday. I couldn't get in and get a camera and keep the dog from going out before they were too far down the road to see them for the trees. Jean Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000315400392984647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3679123700391465393.post-60541103210721372232013-07-30T07:00:40.113-05:002013-07-30T07:00:40.113-05:00What a whirlwind of guests and cooking and some go...What a whirlwind of guests and cooking and some good rain to boot! Bet you are looking forward to some 'normal' schedule. Gosh, Sugar is getting big. You haven't posted a pic of her lately. Is she being a good dog?<br /><br />Did you ever get another llama to replace the one you lost (and which one WAS that, BTW)?<br /><br />Hope Jewel turns out to be a good milk cow for you. Enjoy your fresh tomatoes.Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822528453563683772noreply@blogger.com