tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27776070.post114739426121519686..comments2023-09-04T11:52:11.878-04:00Comments on The ConCLAYve: Stuck on ClayThe ConCLAYve-Nanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08373684206492175397noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27776070.post-1147725228237585782006-05-15T16:33:00.000-04:002006-05-15T16:33:00.000-04:00Oh. My. Gosh. I have a problem with dense clay, t...Oh. My. Gosh. I have a problem with dense clay, too. It drives me cr-azy. But you know what I do? I roll rocks around in it. When you do that, some of the clay sticks to the rock, or the rock to the clay, if you know what I mean and I think you do. I love it when the clay sticks to the rock. I have my own term for the new type of soil. I call it Rock!Soil!Clay! It's fabulous and perfect for planting all sorts of things that grow. <BR/><BR/>But don't take my word for it, try it for yourself. <BR/><BR/>(No, I can't even keep my houseplants alive, why do you ask?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27776070.post-1147634703217858942006-05-14T15:25:00.000-04:002006-05-14T15:25:00.000-04:00Well you've hit on my favorite past time next to C...Well you've hit on my favorite past time next to Clay. One of my life's greatest pleasures is turning up the mp3 player (filled with Clay) and losing myself in my gardening. *insert deep contented sigh*<BR/><BR/>I,too, have the clay problem. I've been told our entire community was built on clay. I'm impressed that you've chosen to forego the amending in some instances and can actually plant in your clay. I find that I can't dig deep enough because my clay is so hard. (I'm trying hard not to smut here, really.) <BR/><BR/>I have found that if I amend the soil in the fall with a few inches of compost I can dig deeper in the spring. But I'm going to consider some of your plant suggestions and give it a try.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27776070.post-1147527731487486272006-05-13T09:42:00.000-04:002006-05-13T09:42:00.000-04:00I could get rid of my gophers by saving my own uri...<I>I could get rid of my gophers by saving my own urine and pouring it in the little gopher holes at night.</I><BR/><BR/>...but of course <B>YSRN</B>, that only works on <B>European</B> gophers. Oh come on, someone had to say it. <BR/><BR/>We have rhubarb and its huge stuff. My inlaws always made strawberry rhubarb jam and rhubarb pie but other than that I have no idea what to do with it. We don't have deer trouble but maybe that's because of the all the rhubarb! <BR/><BR/><B>geekette</B>, I love the architecture and texture of crepe myrtles but unfortunately we live too far north to grow them. They are lovely trees. You have beavers? How cool! We have possoms (ugly creatures) fox, and a muskrat (only one that I know of, so no muskrat love goin' on here).beauzzartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12109296003889296368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27776070.post-1147461886554421672006-05-12T15:24:00.000-04:002006-05-12T15:24:00.000-04:00I want wacky garden animal stories!! ok, I've got ...<I>I want wacky garden animal stories!!</I> <BR/><BR/>ok, I've got one for you <B>p_s.</B><BR/><BR/>A few years ago soon after we first moved, I glanced out the back door and what do I see not more than a few feet away? A big freakin' black bear. <BR/><BR/>Mr. Beauz was in the next room getting dressed. I tried to get his attention and in my distress the words that came out of my mouth went something like this.<BR/><BR/><I>"eeeeeeeeeeeeeeep! Oh. my. gawd. omg omg omg omg omg<BR/>come quick, hurry hurry, look at this. omg. <BR/>What on earth is taking you so long?!"</I> <BR/><BR/>Mr. Beauz slooooowly saunters into the room. He says....<BR/><BR/><I>"are you watching those videos again?"</I><BR/><BR/>true story.beauzzartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12109296003889296368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27776070.post-1147454976492617012006-05-12T13:29:00.000-04:002006-05-12T13:29:00.000-04:00Well purple_stapler - this isn't wacky but before ...Well purple_stapler - this isn't wacky but before we put up deer fencing - we'd spend a fortune on plants only to have them constantly eaten. Nothing worked. No sprays, no urine, no Irish Spring soap - nothing, zip, nada. One time I had gone to the nursery and bought about $60 worth of plants. I came back and laid them out on the garden beds to see how they would look. Went inside to change to my gardening clothes. Gone maybe 15 minutes. When I came out --- every single plant had been eaten. All that was left were little plastic pots of dirt - some on their side - some upright. Eaten. Every Single One. Next IRS refund - Deer Fencing!The ConCLAYve-Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08373684206492175397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27776070.post-1147450425706336072006-05-12T12:13:00.000-04:002006-05-12T12:13:00.000-04:00I'm in clay country too, in more ways than one. H...I'm in clay country too, in more ways than one. Heh. The clay's tough enough to deal with, but our sauna like summers (and concert travels) mean lack of water's more of a sticky point here. <BR/><BR/>One plant that's gone out of bounds in 2 years is a varigated wegelia. It's not supposed to grow to 6' tall and 7' wide! In two years! In barely amended clay!<BR/><BR/>I have a couple of Natchez Crepe Myrtles, which bloom in the summer when everything else here is prostrate from the heat. The bark peels in the fall leaving mottled cinnamon trunks. The beaver in the lake behind us come to snack on the closest one in the spring, though, so that one's more of a shrub, while the other's a 15' 5 trunked tree.<BR/><BR/>I dropped one cherry tomato in a hole a few summers ago. Now they come up every spring like weeds. Incredible. And I don't even <I>like</I> tomatoes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27776070.post-1147445382573172862006-05-12T10:49:00.000-04:002006-05-12T10:49:00.000-04:00purple_stapler, those insatiable birds always come...<B>purple_stapler</B>, those insatiable birds always come BACK FOR MORE. I have two words of advice for you. <I> Stamp Collecting.</I> You know I love you. <BR/><BR/><B>theresa4624</B>, considering the timing for our next gathering, I'm thinking of traveling with a bag of butternut squash and ghords this time around. The colorful textured ghords are particularly appealing, don't you think?<BR/><BR/><B>YSRN</B>, I forgot about the Rose of Sharon, another clay lover for sure. Thanks! I love your blog site!beauzzartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12109296003889296368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27776070.post-1147413340076717492006-05-12T01:55:00.000-04:002006-05-12T01:55:00.000-04:00I have a black thumb. And our soil is very clay-...I have a black thumb. And our soil is very clay-ey. It's not good Clay. Not like Clay Aiken Clay. I do have a plant. I think it's still alive. Do I have to water it occasionally?TheClayBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17212111134045844396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27776070.post-1147399329198458702006-05-11T22:02:00.000-04:002006-05-11T22:02:00.000-04:00This was great! I wish I had a talent for gardeni...This was great! I wish I had a talent for gardening...plants cringe when they see me coming. And rightly so. *g* Really enjoyed this, and welcome!Pink Armchairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09238443548709671946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27776070.post-1147397581477598132006-05-11T21:33:00.000-04:002006-05-11T21:33:00.000-04:00When we bought our house it was August and a droug...When we bought our house it was August and a drought. When we moved in in October everything was great. When March came and the snow melted - we saw the horror that was poor drainage. Now we understood why the previous owners had no garden! Six years later and deer fencing - we finally get to grow things. Not bad for a city girl.The ConCLAYve-Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08373684206492175397noreply@blogger.com