My success was not as great as I had hoped. We cut a hole in the bottom of two five gallon buckets, planted the tomatoes into the hole and filled with soil. We hung them on a t-shaped 2x4 form, sunk into the garden soil. They just didn't grow lush like our garden planted varieties and seemed scraggly. So I think I'll dress the form like a scarecrow this year...just wish it would keep the woodchucks out of the broccoli! ... View related article.
Hi Peg...This is another Margaret (Goatlady) from Vermont, Maple Syrup Capitol of the World! This time of year, many folks here are tapping the maple trees to get sap to make syrup. They punch several holes in larger maple trees, insert a spout and collect the sap in one of several types of collecting buckets. Then they boil the syrup in special outdoor houses called "Sugar Houses" until it thickens and becomes syrup. It usually takes about 30 gallons of sap to make one gallon of syrup. So I think your tree is just putting out sap, as all tapped maples do in the Spring, but as soon as the weather warms up, it will stop. Perhaps someone with more knowledge of the weather in Nevada and/or maple trees will not agree with my advice, but that's what I think as a Vermonter. Margaret ... View related article.
