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	Tropics Alive E, F, G, H, I,J,K & L

Posted by: Skyepony, 5:07 AM GMT on August 02, 2012

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11L KIRK

09L ISAAC

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When to plant what & how in Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama.

August gardeners in Florida are busy readying beds, gathering seeds & planting. Harvest from late spring & early summer's garden continues. Don't forget to rotate your crops, for example..legumes (beans/peas), followed by heavy eaters like corn/tomatoes, then root crops & leafy greens. Surround with herbs & flowers when possible. Below is what each part of Florida should plant from seed this month.

North FL any beans, Broccoli, cauliflower, collards, corn cucumbers, onions, southern peas (cow, black eyed), peppers any squash, Tomato, turnips & watermelon.

Central FL pole beans, broccoli, celery, collards, corn, eggplant, okra, onions, peppers, pumpkins, any squash, watermelon.

South FL Pole & Lima beans, cantaloupes, collards, corn, eggplant, okra, southern peas, peppers, pumpkins, tomatoes & watermelon.

August 2012 Gardening Moon Calender
27th-29th Good Time To Plant Aboveground Crops.
30th-31st Barren Days. Fine For Killing Plant Pests.
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301. Skyepony 6:49 PM GMT on August 29, 2012
The tree farm is taking a strong band.. The radioactive sinkhole should be fully in the eye of ISAAC soon. I'm thinking we will continue to see Isaac wobble slowly WNW for now, then hook up through LA probably clip maybe the east & the NE edge of TX, east side of OK may get a bit of rain, then move North up the west side of the MS River..leaving the moister east side to improve shipping, over MO and on to IL to kick off the fall planting season. I'm leaning just a touch west of OFCL. This is near Baton Rouge..all is good now but some flooding is forecast. I should be made an Aunt once again before the day is through..best of luck to my 1/2 sister:) Member Since: August 10, 2005 Posts: 144 Comments: 29234

302. Skyepony 8:52 PM GMT on August 29, 2012
I know gone off on a tangent.. Radiation network.. Looks like most those areas in the dry air there in the jet stream north of Isaac has had a bit higher radiation lately. Not sure if it's local or drifted in. I hadn't really been keeping up with the Fukushima explosions/debri burning & such since that one a few months ago.. Seems like something is drifting over.. Member Since: August 10, 2005 Posts: 144 Comments: 29234

303. Skyepony 9:29 PM GMT on August 29, 2012
North side of Lake Pontchartrain, just south of Coventry, LA. Member Since: August 10, 2005 Posts: 144 Comments: 29234

304. Skyepony 9:34 PM GMT on August 29, 2012
Just east of Bay St Louis, just a few ft off record. Looks like it is going down now that the tide is going out. Member Since: August 10, 2005 Posts: 144 Comments: 29234

305. Skyepony 11:26 PM GMT on August 29, 2012
Heard from family..Lots of rain in Tylertown. Donna & Skip stayed in Slidell. I heard they said things got real scarey & they are never staying again.. Niece was born, 8lb 14oz. Off to see her. Member Since: August 10, 2005 Posts: 144 Comments: 29234

306. Skyepony 3:26 AM GMT on August 30, 2012
Big picture the flat ridge over Isaac has really been drawn south on the west side of the storm. Seems to be drying the storm up on that side & forming a wall to the west. Member Since: August 10, 2005 Posts: 144 Comments: 29234

307. Skyepony 6:21 PM GMT on August 30, 2012
98L is now Leslie & Kirk is a really cute little hurricane.. Kirk Hope Leslie strengthens & turns soon... Most my family is holed up just east of that evacuation over the Tangipahoa Dam near McComb. They lost power yesterday & was on generators. Can't get a hold of them today. Land-line seems out. Member Since: August 10, 2005 Posts: 144 Comments: 29234

308. Skyepony 2:08 AM GMT on August 31, 2012
I finally got the entry updated.. In preparing to stash this blog at months end, I added E-L up there since this month we started with Ernesto & we already have Leslie. Wow. Here's Leslie~ Member Since: August 10, 2005 Posts: 144 Comments: 29234

309. Skyepony 3:41 AM GMT on August 31, 2012
They've got the buoy to help locate Leslie. Dvorak was a shade north of NHC at 11pm. Since that came out Dvorak shows a hard 0.26deg jog south to 14.72N 46.86W. Click pic for java loop. Member Since: August 10, 2005 Posts: 144 Comments: 29234

310. Skyepony 5:15 AM GMT on August 31, 2012
I had heard there was flash flooding in Orlando, FL today but dang.. Member Since: August 10, 2005 Posts: 144 Comments: 29234

311. whitewabit 5:16 AM GMT on August 31, 2012
Skye .. Kirk has a classic hurricane look with the small eye in the middle of the convection ... glad he is a fish storm !!! Member Since: August 17, 2005 Posts: 322 Comments: 24006

312. whitewabit 5:20 AM GMT on August 31, 2012
Ever since I went through Camile I have always said to evac even in a Cat I .. its not worth the chance of losing your life !!! If its not that bad you can be home the next day .. Member Since: August 17, 2005 Posts: 322 Comments: 24006

313. RobDaHood 2:25 PM GMT on August 31, 2012
Quoting Skyepony: I had heard there was flash flooding in Orlando, FL today but dang.. Wow! Thanks for the tune! Came by to see if you'd hear from the family. Glad they are okay. Slidell looked pretty scary from where I'm sitting! Congrats on the new niece! Member Since: September 2, 2008 Posts: 78 Comments: 25889

314. Skyepony 3:35 PM GMT on August 31, 2012
Model verification on Isaac~ not the easiest storm with the best 24hr averages being in the 40nm range.. Best models began with the letter G & T (been the trend this season). Fim models did good. APS models outshined them all out to 48hrs, but I expect partly because they didn't run it earlier in the storm when Isaac wasn't as well developed. Overall OFCL was right up there with the best models. Rob~ I haven't heard from anyone. They should be okay though. Niece was cute.. Wab~ That surge is nothing to mess around with. Kirk being a fish storm is part of what makes him so cute.. Member Since: August 10, 2005 Posts: 144 Comments: 29234

315. RobDaHood 3:44 PM GMT on August 31, 2012
Ooops! Sorry, didn't look at the date on post 305. Okay, keeping them in my thoughts. Let me know. Member Since: September 2, 2008 Posts: 78 Comments: 25889

316. Skyepony 4:09 PM GMT on August 31, 2012
Seems like much of the communication around there is down. It was great to see DocintheSwamp check in this morning. I've got a halo around the sun here. Took pics to upload later. Finally got that weak tornado up I saw on my trip. About 2 mins after the pic it stopped twisting & opened up into a rain shower. Member Since: August 10, 2005 Posts: 144 Comments: 29234

317. LakeWorthFinn 6:17 PM GMT on August 31, 2012
Hi all! Yes was great to hear from the "swampdawg" :) Kirk is really cute! Again without internet, checking in from store computer today. Dang, we are dangerously dependent on being able to connect via cyberspace!!! Hubby and I are down with a bad flu, had to start antibiotics :( Hoping September will bring good things for us all! Just in case I can't get online Sunday, an early wish: WHITE RABBITS WHITE RABBITS WHITE RABBITS! Member Since: October 6, 2005 Posts: 66 Comments: 6956

318. RobDaHood 7:39 PM GMT on August 31, 2012
Finn, Hate to see that you guys are sick. Wishing you get well soon! Member Since: September 2, 2008 Posts: 78 Comments: 25889

319. whitewabit 8:40 PM GMT on August 31, 2012
Skye .. did Kirk's winds ever get to Cat III .. he's still at 105 mph ... Member Since: August 17, 2005 Posts: 322 Comments: 24006

320. whitewabit 8:43 PM GMT on August 31, 2012
Finn .. sorry your ill ... becareful with the west niles virus going around !!! Member Since: August 17, 2005 Posts: 322 Comments: 24006

321. whitewabit 9:40 PM GMT on August 31, 2012
Blue Moon tonight .. look east at sundown to see the moon rise .. that is if your not under cloudy conditions ... Member Since: August 17, 2005 Posts: 322 Comments: 24006

322. palmettobug53 10:25 PM GMT on August 31, 2012
Hi, Skye. Love your blue moon. Manipulated or not, it's cool! I'm going to try to get a look at it tonight, if it doesn't cloud back over. I noticed last night that it was almost full. Tuesday, when you needed an ark to get out of town (or a kayak) the girls at work didn't believe me when I told them that the rain was from Isaac. "But he's headed for New Orleans." "Yeah, but we're getting that breakaway band of rain." Had to show them on the radar. Thought I'd never get home. There's a link on my blog to some pics. Kayakers paddling through the City Market, stalled cars, etc. It was a mess but it did drain off and the roads were clear in time for the morning commute. Darn it..... Member Since: October 7, 2005 Posts: 206 Comments: 21402

323. Skyepony 12:32 AM GMT on September 01, 2012
Finn~ Get to feeling better. Hope you get internet too. I'll pat that to the next one if I don't see you. Wab~ according to NOAA no he didn't. Dvorak seems to think he made it to cat 3. I'll give him an outside chance of an upgrade post season. Thanks for reminding me to share that blue moon I found. I think they snatched it from the gallery for being manipulated.. Bug~ I give all the credit for the blue moon to katy99780. Sometimes manipulated has it's place:) Too bad about work. I'll have to see your pics. Phish couch tour starts tonight for the three day Labor day run in Denver. Trey did a radio show this morning about it. Member Since: August 10, 2005 Posts: 144 Comments: 29234

324. spathy 12:46 AM GMT on September 01, 2012
Sky You still here? I have a question. How to you know when sweet potatoes are ready without grubbing around the roots? Mine have been growing from about late April/early May. No sign of vines dying yet. In fact almost just the opposite. I grubbed around in late/mid July and found 2" swollen roots. I am too paranoid to grub around much more. Any helpful hints? Member Since: June 8, 2008 Posts: 65 Comments: 10473

325. RobDaHood 1:29 AM GMT on September 01, 2012
322. palmettobug53 Somebody call for an Ark? Yeah, Isaac had VERY wide ranging effects! Weird weather all around. Glad you are okay! Member Since: September 2, 2008 Posts: 78 Comments: 25889

326. Bogon 2:02 AM GMT on September 01, 2012
Been watching Leslie steadily bobbing along the 15th parallel. Predictions say she's going to miss the islands, but there's no sign of it yet. She's within less than her own diameter of the Lesser Antilles. If she's going to miss, she better get on the stick. Color me skeptical. Member Since: June 26, 2008 Posts: 72 Comments: 2761

327. guygee 1:34 PM GMT on September 01, 2012
Quoting spathy: Sky You still here? I have a question. How to you know when sweet potatoes are ready without grubbing around the roots? Mine have been growing from about late April/early May. No sign of vines dying yet. In fact almost just the opposite. I grubbed around in late/mid July and found 2" swollen roots. I am too paranoid to grub around much more. Any helpful hints? Hi Spathy - Skye probably knows much better than I, but I have been growing all kinds of sweet potatoes out on the Space Coast in my yard as ground-cover after I got rid of my grass. Nobody in my house likes to eat them except me so usually only dig up a few for the holidays. There hasn't been a hard freeze here and even light frosts are rare so they just keep growing and spreading, they have been growing for over two years now without dying. The older ones get bigger and really gnarly and and the fibrous parts need trimmed off but otherwise they are fine. I have all kinds, kinds I started from regular and fancy store-bought, ornamentals of all colors...they all make potatoes. They all keep growing and spreading. One red-leaved variety has spread like a weed into my back yard. So I think the answer to your question depends on where you live. If you get a frost every year best harvest time would be right before the first hard frost...keep a close eye on your forecasts. If you are hungry sooner, a little gentle poking around to check for a couple larger tubers probably won't hurt much...jmho. P.S. Found a couple good links: 1.Harvesting Sweet Potatoes 2.Harvesting Sweet Potatoes Member Since: September 16, 2005 Posts: 0 Comments: 2830

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