Ask a male gardener

Clint · Post by **Clint** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 10:00 am

Accountable wrote: do you grow roses competitively? Don't you think the rules of judgment pay far too much attention to symmetry and not enough to coloration/variation?
I just do it for my own enjoyment. Those with symmetry and vivid color really catch my eye.

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 10:38 am

If everyone on earth suddenly ran west, would time pass faster?

Clint · Post by **Clint** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 11:22 am

Accountable wrote: If everyone on earth suddenly ran west, would time pass faster?
I'm sure of it. I just hope it never happens. People get so fanatical when they do things like that that IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢m afraid they would run too fast and over speed the earthÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s rotation. If they do that, the sun will be like a strobe light and make us all sick.:yh_sick

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 11:42 am

:yh_worshp

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 11:50 am

Clint wrote:

I like to grow a garden with the basics; spuds, carrots, corn, squash and green beans. I also like to grow roses.

Clint...what is your favourite Rose...mine is 'Gertrude Jekyll' ....it has a lovely perfume.

Clint · Post by **Clint** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 12:38 pm

I like some of the hybrid teas in vivid reds.

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 3:45 am

Do you ever get annoyed with all the bees and wasps that come near u when u are gardening??

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 4:14 am

Clint wrote: I like some of the hybrid teas in vivid reds.
Do hybrids last longer and use less fertilizer?

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 5:57 am

In the UK, we have the Royal Horticultural Society.

Do you have the equivalent in the US.....if you do, what's it called and do they hold large shows the same as our Chelsea Show and Hampton court show ?

Clint · Post by **Clint** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 6:30 am

chrisb84uk wrote: Do you ever get annoyed with all the bees and wasps that come near u when u are gardening??
I only get annoyed when they think I don't belong there. As long as we are doing our part in the garden together, they can buzz me all they want.

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 6:31 am

I don't like to mow, yet I want a nice lawn. Is there a low-growing plant that likes full sun to part-shade you can recommend?

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 6:33 am

I have Japanese boxwoods I want to grow into a 3-foot-tall hedge. At what height should I start pruning?

Clint · Post by **Clint** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 6:35 am

Accountable wrote: Do hybrids last longer and use less fertilizer?
I give them all the same amount of fertilizer and just enjoy them while they are living. I don't remember any roses that died while in my garden. When they get old I may move them to a less visible place but for some reason it bothers me to destroy one that is still living.

Clint · Post by **Clint** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 6:51 am

Accountable wrote: I have Japanese boxwoods I want to grow into a 3-foot-tall hedge. At what height should I start pruning?
I wouldn't recommend you try pruning a 3' hedge unless you are at least 4' tall.

Clint · Post by **Clint** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 7:09 am

Accountable wrote: I don't like to mow, yet I want a nice lawn. Is there a low-growing plant that likes full sun to part-shade you can recommend?
Baltic Ivy Ã¢â‚¬“ Hedera Helix Baltica, This is a delightful evergreen Ivy that has smaller leaves then the English Ivy but still a deep green color with interesting white veins.

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 7:15 am

Clint wrote: I wouldn't recommend you try pruning a 3' hedge unless you are at least 4' tall.
I'm good to go then. Thanks. :wah:

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 10:31 am

Clint wrote: I give them all the same amount of fertilizer and just enjoy them while they are living. I don't remember any roses that died while in my garden. When they get old I may move them to a less visible place but for some reason it bothers me to destroy one that is still living.

I'm like this with my 'poorly' plants. I put them in 'intensive care' until they perk up. Being out of the 'limelight' normally works.

minks · Post by **minks** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 1:46 pm

Is this thread all about gardening??

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 1:49 pm

minks wrote: Is this thread all about gardening??

Mmmm...didn't start off that way...

Clint · Post by **Clint** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 1:54 pm

Bez wrote: Mmmm...didn't start off that way...
The "ask me" threads were all being done by female gardeners (Forum Gardeners) so in a moment of poor judgement I said, "Ask a male gardener". Now I keep having to come up with answers about gardening which I hope no one really uses in their garden.

minks · Post by **minks** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 1:57 pm

Clint wrote: The "ask me" threads were all being done by female gardeners (Forum Gardeners) so in a moment of poor judgement I said, "Ask a male gardener". Now I keep having to come up with answers about gardening which I hope no one really uses in their garden.

hehehe oh good let me break away from that then and....

Do you prefer white bread or brown bread?

theia · Post by **theia** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 1:57 pm

How do we know the difference between plants and weeds? Is it merely favouritism?

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 2:22 pm

theia wrote: How do we know the difference between plants and weeds? Is it merely favouritism?
Yeh, I like that one! Answer that.

Clint · Post by **Clint** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 3:02 pm

minks wrote: hehehe oh good let me break away from that then and....

Do you prefer white bread or brown bread?
If you mean by "brown bread", whole wheat, then the answer is "yes".:wah:

Clint · Post by **Clint** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 3:07 pm

theia wrote: How do we know the difference between plants and weeds? Is it merely favouritism?
If I didnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t plant itÃ¢â‚¬¦ it doesnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t live.:yh_mean

Clint · Post by **Clint** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 3:09 pm

Accountable wrote: Yeh, I like that one! Answer that.
If I didn't plant it...it dies.

(personalized answer)

Jives · Post by **Jives** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 3:12 pm

1. Does the "Big Bang" imply a cyclic nature of the Universe. In other words, since the Universe is expanding, do you think it will some day shrink back down to a point? (Assuming of course the amount of Dark Matter is great enough). If so, do you believe this is the first cycle, or possibly the 1000th?

2. How did Adam and Eve, and their children populate the planet without having incest?

Clint · Post by **Clint** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 3:32 pm

Jives wrote: 1. Does the "Big Bang" imply a cyclic nature of the Universe. In other words, since the Universe is expanding, do you think it will some day shrink back down to a point? (Assuming of course the amount of Dark Matter is great enough). If so, do you believe this is the first cycle, or possibly the 1000th?

2. How did Adam and Eve, and their children populate the planet without having incest?

1. Assuming the theory of the "Big Bang" is more than a theory I would say it's the 57th cycle. I expect that's as good a guess as any.

2. I think that Adam and Eve, being created in the image of God, werenÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t subject to the flaws in genetics that have plagued us since sin entered the picture. They may have practiced Ã¢â‚¬Å“incestÃ¢â‚¬ in innocence and without detrimental consequences. When you are good enough to be able create human life, I expect that procreation, beginning with one man and one woman, was a pretty simple thing to figure out.

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 3:28 am

Clint, it's been a long time since you've been around, and I'm hoping you still get emails when your threads get a hit.

How've you been?

Are you mayor yet?

What kind of girlie things do you do to pamper yourself?

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 3:55 am

I miss Clint....he's a 'top' guy

theia · Post by **theia** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 3:57 am

Bez wrote: I miss Clint....he's a 'top' guy

I miss him too. Strangely enough I was only thinking of him the other day.

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 4:30 am

Clint, remember this thread?

theia · Post by **theia** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 4:51 am

SnoozeControl;465409 wrote: I love when people resurrect old threads, I think it's fun... sort of like traveling in time.

Unfortunately I usually get in trouble when I do it.

I always prefer what I posted then to what I'm posting now (so, in six months time, I'll like what I wrote here...hopefully)

Clint · Post by **Clint** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:29 pm

Accountable;465397 wrote: Clint, remember this thread?

Yes. After I did it I wondered what posessed me to do it. The title couldn't have been more goofy.

It is fun to see an old thread revived. How about "Ask Accountable"? That one's probably still alive.:wah:

I haven't been here much. I just finished a 14 hour day at work. A short day is 10 hours these days.

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 4:22 am

What's the lion's share of your time at work: employee issues, process issues, boss issues, or customer issues?

Clint · Post by **Clint** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 4:41 pm

Accountable;466307 wrote: What's the lion's share of your time at work: employee issues, process issues, boss issues, or customer issues?

Sorry I'm so slow responding.

Most of my time is spent on employee issues that are combined with customer issues. Lately, boss issues are cutting into the time I should be spending on employee/customer service issues. A good part of the boss issues are because the boss wants me to put more time on process.