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I was just out getting the tomatoes ready for the ground, I loaded up the ground with compost and the soil looks great!!

Now the problem, I noticed (after of coarse) that the compost was loaded with TERMITES!! *>:(

Will they go away, or will they eat my plants what should I do??

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might eat the stakes, but i don't think they will bother the plants, did you have compost pile in your yard or did you bring it in?

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Think about it. They eat deadwood. ::)

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The grounds around the house are loaded, any regular wood left out there gets eattin, The house is treated all the time, but get 30 feet away and you will fimd them.
Just never saw them in the garden before?

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you are just planting wow i have 3 ft tall tomato plants already and got 6 cucumbers and 2 yellow squash tonight

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Well with the foot I am about 2 weeks late but they will catch up! I buy plants already started, they about foot tall right now.

Only 53* right now!

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heck it's 74* right now at 12:31 am here

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the whole day didn't get out of the 60's!!

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sh!t the island was in the high 80s all day.

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it was only 94* here today, yesterday, and tomorrow ugh

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And I spose you did all this by putting NO weight on that foot huh? ::)

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MJ, I've never seen that before but I wouldn't worry about those termites.

Quit bragging ::) ;D All my chit is almost dead :'( I think we've had exactly 1 drop of rain in the last month. I mean its bad man. Reel bad. I've got entire rows (~75') of corn that didn't come up. Entire rows of white potatoes that didn't come up. Entire rows of green beans that didn't come up.

But on the bright side, my tomato plants are looking good. I have 12 this year and I've been hitting em with miracle grow about once a week with waterings in between ;) I got some starting to bear fruit but its still gonna be a week or two before any are ripe. Went out and tied the top part to the stakes yesterday evening.

My cucumbers also came up for the most part. And the grass is doing great despite no rain :-/

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Hey BR, I'm doing a rain dance right now for ya,
expect some good rains next week. ;) ;)

















At least that is what the weather man is saying.

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Fingers crossed here in NC Parish ;) We need it bad!

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Forecasted chance beginning here Sat nite thru Mon...C'mon RAIN!!...


...and on those termites...no problem as long as they STAY in the garden :o ...

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Sort of, maybe a little, umm to much, But I only have 3 days till he says I can walk, and I walked real slow and careful so not to pull stiches :-[ :-X

I got a pretty good yelling at by my wife also! :'(

Thanks guys I no going to worry about the termites!!

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Wish I had time to re-plant all my corn b4 that rain gets here....bummer

On the bright side, my family and I sell roasted corn at the Southeast Old Threshers Reunion, which is a local festival for antique tractors and farm equipment. I'm sure Randlemanboater has heard of it - maybe even been there. We sell tons of silverqueen roasted corn out there and sometimes we have some left over which I will cut off the cob and freeze. I hope we have some left this year :-/

RB you readin this? Planning on going this year? You should. I will PM you in case you don't read this.

Sorry about the hijack MJ but at least I'm on topic ::)

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So you is Corn DAWG?? 8) 8) ...

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LOL!! Corn hole, I mean dawg!! ;)

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I DIDN'T say it!!...HE did!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ...

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Oh great, now I'm a corn-dawg. You guys are a riot! ;D