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Rain
Watching the 5 pm news today and the local station ran a runner along the bottom of the screen. 240 billion gallons of rain fell on Houston area these last several days. To bad we couldn't send some...
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Mulching Problems
I have been mulching for the past half-dozen years or more but I still don't feel I really know what I'm doing. The mulch I have available is chipper wood in various stages of decay which is provided...
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onion sets, etc.
hope to put some in this week, once i can dig them out of where they are stored in the garage. dunno if they will even be any good. hard to get to them until we get some stuff moved... flowers are...
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Expecting Cold
The weather ;people are predicting a low of 26°F here in the Blue Ridge Mountain Foothills in NC. Trees and strawberries are blooming Thankfully I have not planted anything yet. Procrastination pays...
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A load of s**t
Arrived in my yard yesterday afternoon ... barn scrapings , from goats , sheep , chickens/ducks/other fowl . Another is coming today , this stuff has been composting in place for who knows how long ....
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Easter Sunday
Perused the garden a bit ago, the blueberries are setting fruit as is the fig tree. Hopes of a good crop makes me smile. Lots of bumble, mason, etc. bees are working the liriope, their favorite flower...
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vinegar and disk soap weed killer is not working
Damn things see to enjoy being sprayed. What am I doing wrong? I am using the 5% stuff. Can't find the 20% stuff Vinegar can kill weeds. How & where can you use it? Many recipes are questionable. See...
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Putting it by
huh... :) you should not need to order more if you can find any in there that are still alive. is it open? or if you open it does anything come out of it? i would hold off on the white paper and...
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Frozen !
Been a long one here too . I spent most of my day setting support columns for the kitchen into concrete . That's almost as much work as digging the holes ...
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Cold and windy
Not me, the weather. Woke up about 0300 this morning and it was cold, checked the thermometer and the temperature was at 39F. Had to get another blanket on the bed. Today the temps are up to 55F and a...
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"cloning" tomatoes
I'd like to try propagating tomatoes with cuttings . I have some rooting hormone powder , but am unsure of how big the plants need to be , and what to cut off to try this . Anyone been there and done...
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Black crowders again
Went out to peruse the gardens again this morning and it appears I have 98% of the black crowder seeds have come up. That's the best I've ever had on store bought seed. These are from Victory Seeds so...
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Black crowder peas
Went out around 0800 and checked the peas, one eight foot row is mostly up but the other eight foot row isn't showing at all. The day after I planted them a heavy rain hit us but I think the peas that...
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French shallots
Scored at the Ozark seed Swap today . Got 5 nice bulbs , do I break them into cloves and plant now ? I ended up being one of the people that lay their stuff out on a table . I had a lot more to swap...
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Swiss chard
Harvested a goodly amount of Swiss chard this afternoon. Huge leaves and still tender. Blanched the harvest for three minutes in boiling water, drained, put on a bun pan and into the freezer for...
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