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Dang it!
Late coldsnap got me. Lost 4 trays of seedlings in the green house. All my red bell peppers. I will have to redesign the sunroom better for more seedling space. That will take awhile as it's got a lot...
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34 taters !
Have come up so far , most are big enough to start hilling . I have red beets getting big enough to start thinning , but the spinach , lettuce , and bok choi aren't doing so well . I think probably...
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1 week ago
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Storm was close!
Last night a wind storm swept in but this time the tree flowers made it, sheltered by the house. 50mph gusts. Some around me were not so lucky, sadly. Green houses tipped over it not anchored but we...
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2 weeks ago
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Apple and Cherry trees in full bloom!
Here's the apple trees. The nearer one is a golden delicious and the further one, a granny smith. Crosspollenators. 's one of the cherry fruit trees, (there are 2 more). a bonus, one of by seed trays...
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2 weeks ago
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4 more seedling trays setup
rI got 2 more in yesterday. Delicata squash and parsly. today lavendar and ancho chiles. Over the next week we finish the 22 containers that make my raised container garden. Next year we get 24 more...
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One of the issues with container gardening
They eventually get so root bound you have just replace the soil. While some of mine are still workable, fully 10 are at end of life. I have 12 bags arriving tomorrow so we can refresh the beds.
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4 weeks ago
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Seedlings at last!
This is new for me. Other than lettuce or herbs, I've always gotten starter plants from various places. Tomatoes, bell peppers and such. Tis year, starting small, I put in 4 9-slot seedling starter...
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1 month ago
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snow...
not a big surprise to me as it is quite possible to have snows here into April, but we were spoiled by the warmer weather for a while. now it looks like up to 4 inches and i'll have to get out the...
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1 month ago
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0°C.
should i plant beets in the ground in the greenhouse like a numbnuts, knowing they will likely die and I might cop a cruelty to plants conviction?
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1 month ago
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YUGE Blueberry
Hi All, This is a massive blueberry. me wonder what hormones were used on it. If not, I wonder what fertilizer he used. Kangaroo poo? -T
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1 month ago
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gardening season opener
yesterday it was warm enough to get outside and start some gardening tasks. i scraped a few hundred square feet after burying some garlic and onion seeds down deep enough that they'll have a tough...
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1 month ago
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Beatin' the Bolt
In the past I've always had problems with lettuce/spinach/bok choi bolting way too soon . So this year I decided to plant them a lot earlier than I have in the past . The envelopes say "as soon as the...
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2 months ago
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Gou Qi Zi raisins
Hi All, I have four prolific goji berry (Gou Qi Zi) plants in my garden. "Liver and Kidney Deficiency where Jing and Blood cannot nourish eyes with dizziness, blurred vision and diminished visual...
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2 months ago
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Polyhalite for organic gardening
48% SO3 as sulfate 14% K2O as from sulfate of potash 6% MgO as from magnesium sulfate 17% CaO as from calcium sulfate Any comments?...
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3 months ago
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maybe maybe
the weather may cooperate enough with me this week to be able to get back outside to finish off a few more gardens to have them ready for winter/spring. that's about all i've got going in gardening...
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4 months ago
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