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first flower of spring

yesterday, a small pale purple crocus. :) we're getting there... songbird
7 comments posted 7yrs
posted by songbird
7 comments posted 7yrs posted by songbird

Grow Tunnel

My wife planted some early lettuce and covered the rows with some long grow tunnels. These are plastic sheeting attache...
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posted by pintiha
5 comments posted 7yrs posted by pintiha

EWG's 2019 Dirty Dozen list

Hi All, Of some mind interest: the Environmental Working Group's 2019 top dozen pesticide contaminated vegi's: Kale rej...
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posted by T
24 comments posted 7yrs posted by T

Paper mulch

  So I decided the easiest way to get mulch around the strawberries is to use shredded paper - but I'm unsure about wha...
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posted by snag_one
9 comments posted 7yrs posted by snag_one

nice to see the sun

...for a change. the past week we've started to see the normal change of the seasons come along. 4 tornadoes last Thurs...
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posted by songbird
0 comments posted 7yrs posted by songbird

Denver source for quality peach trees

That's it. Looking for suggestions for a Denver metro nursery that you've f ound to offer high quality, healthy stock....
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posted by eastman5063
2 comments posted 7yrs posted by eastman5063

Growing strawberries vertically that winter well

I have been asked for thoughts on growing strawberries vertically to save space for our garden. Raised on a farm, I kno...
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posted by dboland9
3 comments posted 7yrs posted by dboland9

seed swap fun

this past weekend i finally became a more social critter and had some fun giving away beans. i had a lot of fun meeting...
2 comments posted 7yrs
posted by songbird
2 comments posted 7yrs posted by songbird

Need squash variety to augment Delicata

We had a big harvest of Delicata squash this year. It's the only one I grow because it always tastes fabulous. But it's...
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posted by eastman5063
0 comments posted 7yrs posted by eastman5063

Stevia Rebaundia seed storage

I'm learning that search engines are out to sell me stuff; not to help me find things... (rant over. for now) I'm tryin...
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posted by garygarlic
4 comments posted 7yrs posted by garygarlic

Cardboard as mulch and other Q's

  I was just wondering if using cardboard instead of (or in addition to) straw as mulch will help prevent stuff like sq...
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posted by snag_one
5 comments posted 7yrs posted by snag_one

April 15th cometh

  And I'm not talking about tax time , that's the date of our usual last frost here . So today I dug out all the seeds...
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posted by snag_one
19 comments posted 7yrs posted by snag_one

Deer Fences

Here's a site I found with some ideas on deer fences. https://www.gracegardenandhomestead.com/make-ideal-deer-fence/ Ab...
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posted by pintiha
0 comments posted 7yrs posted by pintiha

Winter Harvest

Hi All, Twice in a row now I have cuts stems of Rosemary for the kitchen, right in the dead of winter. Some snow on the...
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posted by T
26 comments posted 7yrs posted by T

finally some snow in the forecast

today starts off with some ice coating everything, the trees, rocks and ... all sparkling in the sun and wind. still no...
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posted by songbird
8 comments posted 7yrs posted by songbird