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Gardening 2024
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Acer-m14
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Peppers and Catnip
The photo with the cat is her sampling her catnip ..
I'm still in the same place as the photos ... damn i been in this house since 2004 ... LOL ..
peppers .. notice the dates ..
4/30/2004
7/17/2004
I'm 5' 2" .. had to go look at the files properties for the date on the photo above September 4, 2004 ..
Hydro Catnip Kicks in . . LOL ..
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I'm planting wheat today.
Also, think I'm gonna name my farm "Ministry Of Plenty".
Scarcity is Abundance. Hunger is Nourishment. Failure is Opportunity.
Also, think I'm gonna name my farm "Ministry Of Plenty".
Scarcity is Abundance. Hunger is Nourishment. Failure is Opportunity.
Acer-m14
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I like Oats more .. used to ride in the combine hopper and chew on a handful of fresh oats ..
the farm i helped on only grew Oats and Corn and Hay
cow corn from the dryer rocks .. used to chew on that too when i hit the Agway Store and the corn dryers were running ..
Funny thing is i do love Cream of Wheat ..
I had this Album .. it may still be in moms house someplace ..
Cream of Wheat ... Lumps .. its True .. add the milk and more Lumps ..
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Saltwater60
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Ok 50-60 most days this week and next week I’m scared. My blueberry buds and fruit tree buds are swelling greatly. There was just an article on farmers by me scared to death about buds freezing up and dying. This is bad, very bad. I just planted a few flowers from my dead grandmas house that I really don’t want to die. She loved the plants and it will be a great reminder of her. The buds on them are cracking and some of the leaves have already opened on the one from her and it’s a big beautiful hydrangea that was one of her favorites.
Wrap them in burlap over night and hope for the best is about all that you can do.
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Cherry trees were delivered yesterday.
Ordered a whole flock of chickens today.
Waiting for Nourse to verify my tax exemption so I can order 500 strawberry plants.
Ground is a bit too wet to trench the pathway soil up into raised rows. It's going to rain for the next week, so I just have to get far enough to plant the really early stuff in a couple weeks.
Ordered a whole flock of chickens today.
Waiting for Nourse to verify my tax exemption so I can order 500 strawberry plants.
Ground is a bit too wet to trench the pathway soil up into raised rows. It's going to rain for the next week, so I just have to get far enough to plant the really early stuff in a couple weeks.
Acer-m14
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you can grow Strawberries with hydroponics .. you just have to be the bee or set a bunch loose in the house .
i had some growing in the house in winter time ..
had to be the bee and pollenate them with a blush makeup brush .
Strawberries on the left .. in October .. hydro and dirt ..
Saltwater60
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My blackberries buds are popping. Not too happy about that and won’t go well
Saltwater60
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All my indoor grow stuff is still in NY.
Got a small seedling bench here in the basement, and a rolling shelf in the garage I push outside when it's warm.
Planted some peas outside a few minutes ago.
Saltwater60
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I just bought some upright squash seeds and some watermelon seeds. Also bought a Chicago hardy fig tree. Always wanted a fig free and they look tropical. I think I’m pretty much out of room after this. I need to move or buy the house next to me.
Here comes that false spring again. 
Temps. Forecasted to be near record highs for the next couple of days. It’s only the first week of march for Christ’s sake. If it keeps this up the next hard frost is going to kill any chance of my fruit trees producing again this year.
Temps. Forecasted to be near record highs for the next couple of days. It’s only the first week of march for Christ’s sake. If it keeps this up the next hard frost is going to kill any chance of my fruit trees producing again this year.
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I've got the first planting of peas, carrots, and onions in the ground, along with a little bit of lettuce to fill in some spots. It's probably more of each than we eat in a year.
Saltwater60
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Planted a few seeds today. I did peppers, rosemary, and snow peas. I also planted some dormant bushes. The bushes already broke dormancy since it was so warm. I had initially stored them in my front hall that is unheated but it’s gotten so warm they were breaking buds so I figured best to get them in the ground. It says our area can plant them in March but I’m nervous.
Blueberry buds are really swelling after yesterday’s 70 degrees I’m scared to see what they will look like Raspberries and blackberries already broke dormancy as well and leaves are starting to show.
Blueberry buds are really swelling after yesterday’s 70 degrees I’m scared to see what they will look like Raspberries and blackberries already broke dormancy as well and leaves are starting to show.
And just like that , after a weeks worth of record high warm weather and well above freezing night time temps. We wake up to a hard frost this morning. Hopefully it hasn’t done any damage to tender shoots and buds.
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Robin
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My thoughts exactly! I was walking around looking at buds yesterday and was wondering if they are too far out to retract if the cold comes on too fast.
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Saltwater60
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I think we’re ok at this point but we have 10 weeks left to worry and we won’t make it that long.
Acer-m14
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when a onion is in the net bag on your kitchen counter and starts putting out green shoots
found out you have to open that onion and find the green producers roots
then you can place them in water to get roots ..
save the rest of the Onion when your getting to the Green Shooter .. its still good for cooking
had 3 only one was showing lots of roots .
sorry i forgot get a photo of the glass cup and roots from the main onion ..
its like taking a cutting from a plant and making it root and produce
one little root poking out so far from the 2nd Green shooter ..
the main Green Shooter below
found out you have to open that onion and find the green producers roots
then you can place them in water to get roots ..
save the rest of the Onion when your getting to the Green Shooter .. its still good for cooking
had 3 only one was showing lots of roots .
sorry i forgot get a photo of the glass cup and roots from the main onion ..
its like taking a cutting from a plant and making it root and produce
one little root poking out so far from the 2nd Green shooter ..
the main Green Shooter below
Saltwater60
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Great idea and thanks for sharing.
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I planted about 750 onions so far. Most are seedlings still under lights, and the rest were sets out in the garden.
Saltwater60
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Your going to need some help pulling all that stuff when it’s time to harvest.
Saltwater60
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I have a bunch of rabbits around and I’m trying to trap them but they won’t go in the traps and I do t k is why. Last year I couldn’t keep them out of the traps. I guess my grow bags will be out to the test. I hate that they eat my ornamental plants though.
Also I can’t find one of my seed packets. I labeled them all with date to plant inside/outside and o es just gone. I can’t find it anywhere and it’s annoying me. Not a big deal and I can buy another packet but I remember writing processing tomato because it’s for canning so I labeled my seeds and garden markers that way.
Also I can’t find one of my seed packets. I labeled them all with date to plant inside/outside and o es just gone. I can’t find it anywhere and it’s annoying me. Not a big deal and I can buy another packet but I remember writing processing tomato because it’s for canning so I labeled my seeds and garden markers that way.
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anytime .. the 3 shooters i had .. they come from the core of the Onion . so don't be afraid to use the knife and whack off chunks
to get to the core ..
We will see how this project turns out .. i normally kill plants in Dirt .. LOL .. Hydroponics i got good at ..
did this last year and did a hell of number on the Apple crop...the buds don't do well being frozen from a frost.Here comes that false spring again.
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I found a missing packet of pepper seeds 3 weeks after I started all my peppers. Oh well. I probably have too many already.
Saltwater60
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Apples and pears do much better than stone fruit but this will not be good for either of them. This is way too early. I’m even scared about my blueberry buds.
It rained here fairly heavy all night Friday, All day Saturday and into Saturday night. I’m sitting here looking out the front window and it’s now snowing. The weather guessers are predicting 6” -8” by morning with winds gusting up to 45mph. My poor fruit trees don’t know what to do.
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Opinion need please
I do container vegs and I’m starting seeds indoors now in egg crates.
I have some leftover flower potting soil or do I need to go get some veg soil?
edit: never mind. Bag of leftover soils, infested with little tiny flying bugs.
I do container vegs and I’m starting seeds indoors now in egg crates.
I have some leftover flower potting soil or do I need to go get some veg soil?
edit: never mind. Bag of leftover soils, infested with little tiny flying bugs.
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Saltwater60
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Always get seed soil if you can. Regular soil can have plant pathogens that kill the plants, prevent seeds from germinating or stop them from fruiting/flowering. Also seed soil is lighter and holds water better.
I have a few seeds sprouting and I’m happy about it.