Just scored a sack of Yukon Gold, they'll be going in tomorrow. Low supply here Feed store said they have sold 10x seeds chicks orders etc. than ever before.
The plants from @Farrier1987 arrived in good order and are all tucked in to their new beds despite chicken/turkey assistance!
Garden Diaries, 2020
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Killerbunny
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Beltsville Small White turkeys.
Mutt chickens for eggs
RIP Stephen the BSW Tom and my coffee companion.
RIP Lucky the Very Brave Splash Wyandotte rooster.
RIP little Muppet the rescue cat.
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Farrier1987
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Just heading out to do some stuff.
I got some Dutch onion sets I am going to stick in. By the scoop out of a bin, not the McKenzie bags. I have used both before, and I mostly prefer these for cost, both good onions. They didnt have any purple, still will try to get some.
Going to mulch my strawberries with pine mulch. Straw is great, but often get so many weed seeds with it.
I did get some parsnip seed, OSC, says sow by Dec 2021. Will give it one more try because I do like the darn things.
The WileyWanglingWolf says she has sent me some giant beet seeds and tomatoes. I think it might be like the proverbial "Your check is in the mail" ploy, but time will tell.
I got some Dutch onion sets I am going to stick in. By the scoop out of a bin, not the McKenzie bags. I have used both before, and I mostly prefer these for cost, both good onions. They didnt have any purple, still will try to get some.
Going to mulch my strawberries with pine mulch. Straw is great, but often get so many weed seeds with it.
I did get some parsnip seed, OSC, says sow by Dec 2021. Will give it one more try because I do like the darn things.
The WileyWanglingWolf says she has sent me some giant beet seeds and tomatoes. I think it might be like the proverbial "Your check is in the mail" ploy, but time will tell.
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Farrier1987. South of Chatham on Lake Erie. Chickens, goats, horse, garden, dog, cat. Worked all over the world. Know a little bit about a lot of things. No incubator, broody hens.
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TomK
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Re: Garden Diaries, 2020
Bakers Feeds in Forfar
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If you don't plant the tree, you will never have the fruit...
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Killerbunny
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Re: Garden Diaries, 2020
Went there nd got the Golds! They are now sold out until mid-next week earliest
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Beltsville Small White turkeys.
Mutt chickens for eggs
RIP Stephen the BSW Tom and my coffee companion.
RIP Lucky the Very Brave Splash Wyandotte rooster.
RIP little Muppet the rescue cat.
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Killerbunny
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OK Obi Wan tell the secrets of Pine Mulch. I have a choice of straw (really old) or the worlds supply of pine needles. Don't be shy @Farrier1987 what do I have to do to make pine needles usable if anything? I always thought they poisoned plants with the terpenes.Farrier1987 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 24, 2020 11:01 amGoing to mulch my strawberries with pine mulch. Straw is great, but often get so many weed seeds with it.
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Beltsville Small White turkeys.
Mutt chickens for eggs
RIP Stephen the BSW Tom and my coffee companion.
RIP Lucky the Very Brave Splash Wyandotte rooster.
RIP little Muppet the rescue cat.
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Farrier1987
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Re: Garden Diaries, 2020
Beats me. I might be doing things wrong, but I am going to use it and see. Maybe now you bring it up, I might want to do some research. Anybody else, please chime in.
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Farrier1987. South of Chatham on Lake Erie. Chickens, goats, horse, garden, dog, cat. Worked all over the world. Know a little bit about a lot of things. No incubator, broody hens.
Re: Garden Diaries, 2020
Lo and behold, there are a couple of different calendula sprouts peeking above the soil. They were beyond their "plant before" date.
It made my day. What can I say? It's the little things sometimes that make us happy.
It made my day. What can I say? It's the little things sometimes that make us happy.
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Jaye
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Re: Garden Diaries, 2020
Blueberry bushes don't mind a little pine mulch. Probably rhododendrons and other acid soil loving plants would be alright with it too.
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RIP Scooby, AKA Awesome Dog. Too well loved to ever be forgotten. "Sometime in June", 2005 - January 24, 2017.
"Until one has loved an animal, part of one's soul remains unawakened" - Anatole France
"Until one has loved an animal, part of one's soul remains unawakened" - Anatole France
Re: Garden Diaries, 2020
My lettuce is sprouting, surprised me really with the snow we've been having.
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Happy
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Re: Garden Diaries, 2020
The lettuce, radish and spinach that I planted a few weeks ago is still doing well. It has endured snow and some below zero temps. I'm far from a gardening expert but I have found that if I sow things close to my house and in a sheltered spot I can get away with extending the growing season quite a bit.
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