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Post by Brikatw on Mar 18, 2006 4:24:35 GMT 12.75
The Spring Equinox was yesterday for us here. That means we have until the next FULL Moon to get seeds in the ground or starter pots depending on your area. That would be the 13th of April. In warmer areas you can transplant the Maters and pepper plants you should have started about the first of the year. Let's get tooting y'all....Git er duuuuun ;D
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Post by brittonfaith on Mar 20, 2006 8:06:07 GMT 12.75
I'm tootin' as fast as I can Brian! Ground is still pretty cold & wet here, but stuff is starting to grow. Peas, onions and lettuce are up. Now that I know for sure where the peas are, I have to get those T-post and chicken wire tellises going. Got the new garden seeder and have been using it. LOVE IT! ;D Sure saves work on the back and legs! One swipe up the row and lickety-split, it's planted, covered and the next row is marked for me. Current moon phase (3/19): Waning gibbous, 79% of full.
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Post by brittonfaith on Mar 21, 2006 16:53:16 GMT 12.75
Well, my great grandmother always said that the sweetest peas come from plants that get the last snow of the year on them. Mine ought to be like sugar, then! I just checked the pinpoint forcast for here at home. We're to get 4" of the white shite dumped on us tomorrow!! Wind is starting to pick up now.
Threw a little dirt over the lettuce and onions just for a little protection. I think they'll be fine.
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Post by Paws on Mar 22, 2006 5:46:24 GMT 12.75
Well no peas but jplenty of snow! We have about two inches and it is snowing like crazy here. How's about up your way Faith?
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Post by brittonfaith on Mar 22, 2006 6:08:32 GMT 12.75
The advisories were up until 5 this morning. I think the winds blew everything down your way. ;D Sorry. I know you probably didn't want to see the snow any more than we did here. Wind is still howling. Thermometer in the yard reads 20 F. and the one by my kitchen window's at 27 F. (32 F when I have the oven on. Must be a leak around that window.)
Stay in & keep warm.
At this rate, I wouldn't be surprised if we get an Easter snow storm.
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Post by Toby Benoit on Mar 22, 2006 10:29:23 GMT 12.75
It's a sunny 89 degrees today with blue skies and light winds.
A front's moving in that'll bring us a little needed rain and cool us off to a bone chilling 76 degrees. Yep, it sure does suck living in the tropics!
Looks like I'm not going to get in much of a garden this year. Between turkey hunting and family obligations, I just haven't done much about it.
Looks like I might be heading out to the farmers market for my peas and greens.
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Post by brittonfaith on Mar 22, 2006 10:33:15 GMT 12.75
Yea, Toby! Go ahead and rub it in out faces!! Wish I were there to rub it back! ;D
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Post by Mars on Mar 22, 2006 11:16:24 GMT 12.75
Nice mid 70's and sunny last week. This week high 30's and raining in the valley and snow in the mountains. The only planting I'll be doing is a food plot up in the mountains. I guess it'll have to wait a little longer.
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Post by brittonfaith on Mar 22, 2006 13:53:04 GMT 12.75
The advisories were up until 5 this morning. I think the winds blew everything down your way. ;D Sorry. I spoke too early! We've gotten about an inch since we came in from the barn about 2 hrs ago.
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Post by bloodlust on Apr 2, 2006 13:51:08 GMT 12.75
Hey gang! Sorry I haven't been around too much. I cut down on internet time to do other stuff. All I have in the ground so far is my peas. Other plants will come later this month.
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Post by Paws on Apr 3, 2006 4:04:54 GMT 12.75
Well at least you had time to take a ahem; "pea" break.
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Post by brittonfaith on Apr 19, 2006 1:52:55 GMT 12.75
In between all the rains, I've managed to get the garden going. I sure did miss not planting potatoes this year. But at $17/50# for seed potatoes, I'll just go buy a bag when I need 'em. Snow peas are about a foot tall. Spinach, cabbage & beets are looking really good. Green onions & romaine finally decided to come up. Kale, brussel sprouts, dill, mustard greens and collards get planted this Friday. Thinking about setting out four more hills of horseradish. Might have to start my rhubarb bed from scratch. It was about five years old and just starting to do well last year. Just my luck, this year, not a single leaf came up. Everyone else around here has rhubarb ready to pick. Most of the first planting of maters got nippped in the butt, but the second round is planted and doing fine. Kholrabi is struggling along but will pull through OK. Muskmelons were set in the garden about two hours ago. Watermelon are in pots and it should be warm enough to set them out by the end of the week if I hot cap them. Giant pumpkins sprouted yesterday and are right on schedule for setting out May 1st. Carrots will be sowed towards the end of May.
As far as the mushrooms, I'm going to take the tubs down to the woods behind the house and dump them out. Maybe Mother Nature will help. They keep trying to do something, but evidently my cellar hasn't got the right conditions to keep them going.
Beans will wait until the lilacs fade. Now it's time to get the weed cloth laid down (heck if I'm gonna hoe that whole garden again), spray Roundup on the lower section, and start squishing bugs!
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Post by Paws on Apr 19, 2006 2:03:41 GMT 12.75
My neighbor buys "pre-impregnated" logs. The log is drilled and the spores are seeded into a compost mixture and the log is allowed to rot away. They are stood on end and grow on the sides of them. If I can I'll get pictures. He is very successful with them. Well it looks like I'm out of excuses . Almost all of the inside stuff is done and I can now get outside. Turkey season opens next week and the ML, 12 GA, and the X-bow are all tuned up.
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Post by brittonfaith on Apr 19, 2006 2:11:53 GMT 12.75
Hmmm......I wonder if I dump those shroom tubs on some old rotten logs if it would work? I've seen the log kits on the web. But I'm too much of a tight wad to buy them unless I think I know what I'm doing. Guess I'm still a little girl at heart that likes to play in the mud. Mike got his Xbow all tuned up then sold it last week to a little boy down at Coolville. Go figure.
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Post by Paws on Apr 19, 2006 2:20:28 GMT 12.75
I do not know. My cousin Jimmy swears by his searches around Poplar trees. He says the shrooms are easy to find because the poplars are the first to leaf out and that he always finds them around that tree. I'll be jputting his theory to the test you can bet.
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Post by Paws on Apr 19, 2006 2:23:16 GMT 12.75
Faith remind Mike that turkey season is still on at Salt Fork during the GT and that there are a number of trails laid out specifically for turkey hunting right where we will be camping. I think I'll bring my gear just in case I get a chance to get out.
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Post by brittonfaith on Apr 19, 2006 2:29:31 GMT 12.75
You trying to start a family fued?? ;D If Mike brings his gear, then I gotta bring mine. If mom & dad bring theirs, then both the boys will have to bring all theirs! A minivan will only hold so much. It's not like an Escort! ;D
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Post by Paws on Apr 19, 2006 2:33:13 GMT 12.75
LOL! I didn't realize you were bringing the whole fam damily!! That's great! Well that's OK; wanted to fish anyhow!! ;D
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Post by brittonfaith on Apr 29, 2006 13:17:06 GMT 12.75
Well, the lilacs are just at their peak. That means it's time to plant snap beans. The first of four plantings went in the ground this afternoon. Purple Queen and Contenders this time. That's 3 pounds of seed today. Six more pounds of seed are waiting on me. I just might be planning a BBQ & Picking Party for mid-June that would last until late-August. Y'all are invited. ;D If'n you pick. ;D ;D
Also planted diakon radishes, swiss chard, 2nd round of spinach, collards, tomatoes, more cantaloupe plants and giant pumpkins today.
We's growing!!!
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Post by brittonfaith on Apr 29, 2006 13:33:05 GMT 12.75
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