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 time
coming back up (i also put some cardboard over them).
many of the birds have returned.
deer already found some of the spring flowers.
today is also going to be warm (even warmer than
yesterday). 70F in early March...
songbird
On 3/4/2024 5:13 AM, songbird wrote:
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 time
coming back up (i also put some cardboard over them).
many of the birds have returned.
deer already found some of the spring flowers.
today is also going to be warm (even warmer than
yesterday). 70F in early March...
songbird
We've seen mid-80's here already , today's high is predicted to be in
the mid 70's . If Mother Nature sends hot weather early this year I'm
going to be really pissed . I planted salad stuff way earlier than ever before , trying to beat the heat and harvest something before it bolts .
I am still snowed in!
T wrote:
...
I am still snowed in!
cooler weather returned here after last night and
today's rains and thunderstorms.
not quite snowing, but quite a change from 70F to
mid- 30sF. we'll be back below freezing a few nights
this week if the forecast is accurate.
songbird
I shoulda knowed that planting lettuce and spinach this early would make
this happen
On 3/5/24 20:31, Snag wrote:
I shoulda knowed that planting lettuce and spinach this early would
make this happen
Earwigs destroy any lettuce I try to grow. You have
that problem?
On 3/4/2024 5:13 AM, songbird wrote:
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 time
coming back up (i also put some cardboard over them).
many of the birds have returned.
deer already found some of the spring flowers.
today is also going to be warm (even warmer than
yesterday). 70F in early March...
songbird
We've seen mid-80's here already , today's high is predicted to be in
the mid 70's . If Mother Nature sends hot weather early this year I'm
going to be really pissed . I planted salad stuff way earlier than
ever before , trying to beat the heat and harvest something before it
bolts .
On 3/4/24 05:20, Snag wrote:
On 3/4/2024 5:13 AM, songbird wrote:
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 time
coming back up (i also put some cardboard over them).
many of the birds have returned.
deer already found some of the spring flowers.
today is also going to be warm (even warmer than
yesterday). 70F in early March...
songbird
We've seen mid-80's here already , today's high is predicted to
be in the mid 70's . If Mother Nature sends hot weather early this
year I'm going to be really pissed . I planted salad stuff way
earlier than ever before , trying to beat the heat and harvest
something before it bolts .
I am still snowed in!
Snag wrote:
On 3/4/2024 5:13 AM, songbird wrote:
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 time
coming back up (i also put some cardboard over them).
many of the birds have returned.
deer already found some of the spring flowers.
today is also going to be warm (even warmer than
yesterday). 70F in early March...
songbird
We've seen mid-80's here already , today's high is predicted to be in
the mid 70's . If Mother Nature sends hot weather early this year I'm
going to be really pissed . I planted salad stuff way earlier than
ever before , trying to beat the heat and harvest something before it
bolts .
Hi Snag, haven't seen you in a while!
I think we used to converse over on the cooking group
On 3/10/24 13:03, Snag wrote:
I think we used to converse over on the cooking group
I remember conversing on the cooking group years ago.
There were some really mean folks over there. I got
off pretty quick.
On 3/10/24 13:03, Snag wrote:
I think we used to converse over on the cooking group
I remember conversing on the cooking group years ago.
There were some really mean folks over there. I got
off pretty quick.
On 3/10/2024 12:31 PM, cshenk wrote:
Snag wrote:
On 3/4/2024 5:13 AM, songbird wrote:
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 time
coming back up (i also put some cardboard over them).
many of the birds have returned.
deer already found some of the spring flowers.
today is also going to be warm (even warmer than
yesterday). 70F in early March...
songbird
We've seen mid-80's here already , today's high is predicted to
be in the mid 70's . If Mother Nature sends hot weather early
this year I'm going to be really pissed . I planted salad stuff
way earlier than ever before , trying to beat the heat and
harvest something before it bolts .
Hi Snag, haven't seen you in a while!
I think we used to converse over on the cooking group ... I got
tired of the Kuthe-centric conversations over there and dropped out .
Snag wrote:
On 3/10/2024 12:31 PM, cshenk wrote:
Snag wrote:
On 3/4/2024 5:13 AM, songbird wrote:
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 time
coming back up (i also put some cardboard over them).
many of the birds have returned.
deer already found some of the spring flowers.
today is also going to be warm (even warmer than
yesterday). 70F in early March...
songbird
We've seen mid-80's here already , today's high is predicted to
be in the mid 70's . If Mother Nature sends hot weather early
this year I'm going to be really pissed . I planted salad stuff
way earlier than ever before , trying to beat the heat and
harvest something before it bolts .
Hi Snag, haven't seen you in a while!
I think we used to converse over on the cooking group ... I got
tired of the Kuthe-centric conversations over there and dropped out .
Well, he's gone now with google groups. I also bozo binned Bruce who's turned total troll again. Pretty nice there now for the most part.
T wrote:
On 3/10/24 13:03, Snag wrote:
I think we used to converse over on the cooking group
I remember conversing on the cooking group years ago.
There were some really mean folks over there. I got
off pretty quick.
You just need to bozo bin a few of them now.
Anyways, here the green house is 85% percent finished. I think it's
just the roof now then add the cover. It's a small unit tucked against
the back of the former garage/laundry room. Don's having fun piecing it together and working on it about an hour a day. This is day 2 (missed
a day as it was drizzling).
Plenty of time as seedlings not even up yet. Starter plants get here
to the stores in our area, in 3-4 weeks.
For now, I've got some seedlings planted and waiting for them to come
up. I'll start more later.
On 3/11/24 11:07, cshenk wrote:
T wrote:
On 3/10/24 13:03, Snag wrote:
I think we used to converse over on the cooking group
I remember conversing on the cooking group years ago.
There were some really mean folks over there. I got
off pretty quick.
You just need to bozo bin a few of them now.
Anyways, here the green house is 85% percent finished. I think it's
just the roof now then add the cover. It's a small unit tucked
against the back of the former garage/laundry room. Don's having
fun piecing it together and working on it about an hour a day.
This is day 2 (missed a day as it was drizzling).
Plenty of time as seedlings not even up yet. Starter plants get
here to the stores in our area, in 3-4 weeks.
For now, I've got some seedlings planted and waiting for them to
come up. I'll start more later.
Greenhouse! I might be a little bit envious. Maybe.
I ain't sayin'.
T wrote:
On 3/11/24 11:07, cshenk wrote:
T wrote:
On 3/10/24 13:03, Snag wrote:
I think we used to converse over on the cooking group
I remember conversing on the cooking group years ago.
There were some really mean folks over there. I got
off pretty quick.
You just need to bozo bin a few of them now.
Anyways, here the green house is 85% percent finished. I think it's
just the roof now then add the cover. It's a small unit tucked
against the back of the former garage/laundry room. Don's having
fun piecing it together and working on it about an hour a day.
This is day 2 (missed a day as it was drizzling).
Plenty of time as seedlings not even up yet. Starter plants get
here to the stores in our area, in 3-4 weeks.
For now, I've got some seedlings planted and waiting for them to
come up. I'll start more later.
Greenhouse! I might be a little bit envious. Maybe.
I ain't sayin'.
Smile, just a small one.
<https://www.amazon.com/Greenhouse-Hanience-Anchors-Shelves-Backyard/dp/B095PJ8G39/>
Small enough it's often used on small upstairs patios though this is a
house with a fenced in backyard.
Today is day 3 and all we need now is to put the top cover on and put
the tie dowm stakes in (if not there already). Basically it's taken 3
hours and only part Don needed help with will be the top cover (can be
done by one but a lot easier with 2). Call it 5 minutes. 5 more if
stakes still needed.
Next seeds to start are marigolds. Rats hate them and we've had some
success at making our yard avoided by them. After that, peppermint and
other mints that rats dislike. Those go in containers on raised bases.
I have 32 9' deep and 12' wide containers, 3ft long mostly but some are
4ft. Plus assorted other planters and a bunch of grow bags.
On 3/12/24 08:53, cshenk wrote:
T wrote:
On 3/11/24 11:07, cshenk wrote:
T wrote:
On 3/10/24 13:03, Snag wrote:
I think we used to converse over on the cooking group
I remember conversing on the cooking group years ago.
There were some really mean folks over there. I got
off pretty quick.
You just need to bozo bin a few of them now.
Anyways, here the green house is 85% percent finished. I think it's
just the roof now then add the cover. It's a small unit tucked
against the back of the former garage/laundry room. Don's having
fun piecing it together and working on it about an hour a day.
This is day 2 (missed a day as it was drizzling).
Plenty of time as seedlings not even up yet. Starter plants get
here to the stores in our area, in 3-4 weeks.
For now, I've got some seedlings planted and waiting for them to
come up. I'll start more later.
Greenhouse! I might be a little bit envious. Maybe.
I ain't sayin'.
Smile, just a small one.
<https://www.amazon.com/Greenhouse-Hanience-Anchors-Shelves-Backyard/dp/B095PJ8G39/>
Small enough it's often used on small upstairs patios though this is a
house with a fenced in backyard.
Today is day 3 and all we need now is to put the top cover on and put
the tie dowm stakes in (if not there already). Basically it's taken 3
hours and only part Don needed help with will be the top cover (can be
done by one but a lot easier with 2). Call it 5 minutes. 5 more if
stakes still needed.
Next seeds to start are marigolds. Rats hate them and we've had some
success at making our yard avoided by them. After that, peppermint and
other mints that rats dislike. Those go in containers on raised bases.
I have 32 9' deep and 12' wide containers, 3ft long mostly but some are
4ft. Plus assorted other planters and a bunch of grow bags.
Rats??? And I think I have a problem with earwigs!
On 3/13/2024 4:29 PM, T wrote:
On 3/12/24 08:53, cshenk wrote:
T wrote:
On 3/11/24 11:07, cshenk wrote:
T wrote:
On 3/10/24 13:03, Snag wrote:
I think we used to converse over on the cooking group
I remember conversing on the cooking group years ago.
There were some really mean folks over there. I got
off pretty quick.
You just need to bozo bin a few of them now.
Anyways, here the green house is 85% percent finished. I
think it's just the roof now then add the cover. It's a
small unit tucked against the back of the former
garage/laundry room. Don's having fun piecing it together and
working on it about an hour a day. This is day 2 (missed a
day as it was drizzling).
Plenty of time as seedlings not even up yet. Starter plants
get here to the stores in our area, in 3-4 weeks.
For now, I've got some seedlings planted and waiting for them
to come up. I'll start more later.
Greenhouse! I might be a little bit envious. Maybe.
I ain't sayin'.
Smile, just a small one.
<https://www.amazon.com/Greenhouse-Hanience-Anchors-Shelves-Backyard /dp/B095PJ8G39/>
Small enough it's often used on small upstairs patios though this
is a house with a fenced in backyard.
Today is day 3 and all we need now is to put the top cover on and
put the tie dowm stakes in (if not there already). Basically
it's taken 3 hours and only part Don needed help with will be the
top cover (can be done by one but a lot easier with 2). Call it
5 minutes. 5 more if stakes still needed.
Next seeds to start are marigolds. Rats hate them and we've had
some success at making our yard avoided by them. After that,
peppermint and other mints that rats dislike. Those go in
containers on raised bases. I have 32 9' deep and 12' wide
containers, 3ft long mostly but some are 4ft. Plus assorted
other planters and a bunch of grow bags.
Rats??? And I think I have a problem with earwigs!
And you don't have armadillos either . They like to dig for grubs and
worms . Worms and grubs love my garden . I like the worms , but
...grubs suck . I'll be getting some beneficial nematodes soon to
help control the grubs . The years I've used them the Japanese beetle populations have been a lot lower .
On 3/12/24 08:53, cshenk wrote:
T wrote:
On 3/11/24 11:07, cshenk wrote:
T wrote:
On 3/10/24 13:03, Snag wrote:
I think we used to converse over on the cooking group
I remember conversing on the cooking group years ago.
There were some really mean folks over there. I got
off pretty quick.
You just need to bozo bin a few of them now.
Anyways, here the green house is 85% percent finished. I think
it's just the roof now then add the cover. It's a small unit
tucked against the back of the former garage/laundry room.
Don's having fun piecing it together and working on it about an
hour a day. This is day 2 (missed a day as it was drizzling).
Plenty of time as seedlings not even up yet. Starter plants get
here to the stores in our area, in 3-4 weeks.
For now, I've got some seedlings planted and waiting for them to
come up. I'll start more later.
Greenhouse! I might be a little bit envious. Maybe.
I ain't sayin'.
Smile, just a small one.
Small enough it's often used on small upstairs patios though this
is a house with a fenced in backyard.
Today is day 3 and all we need now is to put the top cover on and
put the tie dowm stakes in (if not there already). Basically it's
taken 3 hours and only part Don needed help with will be the top
cover (can be done by one but a lot easier with 2). Call it 5
minutes. 5 more if stakes still needed.
Next seeds to start are marigolds. Rats hate them and we've had
some success at making our yard avoided by them. After that,
peppermint and other mints that rats dislike. Those go in
containers on raised bases. I have 32 9' deep and 12' wide
containers, 3ft long mostly but some are 4ft. Plus assorted other
planters and a bunch of grow bags.
Rats??? And I think I have a problem with earwigs!
Smile, just a small one.
<https://www.amazon.com/Greenhouse-Hanience-Anchors-Shelves-Backyard/dp/B095PJ8G39/>
On 3/12/24 08:53, cshenk wrote:
Smile, just a small one.
I wonder ow that would hold up with our 70 MPH (one
time 105 MPH) winds?
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 time
coming back up (i also put some cardboard over them).
deer already found some of the spring flowers.pests.
On 2024-03-04, songbird wrote:
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 time
coming back up (i also put some cardboard over them).
Nice.
With our (90%) frost date (allegedly) being April 15th, I filled out
some seed trays yesterday for planting out in the garden in a few
weeks. Not a whole lot to speak of -- some lettuces and swiss chard
to try, plus some chives. A few cells have been commandeered by the
kiddos for sunflowers as well, so that should be fun for them.
deer already found some of the spring flowers.pests.
T wrote:
On 3/12/24 08:53, cshenk wrote:
Smile, just a small one.
I wonder ow that would hold up with our 70 MPH (one
time 105 MPH) winds?
Pretty rare here. Plan is simple since we do get gusts in 50's.
We took 6 full sized cinderblocks and heavy line through the holes
then drilled larger holes where needed through a wood fence piece in
still decent shape (4ft x 6ft). We tighed that line through the
bottom frame in all 6 spots. Heavy wind, take plants in and remove
cover. Anything that can dirupt that will leave us with no concern
for a 60$ greenhouse because we'll have worse things to deal with.
Dan Purgert wrote:
On 2024-03-04, songbird wrote:
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 time
coming back up (i also put some cardboard over them).
Nice.
With our (90%) frost date (allegedly) being April 15th, I filled out
some seed trays yesterday for planting out in the garden in a few
weeks. Not a whole lot to speak of -- some lettuces and swiss chard
to try, plus some chives. A few cells have been commandeered by the
kiddos for sunflowers as well, so that should be fun for them.
deer already found some of the spring flowers.pests.
None of my seeds show sigh of life yet. (dripping tears)
Dan Purgert wrote:
On 2024-03-04, songbird wrote:
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 time
coming back up (i also put some cardboard over them).
Nice.
With our (90%) frost date (allegedly) being April 15th, I filled out
some seed trays yesterday for planting out in the garden in a few
weeks. Not a whole lot to speak of -- some lettuces and swiss chard
to try, plus some chives. A few cells have been commandeered by the
kiddos for sunflowers as well, so that should be fun for them.
deer already found some of the spring flowers.pests.
None of my seeds show sigh of life yet. (dripping tears)
On 3/17/2024 6:06 PM, cshenk wrote:
Dan Purgert wrote:
On 2024-03-04, songbird wrote:
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 time
coming back up (i also put some cardboard over them).
Nice.
With our (90%) frost date (allegedly) being April 15th, I filled out
some seed trays yesterday for planting out in the garden in a few
weeks. Not a whole lot to speak of -- some lettuces and swiss chard
to try, plus some chives. A few cells have been commandeered by the
kiddos for sunflowers as well, so that should be fun for them.
deer already found some of the spring flowers.pests.
None of my seeds show sigh of life yet. (dripping tears)
Forgot to mention the red/yellow/orange bell pepper and 3 kinds of
tomato seedlings in trays in the dining room window ... other stuff to
start closer to last frost date .
Dan Purgert wrote:
On 2024-03-04, songbird wrote:
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 time
coming back up (i also put some cardboard over them).
Nice.
With our (90%) frost date (allegedly) being April 15th, I filled out
some seed trays yesterday for planting out in the garden in a few weeks.
Not a whole lot to speak of -- some lettuces and swiss chard to try,
plus some chives. A few cells have been commandeered by the kiddos for
sunflowers as well, so that should be fun for them.
we've gone back to colder again, like this morning when
i went to take the trash out there's a little snow on the
ground and it was cold enough overnight to refreeze the
surface. there won't be any gardening done here today...
On 2024-03-04, songbird wrote:
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 time
coming back up (i also put some cardboard over them).
Nice.
With our (90%) frost date (allegedly) being April 15th, I filled out
some seed trays yesterday for planting out in the garden in a few weeks.
Not a whole lot to speak of -- some lettuces and swiss chard to try,
plus some chives. A few cells have been commandeered by the kiddos for sunflowers as well, so that should be fun for them.
deer already found some of the spring flowers.pests.
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