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    What did you do in the garden today?

    I wouldn't know. I'm pretty archaic. Anytime I order something online I put it in the cart, then give it to DW to do the rest, or just tell DW what I want and she does it. Lol
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    I think they may be having 'technical difficulties'. I was on their site a hour ago and it was moving super slow and bogging down. I've been on baker creek many times and haven't seen this and all other sites working fine so not our internet. Maybe they have a lot of people on it? I'm going to...
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    Don't know if anyone has mentioned it here but I'll be ordering today; "From noon CST today, February 25, 2022, to midnight Sunday, February 27th, 2022, Baker Creek will donate 100 percent of all seed sales to World Help to provide humanitarian aid for Ukrainians displaced by war."...
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    We don't usually get a frost after Memorial day, except for last yr... Hit my giant pumpkins hard, killing all big leaves. Came back though and grew great biggest pumpkins we've ever had.
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    Almost 90 here yesterday, 39 tomorrow, I hope we don't get frost. Never know. Roll the dice.
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    Thought it was on here, Robin's. Saw some over and over visiting my old '64 Case 530 backhoe, no please don't make a nest in it, I still use it, it's parked for now keep checking it don't see a nest yet. Keep seeing them perching and looking. No nests yet. They usually make a lot of nests in the...
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    Had to post angry on that one Lol! :mad::lol: Only time I ever paid for a potted plant, medusa pepper, it was a big pot and beautiful small straight up peppers multi color. Set it down next to our back door step, ended up with about a hundred little peppers, planned on keeping seeds and potting...
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    I'm sure he's pretty happy also. Army back in '94 here, distant memory now but I tell you what even short time away from home felt like a eternity.
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    Couple things I've never planted before, one I've never ate can't wait to give it a try, both the seeds kinda shocked me, didn't look like anything I ever expected. The one I've never ate, Mammoth Sandwich Island Salsify, WOW! like ginormous caraway seeds, never would have thought they looked...
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    I don't use fertilizer much, little here and there for some I don't take the time to stay organic as in manure. For those that think organic store bought fertilizer is good little holy carp;
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    I've been planting a new to me squash every year trying to find one better or as good as butternut. Haven't found one yet. Well except for new England sugar pie pumpkins. I have a pic of them somewhere on BYC. Planted four plants several years ago and ended up with 63 pumpkins. Gave away some...
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    I've only seen hornworms once, one :eek: I did once have these caterpillar things on my dill that looked like monarch butterfly caterpillars looked them up don't remember what not looking them up again but remember they made pretty butterflies. Felt bad killing them but I need my dill!!
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    I grew it last year. They didn't spread as much, not much at all stayed pretty close to the hills. Leaves were smaller vine thickness smaller. Size wise for the fruit some were small beer can size but so are some butternut. Most were pretty close to butternut size none big or huge. As far as...
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    I've grown them for some yrs now, much smaller bulbs than reg onions but pretty cool beings they multiply. Pretty amazing how long they store though, no joke, I actually forgot to replant a bag of them one year forgot all about them. Had them in a paper bag in a cupboard in the kitchen out of...
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    I think I read four inches? Most corn is pretty strong tough stalk stuff no need for staking, but like I said that that painted mountain indian corn is small. I've also grown a variety of sweet corn once yrs ago don't remember what it was very short 3-4 foot stalks with full size ears doubt that...
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    Not sure but you'll find out lol. I planted the beans after the corn came up. Mistakes I've made was first time just planted rows of sweet corn and pumpkins. Didn't have to weed or rototill once the pumpkins got going. Well when the sweet corn was ready to pick it wasn't much fun the pumpkin...
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    I don't like seeing outside cars they are the worst for killing wildlife. Neighbor has had his cat free ranging. But I just noticed something. I waged war with chipmunks a couple yrs ago. Had Paiute deadfall traps set in the garden, rat traps in boxes, shot them with pellet rifle, couldn't put a...
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    I have Egyptian walking onions for that. Come back every yr with no maintenance what's so ever, and replant and spread on their own. Plus tons of small pickling size onions from the top and can use the bottom onions also if you want.
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    You won't regret it. I bought a good 50' few yrs back. I leave mine outside all yr it's still like new. Well worth the extra $.
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    We had a meal of asparagus already. My FIL passed two yrs ago but had a awesome asparagus patch. Took MIL to town other day she picked a bundle to give us she doesn't like them or gardening. He was a awesome gardener miss him biggly. Never forget prob 15yrs ago when he first started harvesting...
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