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Hey all! Back surgery went well, recovery has been a pain... tending to over-do has not been my friend! Even the thought of gardening was depressing so been avoiding it (and here) till now. NOW I can do a bit outside, not just sit n look at it thru the window. ~ FINALLY getting a bit done in...

So NOT sorry to see the back side of you! 2017, you beat me up purdy darn good but still gave me some of the best... thinkin' the 'beat' may have out matched the 'best' but that ain't gonna last... YOUR GONE! Despite wiping out my back and having to have surgery... that's a good thing, my back...

Some type of a winter storage area is needed by many of us northern gardeners for certain rhizome and bulb type plants, as well as produce, to stay cool but above freezing. Those in the south need to keep root stocks cool, not cooked. For those of us unlucky enuff not to have one yet... where...

Having my humble beginnings in BYH, where there is a journal forum, I have been hesitant to start a journal type thread here at TEG... OVER THAT NOW! Notice the cool lilac of the text, how wishywashy can one get in making a declarative statement.... In all my interior dialogues and subsequent...

Seriously thinking DH needs to build me one of these...

At the moment I don't live where deer are a problem and I don't let my rabbits run loose but I do have cats digging in my seedling beds and dogs wandering thru leaving their mess behind them. I also have a small varmint eating my 'maters. The link below has some great info on using Irish Spring...

I belong to a homesteading group on FB and this plant has really started a debate. Took me about 8 posts to convince them it is NOT a type of nightshade. (I guess here in the Pacific Northwest bittersweet nightshade is called deadly nightshade...:th) Anyhoo, this is a 15-20' shrubby tree, not...

My little patch isn't big enuff to bother with one of these but if it was I sure would get one!

My mom decided I didn't have enuff daylilies, I only had three: She got me this wonderful collection from Breck's! Yes, my mom is AWSUM! They came right on time this spring and six have already bloomed for me, just waiting on the Bela Lugosi and Judy Judy. (top left, bottom right) First to...

Yep, it's a weed! Beautiful orchid-like flowers on a hollow stalk. When I grow them in full sun they get about 3 feet tall and the stalk is very red, in my shade corner they can get 9'+ and the base of the stem can be as big around as my wrist. The roots seem to crown above ground and they blow...

Hi all! I am sitting up here safe in Idaho, burning to a crisp, and watching Harvey approach Texas on the TV. We get storms up here but not the likes of a hurricane. It has always made me feel bad for the folk who have to deal with the aftermath of any major storm but now I KNOW folk, have...

Found this site while lurking on facebook and I am having a hard time believing these flowers are real. I'll post a few here: They also carry some of the prettiest tulips ands glads I have ever seen (that don't seem so impossible). Problem is that they only sell seed, how long it...

I have an older 2 horse trailer that we "semi" converted into a utility trailer after I sold my last horse. It could still be used for small stock or easily turned back into a 2 horse. Some rust, mostly manger area, solid original wood floor under the painted layer. It used to have electric...

Having 4-6 adult bunnies and various numbers of kits during the year really adds up... when you start figuring the pounds of manure they manufacture! Good thing I do love rabbit doo-doo. It composts fast, you can put it straight onto the garden and it doesn't smell much. It also makes...

Hey there, due to poor health over the past few years my flowerbeds ran wild. Well... I feel better now and I would love to give some of my perennials away, trade for different colors, get new varieties... etc. WAY too many to move/hill in until my beds get rebuilt. I don't get out much but...

Hi All! I love to grow things, especially perennial flowers. Just recently I got back into raising rabbits and want to add to my herb/medicinal plants collection for their benefit. Here's hoping I can find someone nearby to share/trade with and find some tips for my Zone. (Post Falls area...