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    Compost Pile and Chickens

    we love poo here on the TEG :love I am glad it was just about the mess I was a bit worried I was letting my chickens do something not good for them! but they do whatever the heck they want anyway ..I just like to think I am in control is all!
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    who is a Master Gardener? I am going to do it... how about you?

    Yes but I am having trouble finding out how much and also I have noticed there are ways to get scholarships and do it for free ..I am still waiting for an email about the schedules ..when I am off on thursday I am going to make a good effort to figure it out and get the ball rolling (work keeps...
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    When Do I Start My Seeds?

    well I am bummed my significant little micro climate is not listed nothing in another pocket like mine is mentioned either thanks anyway ..such good info I wish I could use it... guess I will go back to my usual science ..over start ..over plant ..follow the moon..take some chances, wear...
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    Questions about watermelons

    this year it is me against the cucurbits thanks for this info..keep em warm ..and lots of fert I am thinking of starting half inside and half outside but wondering what you guys know about transplanting them? I have heard they really do not like their roots messed with so was going to use...
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    Compost Pile and Chickens

    that is great actually!!!! just curious you do not let the chickens in the compost? is there something I should be worried about ..mine feast in there!!! I always thought they were my built in compost turners now you have me worried! I have only let them into the vegetable compost but do...
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    who is a Master Gardener? I am going to do it... how about you?

    I am so excited for you Kathy keep us posted will you please I am so on to this adventure! was there a fee for you to do this if you do not mind my asking?
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    Vertical Gardening: A recent new interest of mine.....!

    YAY I knew this subject was on here! thanks for bumping it Hattie didnt you send me a link to someone who was growing potatoes in a cage vertically? I have everything I need to do it but was wondering if the potatoes would find their way out on each layer? do you remember? I wish I could...
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    ~GROWING WATERCRESS without running water~calling Ladyhawke...!! ~

    my watercress from the grocer comes in a container with roots already on it ...I eat the root and all because no one told me not to ...can I just plant this I wonder? I am going to read the links but I cant from work I am sorry if the answer is in them! I thought about just putting it on a...
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    Gardening Programs on PBS

    I still get Red Green as well ? oh maybe it is on Canadian tv now? No I saw it on PBS I am sure of it! I would be sad not to see it anymore either he is great! I have gotten my amarylis to bloom in the garden here by just planting it! I was stunned it came back 2 years before I forgot to...
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    time to start thinking about purging your larder

    LOOK WHAT I FOUND!!!! :weee I had tons of nasturtiums last year ..I do every year ..and tons of seed and tiny buds I put them in a big jark of brine alone with a few layers of vine leaves, nasturtium seeds, buds and some stems as well (they are curily and interesting) some fresh baby garlic...
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    Some seeds ordered

    wonderful time of year the seed season! you are going to have a nice variety
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    ROCKDUST / STONEMEAL ??~The remineralization of the earth ~ Update

    I found out that I can have rock dust "ordered" at no extra charge at at a local nursery ..she is giving me a pricing list on Monday :)
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    Chipmunk day :) and mindless public rambling ..please join in

    one thing I found on the walk to the beaverhood was some holly and other plants that were obviously from folks dumping garden waste over the canyon :( that is so thoughtless I had a friend who swore daffodils were native to Western Washington ..she always saw them even as a child on all her...
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    Chipmunk day :) and mindless public rambling ..please join in

    awesome post!!! see that is what I am talking about :) !!! I could see how it went down with Ladyhawke! I added part 2 to the blog if you want to see the pond and dam sadly my husband wins the blog off since he actually got the beaver on his camera but I think I win for the cuteness of a...
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    STARTING SEEDS!?

    The Farmers Almanac says we should start some seeds two days before the full moon so I am going to start some more on Friday and see how it goes :) I started the last batch two days before the last full moon and they are all strong little seedlings now hedging my bets here and planting by...
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    Seakale or Sea Kale Yo Hattie :)

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/pottedcrabwithbrowns_90851.shtml YUM!!!! seafood/fish and seakale seems like a perfect match to me! the duck eggs sound good to and there is chervil in the recipe! my new herb of the year!!! new vegetable = seakale new herb =chervil
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    Seakale or Sea Kale Yo Hattie :)

    the plant I got the seeds from looks exactly like the photos but a bit more slivery in color ..maybe it is because they are at the end of the winter? the flower stalks are still on there ... I would take a photo but it is kind of intrusive to do that to people I think :P when mine sprouts I...
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    Seakale or Sea Kale Yo Hattie :)

    now I need some sea holly as well I know that grows pefectly here and so pretty!!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eryngium_maritimum
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    Seakale or Sea Kale Yo Hattie :)

    :)Hattie and I had a few conversations about this plant a while back I looked and looked, but not find it here, not in the nursery's so far and sometimes folks had no idea what I was talking about and just took me to kale kale... She told me it was a "must have" for my garden ...Seakale is a...
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    All this Snow....

    yup remove that snow it looks like here :) although today after two days of sun I am going to mow down the worst parts to not bring shame to the neighborhood how do my neighbors keep such brilliant yards all year? oh they hire teams to come rain or shine to emmaculatize their yards I am...
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