Recent content by Pat

Yep, I'm right there with nubsmum ( :throw ) it's been cold up the in the Pacific NW!!! Too cold for the garden to grow... well at least the things I like to eat! So I'm limpin along :old I brought in all new soil from a reputable place... a mix of many things.

Ok 4 hours east west north or south? ;) I know my cucumbers are really looking pitiful.... I only have one strawberry plant that has blossoms! My squash is bad. :he My radish's are growing well. I'm lucky that our neighbor bought mason bees and I do see some around :bee I so sorry to all of...

I have new boxed gardens with really good soil in them... Now the problem is that on my pumpkins, cucumbers, squash and a couple other things... the leaves are turning yellowish/green. Now I can't tell if it's too much watering :watering or not enough watering. Not enough sun??? :coolsun Which...

LOL I've wanted Chickens for over 13 years and finally my hubby and agreed!!!!!! Where do you meet at Starbucks? In the Seattle area? :watering

Along with the chicken addiction... I couldn't agree more about the plant disorder also... I'll meet you in the looney bin! :weee

Thanks so much ~ I thought to myself OH NO what if I have to pick the poop out of the pine shavings... I don't think so! :hu

I also asked this question in the BY Chicken Forum ~ I'm getting a compost ready and my husband asks can you compost pine shaving??? :hu I don't know??? :idunno Thanks~

I have no actual peas either. I have two foot hight pea plants but not a sign of blossom. I think the cold nights and days have tricked the plants into hibernation. :dance Just planted 25 sweet potato slips last night. I hope it warms up or they will be packing their little potato bags and...

Hi Nubsmum! You have peas and little tomatoes???? I don't have anything! :barnie Everything is small and shivering! :rant I love the idea of bee leg-warmers :bee and spiked hot chocolate! I think I might need one of those! But this is what I look like lately ~ :caf

Where bouts are you? Isn't the pits... we had a terrible summer last summer too! Nothing hardly grew... and the telling part was there wasn't even any yellow jackets! Course I'm not in 100 degree heat like my friends in Az. :coolsun

That you would not believe that it is the beginning of summer! The winds are howling, the rain is beating on the windows and it has hardly gotten about 60~~~ and that's not today it's been that way for awhile~ :rant My chicks can't go outside. My vegetables are getting squashed! Not growing...

Do you mean the ground ground???

I'm looking for one to use for my chicken "poop" and all around composting... I've heard the roll around ones are good... Pat :watering

Thank so much ~ Yep ours here have an incredible root system almost unbelievable! As soon as it gets really nice here I'm going out a digging! :rainbow-sun

X-actly!!!!!! :barnie