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Well, if you want to give up your hoard, I'll be happy to adopt it! I have a seedling hoard I'll trade. They take up less space...for now.

???SNOW!???? Note to self: Cross another region off my list of potentially habitable areas of the U.S.

My guess is squash blossom rot. (aka end rot). http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/problems/squash-blossom-end-rot-causes-and-treatment.htm

I use coir as reptile bedding. It dries out TERRIBLY fast in a non-humid environment. I can't imagine it as a seedling pot. Coir is commonly used as a growing medium for hydroponics, by the way.

It's staying cold late here for us. I did plant some things outside a week ago, but I'm not seeing germination on the squash family crops yet. (I did dig up one bean seed and it was germinating.) If I don't see germination in a few days, I'm starting some squash and cucumbers inside to get a...

Or a subcompact car. ;) 1) Make friends with someone who has a good way to haul them. 2) Rent a truck. $20 per hour at Lowes or Home Depot. 3) Rent a U-haul. $20 per day, roughly, but you'll want to pay the additional insurance (or check with your insurance company to see if it will be...

Thanks! He's not quite six months old yet and is a little bit of a handful. His training has suffered some because of the events here this year. He got into my lettuce a couple of days ago and had a grand time digging away. It's a "really" good thing I planted a LOT of lettuce...

ROFL! You can just ignore the dog dish full of grass clippings and soil in the 2nd to last picture. That shouldn't have been there. ;) I was sweeping the patio and had been using this under a flowerpot. Whoops!

I thought I would share some newer pictures today. I still haven't gone on a hunt for my camera, but my son loaned me his. :) The first two are from two of my three new apple trees. I'm letting them bloom, but I won't let any fruit grow. I think that's probably a moot point, anyway, as I'm not...

Beautiful! I hope that in 3-4 years, I'll have this place looking half as nice!

Could you replace a bucket or two of soil where you plant your seeds (squash, etc) and then let them ramble over the rest of it?

Did you gradually harden them off? Seedlings that go from the house or from a shady area can get sunburned very quickly. Some might make it if this is the case. Also might be low in nitrogen. I'd lean towards sunburn if they just went out in the garden, though.

I wouldn't add weight to a roof without asking a structural engineer. Also, if the weight will remain year round, you have to remember snow load in the winter, if you are in a place that gets even occasional snow. You may also need to ask your insurance company.

Wonderful! I love the picture where your dog is playing the role of lawn ornament!

Whenever I buy anything in a Jiffy Pot, I always tear the entire pot off before planting the item. I tear the pot up and put it in the compost bin or bury it if I'm planting a bush or a tree. The problem is that I've dug them up a year later sometimes and they were still mostly in one piece...

Most lettuce wouldn't qualify as heat tolerant. Most types are a spring / fall crop...

I will definitely be getting a load of mulch brought in. I have to wait until it stays dry long enough so that a big truck won't mess up my front & side lawn, though, since they'll have to come in over that. I need mulch for those trees and for some garden paths. I'll probably have about six...

If it would work for anything at all, it would be some of the smallest early spring crops, like cress and some of the small leaf lettuce plants like the Deer Tongue variety. Even then, I don't know if that will be enough soil depth. However, none of these meet your requirement of heat...

ROFL I know what you mean. I thought it was a bit funny, too, in some ways. He used the cement stoop in front of my workshop to mound a huge pile of dirt. I'm still shaking my head at that. Of course, we are getting bad weather this weekend (not severe, just storms and rain) so he won't get it...

Thanks to both of you! Mystery bush didn't flower this year. If it doesn't flower this year, then I'm pruning it severely. I won't destroy it yet, but I will cut it way back. That corner of the yard is pretty, with wild violets and other spring flowers that most people think of as weeds...