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After seeing those zinnias in Phaedra's thread for her 2023 garden, this online article caught my eye: https://savvygardening.com/easiest-flowers-to-grow-from-seed/ We will have lots of zinnias this year, also. One thing about using them for cut flowers - those hollow stems sure break easily...

Ha!!.! Does "counting sheep" have the same meaning in Germany as the US, @Phaedra ? We should have the UK gardeners weigh in on this ;). Steve

~ About those Giant Marconi Peppers, @Branching Out ~ They are doing better than any of the others. And, that is a good thing because they will need to be vigorous and of good size to produce those sweet peppers. Several types in the race this year, from sweet/bells to mildly hot, to fire...

@flowerbug made the case in one of @Country Homesteader 's posts that young plant starts in sunny windows require frequent rotation. I remember once coming to the conclusion that I shouldn't do that. Naw, FlowerBug is right, with the emphasis on "frequent." I had been tardy that one, early...

I've been wondering about the weather and growing conditions for Alabama gardeners, @Dirtmechanic . @Artichoke Lover hasn't posted in about 2 months and @Cosmo spring garden hasn't in nearly a month, a simple search tells us. The national news suggests that the storms have been severe. Perhaps...

Cornell University has a good deal of information on plant diseases. Here is what they have that might be of help: http://vegetablemdonline.ppath.cornell.edu/factsheets/Potato_Detection.htm

Special depth to a kid who spoke with a lisp until the 5th grade ~ a real drain. Theve

Good to see that you aren't trying to keep those cows out with just sheep fence. They would soon be leaning over the top without that barb wire. Steve

And, Welcome Spring! Magnolia, with a few different suffixes, is the scientific name for those trees :). Our daffodils have been multiplying in recent years. They look to be ready for a strong start in 2023.

The temporary hoop house is UP⬆️. The sun had moved behind the clouds by 10AM, doggone it. No real wind and that helped. I already knew that I would have a small problem and suspected as much, 12 months ago. This thing about having a 20' shelter to cover and buying construction grade plastic...

They are talking about snacking on the Today show. One anchor wondered aloud if decriminalizing marijuana has added to the increase sales despite a higher food price 🥴 . I'm wondering about how to increase the flavor of the dry anise hyssop I bothered to buy. The new store-bought lemon verbena...

Slept well, up later than usual - anxious to start the job with hoop house and may be able to finish today. Questionable since I could only do the pre-cover prep which is the AM work while waiting yesterday for the PM sun and warmth. It dropped just below freezing before sunrise with a blue sky...

Dinner may include crackers. Crackers and soup. Often, it's leftovers.

Should have believed the WS! The winds showed up a little late. Too much bother to fight with a 20'x30' piece of plastic. Finished setting stakes and have hoops where they belong. Time for our biggest meal of the day - lunch 😊 .

Have decided that this the day to put the film over the hoop house. The WS had predicted winds over 10mph but it was already supposed to have started. Barely a breeze It will take more than 1 day to finish; it didn't used to but I was younger. Tomorrow is supposed to be less windy and the last...