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Hi lesa! I've been gardening a lot longer than I've been raising chickens but there are a lot of gardeners on BYC and I needed more help with chickens a few years ago since I hadn't had any for many years. Well my plans are probably way too ambitious (I always overdo) but I've already...

Hi! I've actually been lurking awhile now but finally joined today like a lot of BYCers have. :)

:frow Went to college in Central CA. It was mostly farms in those days.

Cool! There are some great ideas on here. I usually use the pellets that "pop" up once they are wet and have had no problems planting them whole once the roots start to poke through the mesh but they don't have a rim like the peat pots do. You can get them super cheap too. But when I run...

Red Sails lettuce

Looks good! Never thought to use oregano, I'm gonna try it. :)

Ya, I do love to garden... Thanks for the info. :)

:lol: I agree, the scare crow works well but you need 2 or more to face all directions. For small beds the spikes used to keep birds from roosting on buildings also works for other animals (toss a heavy piece of heavy material or leather over them when working on your beds)...

I am trying a new "black" cherry tomato (love the full size tomatoes of that type), a new "mini" cantaloupe from Gurney's (we get a short season here and the full size Cantaloupes just don't make it), a new italian globe eggplant that is pale lavender and white. A new shorter season corn that...

Actually you are in zone 8a which is the coldest region recommended for citrus without wintering indoors. That being said it is still a hard zone to grow most citrus. Look for cold hardy citrus. Some new grafts (grafted to more cold hardy plant root stock) can handle temps below 20 degrees...

Is BYC gonna be shut down all day? I miss it already. :(

New here! I am in Nevada (barely). Right on the border of California. Don't like to reveal too much personal info so I'll stop there but wanted to say "Hi" to everyone.