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    This ought to be a good one.....who is from BYC??

    :frow I'm from BYC too!!! Same name! :D
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    Should I or shouldn't I?

    Oh there are buds on a couple of the trees though does that matter?? If it is ok to plant do I need to cover them or anything?
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    Should I or shouldn't I?

    All the trees and grapes are bare roots. The blue berries have dirt on the roots. No leaves on anything. So you think its safe to plant later today or tomorrow?
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    Should I or shouldn't I?

    I have 9 fruit trees to plant, Grapes and Blue berries and this is what my weather looks like for the next ten days: (my concern is Monday) Today Apr 3 Cloudy / Wind 49 high 32 low 10% chance of precipation Sat Apr 4 Mostly Sunny 56 High 35 Low 10% chance of precipation Sun Apr 5 T-Showers...
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    what type of flower

    Thank you for the great Ideas! Pat - as of right now our run doesnt really smell just kind of looking for something that will make it look nice and smell good if it does start to smell but I still want to be able to watch my chickens! As far as soil I would say we have pretty good soil...
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    what type of flower

    I have always had veggies but never really got into flowers. I am wanting to put a flower garden around my chicken run which is about 30' by 15'. I want something with a lot of fragrance but not too tall. Any ideas?
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    My mini orchard

    did you buy dwarf trees or are they just regular fruit trees?
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    Growing onions from sets or seed?

    I hope this isnt thread hijacking or anything but I was looking at a garden planting chart and trying to find out when to plant and this is what it said about onions for my area Zone 5b. Onion (mature) 100-120 Mar 25 - Apr 15 Sept. 1-Dec. 31 300 plants or gal. sets 1 to 2 ft. 3 to 4 in. in...
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    What Are You Planting Today, This Week, This Month?

    I hope to plant my potatoes beets and a few other things on Good Friday! I cant wait! :D
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    planting seeds

    I dont have my garden completly finished yet. We had a garden last year which was about 30' X 50' and this year I will probably triple it. We would have had a bigger one last year however we didnt move into our house until June 2nd and our garden didnt get put in until about the second week...
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    mushrooms... who grows them and what kind?

    I bought a button mushroom kit for the first time this year. I started it about 15 days ago. when I got the kit it it says to level the bottom bag of compost mixture and add 3 or 4 cups of water to the second bag of dirt in a separate bowl then spread evenly over the compost mixture then cover...
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    planting seeds

    I usually buy plants from walmart, lowes, nursery's or the local amish farm but this year I ordered seeds but didnt get them started indoors yet. Is there any veggie you cant start outside from seed? I know I will have a longer wait time for harvest but I didnt know if there was anything I...
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    Spring..

    Whoo Hooo!!!! Its spring!!!! :woot :woot :woot :clap :clap :celebrate :celebrate :celebrate
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    What is your quirky way to plant potatoes?

    I am in zone 5b when do i absolutely have to have them planted by??
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    Composting...

    Thanks for all the great advice!!! :D I am going to start working on this this weekend.
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    Has anyone ordered from Burgess?

    I ordered from Gurneys too and have had GREAT service from them!
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    Has anyone ordered from Burgess?

    I placed my first order with them this year (I have NEVER ordered seeds before) and when I ordered they were SO nice. I called back 4 days later because the charge had not appeared on my bank account and they said oh your seed are getting shipped soon your charge will appear tomorrow.....It did...
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    Soil testing

    Thanks!!! :D
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    Composting...

    I have been reading a lot of your posts on composting and now I am very interested in starting my own. I did a search but couldnt find a how to start a compost pile so I hope I am not asking something someone else has already........ I have lots of chicken poop, coffee grounds, potato peels...
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    Soil testing

    this might be a dumb question but where/how do you get your soil tested? Is there at home kits or do you have to take it somewhere?
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