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  1. Shades-of-Oregon

    :welcome Nice to see ya. :thumbsup:love🤠

    :welcome Nice to see ya. :thumbsup:love🤠
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    Some of the flowers in my house -

    Some flowers blooming in my garden.
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    Gone to the Dogs

    Ready to play ball? This big ball has a easy carry handle. Like shopping around for a playmate carrying her own ball.
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    Garden humor thread..

    Adore the flower suits… 😂
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    Ducks ALIVE in 2025!

    @ducks4you thank you so very much. Great advice and you’re absolutely correct . The compact tractor ‘gently used is worth a lot more than I expected. Sendings blessings your way.
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    Garden humor thread..

    😀Very good potting soil arrangement made with your dog. I have a few of those soil fur shedders too‼️ Never thought of it that way. Thanx for the gardening tip.
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    Ducks ALIVE in 2025!

    @ducks4you I am very appreciative of all your suggestions and time you have taken to respond. Everyone is different and a resolution to a solution is different for everyone. Joints are always my issue and so glad to see your doing so well after your joint surgery. 🙏🏽 I am planning on selling...
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    Ducks ALIVE in 2025!

    Pic of gas tank set up. Pump handle the three blue 55 gallon gas barrels
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    Ducks ALIVE in 2025!

    Exactly what I use for diesel. They are battery op. It’s lifting the tank to use them and tripping down to the gas station to fill them with diesel fuel lifting in and out of the car then trecjing Bach home lift to tre]actor.. Shoulder /neck issues to much for me to lift. I am 77 years old and...
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    Hello, im from Indiana

    :welcome Al the soil was hard pack clay soil here to. I gave up trying the amend the soil since my garden is a few acres. I began to have dump truck loads of mushroom compost delivered for built up beds. Years later it’s all good .
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    Bitters

    Several recipes online also with different ingredients to choose from. All a matter of testing out to pleaze the individuals taste buds. 😃
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    Ducks ALIVE in 2025!

    Yes and I can not lift those huge tanks any more to fill them at the gas station. I have auto pump batteries op to fill the tractor tank but I still have to lift the diesel fuel to fill the diesel tractor. I have three 55gallon barrels with pumps of gasoline fuel set up with typical gas pump...
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    Ducks ALIVE in 2025!

    My rider tractor goes to the shop next week for a major tune up. It’s still under warrantee. I have put 198 miles on it since last May 2024.. Changesd the oil 2x’s and cleaned to gas and carb filter. But I cannot get the oil filter off it machined on by the factory and that is a tough one to...
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    Ducks ALIVE in 2025!

    Beautiful roses ****s. And yes there is an easier way to post pics from your iPhone. Check to see of your iPhone is pared to your pics in your media used to store pics. That is an important factor. What I do when I’m stumped by computer issues I ask Siri how to do so and so with the media...
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    Firefly Petunia

    I had Firefly petunias a couple years ago. They are an interesting plant and read about this process years ago and finally they are available . This special variety uses genes from bioluminescent mushrooms (like Neonothopanus nambi). 🍄‍🟫 These mushrooms produce light through a natural process...
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    Bitters

    That sounds really yummy. Also maybe bittersweet aperitif with Orange , Rosemary and rhubarb is a spritz alcohol free or whatever makes your boat float.
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    Which Plant Do You Recommend Every Gardener Try Growing at Least Once?

    I agree roses are easy as long as they are not hybrid tea’s which seem to have difficulty with black spot. In my zone 8b hybrid tea roses can be tricky and agree how difficult they are to grow. However, I have several shrub roses, mini roses and climbing roses that do very well in zone 8b in...
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    Funny Business

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    My container pond/water garden

    You should be good to go. With that size water container this season maybe in another a larger container will be needed as the root grows larger. They like soggy wet clay soils under water levels.,Keep water still water lilies don’t like movement. Also there are some efficient fertilizers made...
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