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  1. ducks4you

    Funny Business

    What emotions do trees feel every Spring? Re-leaf
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    Garden Hose End Protection From Corrosion or Lime Scale

    It is a little bit stiff. I liked the idea of not screwing on and rescrewing hoses on and off of my faucets, which I thought might corrode or strip them.
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    Concerned About Growing Old?

    Sorry, don't remember the old phones. I can just tell you that the entire Chicago/suburban phone area had a "312" prefix. In the 1980's they started issuing other prefixes, but Chicago proper kept it. Dunno how long this will last with the plethora of cell phones. As an aside, a Brit mystery...
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    Ducks ALIVE in 2025!

    https://modernfarmer.com/2025/01/growing-corn-in-the-desert-no-irrigation-required/
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    Ducks ALIVE in 2025!

    https://modernfarmer.com/2025/04/agricultural-pest-back/
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    Ducks ALIVE in 2025!

    I planted literally 72 seeds in a 72 cell flat, over a gro mat, under a gro light and underneath is the lid acting as a water source bc I just keep it pretty full, and on top is a 12 inch high dome. Most have sprouted Basically I have created a greenhouse for them. Since I don't have multiple...
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    A Seed Saver's Garden

    Gotta admit, no bears HERE!! I am watching your seed starting. :pop You are Much more of a seed starting expert than me. It's just that normally tomatoes are so gosh darn easy, I don't worry about them. Right now I planted literally 72 seeds in a 72 cell flat, over a gro mat, under a gro...
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    What are you canning now?

    @Finnie , you DO KNOW that you can write on the lids with a Sharpie? I recycle metal, so I wash the lids after I remove them--we all know that they will only seal Once--and it takes scrubbing to remove the marker, so it lasts. ANYWAY VERY NICE JOB CANNING!!! :love
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    What Did You Do In The Garden?

    Cut down weeds, now ready for 2D4 around my firepit. Cleaned out and dumped most of the firepit ashes. Pulled up 2024 weeds, including some burdock and dumped in the firepit. Lopped off some of the rambling blackberries. My yellow knockout rose is still alive and doing ok. The other red rose...
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    New member 1st post

    :welcome From Central Illinois. Be sure to put your general location--Middle Michigan--with your avatar bc I will forget where you live once you start posting. UHHHHHH!!!!! One MORE bean lover.....:th:th:th...
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    Spring Tulips

    There are literally thousands of different colors and petal combinations for tulips, and, they came from Turkey AND were, for a short time Dutch currency.
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    Garden Hose End Protection From Corrosion or Lime Scale

    Also, I bought 3 of these in the last few years. I have my hose attached to it instead of the faucet.
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    Ducks ALIVE in 2025!

    https://www.latestconsumerreports.com/top-earthing-bed-sheets?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_content=earthing&utm_campaign=EarthingSheets-US%2FCA%2FAU&utm_term=grounding%20bed%20sheet&campaignId=521705861&adGroupId=1322714908451625&feedItemId=&targetId=kwd-82670862631849:loc-190&matchType=e&n...
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    TEG Prayer Chain

    UPDATE: CT Scan seems to indicate a mass on the entire right side of her nose. We still await the results of Monday's biopsy. Vet suggested making an appt with the U of Wisconsin Veterinary Oncology, so Eva is Scheduled for June 9th. The cost is more than I can afford, less than I expected. I...
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    Ducks ALIVE in 2025!

    Actually, there were deeper spindles, more like this one: https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/tables/side-tables/english-drop-leaf-gate-leg-table/id-f_740038/ which sold for~$800 REGARDLESS, she got a steal on this one. I have had to convince her to get rid of the table now in the craft room...
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    Ducks ALIVE in 2025!

    Youngest DD got into an auction in her town and won a STEAL. ANY DR table would have been a Good buy for $20, but this looks very much like what she won. NO chips, just a couple of minor coffee cup stains.
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    Garden humor thread..

    https://www.riphil.org/blog/the-story-behind-debussy-s-prelude-to-the-afternoon-of-a-faun
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    Garden humor thread..

    Debussy never said what "Prelude to the The Afternoon of a Faun" really Meant, just that the Faun was having a good time.
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    Ducks ALIVE in 2025!

    I must have created a very good over wintering environment. I have had several true ladybugs--not the asian ones--crawling all OVER my inside plants for the past 2 months.
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    Hey all! :)

    :welcome from Central Illinois. Be sure to put your general location--Arizona-- with your avatar. Once your start posting I will forget where you live. Love the orange rose, too!!
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