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There's some old wife's tale about the # of fog days in August that translates to Snow days in January. ❄️ https://www.farmersalmanac.com/like-snow-count-the-number-of-fogs

Before you buy, find out How tall these trees will grow. Some trees will top off at 40 ft tall, and they could land on your roof during a bad storm. :eek: Doesn't matter what sort of trees that your want, I would suggest a cultivar of the same species. For example, my Magnolia Jane is a...

I still keep 4 goldfish in a 10 gal. tank. The cats keep drinking the water by the filter, and every week some evaporates. I am not at all surprised that the water was 1/2 gone. Right now, I fill up a big pitcher of water that has been double filtered, through the whole house filter and our...

Just Lovely!! :love

Happy Birthday, Dirt Mechanic!!! Pull up a garden chair and rest a spell.

They Help, but you have to tie them to fencing or staking right next to the roots--use the handle for that--and monitor them to keep them filled. Tiny holes means slow dripping right below the jug where it won't evaporate, and hopefully right above the roots. Jugs work well to fill right after...

2025 has become "Ducks the 'garden lurker' ". EVERYBODY has beautiful pictures of their harvests, or to be harvests. SO.Jelly!! :hit I had to scoop out the ONE pepper I started from seed bc I had it in an old horse water bucket, NO drainage, and the recent rains had filled it up, so it was...

I only see hummingbirds when my Rose of Sharon are blooming.

CONGRATULATIONS!! You Always post such good photos!! :hugs

Halloween-ween, one "ween," stuff is out for sale. I picked these up yesterday at Cracker Barrel, 99 cents/each. One cat is a black witch, the other is a mummy. https://shop.crackerbarrel.com/home-furniture/kitchen-dining/salt-pepper-shakers/witch-cat-mini-pepper-shaker/883101...

Good news! Tomorrow's high--83 degrees F! Then, a good week of low 80's and high 70's. LR AC goes off tonight. :weee:weee:weee

This year I didn't get mine set up, BUT, I keep My drip hoses away from the grass lines. I Do have to move the water hoses hooked up to them every time that I mow. Also, my plan this year was to tie up milk jugs--in my case distilled water jugs--with holes made from a fork at the bottom, keep...

I managed to water my 7 hot pepper plants outside of the front door. I pulled 3 weeds trying to grow there. They all look very good. I also watered my big pot of tomatoes and peppers. They all look very good, too. I also watered the composter, where most of the stuff had dried out. I had...

Speaking of washloads, I have a rant--we replaced an old washer with a newer one, and the sensors won't let me use the warm or hot cycles. Repairman told me that If I tried to do this again, the washer would break. :somad:somad:somad:rant:rant:rant I had problems with the washer this week. I...

I have Chosen to enjoy being stuck indoors, where I am forced to find meaningful activities like: 1) putting away the washload promptly 2) making the bed correctly every day 3) organizing my dresser drawers 4) organizing my bedroom closet 5) saying "thank you for your service" to clothes I...

FINALLY!! RAIN!! :weee :weee :weee I couldn't sleep, looked out the bedroom window at 11:30PM and saw lighting, did my nightly trek to the kitchen to clean up some dishes, then watched a nice downpour through my kitchen windows. Woke up this morning ~8:30ish, and saw More rain, this time...

Me thinks you reply with your phone too much--TOO easy to misspell and/or have your phone insert the wrong word! :gig

So...it was 6 years ago that I grew a successful sweet corn harvest. Thank you FB. The black blob is my tow wagon. The red blob? anybody's guess...