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    Anybody here grow blueberries?

    Blueberries need sun at least I-10 hours in full sun and have beautiful red to orange fall color leaves . They also do well in acid soil 7.5 ph. Check your soil ph for optimal growth and berry production. Blueberries require a certain number of chill hours (hours below 45°F) during the dormant...
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    Coffee

    A lot of classes and knowledge is required to be a judge. I went to horticulture and flower school with my garden club. It took years of classes and many many state fairs thruout the state and local state and garden shows to learn about the importance of each veggie, flower , tree and shrubs...
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    Your Weather, 2025

    Just checked the drought area map for Oregon.. Portland is in a severe drought. It’s a very dry summer since climate change it has been dryer in July thru September . In fact the state of Oregon has a new season map called ‘Wildfire Season’. We are in a higher danger zone and fire insurance...
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    Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

    Casablanca and Stargazer lilies. Always bloom every august and don’t they smell lovely‼️
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    Coffee

    Rhodie Ranch beautiful flowers , great variety. Looks like your entries are couple of winners .🏆
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    Your Weather, 2025

    Yeah we had rain in Oregon . A rarity in august. We really needed rain. It has helped the hundreds of firefights fighting 3 major wildfires. H72F, L42F . Light rain all day.
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    Lovely Summer Flowers

    Beautiful flowers you got ther in your garden @digit’S . Very nice ole factory too , lilies always add a touch of class in the garden. 🙌
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    Your Weather, 2025

    :thumbsup Tonite and tomorrow rain predicted. Hope we get some rain.The pastures are so dry & very dusty with each step sending up a powdery dust so light it flies up from the ground like bees on a pump handle.
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    Lovely Summer Flowers

    Casablanca and Stargazer lilies. Hydrangeas
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    Ducks ALIVE in 2025!

    Ducks 4u great job . Even with 2 knee replacement surgeries you’re doing great 👍. Proud of your courage and following doc’s advice by doing the things you can do and not worrying about the things you can’t.‼️🤠
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    Funny Business

    Judging from the pony horse advertisement above… “Alrighty then little pony. That’s a mighty fancy silver saddle you have on”.🤠
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    Coffee

    Yes we have weasels, chipmunks, moles , voles, gophers, ground squirrels, mice , rats, owls, condors, hawks, bobcats, opossums, raccoons and coyotes . Phew… I have seen them all. And trapped a few raccoons that have picked on my cats. However skunks I never have seen one around here. They are...
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    Concerned About Growing Old?

    Great bio defense… 😉
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    Coffee

    Oh this internet and computer stuff is frustrating , I am so tired of the whole kit and kabodal. We don’t have fiber optic here and the issue can be tricky to use alternate services when lines and electricity are out . We can go to other networks in the area that offer a secondary service when...
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    Salal Mead

    Luv mead pie..
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