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Winter is time to assess our beef supply. I suppose you might think that this 15 minute job should have been done sooner. Caretaking doesn't give you much extra time. I had free time yesterday. Guess I need a primer in math...:rolleyes:

Food for thought...

Don't be too quick to dismiss free animal manure. I have read some gardeners that don't want it bc there may be weeds seeds in it. So.what? Pile up your free fertilizer where you can weed it. The lack of herbicides and pesticides, like you would find in my horse's manure is worth not poisoning...

Garlic Two years in a row I didn't get it planted in the beds. DH got his cancer diagnosis early November and I lost my window to plant. I started my 2025 garlic harvest in two sets of starter cells with plastic gardening cells on the porch. I realized that they didn't have enough room for...

Part of my healing is to jump in the deep gardening pool end. We are in the grip of cold and snow that has lingered here for weeks, which doesn't always happen on my property. DD took these photos of property and hoar frost as she drove home yesterday. I gave my DD my garage spot and garage...

HERE are more details. Many new to this site may not be interested in reading further. REDDIT has a link with testimonials of family who witnessed their loved one dying of this horrible disease, and we will probably post one soon, too. I wish I could say that Hospice was helpful. I am very...

James Carlton Dedman, June 23, 1948 to February 1, 2026, RIP These will be my last posts on this thread. My friends here have been so supportive and I will never forget your kindnesses. I will post here what I wrote to a friend who emailed me after the crematorium posted an obituary on...

DD wants one of these:

I am adding to this thread bc I took purchased parsley, dehydrated it and I have it stored in a 1/2 pint canning jar, with a cheapo plain lid labelled. I need to learn how/where to grow herbs indoors, which is difficult with cats. DD has been buying fresh herbs for cooking, then she doesn't use...

DH is becoming nonverbal, slipping fast, not been able to post, but I thought you might enjoy this photo of Sasha and GS.

https://modernfarmer.com/2025/12/december-cold-frame-hoop-house/

Ironically, I gardened yesterday. January thaw and warm and dry outside. DD's forgot to plant some of their bulbs, so I had an area north of my garage that had loose soil, and good nighttime garage lighting. I planted: 25 Queen of the Night purple tulips ~35 small red and yellow tulip bulbs 60...

Finished on December 23rd. I had to get a tension rod for a curtain to protect the window. HOPEFULLY, I will be able to save up for a new window that is waterproof in the future. It is recommended to clean ONLY with vinegar, so I am keeping a spray bottle of this on the top right. Yes, the...

Here is documentation of my new shower. First is after the old tub was taken out. They wrongly measured the base, had to custom order it, so I got a 2nd corner shelving unit for freebies. Haven't used the seat yet, but the base is 5'8" wide. Started on December 9th...

DH is still with us, day 61 and counting. Youngest DD has opted to sleep over every night. She DOESN't like my coffee--too weak. Her brewing floats like the Dead Sea--we do not agree, so on the weekends I make it super strong and cut it in 1/2 with water. Today I didn't bother making new...

Shower is now complete. There are things still to do. The old tiled bath shelf stuck out 2 inches and when the guy tiled the bathroom years ago, he worked around it. Suffice, there is a 2"x10" gap with exposed wood. DD intends to cut and shove in a piece from the old rubber bath mat until we...

We have had the very worst December weather in memory. 2 weeks ago it snowed, then got bitterly cold-- -10 degrees F -- then more snow. Today it warmed up and poured, so everything is soup. It's going to boomerang back to cold and snowy. Even in past Januarys we haven't had the mess we now have...

Shower bottom was 1 1/2 inches too short. Rescheduled for December 23rd. DH (still ALIVE, but not for much longer) won't get to enjoy it. He has left me with 4 new appliances and a brand new tub to shower changeout. I guess me and 3 DD's will enjoy it.

2 degrees F above when I took the puppy out at 1:30AM last night. Moderating some, heated hose IS still working, by next Wednesday we will hit our average high of 40 degrees F.

Mild, then we skip to full blown winter. Snow for the weekend, but almost 60 degrees today. NO predictions far enough out to know if we get back to mild. :hit