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  1. ducks4you

    2026, My year of Garden Narcissism

    LOVE Muppets!!! Thanks @flowerbug!! :hugs
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    Your Weather, 2026

    Light snow, high of 53 today, winds 10-20 mph. DEFINITELY March.
  3. ducks4you

    Hello all!

    Be sure to put your general location so that I know what zone you live in. You haven't mentioned it yet, and my back yard is probably different than yours. :welcome
  4. ducks4you

    Your Weather, 2026

    Snow is melting, even though it hasn't topped 32 degrees. Snow expected overnight, then we top off above 50 degrees F, so ALL of it will melt tomorrow. Fed ponies early, got cat litter boxes cleaned and litter bagged up and thrown in the street garbage can, along with the other bags including...
  5. ducks4you

    2026, My year of Garden Narcissism

    I think there is a song to accompany this...
  6. ducks4you

    Garden humor thread..

    Twelfth Night is So much Fun!
  7. ducks4you

    2026, My year of Garden Narcissism

    I made a new dish Saturday, which I am calling Chicken Goulash. Started with 2 pints of the chicken broth I made last week, 3 days worth of cooking down chicken with bones, fresh thyme, parsley and sage from my fridge top herb garden, then: carrots, potatoes, celery, onion, dehydrated garlic...
  8. ducks4you

    A Seed Saver's Garden

    :hugs:hugs:hugs I feel for you. When we did our unsanctioned Cruise driving excursion to White Horse (from Skagway--very long drive, very long land day), we ate at a nice place and the waitress told us that the government won't let anybody use ANY WEAPON against bears--totally illegal. Makes...
  9. ducks4you

    Your Weather, 2026

    Well, we survived. There was an 800 mile squall line that produced tornadoes from Texas to Michigan last night. We had >50 mph winds and a torrent of rain to start with, no hail. My property was sandwiched between 2 lines of tornadoes--TWS didn't actually identify them BUT my phone alarm went...
  10. ducks4you

    Best Composting Tips

    LIke the video says, cardboard is a Temporary, non poisonous layer. Weed seeds sit under the surface. When somebody tills up the soil, they pull up the weed seeds, the soil fragments and pools together becoming less friable and you get a weed explosion. MY weed problems are different mostly bc...
  11. ducks4you

    2026, My year of Garden Narcissism

    I cannot Possibly go to this, but I thought to post it anyway for those of you near Westminster Cathedral. https://westminstercathedral.org.uk/stabatmater/ They are performing one of my absolute favorite pieces, this Wednesday, March 18th. Ralph Vaughan Williams’s Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas...
  12. ducks4you

    2026, My year of Garden Narcissism

    :hugs :hugs :hugs With ALL of the spiritual attack going on, with This one I caught a break. We switched to State Farm many years ago, after I saw in court how they fought for their customers. My total fees for this will be <$200, $100 deductible and extra towing fee (for my rural location.) I...
  13. ducks4you

    2026, My year of Garden Narcissism

    Couldn't decide between the dog or cat thread, so here is Tegan and Lynx, "The Lion shall lay down with the Lamb," so to speak.
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    2026, My year of Garden Narcissism

    :love Yes, critters are keeping me busy. Good thing that I have two cars. Driving home from DD's house Wednesday night, came over the top of a hill and hit a raccoon. :eek: Stupid low to the ground Avalon and fiberglass, 14 inches smacked off right Under the bumper, which I dragged 5 miles to...
  15. ducks4you

    What Did You Do In The Garden?

    Been cleaning up Tegan plops...with my metal stall rake...depositing with used bedding under a fenceline OVER cardboard.
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    2026, My year of Garden Narcissism

    Poor Tegan. She Is housetrained, but she has been asking to go out sometimes 3x in a row to do...nothing. So, she spent 90 minutes in her crate this morning to think about it. Eva would sometimes sneak downstairs to the basement and leave me a mess to clean up and dogs sense of smell is...
  17. ducks4you

    Quiz: 7 Surprising Things Hiding in Your Kitchen That Your Garden Will Love

    I have watched a LOT of gardening videos and many tell you the same about what won't break down. THAT isn't true. Egg shells Will break down, but it doesn't happen fast. I saw a gardening program featuring High Mowing Seed Company. Owner, who lives near the Atlantic Ocean, turns in clam...
  18. ducks4you

    The drive ...

    My youngest DD has a mental block with cardinal directions. I often give those to her sister to translate.
  19. ducks4you

    2026, My year of Garden Narcissism

    Serious rain this week! I decided to keep ponies in their dry but high and needing to be stripped stalls for another day. Ran the rake along the fronts of their stalls, which are made out of round pen panels and deposited 3 wheelbarrow's full on the south side of the cistern. I hope to...
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