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  1. ducks4you

    2026, My year of Garden Narcissism

    Going offline until tomorrow. Can't afford to have This laptop fried from lightning. :hide
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    2026, My year of Garden Narcissism

    Ponies made it out to the 3 acre North Pasture. The bog at the gate finally dried up. They.are.tickled.pink.
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    Your Weather, 2026

    I plant Swiss Chard bright lites as an ornamental. We have a fast moving rainstorm coming in--saw the clouds just a few minutes ago, following me back from DD's house.
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    What plants NOT to plant

    Top Hat blueberry fall foliage.
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    What plants NOT to plant

    I really think it is TIME for this thread. I have seen Tansy seeds advertised as wonderful, AND others that nobody should ever plant.
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    Your Weather, 2026

    You punch holes in every cell before adding soil and carrot seeds. I will be doing this soon and planting in pots. I hope to avoid carrot flies.
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    Gone to the Dogs

    EVERY time I see videos about dog abuse/neglect I pat myself of the back for NEVER letting my female dogs have any puppies to saturate the pet overpopulation. Sasha gets spayed today, Tegan gets spayed June 1st.
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    Eating Well on a Budget

    Dunno. Worms love cardboard. Do you know that our North American worms are really European worms? Our native worms dig very deep and we don't often See them. All I know this year is that when you plant grocery story onions that have sprouted, they grow a Mass of roots, this group grew roots...
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    2026, My year of Garden Narcissism

    JUST when we are making plans to Sell stuff we end up buying stuff. DD's found this Armoire for $90. They drove 45 minutes one way AFTER driving from IOWA from FB Marketplace. It is 75 pounds of 20" deep, 40" wide, 65" tall cedar lined gorgeous!! My Mother's Day gift from DD's!! :love They...
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    Quotes and thoughts for the day

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    Eating Well on a Budget

    It's always good to buy in bulk, as long as you know that it will be eaten before it expires. I bought 10 lbs of King Arthur all purpose flour, exp: 2/27. Since the insects are ALL waking up I couldn't leave it in it's paper bag, so I filled up several glass containers. I finally tried out...
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    What does your garden look like today? 🌱

    After the last 3 years things have gotten away from me. DD's are helping a LOT with mowing the 5 acres and helping me to organize. They DON'T plant and they DON'T weed. Things looks better. It helps that I am potting up plants this Spring in NICE looking planters. I even bought a new ceramic...
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    2026, My year of Garden Narcissism

    IF you read my new thread about which perennials to plant and those to avoid I found several of the "good guys" for sale at Eden Bros. I also found that I earned a $25 Farm & Fleet coupon (phone email only now), so I will have to spend it tomorrow. DD's found this armoire with cedar inside, 4...
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    2026, My year of Garden Narcissism

    No luck finding any peonies for DD's. I will buy two peonys for them in Fall. There are several I saw on line that are fragrant. Also NO luck finding any more peony cages! :rant And, so...I will replace the peony cage on my middle blueberry with a large plastic coated blue tomato cage...
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    What Did You Do In The Garden?

    I weeded the front beds by the sidewalk to the house. It was preliminary bc I need to dig up and reset the broken pavers that I have used to hold back the soil. Several of them are flopped over. I have saved rebar to pound in to hold them up. We have had SO much rain recently that many...
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    Coffee

    Domestic turkeys are a sneeze away from wild turkeys and they can fly up to tree branches, which helps with predators.
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    Gone to the Dogs

    Tenma was a stray, somebody found her wandering in a field as a puppy, so YES, she has had a wonderful life. That's the best that anybody can do for their beloved dog.
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    2026, My year of Garden Narcissism

    My jobs. ToDAY I am working through them. While cleaning up the top of the garage cabinet, which has become a "catch all", I have been cleaning up dusty and dirty binders. I bought five (100 sheet) lined notebook paper sheets, FOUND a 200 sheet package (in the garage on top of the mess), and I...
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    Long flowering perennials

    BTW, Eden Bros had many of these available and recommended.
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    What plants NOT to plant

    Groundcovers to avoid. 1) Yellow Archangel 2) Snow on the Mountain 3) Periwinkle--Vinca 4) Pachysandra 5) Creeping Jenny 6) English Ivy--this will eat through the mortar on your brick house 7) Lily of the Valley--Mine has SLOWLY spread around the NW corner of the house--I think the...
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