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    Michigan

    TV weather from Grand Rapids is saying the area around Saganaw got almost eight inches of rain, but it was mostly soaking in because the ground was so dry. I don'tt understand that, seems like it would flood anyway. I'm glad your pond filled up. You have an irrigation pump and hose system ? I...
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    Michigan

    So now u know. The secret to gardening during hot, which is good, dry, which isn't, is have someone reliable .water the garden. See, its no secret at all. I had trouble for ever trying to grow watermellon. Last year I gave it a supreem effort, even grew them just 10 feet from the deck. Watered...
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    Michigan

    IT is a great garden, the best Ive ever had. Irrigation is provided by the owner. He runs 4 to 6 inch pipes to the fields and has large impulse sprinklers, and a well powered by one of his tractors, runs it when soil gets too dry.... usually. Far more consistant than I have ever been. I used to...
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    Michigan

    From Rodales Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening, As is much of what I "know" practice. Sorta quoted, but not quite. ....... if yousee a head begining to split, give it a half twist to break SOME of the roots and retard growth.... harvest by cutting off at root with a sharp knife and let it grow...
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    Michigan

    Went to garden yesterday bout four pm. Kinda dry, supposed to be irrigated, but sometimes the sprinklers get goofed up. Bryan, son and a friend of his picked green beans, tomatoes, Kohlrabbi, radishes, swiss chard, summer straight and crooked neck squash, zuccinni, and twisted a cabbage so it...
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    Michigan

    You newlyweds ! ;)
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    Michigan

    I run zuccinni through the food processor, sometimes it'sblanched before freezing, sometimes not.. Doesn't seem to make much difference. It's always mushy. The nature of the beast. I use in casaroles, and in place of spagetti. Chickens like it too. Pullad a droopy squash this mornin and found...
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    Michigan

    Hi, It's raining in Montague, Should say was raining here. Had a fwe clapps of thunder but just a sprinkle of water. Have had to use the chlorinated city stuff at home to hydrate the berries anf flowers. I hate that. Apparently not enough to repair the irrigation pump/well in the back...
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    Michigan

    That's such an exciting and, though I can't for the life of me figure out why, exciting event. Birds have been doing it for quite some time. ha ha.
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    Michigan

    Morning, About strawberries; I did some reading a couple years ago. Here's a summary. There are June berrers and everberring. I purchased 25 of each. Or 25 ever-- & 50 June Cant remember. ( So much for the reliability of this post Picked flowers off the June bearers and let the...
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    Michigan

    I have a list of the things I planned to plant, and two or three,( three) plots with planned spacing and plants all in rows. This year I'm renting three garden spaces so thought I would set it all up on paper before planting anything. Plan I did, and in transfering from paper to garden the plan...
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    Michigan

    I'm bob from Montague, retired, gardened for years, 77 yrs old. Never thought when Dad forced me to weed in the garden so many years ago that I would spend so much time loving to garden. Found out there is more to it than weeding I guess. Looked at this site because it was recommended by...
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