2026, My year of Garden Narcissism

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I found it--Hypericum berries, and I Could grow them. Hard to tell if any fertilization took place.

 

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Sooo....you know that hardy rosemary that I bought last Fall? Rosemary can't make it through my winters.
It slowly died by the left side of my kitchen sink. I wasn't able to get to the post office and it looked pretty sad when I finally picked it up, then I let it sit potbound...it was a recipe for plant death!
DD's were polite and never said anything as they walked by it. I finally had to put it to rest. Youngest DD said she would buy me a new one. I tt her bc they only had 2 in stock and another supplier was OOS, so I ordered it.
i abHOR ordering Anything that ships USPS, but this one will be shipping UPS to the house.
It is ok in zone 6. I am on the northern End of zone 6, so I might offer it some protection.
Rosemary IS, after all, a Mediterranean plant. MAYBE I will pot it, grow it on the south side of the house, then move the pot to the east side of the house for protection, like I did for my now 14 ft all dwarf Magnolia.
I have a pot with sprouted onions on my enclosed porch doing quite well and that might be a good overwintering spot for the rosemary. I might try cuttings, too...
Here's where I found it.

Greenwood Nursery | Online Plants Nursery for Garden Beauty

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How I would like to send some of my rosemary and lavender.

As I have often said, I am the worst ever gardener that ever graced this wonderful site. But thankfully my rosemary and lavender plants took great pity on me and remains with me to this day.

 

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Allow me to vent...DD's helped me set up autopay for a few vendors, and to help with my new accounts, since we all went to the Bank 2 weeks ago to take Jim's name off of them. As I make my phone calls, one is to cancel my INet services, which has been costing me $175.00/month. We also went to Verizon same day to update the contact for That account. They offered me a brand new modem, very good service, $45.00/month.
As I wait on hold with Frontier, I will have to pay them >$189 to pay for the bill due on the 18th and to close out the account.
If my math is correct: 175 - 45 = $130 Less/month
I am being charged an additional $14 to close out this account, so I will be paying $189.36 + 45 = $234.36 for my Internet in February. They have not given me a new modem in 26 years, maybe they did once.
I have NEVER gotten a call or mailing offering me a Better deal, but, when the clerk asked me why I was cancelling, I was offered INet for $29/month.
The service has never been good.
Glad to see the back end of them!

 

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Allow me to vent...DD's helped me set up autopay for a few vendors, and to help with my new accounts, since we all went to the Bank 2 weeks ago to take Jim's name off of them. As I make my phone calls, one is to cancel my INet services, which has been costing me $175.00/month. We also went to Verizon same day to update the contact for That account. They offered me a brand new modem, very good service, $45.00/month.
As I wait on hold with Frontier, I will have to pay them >$189 to pay for the bill due on the 18th and to close out the account.
If my math is correct: 175 - 45 = $130 Less/month
I am being charged an additional $14 to close out this account, so I will be paying $189.36 + 45 = $234.36 for my Internet in February. They have not given me a new modem in 26 years, maybe they did once.
I have NEVER gotten a call or mailing offering me a Better deal, but, when the clerk asked me why I was cancelling, I was offered INet for $29/month.
The service has never been good.
Glad to see the back end of them!

Boy these companies just cannot take enough advantage of people

 

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DD has a few ideas and I wll be trying them, IN the meantime I plan to clean underneath 2 of my barn pallets today and spread them on some bare earth in the lawn. MOST horse owners prefer 1st cutting, but I like 3rd cutting bc it is Full of seeds. I have also gotten in the habit of cleaning up after Tegan so nobody walks on any of it and tracks it in. Even the muddy mat won't help that!
I think you'all know that this thread will be full of minutiae. DD's and I did swapsies yesterday--a full but old roll of duct tape for a roll of masking tape. I already have blue painter's tape. I Need the duct tape for my winter sowing and I will be prepping more sowing jugs today.
...minutiae...full of spelling lessons, too...

 

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I am spending my down time on YouTube and watching This guy:

Baumgartner Fine Art Restoration

Second generation conservation studio in business for over 35 years, using only the finest techniques and materials.

baumgartnerfineartrestoration.com

Jim wouldn't have cared to watch these, so they are very safe for me.

 

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Companion planting for squashes.
1) nasturtium
2) marigolds
3) radish
4) mint
5) dill
6) Blue Hubbard Squash, plant a few weeks before zucchini
When full, chop it at the base and burn.