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Onions and leeks are in and tomorrow will be the Brassica seedlings. Tomato "Kozy Coats" are out and warming the ground so next week will be setting out time.
Too early yet for tender plants but greenhouse is busy. Cherries and Plums are flowering, Apples nearly at bud break, Just hope the freezing weather keeps off but could still get a dump of snow and hard frost before June.
Time now to soak and sort some stamps I reckon.
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"Time now to soak and sort some stamps I reckon."
You going swimming with Dave?
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No I reckon he wants all the beers for himself, and it's a heck of a walk to get there.
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I've got my potatoes in, and just planted my peas.
There is nothing better than going into the garden, pulling a couple of pods and having the fresh raw peas. A great way to start the day in the summer.
Over the next few days the carrots, turnips and more potatoes will be planted.
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Brechinite, I'll agree with that, neeps, tatties and curran, half way to a good grouse stew.
Still to cold here of a night and ground hasn't really warmed up yet. Last night was minus 2c.
Fresh veg is so different to supermarket food. I'm sure they play football with the spuds here.
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We're trying an experiment with celery. Cut off the bottom 3 inches from a fresh celery stalk we bought at the store. Put it in a bowl of water. When the roots started to grow, and new stalks were about 3 inches tall (yes it starts to grow), it was transferred to a pot with soil. They say it takes six months for a celery stalk to grow to harvest size. We shall see.
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Planting anything in my yard is pretty much just feeding the deer!
My gardens out front are all deer resistant plants. And if they get desperate the deer will eat them anyway!
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Kudos to all who turn the ground with an expectation of return. Vegetable gardens are ALOT OF WORK!
Ernie
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I have high hopes this year - planted seeds for those pumpkins that get 100 pounds or more. Have always wanted to grow a really big pumpkin. Also put in some kohlrabi and they have already sprouted.
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Sally, when the big one starts to grow put a pallet underneath and it will make moving it easier. Grew Kohlrabi a few years ago but not overly impressed, but am growing Okra again this year, pretty flowers and great in curries.
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Two of my favorite foods; curries, and leek & potato soup!
just simmerin'....
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How is it no matter how careful you are when lifting potatoes, you always leave some behind and they grow through your other veg the next year!!
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Sheepshanks,
Thanks for the advice! Hadn't thought about putting something under it - that will really help when it comes time to bring it up to the house.
Hoping they grow. I know it will take a lot of water and have five 50-gallon rain barrels already full. It has been raining here for four days so I won't have to water for a while. Will post an update when they sprout!
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No veggie garden here, but the Mrs. has her flower garden on the local tour this year. That means I have exactly thee more weekends to finish all of the heavy yard chores I've been putting off... 
And unfortunately, that cuts into my stamping time. 
-Steve
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Well a break in the lousy weather so managed to get the spuds earthed up for the second time, about 220 feet of row, back is feeling it a bit, must be getting old.
Weeds will be hoed off tomorrow when the sun is supposed to warm us up a bit.
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Very nice Vic. That's alot of work for sure. There is a special satisfaction in eating a plate of food that you coaxed out of the ground. God bless. Ernie
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Thanks Ernie, helps to keep me a little fitter and not fatter, everything is so slow this year cool nights and too much moisture in the ground (and my basement). It beats supermarket food any day. Picked the first strawberries today, currants and gooseberries coming along nicely, though the latter are tiny compared to the English ones but make a good jam.
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Hi Everyone;
A couple of my favorite things to grow are; edible pod snow peas, and dill pickles. Just use a six foot high by 30 foot long chicken wire fence. Then plant one on each side. Water and occasional weeding is much easier and less work. I usually have to pick at least every other day. If I pick the pickels when small they make for a crisper dill when done.
Favorite flowers to grow are hollyhocks just outside of the windows. Then I can watch the butterflies and hummingbirds coming to feed. I love those old vintage types of flowers like Grandma used to love too.
Love them homemade dills tho....
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Sheepshanks,
That is an awesome garden! And an awesome view as well....
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Thanks Sally, been out with the hoe today, strawberry patch on right of potatoes will have to be dug up this year and re-done it's full of thistle, mallow and dandelion.
How are your pumpkins doing?
Kale, collards, swiss chard just through as are the swedes, carrots, beet but no sign of the parsnips yet. French beans and peas are ok and pole beans just sprouting. Onions, leeks and garlic doing ok. Cabbage and broccoli ok so long as I chase the chickens away.
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It seems we keep a plant garden to feed the deer.
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My pumpkins are doing well. Have four vines that are going strong with several sets of leaves. Haven't needed to water for over a week as we have had rain every other day for a while now. No blooms yet but it is early.
The kohlrabi is also doing well, almost a foot tall.
It's fun to try new things but I have them fenced off to keep the deer from eating them. They have never bothered the pumpkin/gourd vines but don't know if they would mow off the kohlrabi or not.
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Sally, how are the pumpkins doing? Do we have a picture and have you a weight yet or are they still growing?
Our garden got hit by frost last week so goodbye to all the tender stuff. Lots of squash now in an outhouse but still cabbages, collards, kale, swiss chard, carrots, swede and leeks out in the ground but will have to come in soon.
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One of my sons was playing around with sample seeds that he received in the mail last spring. One pack was of Egyptian spinach. That plant grows to be about ten feet tall, and is a skinny stalk with tear-drop type leaves that are edible.
He also planted miniature corn, but it got killed from too much water from all the rain from Hurricane Harvey.
He has several eggplant plants, but every time the fruit starts to grow, a squirrel steals it. A hawk has moved into the neighborhood. I startled it one morning last week when I went outside. It had caught a rat and flew off with it in its talons. Maybe it'll keep the squirrel and rat populations in check. There used to be an owl that would catch the rodents, but I haven't seen it in a while.
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Well I won't need a forklift to move my pumpkins but the tractor will come in handy. Ended up with two out of four making it to a decent size (had a little problem with squash bugs and bees on one vine). The biggest one is about 2 feet in across and maybe 2.5 feet tall - haven't tried to move it yet as the vines are still green. The other one is just a normal size pumpkin. Both are a beautiful mottled orange with yellow spots. Been getting lots of rain but I don't know if they get enough sunshine to grow to the huge size as stated on the seed packet. It's been fun watching them grow. Will try to get some photos on SOR this weekend.
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Sally, Linus is watching your pumpkin patch!
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Here is a picture of my patch back 12th. Sept. before the frost.
Pumpkins in foreground, with Orange "Potimarron" squash behind and some green Spaghetti squash in the background.
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Those pumpkins are beautiful and healthy looking. You definitely have a talent for growing things.
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Trying to upload photos - this is what eats all my hostas.... She just stood up after sleeping in one of my flower gardens (about 20 feet from my deck).
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It's bigger than it appears but not as big as I hoped (probably a blessing).
I really like the coloration - have never grown one that wasn't solid orange.
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Have succeeded in growing some elongated kohlrabi - at least they taste good!
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Pumpkins looking good Sally, mine are in the shed hoping they will continue to go yellow. Our dog keeps the deer away but he hides when the timber wolves come around and keeps the coyotes away, though they try and call him out.
Grew Kohlrabi a couple of years ago but not keen on the taste, do manage to grow Okra and like it's pretty flowers, good enough for the flower garden with the benefit of edible seed pods.
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In our area, Hostas are one of the plants deer do not eat.
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I wonder why they don't eat your hostas. Here I have to fence them off just like a vegetable garden if I want to have any with leaves or blooms. They eat the hostas all the way to the ground. They don't eat a lot of other flowers though so I have adapted, and they have to find other things to eat.
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"I wonder why they don't eat your hostas. "
They ate mine! I had very nice hostas the length of my pool patio. They thrived since the deer couldn't get inside the pool enclosure. I replaced the fence this summer, and had to move the fence up closer to the patio concrete. That put the hostas outside the fence and since then, they are all eaten down to the stalks.
I will dig them up and move them in the spring.
Deer won't eat lambs ear. So I have those planted in all the places where I would have hostas in the front yard. They are thriving unmolested.
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Deer also don't eat daylilies, irises, peonies, marigolds, or coneflowers. Our neighbors have dogs so that drives the deer our way.
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Finally a day without a chill NE wind, so decided to get the seed Potatoes planted, 150 or so trowel dug holes later I've got them all planted. Five different varieties so plenty of choice in a few months time. Now to keep an eye out for the Colorado beetles, hopefully they will go to the commercial growers fields and give my plot a miss.
Onions and leeks are in and tomorrow will be the Brassica seedlings. Tomato "Kozy Coats" are out and warming the ground so next week will be setting out time.
Too early yet for tender plants but greenhouse is busy. Cherries and Plums are flowering, Apples nearly at bud break, Just hope the freezing weather keeps off but could still get a dump of snow and hard frost before June.
Time now to soak and sort some stamps I reckon.
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I've got my potatoes in, and just planted my peas.
There is nothing better than going into the garden, pulling a couple of pods and having the fresh raw peas. A great way to start the day in the summer.
Over the next few days the carrots, turnips and more potatoes will be planted.
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Brechinite, I'll agree with that, neeps, tatties and curran, half way to a good grouse stew.
Still to cold here of a night and ground hasn't really warmed up yet. Last night was minus 2c.
Fresh veg is so different to supermarket food. I'm sure they play football with the spuds here.
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We're trying an experiment with celery. Cut off the bottom 3 inches from a fresh celery stalk we bought at the store. Put it in a bowl of water. When the roots started to grow, and new stalks were about 3 inches tall (yes it starts to grow), it was transferred to a pot with soil. They say it takes six months for a celery stalk to grow to harvest size. We shall see.
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Planting anything in my yard is pretty much just feeding the deer!
My gardens out front are all deer resistant plants. And if they get desperate the deer will eat them anyway!
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Kudos to all who turn the ground with an expectation of return. Vegetable gardens are ALOT OF WORK!
Ernie
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I have high hopes this year - planted seeds for those pumpkins that get 100 pounds or more. Have always wanted to grow a really big pumpkin. Also put in some kohlrabi and they have already sprouted.
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Sally, when the big one starts to grow put a pallet underneath and it will make moving it easier. Grew Kohlrabi a few years ago but not overly impressed, but am growing Okra again this year, pretty flowers and great in curries.
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Two of my favorite foods; curries, and leek & potato soup!
just simmerin'....
TuskenRaider
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Sheepshanks,
Thanks for the advice! Hadn't thought about putting something under it - that will really help when it comes time to bring it up to the house.
Hoping they grow. I know it will take a lot of water and have five 50-gallon rain barrels already full. It has been raining here for four days so I won't have to water for a while. Will post an update when they sprout!
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No veggie garden here, but the Mrs. has her flower garden on the local tour this year. That means I have exactly thee more weekends to finish all of the heavy yard chores I've been putting off...
And unfortunately, that cuts into my stamping time.
-Steve
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Well a break in the lousy weather so managed to get the spuds earthed up for the second time, about 220 feet of row, back is feeling it a bit, must be getting old.
Weeds will be hoed off tomorrow when the sun is supposed to warm us up a bit.
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Very nice Vic. That's alot of work for sure. There is a special satisfaction in eating a plate of food that you coaxed out of the ground. God bless. Ernie
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Thanks Ernie, helps to keep me a little fitter and not fatter, everything is so slow this year cool nights and too much moisture in the ground (and my basement). It beats supermarket food any day. Picked the first strawberries today, currants and gooseberries coming along nicely, though the latter are tiny compared to the English ones but make a good jam.
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Hi Everyone;
A couple of my favorite things to grow are; edible pod snow peas, and dill pickles. Just use a six foot high by 30 foot long chicken wire fence. Then plant one on each side. Water and occasional weeding is much easier and less work. I usually have to pick at least every other day. If I pick the pickels when small they make for a crisper dill when done.
Favorite flowers to grow are hollyhocks just outside of the windows. Then I can watch the butterflies and hummingbirds coming to feed. I love those old vintage types of flowers like Grandma used to love too.
Love them homemade dills tho....
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Sheepshanks,
That is an awesome garden! And an awesome view as well....
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Thanks Sally, been out with the hoe today, strawberry patch on right of potatoes will have to be dug up this year and re-done it's full of thistle, mallow and dandelion.
How are your pumpkins doing?
Kale, collards, swiss chard just through as are the swedes, carrots, beet but no sign of the parsnips yet. French beans and peas are ok and pole beans just sprouting. Onions, leeks and garlic doing ok. Cabbage and broccoli ok so long as I chase the chickens away.
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It seems we keep a plant garden to feed the deer.
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My pumpkins are doing well. Have four vines that are going strong with several sets of leaves. Haven't needed to water for over a week as we have had rain every other day for a while now. No blooms yet but it is early.
The kohlrabi is also doing well, almost a foot tall.
It's fun to try new things but I have them fenced off to keep the deer from eating them. They have never bothered the pumpkin/gourd vines but don't know if they would mow off the kohlrabi or not.
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Sally, how are the pumpkins doing? Do we have a picture and have you a weight yet or are they still growing?
Our garden got hit by frost last week so goodbye to all the tender stuff. Lots of squash now in an outhouse but still cabbages, collards, kale, swiss chard, carrots, swede and leeks out in the ground but will have to come in soon.
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One of my sons was playing around with sample seeds that he received in the mail last spring. One pack was of Egyptian spinach. That plant grows to be about ten feet tall, and is a skinny stalk with tear-drop type leaves that are edible.
He also planted miniature corn, but it got killed from too much water from all the rain from Hurricane Harvey.
He has several eggplant plants, but every time the fruit starts to grow, a squirrel steals it. A hawk has moved into the neighborhood. I startled it one morning last week when I went outside. It had caught a rat and flew off with it in its talons. Maybe it'll keep the squirrel and rat populations in check. There used to be an owl that would catch the rodents, but I haven't seen it in a while.
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Well I won't need a forklift to move my pumpkins but the tractor will come in handy. Ended up with two out of four making it to a decent size (had a little problem with squash bugs and bees on one vine). The biggest one is about 2 feet in across and maybe 2.5 feet tall - haven't tried to move it yet as the vines are still green. The other one is just a normal size pumpkin. Both are a beautiful mottled orange with yellow spots. Been getting lots of rain but I don't know if they get enough sunshine to grow to the huge size as stated on the seed packet. It's been fun watching them grow. Will try to get some photos on SOR this weekend.
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Sally, Linus is watching your pumpkin patch!
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Here is a picture of my patch back 12th. Sept. before the frost.
Pumpkins in foreground, with Orange "Potimarron" squash behind and some green Spaghetti squash in the background.
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Those pumpkins are beautiful and healthy looking. You definitely have a talent for growing things.
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Trying to upload photos - this is what eats all my hostas.... She just stood up after sleeping in one of my flower gardens (about 20 feet from my deck).
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It's bigger than it appears but not as big as I hoped (probably a blessing).
I really like the coloration - have never grown one that wasn't solid orange.
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Have succeeded in growing some elongated kohlrabi - at least they taste good!
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Pumpkins looking good Sally, mine are in the shed hoping they will continue to go yellow. Our dog keeps the deer away but he hides when the timber wolves come around and keeps the coyotes away, though they try and call him out.
Grew Kohlrabi a couple of years ago but not keen on the taste, do manage to grow Okra and like it's pretty flowers, good enough for the flower garden with the benefit of edible seed pods.
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In our area, Hostas are one of the plants deer do not eat.
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I wonder why they don't eat your hostas. Here I have to fence them off just like a vegetable garden if I want to have any with leaves or blooms. They eat the hostas all the way to the ground. They don't eat a lot of other flowers though so I have adapted, and they have to find other things to eat.
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"I wonder why they don't eat your hostas. "
They ate mine! I had very nice hostas the length of my pool patio. They thrived since the deer couldn't get inside the pool enclosure. I replaced the fence this summer, and had to move the fence up closer to the patio concrete. That put the hostas outside the fence and since then, they are all eaten down to the stalks.
I will dig them up and move them in the spring.
Deer won't eat lambs ear. So I have those planted in all the places where I would have hostas in the front yard. They are thriving unmolested.
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Deer also don't eat daylilies, irises, peonies, marigolds, or coneflowers. Our neighbors have dogs so that drives the deer our way.
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