It smells like I have a polecat living under the deck! Polecat for those of you what don't know hillbilly, is a skunk. Maybe even a small family...
Opalka tomato's Lots of rain and high humidity for several weeks. I had thought that the inches of woodchips used as a mulch would have saved me...
46.5 hours in 4 days, and a Dr. appt on Monday, but on the bright side, I met and talked to one of my customers for a good half hour on Thursday....
[ATTACH] This is not me in the photo, it is my cousin Keith. The flowers are grown by my grandma Bernice. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Behind two of...
A very good friend of mine, almost a son to me, just had his 3rd child/first son. I held their new son ever so briefly, then I crossed the...
has the rain you've been getting lately done anything to ameliorate the drouth? Are water levels up in reservoirs? An inquiring mind wants to...
here I am with only two Kale seedlings left to plant. It is only Tuesday! Tomato's- Brandywine, Big Beef (de-hybridized), Opalka, and Giant...
This morning, I saw one at the feeder. First time I've ever seen one! Kaufman's say they are scarce in my area. Woot!
Pea's have sprouted, and I got my onion plants from Dixondale in 'Tejas'. I'll be planting those tomorrow. Peppers and tomato's are needing to...
I know I've not been around as much as I should be. I look for her words of wisdom in the threads. Any answers out there?
I'm starting pepper plants today. The high today was 13 degrees F at 12:01AM. The low will be -1 degree F. I had posted earlier that winter's...
I've been disappointed with my tomato's for the last two years. Of course last year should be discounted as the weather was simply horrid for...
who read my curmudgeonly reply to one of the postings here. I was in a foul mood and failed to engage the filter between my brain and fingers. I...
I was in the back garden yesterday when I heard chainsaw's, nothing new in that. Then I heard the commercial chipper start up. :mrgreen:...
I have received a job offer. A good one. In OKC. I wasn't looking. Someone I used to work for, called out of the blue. Anybody got anything?
core the jalapeno's- one package of room temperature cream cheese two heaping dollops of sour cream 1/2 large onion 1 clove of garlic (I...
is what I just finished cleaning up. It has been curing for the last 2 weeks or so. Trimmed, cleaned up a good bit and placed in the hanging...
Don't bother. The supposed hybrid vigor did nothing to slow down the early blight caused by my neighbors big box tomato's. The yield is just...
Critters and bugs are eating my stuff before I can. The 'coons are getting the sweet corn, and cabbage worms are decimating my cole crops. I...
Already canned 2 quarts, 18 pints of B&B slices/chunks. Next come the dill's. I'll be giving cuke's away for weeks too. And YES, I...
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