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| YellowRose |
Posted - Jan 17 2025 : 08:41:51 AM
Today I am planting 3 bunches of red onion sets in my large raised galvanized tub. One bunch down - two to go. Seems to me that the bunches are smaller than they were a couple of years ago and cost more.
Sara
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| Killarney |
Posted - Apr 12 2025 : 7:17:32 PM
Oh Sharon,so glad it got in the 40's
For you! Y'all got ice , we got rain.
Boy that was a big storm!covering do many states at once!
Connie Sue |
| VegiChik |
Posted - Apr 12 2025 : 5:47:26 PM
Thank you Sara! The companies are working so hard! I think all but the most outlying homes should be restored by Monday. Then cell/internet restoration will be targeted.
When asked “How are you?”, I reply, “Better than good!” |
| YellowRose |
Posted - Apr 11 2025 : 12:33:53 PM
Sharon, I hope power is restored to all soon and no more ice storms for your part of the country.
Sara
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| VegiChik |
Posted - Apr 11 2025 : 11:29:52 AM
Am enjoying “catching up” on the events here with you! Our town here in N MI is one affected by the severe ice storm. Electricity still not connected back to many homes (over 10 days) and cleanup crews & linemen everywhere. Today though it is in the 40s and sunny!
When asked “How are you?”, I reply, “Better than good!” |
| YellowRose |
Posted - Apr 11 2025 : 09:09:23 AM
Finished planting the herbs this morning. Will have to get more potting soil before planting the flowers. The potting soil should be here by Wed so I will have to keep a close eye on the flowers to make sure they are moist and out of the wind.
Sara
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| levisgrammy |
Posted - Apr 11 2025 : 03:56:45 AM
We have plenty of flowers and trees blooming but I know we can still have frosts coming or even snow so I'm waiting it out yet.
~Denise
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| windypines |
Posted - Apr 11 2025 : 03:31:39 AM
I have been waiting and checking to see if things are starting to come up this spring, so far not much. We have been cold, so I guess things are not waking up yet. I do have some seedlings up, that I started in the house. Enjoy your flowers everyone.
Farming in WI
Michele
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| Killarney |
Posted - Apr 10 2025 : 08:38:59 AM
Sara, I'll have to look for those colors!
Connie Sue |
| YellowRose |
Posted - Apr 10 2025 : 07:43:01 AM
Connie, besides the orange and red they had rose and very pale salmon geraniums.
Sara
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| Killarney |
Posted - Apr 09 2025 : 5:34:42 PM
Sara, I love all of those! I've never seen an orange geranium.
Connie Sue |
| YellowRose |
Posted - Apr 09 2025 : 2:21:56 PM
My sister, Betty and I went to Kelly's today for plants. Here's my list of plants.
one cherry tomato plant
one orange geranium to match cushions on back deck
six rose portulaca plants for pots on both sides of sidewalk to porch
basil
sweet marjoram
lemon grass
lemon thyme - the only thyme they had
stevia - Tara mentioned it so I wanted to try it
rosemary
Sara
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| Killarney |
Posted - Apr 08 2025 : 2:48:30 PM
Yes Sara! I do! I have not seen any around here in years!!
Connie Sue |
| YellowRose |
Posted - Apr 08 2025 : 2:10:14 PM
Connie, do you remember the old white irises called flags that grew along creek banks and in roadside ditches? Haven't seen them in decades.
Sara
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| Killarney |
Posted - Apr 08 2025 : 1:54:18 PM
Aww Sara, my Granny had purple iris too.I still have a few bulbs that I dug up and brought with me when I moved to the country 38 years ago.
My Nasturtium seeds are up! Thinning always scares me! Great idea using the small scissors.
Connie Sue |
| YellowRose |
Posted - Apr 08 2025 : 1:48:53 PM
My grandmother's purple irises are starting to bud out and all 10 gladioluses are now up. Zinnas in 3 raised tubs are up but only an inch high. I'll have to thin them out in a couple of days. I hate thinning cause I am always afraid I'll take out the healthy ones and leave the weaker seedlings. I use a pair of old embroidery scissors to thin.
Sara
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| Killarney |
Posted - Mar 23 2025 : 12:52:58 PM
Sara! Thanks for the tip! I'll do that!
Connie Sue |
| YellowRose |
Posted - Mar 23 2025 : 11:01:56 AM
Connie I read somewhere that if you plant garlic with your bulbs the moles will leave them alone.
Sara
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| Killarney |
Posted - Mar 23 2025 : 10:56:03 AM
Tara,I love to grow onions! Pull them up and wash them while my skillet of cornbread is in the oven!
Sara, I love Gladiolus ! I had them, all colors thanks to my neighbor! when I was a young wife and mother in the city. I thought they only grew in hothouses untill I saw them growing out of the ground at my neighbors. She got so tickled at me thinking that. She said, They grow in the dirt either place! I was only 20 years old!
Here in the country, I gave up,the moles ate them year after year! I may try again!
Connie Sue
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Mar 23 2025 : 10:30:30 AM
Today I planted 10 gladiolus bulbs that will bloom in mid-summer.
Sara
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| lovecatsandsunshine |
Posted - Mar 20 2025 : 09:38:54 AM
I have onions planted in basic potting soil from a big box shop. I added some pellet fertilizer. I know onions are heavy feeders.
Should I also give them a water soluble fertilizer?
Today's good mood brought to you by a lot of coffee!!!
Farmgirl in SC
Farmgirl #8548
FGOTM April 2023 |
| MaryJanesNiece |
Posted - Mar 19 2025 : 1:12:24 PM
How exciting Sara!! I am ready for spring and look forward to starting in my garden like you.
Krista
Farmgirl Sister #528
Farmgirl Of The Year 2025 |
| Killarney |
Posted - Mar 18 2025 : 3:21:41 PM
Yay! For your potatoes leafing!I love Boston Ferns. I lost quite a bit from those hard freezes. I lost my miniature wisteria. I'm hoping k see some green emerge from the ground soon.
Connie |
| YellowRose |
Posted - Mar 18 2025 : 11:05:01 AM
I lost all my garlic to hard freezes and the red onions may or may not
make it. On the upside after I rework the garlic raised beds, I will plant 10 gladiolus bulbs in one and possibly basil in the other.
Since our nights will be no lower than 40s I moved my bay plant outdoors on the back deck. I pruned the bay back to keep it at a size I can move in & out. I gave the cuttings to the man who worked on my house. The only outside herb that survived the freezes is my sage plant. Will have to replace the rosemary and Greek oregano.
Of the 4 red potatoes I planted in the potato bag two of them are showing green leaves.
I bought two Boston ferns that are on my front porch. Starting to look like spring around here.
Sara
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| MaryJanesNiece |
Posted - Feb 19 2025 : 12:58:34 PM
Heather, I hope your tulips will survive any other cold winter weather that comes your way. It would be sad to see them die off.
Krista
Farmgirl Sister #528
Farmgirl Of The Year 2025 |
| Killarney |
Posted - Feb 17 2025 : 6:10:04 PM
Hang on Grace! May is coming! Lol!
Kate, I'm thinking maybe next weekend too. Going back up to 60 by next week.
Connie |
