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deeredawn
True Blue Farmgirl
2306 Posts
Dawn
Cordova
TN
USA
2306 Posts |
 Posted - Mar 03 2009 : 6:00:49 PM
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Pancake! I've missed you!
Okay, it's taken me some time to get this list together but here goes.
Honey Rock Melon (I have a TON)
Moon & Stars Watermelon
Sugar Baby Watermelon x 5
Royal HIllibilly Tow-mater (just HAD to do it....)
Spinach
Detroit Dark Red Beets x 2
Kentucky Pole Bean x 4
Lemon Cucumber x 3
Popcorn/Ladyfinger x 5
Purple Top Turnip x 4
Mountain Fresh tomato x 8
Easter Egg Radish x 3
Broccoli Rabe x 2
Dwarf Green Okra
Sweet Dumpling Squash x 2
Red Warty Thing Squash x 2
Jarrahdale Plumpkin/Blue
Citre du Pasteque' (Melon)
Tiger Eye Sunflower (red)
Bee's Friend (purple-ish blue)
Mexican Hat Flower
Black Beauty Zuke
Golden Zuke
Purple Cherokee maters
Phew! Let me know what you want. I'm looking for potatos, onions, carrots, regular cukes and.... me thinks that's it.
Dawn #279
MJ's Heirloom Mavens-QMD
http://harvestthymefarm.etsy.com
http://harvestthyme.blogspot.com
~live big, ride hard, and shoot straight." |
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deeredawn
True Blue Farmgirl
2306 Posts
Dawn
Cordova
TN
USA
2306 Posts |
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FARMALLChick
True Blue Farmgirl
978 Posts
Lora
Alexandria
IN
USA
978 Posts |
Posted - Mar 03 2009 : 6:29:24 PM
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Muffin - darling how are you? That song - Somebody's watching me? it's Men at Work. LOOOOOVE it
Hey - can I get some seeds? Moon and Stars is what I like. Don't mail them - Will pick them up on the 14th if you have extra. I will see what I have.
See ya
Lora #358
If it ain't red, leave it in the shed.
www.CountryFriedAcres.etsy.com
www.farmallchick.blogspot.com
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homemom
True Blue Farmgirl
1593 Posts
Ruth
Warwick
RI
USA
1593 Posts |
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9388 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9388 Posts |
Posted - Mar 04 2009 : 06:35:54 AM
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Finally getting an opportunity to post. Dh and I are planning on watching the dvd we got for SFG. Looking through and ordering the seeds. Not sure what we are doing this year. It has been 4 years since we've had a garden and never have done SF so lots new to us I'm sure. I at least have him looking at the heirlooms and organic seeds.
Hope everyone is getting their planning in place.
Denise
www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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soapmommy60543
True Blue Farmgirl
2197 Posts
Ann
Oswego
IL
USA
2197 Posts |
Posted - Mar 04 2009 : 07:18:52 AM
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Denise - you will LOVE SFG! I can't imagine doing my garden any other way. The system makes so much practical sense, and for us at least, it makes gardening something my kids enjoy - last summer they even argued over who waters! I have recommended the book to 2 of my friends, and I'm hoping to corrupt - I mean persuade - some more to try it as well.
Ann in Oswego
http://suburbanprairiehouse.wordpress.com
"We are all better for contact and companionship with other people. We need such contact to polish off the rough corners of our minds and our manners, but it is a pitiful thing when anyone cannot, if necessary, stand by himself sufficient to himself and in good company even though alone." Laura Ingalls Wilder
Craft Fasting since October 21, 2008 |
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
4309 Posts
Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
4309 Posts |
Posted - Mar 04 2009 : 07:29:27 AM
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ANN,
I have been teaching some farmgirl classes on SF.. and we have quite a "following" here. How great! I adore your little mini poster "hands as weapons".. where did you find that?
Welcome back Lora.....
Rene~Prosser Farmgirl #185
http://farmchicksfarm.blogspot.com/http://renenaturallyspeaking.blogspot.com/
Circumstances made us FRIENDS; MaryJane's has made us SISTERS :) |
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DearMildred
True Blue Farmgirl
223 Posts
Amanda
Tulsa
OK
USA
223 Posts |
Posted - Mar 04 2009 : 11:17:25 AM
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I love love love SFG too, which is funny because I haven't even planted a thing yet. But it made the "planning for a garden" stage SO much more manageable.
I feel like I am very, very late in winter sowing my seeds, since it's supposed to be in the 70s this week. Pete's moving to California really disrupted my seed-sowing plans, but I'm playing catch-up this weekend.
I suppose I will still go ahead with my "ghetto garden" mini-coldframe winter sowing approach.
Anyone have any advice??????
We're now exactly 6 weeks out from projected Last Frost Date - ahem, April 15, my birthday :D
Was planning to start some 'maters and eggplant and half my morning glories indoors and just winter sow the rest. Now I feel like I'm behind!!! Help!!!
~~~Amanda in OK~~~
There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. ~Will Rogers |
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marcy jo
True Blue Farmgirl
453 Posts
Marcy
Wawaka
Indiana
USA
453 Posts |
Posted - Mar 04 2009 : 11:53:29 AM
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Hi Mavens!!
Dawn--I have some onions I can trade you for some Zukes????? And I had an ok birthday Thanks for asking!!! I too am planning on being there for spring fling...wouldnt miss it!!!
Lora--good to hear your voice!!!!
Rene--I have been thinking about SFG but the library is "cleaning" and wouldnt ya know it--they moved my gardening section!!! I think they should have asked first!!! And thanks for the nameplate and goodies--I proudly showed them off to DH....asked him if he ever had one of those?? He's a bookworm tooo!!!! It was a personal nanananabooboo moment!!!
My tulips are trying to come up and so is my garlic!!! I have a holly hock plant but its still too cold to see any greens on it! And I like the history of it!!
I hope to be planning my garden soon and starting a few seeds just concerned about keeping the soil temp up without spending money for a heater. If I clear off the top of the freezer and fridge it might work there but then where o where will I put all the plants that currently reside there?? I will put my thinking cap on!!
Have a great day!!!
Marcy #257
http://marcyjosmarket.blogspot.com |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
11303 Posts |
Posted - Mar 04 2009 : 12:37:06 PM
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Ok ya'll, what's SFG? ANd I have not gotten my Baker Creek catalog yet.
Kris
Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you. Maori proverb |
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
4309 Posts
Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
4309 Posts |
Posted - Mar 04 2009 : 12:41:28 PM
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Hey Kristin,
Sorry.. SFG stands for Square Foot Gardening.. and you can learn more at www.squarefootgardener.com
it is a gardening system that makes (in my opinion) gardening so much easier and more "fruitful". Let me know what you think..
I would give Baker Creek a call or email them.. WHO can be without their catalog? LOL They must have a 911, right?
Rene~Prosser Farmgirl #185
http://farmchicksfarm.blogspot.com/http://renenaturallyspeaking.blogspot.com/
Circumstances made us FRIENDS; MaryJane's has made us SISTERS :) |
Edited by - ruralfarmgirl on Mar 05 2009 08:04:33 AM |
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deeredawn
True Blue Farmgirl
2306 Posts
Dawn
Cordova
TN
USA
2306 Posts |
Posted - Mar 04 2009 : 5:36:15 PM
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YAWN!
I am so tired today. I've been flying since 7am. Went to breakfast with hubby (blueberry pancakes and bacon...mmm mmm good!) then to hatchery for feed and chick stuff, then to Home Depot for new coop lights, and I picked up a fern... I know, I know, it MAY or MAY NOT be heirloom, but I have a very shady front of the house where NOTHING grows.... so ferns it is. Then it was to TSC where I got the cutest farmgirl tshirt. It says "What she says goes....A Farmers Wife... A Better Breed of Woman" and its got a vintage pic (ca. 1950's) of a woman throwing scratch to the hens.  I love it. They also had a shirt that said "Cool Chick" with a really cute chick/cracked egg on front. Anyhoo, I got chicky litter and some ether for the tractors. Then I picked up some extra towells for my 'May guests'. Mine are falling apart. I may take a tip from the Big Queen herself, and designate towells for everyone to use.
I still need a head count for SF. So far its Lora, Kelley...er.... Muffin and Biscuit and Marcy, Rene?, whatever happened to Sue? And I also need a food list as to what you would like for me to have one hand. Lora, I got your diet coke!!!
Marcy: Yes, I will trade some zukes for onion. You want dark green or yellow? Both?
I went ahead and started just about everything that I could start now. I figured the 6 week mark too. And was trying to get ahead of the game for SF. Any suggestions on what to sell the plants in?? I dont' wanna give all my terra cotta pots away. I need something disposable.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that a local nursery up this way has a good selction of perennials available before the shindig. This farm is a very ugly shade of brown when nothings bloomin!
Okay, I better git while the gitten's good. My eyes are droopy.
Later girls. And thank you for everything.
Dawn #279
MJ's Heirloom Mavens-QMD
http://harvestthymefarm.etsy.com
http://harvestthyme.blogspot.com
~live big, ride hard, and shoot straight." |
Edited by - deeredawn on Mar 04 2009 5:38:08 PM |
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
3557 Posts
Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
3557 Posts |
Posted - Mar 04 2009 : 8:14:35 PM
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Hey Dawn I have about 50 3inch plastic pots ya want them.
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #273 |
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farmmommy
True Blue Farmgirl
500 Posts
Kelley
Texas
USA
500 Posts |
Posted - Mar 05 2009 : 05:32:42 AM
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Dawn, I also have a bunch of 3 inch plastics too.....and, what do you want me to bring food wise to SF???.....Do you have a big comercial nursery near you? Sometimes they will sell you bulk plastic containers, or they may even Donate them if it's for a good cause since they can get a write off, just an idea....One time I called a hospital to ask for old surgical scrubs for a summer mission trip, and they "donated" 5 huge plastic bags of them!!!!
Amanda, it's not too late to wintersow, so don't stress.....I'll never forget spring break '2001 when I lived in Tulsa.....3 1/2 ft of snow in 2 days....then followed by a hard freeze the first week of april....and don't worry, I still haven't even started mine, but since DH has to work Sat, I've decided that's when I'll do mine!! |
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
4309 Posts
Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
4309 Posts |
Posted - Mar 05 2009 : 08:12:16 AM
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Hi Amanda,
I am envious of the warm weather. If you plant directly outide, if you soak your seeds before planting~ the germination will force the plants to come up faster . I like the cold frame,as you can lower the "lid" if the weather requires, but can raise it as well if not needed. I have applied windows to several of the boxes, giving me the flexibility.
Dawn.... why is there a question mark next to my name for spring break? Short of the sky falling, I am so there......
Marcy JO while you are waiting for the library to et re-organized, check out the SQ FT gardener website above... there is a lot of info there...
Good Morning everyone else......We have another cloudy, rainy day....GREY....I swear I am abut ready to replace all the light bulbs in my house with grow lights just for the "sun effect"......
Rene~Prosser Farmgirl #185
http://farmchicksfarm.blogspot.com/http://renenaturallyspeaking.blogspot.com/
Circumstances made us FRIENDS; MaryJane's has made us SISTERS :) |
Edited by - ruralfarmgirl on Mar 05 2009 08:14:00 AM |
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DearMildred
True Blue Farmgirl
223 Posts
Amanda
Tulsa
OK
USA
223 Posts |
Posted - Mar 05 2009 : 08:15:12 AM
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Hey girls,
Kelley I'll be right there with ya on Saturday - finally getting the rest of them started. it's supposed to be 84 (!!) degrees today! Thanks for the advice. I'm going to go ahead and do it.
Got a wild hair this morning while I was watering and planted some nasturtium seeds in the same ol' pot they were in last year. Just couldn't stand it any longer, had to plant SOMETHING! It's a pretty big pot and nasturtiums are pretty hardy, so if we do get another hard freeze I guess I can just throw a blanket over them.
Dawn you can also get a few sleeves of plastic party cups and poke holes in the bottom if you get desperate. If you get #1s or #2s they're also recyclable in most places.
Happy Thursday, y'all. I am SO excited for 5:00 pm tomorrow. Too nice out to be stuck in an office.
~~~Amanda in OK~~~
There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. ~Will Rogers |
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deeredawn
True Blue Farmgirl
2306 Posts
Dawn
Cordova
TN
USA
2306 Posts |
Posted - Mar 05 2009 : 08:52:42 AM
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CUPS! Amanda, Your a genius!
Rene, I dont know why.... I knew you said it, but I guess I didnt know if the "ticket was bought" yet....YAY! you still stayin at the hotel?
Dawn #279
MJ's Heirloom Mavens-QMD
http://harvestthymefarm.etsy.com
http://harvestthyme.blogspot.com
~live big, ride hard, and shoot straight." |
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soapmommy60543
True Blue Farmgirl
2197 Posts
Ann
Oswego
IL
USA
2197 Posts |
Posted - Mar 05 2009 : 09:41:16 AM
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The little poster thingy came from a website:
pathtofreedom.com
Everyone should check out their website. It's really an eye opener. Anyway, I just copied their picture, then used the jpg on photobucket to get it into the format to put in my tagline. I have emailed them and let them know I am doing this. Never heard a "no" back, so if or until I hear otherwise, it stays. I'm proud to use my hands as weapons of mass creation!
Ann in Oswego
http://suburbanprairiehouse.wordpress.com
"We are all better for contact and companionship with other people. We need such contact to polish off the rough corners of our minds and our manners, but it is a pitiful thing when anyone cannot, if necessary, stand by himself sufficient to himself and in good company even though alone." Laura Ingalls Wilder
Craft Fasting since October 21, 2008 |
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DearMildred
True Blue Farmgirl
223 Posts
Amanda
Tulsa
OK
USA
223 Posts |
Posted - Mar 05 2009 : 10:06:31 AM
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Ann, I love your tag too! Will check out the website.
Rene we must have been posting at the same time. THANKS for the encouragement! Do you soak everything, or just certain things? The only things I had planned to direct sow were flowers - I had planned on winter sowing everything else into my goofy homemade containers - of course didn't get to it and am finally doing that this weekend.
Are there some veggies that don't like to be transplanted? Anyone know off the top of your head? I will have to consult Carrots Love Tomatoes after work. :-)
Dawn I am doing some of my winter sowing in yogurt cups (the BF saves them religiously) and then my roommate had a party and had a bunch of plastic cups left over, so genius (ha! ha!) struck.
I will most likely NOT be able to come to Spring Fling, and I am bummed about it. But the BF's long weekends are very few and far between (and we are very far apart) since he's just started his new job, and he really wants me to come see him that weekend.
~~~Amanda in OK~~~
There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. ~Will Rogers |
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
4309 Posts
Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
4309 Posts |
Posted - Mar 05 2009 : 10:14:04 AM
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Amanda,
There probably are some plants that dont like to be transplanted, but if they are planted into the same soil type then they should all be ok. As far as seed soaking. I soak everything that is going into direct planting.. somethings I just soak longer. ( example: corn)..
Again, so jealous of the warm, sunshine you all are having...... I think the sun is trying to peak out this am..... or maybe it is all in my mind.... UGH!
Rene~Prosser Farmgirl #185
http://farmchicksfarm.blogspot.com/http://renenaturallyspeaking.blogspot.com/
Circumstances made us FRIENDS; MaryJane's has made us SISTERS :) |
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DearMildred
True Blue Farmgirl
223 Posts
Amanda
Tulsa
OK
USA
223 Posts |
Posted - Mar 05 2009 : 10:56:33 AM
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Thanks!
Question: when you have a bunch of stuff in the cold-frame, do you take the lid completely OFF if it gets hot outside?
I'm thinking I might ditch the yogurt cups (or use them indoors) and just use the baggie method for starting my seeds - http://wintersown.org/wseo1/Winter_Sowing_in_a_Baggie.html so I can open them and close them easily - though having to do that one at a time might be a pain?
Otherwise I was planning on basically tying a dry cleaning bag around the plastic trays that hold my yogurt cups. I'm afraid the little buggers will fry on hot days and I'll murder the plastic bags trying to get them open.
Yes, I am overthinking this. First-time anxiety!!! Y'all sick of hearing about winter sowing yet?
Think of me when it's 102 degrees and humid. :-)
I was all excited when I bought a convertible, thinking I could use it for three seasons here in Tulsa - nope, it's pretty much spring and fall only and the thing is insufferable during the summer!
~~~Amanda in OK~~~
There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. ~Will Rogers |
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DearMildred
True Blue Farmgirl
223 Posts
Amanda
Tulsa
OK
USA
223 Posts |
Posted - Mar 05 2009 : 10:58:36 AM
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Shoot, me again.
Rene do you soak the stuff you put in your cold frames too? (I know, duh... newbie)
I'm using Mel's Mix for all this stuff
~~~Amanda in OK~~~
There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. ~Will Rogers |
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deeredawn
True Blue Farmgirl
2306 Posts
Dawn
Cordova
TN
USA
2306 Posts |
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homemom
True Blue Farmgirl
1593 Posts
Ruth
Warwick
RI
USA
1593 Posts |
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homemom
True Blue Farmgirl
1593 Posts
Ruth
Warwick
RI
USA
1593 Posts |
Posted - Mar 05 2009 : 12:32:48 PM
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This list is from the New Seed Starters Handbook by Nancy Bubel
Should not be transplanted:
Vegetable:
beans
cabbage, Chinese
corn
cucumbers
melons
pumpkins
root crops, except beets, turnips, and celeriac
squash
Flowers
Balloonflower-or transplant early
California poppy
celosia
poppies
portulaca
Herbs
borage
burnet
caraway
chervil
coriander
dill
Hope this helps ladies.
Ruth
 Living the farm life in my heart.
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Ruth
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