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Cindy Lou
True Blue Farmgirl
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Susan
Lonsdale
MN
USA
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 Posted - Nov 13 2014 : 09:10:52 AM
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"Those things are worth their weight in gold!" said DH when were were bringing in the freshly dug potatoes in the old wire egg pails I had managed to scrounge from my parents' farm. They were just sitting in a corner of the garage, long unused and I just knew they would be useful.The rubber coating on the wires protect apples or other produce placed in them.
Over the years of gardening we've found, built, bought, repurposed or discovered a lot of things that have made the job easier or more pleasant. I will be sharing a few here.My bet is that you may have different discoveries to share! Join me here.
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
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Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Nov 13 2014 : 10:22:26 AM
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I love those baskets. I bet it would look great filled with boughs and pinecones for the winter months!
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Nov 13 2014 : 2:15:05 PM
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Cute picture, Susan. Can't wait to see your next post.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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Dapple Grey Lady
True Blue Farmgirl
725 Posts
Betty
Goodrich
Texas
USA
725 Posts |
Posted - Nov 13 2014 : 7:13:11 PM
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Lately it seems I tend to use my pockets or an empty feed bucket to bring in the eggs. I have been eyeing the wire baskets at the feed store but haven't bought one yet.
~ Betty ~
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prayin granny
True Blue Farmgirl
1874 Posts
Linda
Kansas
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13634 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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LadyInRed
True Blue Farmgirl
6740 Posts
PeggyAnn
Vancouver
WA
USA
6740 Posts |
Posted - Nov 14 2014 : 5:11:13 PM
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Susan...I have a funny story to tell on myself. I lived on a farm when I was young...but I am really a City Girl
who loves the whole Farmgirl Life Style. I was at one of my Favorite Antique Malls a couple of years ago and found
a really cool wire egg basket...that I thought would work great for bringing in my produce from my garden...so I
bought it and brought it home. My husband came in and saw it sitting on The Kitchen Counter...and he said to me...
"Why did you buy a golf ball bucket?" LOL I thought it was for eggs but it turned out I wasn't even a Good
Farmgirl Wanna-Be. When I checked out egg-baskets on-line I saw that they were very thin wired or like the one
you showed rubberized to keep the eggs from breaking. I guess...I am more of a City Girl than I want to be. LOL 
Hugs and Smiles,
Peggy
Farmgirl #1326
http://ladyinredsite.blogspot.com
Don't allow others to steal the Glitz from your *SPARKLE*
Life is too short to knit with ugly yarn!
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Cindy Lou
True Blue Farmgirl
2325 Posts
Susan
Lonsdale
MN
USA
2325 Posts |
Posted - Nov 14 2014 : 7:59:36 PM
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The more gardening we did, the more we wanted a greenhouse, to stretch the season. We checked catalogs and were in shock about the cost. We wondered what it would take to build one, checked on materials and methods. Then ended up using what we had.
When we built our house there was no garage for a year or two so we had purchased an aluminum car-port kit, just pieces of tubing and joints with a cloth cover to keep the snow off our car. There was a reasonable source of green house plastic. We stretched it over the frame and DH cut 3 inch sections of plumbing tubing and cut them lengthwise. removing a strip to form clips. We had to tie the frame down to cement blocks to keep the wind from picking it up.
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
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Cindy Lou
True Blue Farmgirl
2325 Posts
Susan
Lonsdale
MN
USA
2325 Posts |
Posted - Nov 14 2014 : 8:02:29 PM
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I thought I had sent this picture too.
By the way the egg basket picture was a stock photo, not mine.
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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Cindy Lou
True Blue Farmgirl
2325 Posts
Susan
Lonsdale
MN
USA
2325 Posts |
Posted - Nov 16 2014 : 2:12:25 PM
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Our fruit picker is similar to this one. It has two sections of wooden pole joined by a couple of wingnuts and a little collar thingie. It is great for picking apples from our large tree. It can be used with a single section of handle for lower branches, adding about 6 feet to our reach, or add the second handle section and reach almost double that. The local garden supply center can sell as many as he can get in stock. There are other versions, even a PVC homemade version.
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Nov 20 2014 : 6:59:24 PM
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I love the Greenhouse. Good idea!
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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Cindy Lou
True Blue Farmgirl
2325 Posts
Susan
Lonsdale
MN
USA
2325 Posts |
Posted - Nov 22 2014 : 04:05:01 AM
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We live near a marshy wildfowl protection area, so a downside is tremendous mosquito production at times. It can make working in garden uncomfortable. I hate using the chemical insect repellants so we checked a sporting goods store for non-chemical protection and got mosquito netting hoods to put over hats, an inexpensive and effective solution. One downside however is forgetting that you are wearing it and trying to stuff a fresh raspberry into your mouth!
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
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marthajane
True Blue Farmgirl
196 Posts
Anna
Orlando
FL
USA
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Posted - Feb 10 2015 : 10:03:55 PM
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Haha!! Thats cute!! Last year I found a great mosquito repellant. Limes stuck with clovebuds. I guess I should post my discovery, but stumbled upon this and thought I would share.
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Cindy Lou
True Blue Farmgirl
2325 Posts
Susan
Lonsdale
MN
USA
2325 Posts |
Posted - Mar 25 2015 : 1:03:03 PM
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Our 4 wheel, dumping garden cart has been a Godsend, used here for hauling pruned raspberry canes as we are cleaning up and preparing for spring. We use it harvesting squash and apples, hauling rabbit manure for fertilizing, and dozens of other ways throughout the year.
These windchimes are a delight as we work in the garden on a breezy day. I have heard they can repel deer, but only when the wind is blowing and they like foraging at sunset and dawn when the wind is often down.
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
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