Still waiting on the rain, looks like it's a really slow moving storm. Went by the soil yard and picked up some rose soil and mulch. Finished off the new flowerbed for the bride.
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I also vacuum bag unused seeds but do not freeze them.
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Outstanding !!!
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Long day...Wife called form Houston..Raining dogs and cats.
Hello from Colorado !!
Hello from Colorado !!
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Wolf, that looks great! Nice job.
Whaler, that's magnificent.
Whaler, that's magnificent.
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I've been keeping my seed packs in small ziplock bags in a Plano field box (like a plastic ammo can). The size is about perfect to act as a file box for seed packs plus it is water tight. I've left it outside in the garden a few times when it got rained on and the seeds are fine.
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The goal for me is long term. I hate wasting $. I've read that seeds stored in a freezer (not a refrigerator, too humid) can last a very long time. Of course the trick is cool and dry, so while the freezer may be overkill, its not like they take up a lot of space in the freezer. I think I spent about $90 on seed last year buying on line. Burpee's gives you a lot of bang for the buck when you buy on the 'net, but it's way more than I can use in a single season. They sent me 5,000 turnip seeds.
The other day I picked up some Chives, Muskmelon and Watermelon seeds by 'American Seed', which is one of Ferry-Morse's brands. I paid a whopping $0.90 for all three packets. The watermelon was $0.50 and the other two were $0.20 each. I am interested to see how well they germinate, that's pretty cheap for a seed pack. And still, there's more in them than I need.
Received another 0.68" overnight, bringing our total for this storm to 2.15".
Mixed up another load of dirt & re-potted 2 ferns & 6 Angel Trumpets'. Also potted up 2 hanging baskets of Marigolds for the entry of the guest house. Then spread the remaining dirt on low spots in the yard.
Mixed up another load of dirt & re-potted 2 ferns & 6 Angel Trumpets'. Also potted up 2 hanging baskets of Marigolds for the entry of the guest house. Then spread the remaining dirt on low spots in the yard.
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Ranch we ended up with 3.1.I plan on planting squash,japs,cucumbers,bell peppers and tomatoes tomorrow [Good Friday].
Plenty of rain last night. The young man has a holiday from school tomorrow, and I informed him that he's going stone picking with me tomorrow. He's thrilled, hahahaha! Nosey neighbor has been constantly peeping my landscape activities. Ordering more bamboo next week.
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Started raining here after midnight, been on and off all day. About an inch + at home added to what we got Tuesday. Tigers opening day rained out.
Oh yeah, you're welcome for Verlander.
Got 16 tomatoes started today. Another 6 tomorrow and the rest of this round on Saturday.
Oh yeah, you're welcome for Verlander.
Got 16 tomatoes started today. Another 6 tomorrow and the rest of this round on Saturday.
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Come take our rain. It's rained nearly everyday for the last two weeks and more rain next week. Heck last Saturday we even got some snow mixture.
Did the weekly shopping.
Cut the grass.
Cut the grass.
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Wrapped up the early starts. Decided to come home early today and get it done. Almost out of space. These need to germinate so I can get them off the heating mats and into different trays.
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Planted tomatoes,squash,jalapenos,bell peppers,cucumbers and egg plant.I have room for a few more tomatoes and cucumbers.
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Mixed up some soil block potting mix and made 5 trays of blocks
Started my first seeds of the season
Harvested another salad (for 2 adults and 3 kids) worth of lettuce from my hydroponic system.
Placed and anchored my new pantry shelving unit.
Started my first seeds of the season
- 70 onions - sweet spanish yellow utah jumbo onion
- 60 peas - Oregon spring snow pea I think - saved from last year
- 4 brussles sprouts - long island improved, Franklin F1, Dametri F1
- 4 broccoli - Johnny's green magic
- 12 kale - 6 dino, 6 red russian
Harvested another salad (for 2 adults and 3 kids) worth of lettuce from my hydroponic system.
Placed and anchored my new pantry shelving unit.
Made 2 stone hauls today with the young man. He had a blast climbing the piles of mulch/gravel/etc that was there.
Started a new flowerbed up by the entry gate. This one is quite a bit bigger than the previous. I need some suggestions from you TX folks on some low maintenance plants (drought /freeze) to put up there. Ordered tires for my bigger trailer so that I can haul the boulders that I have my eye on.
Working up plans for a stone BBQ smoker as I've spied a bunch of firebrick, lol!
Started a new flowerbed up by the entry gate. This one is quite a bit bigger than the previous. I need some suggestions from you TX folks on some low maintenance plants (drought /freeze) to put up there. Ordered tires for my bigger trailer so that I can haul the boulders that I have my eye on.
Working up plans for a stone BBQ smoker as I've spied a bunch of firebrick, lol!
Made bread.
Planted all the remaining Lirope. Most of it went into the backyard flowerbed, but I also planted the ones designated for the front flowerbeds temporarily in the garden. Now my back is tired...
Watered the backyard flowerbed, garden & asparagus bed.
Made stuffed Japs & smoked a thick sirloin steak. Mrs. Ranch made potato salad.
Planted all the remaining Lirope. Most of it went into the backyard flowerbed, but I also planted the ones designated for the front flowerbeds temporarily in the garden. Now my back is tired...
Watered the backyard flowerbed, garden & asparagus bed.
Made stuffed Japs & smoked a thick sirloin steak. Mrs. Ranch made potato salad.
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Grow station up and running. Besides the sweet potatoes, the light is on so I can see what's going on. 73 separate pots plus the sweet potatoes. The green stuff at the left are onions, no idea how many, I broadcast seed and break them apart when they get transplanted. There are probably 40-50 each of Walla Walla and a neutral day red called Countrywide. There's a center divider in the tin.
Watered all the trees, porch pots, hanging baskets, garden, asparagus bed & the remaining plants in the greenhouse.
Made a buttermilk pie.
Started the 'begining-of-the-month' chores.
Made a buttermilk pie.
Started the 'begining-of-the-month' chores.
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Happy Easter to all!
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Sick kid today. He and I just sat down and watched a Mr. Rodgers episode on Amazon. Season 6 episode 1 - that show first aired about 10 years before I was born... The kid loved it.
Mom dug up old pics at the Easter gathering yesterday. This is my Dad (on the right) in 1960 and his buddy on a HS senior outing and right before they shipped to Vietnam. Last of great breed of men.
Planted some more marigolds in the backyard flowerbed.
Fertilized all the trees, flowerbeds, garden & asparagus bed, then watered it all in before the winds kick up this afternoon.
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Fertilized all the trees, flowerbeds, garden & asparagus bed, then watered it all in before the winds kick up this afternoon.
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Can't beat heat. All of the trays are on seed mats. Every tray is sprouting, some more than others. Longest period was 3.5 days, shortest was 2.5. I suspect most will be up by tomorrow except for some of the more stubborn peppers.