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Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2
18F at 8am i think it will start warming up soon Barb. i think you should get that gander. what's one goose more or less? i have not looked for the lumber. i'm too much of a woose to go out into the cold. after i get that drawer finished. i want to make a silverware divider in it. we have a... -
Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2
really cold this morning. 18F at 8am but the sun came up. you are right about the scattered lumber in the garage. i suspect there is what i need upstairs. buried under a ton of miscelanious garbage i sure hope the goslings arrive in good shape. Annie is graduated to using a walker. she hates... -
Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"
43F this morning 57 yesterday i have a feeling that when spring finally hits it is going to be a hot one. have some bare spots in the field. drivewa y is kind of muddy. not deep yuck y mud, just wet granite dust. how did your fruit trees survive the winter > did you have girdling from...- jvls1942
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Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2
good wintery morning. 57 F and sunny yesterday 43F and raining today thanks for the vote of confidence Lisa. I wish Annie would listen to me once in a while. i never was bothered by aggressive geese or turkeys. i would grab them by their head and lead them around for a little way. they just hate... -
Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"
winter is back after a day of spring 34F this morning. i had lots of chickens. never any silkies. DD no 1 is supposed to be sending me some seeds to start for her. cabbage, califlower and broccoli. she sells lots of plants in the spring.and summer. has no luck with these. anxious for warmer...- jvls1942
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Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2
good day 34F the snow is all gone from the garage roof. the eyebrow roof is still intact. cebarmlds don't give up on your trees. if they are not completely girdled they can survive. also, if there is just the bark missing. and the cambion layer is still intact, they might survive. Barb... -
Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2
good morning Barb, i was just getting up when you posted. we got up to 6oF yesterday still waiting for dd Barb to send me the seeds. plenty of snow yet. no bare spots in the fields. the small herd of deer are still hanging around. looks like 4 of them. kinda makes me nervous because they... -
Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"
time i checked in. 38F this morning. good start to the day . we ended up with 30.7 inches of snow. i had no trouble plowing. my neighbor plows for us. he didn't bring the bobcat with tracks on it, this time. he brought one of the big Internationals with 4WD and a huge bucket. heplowed each day...- jvls1942
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How often do turkeys lay eggs & what to do with the eggs?
yes, eat them or incubate them when i had a lot of turkeys, i couldn't keep up with the eggs. finally i had dozens of them in the fridge I finally scrambled about six at a time in my iron frying pan. i had a stack of about ten . i fed them to the chickens . one a day. ]turkeys will lay about one... -
Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2
well Barb, at least you got your moneys worth out of Carolyn this time. maybe you might have to find a new unsuspecting person. at 5am it is 36 degrees. good start to the day . if it gets real warm, maybe the snow will slide off of the roofs. a couple of years ago i built a sort of lean to roof... -
Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2
i thought i was the master destroyer of apple trees. once i grafted one and it was doing very well until one winter i was plowing snow and slid into it with the tractor. this will be the third season since i planted the pear tree. i don't know how it is doing. the deer herd has been hanging out... -
Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2
good morning. snowing and blowing again yesterday the neighbor came with his huge tractor and loader. the snowbank is as hight as the eaves on the chicken coop. he will have to come again after the recent snow is done. Lisa, that is quite the gaggle of geese you have I am jealous. yesterday i... -
Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2
welcome to the winter wonderland hard to tell how much snow we have because it is blowing. looks likemore than 8 or 9 inches. we are satisfied to look out at it. no plans to go anywhere anyhow. had Brenda feed the cat extra to tide him over for a couple of days. she brought me plenty of... -
Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2
good morning before the storm we are expecting at least 12" we had almost 8" yesterday . the neighbor was here before noon and plowed us out. i plan on using the tractor bucket as usual to move the tubs. only i am going to scoop a lot of the dirt into 5 gal pails . those i can lift... -
Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2
yea, I guess you are right. i was having a bad day and just feeling sorry for myself. I think today will be better. ran out of tylenol and was taking the generic. they can say what they want, they are NOT the same. also the lemonade mix Brenda used tastes like dish water. i think it is outdated...