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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    second planting of corn is not emerging yet. might be a little soon, though. yesterday morning i watered everything real well. last night it rained very hard. that's OK. the beds all have very good drainage. and, i won't have to water today. my green pepper plants look more like jungle brush...
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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    yesterday i watered everything really well. then last night it rained very hard. that's OK. the beds have good drainage. and i won't have to water today. had some sort of spicey chicken over rice for lunch Annie used a pkg of mixed veggies in it. it was very good. i like spicey anything. the...
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    a third of the way through July already. all of my raised beds are doing great. the apple and plum trees are loaded with fruit yesterday i took Ollie and rolled the wood chip pile over real well. i was pleased at how well decomposed it is. nice black, soft dirt. i figure there are more than 2o...
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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    good morning. going to try again. I tied the tomatoes up once more. lots of tiny tomatoes and blossoms. have baby beans. should be picking them about on Sunday. tiny jalapeno plants are blossoming. the skunks and coons seem to have moved on. the deer have moved in. they are eating the lower...
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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    it is later. had a long post typed out . it didn't send and I lost it. see how this one goes.
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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    i am having fits with the computer , even the typing is delayed action. it takes over ten seconds for each letter to appear i will try again, later.
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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    I was locked out of the computer until just now. Kalib woke up to go to work and fixed it for me. I got the lettuce planted this morning. went to the wood chip pile with Ollie to see if I could scrape up some well rotted chips. I scooped a bucketful up and dumped it on top of the pile. took a...
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    Helpful hints for building coops

    well, Cappy, maybe you should get some goats again. you always seemed to get plenty of exercise when you had them. :lau
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    Helpful hints for building coops

    I have not drank a glass of cows milk since the early 70's, we had goats for a few years and that milk i could tolerate. got rid of the goats in 1978. have not drank a glass of milk, since. yesterday I planted carrots in a raised bed. made a "salt shaker" out of a plastic deli container...
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    64F and looking like rain. yesterday i planted the carrots in one of the tubs. I made a "salt shaker" out of a deli plastic container . put about 1 1/2 cups of corn meal in it and added the whole pkt of carrot seeds. it worked like a charm. did you know that corn is a good fertilizer ? today I...
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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    64 F and looking like it might rain. yesterday i got the carrots planted. i made a "salt shaker" out of a plastic container. put about 1 1/2 cups of corn meal in it and mixed in the whole pkt of carrot seed. it worked like a charm. bro Dave came to visit , so I didn't get the lettuce planted...
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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    i stole six buckets of black dirt from Barby. might have to get some more. will make a layer of rotted wood chips in the bottom of the tub, then i will need less dirt. 59F this morning. i hope it stays cloudy for a while i have the bathroom fan on, sucking cool air through the kitchen window.
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    bought two more tubs. going to try to get some lettuce and carrots to grow. i stole six buckets of black dirt from DD. might have to steal some more. depends on how much rotted wood chips i can get off of the wood chip pile. i paid too much for the tubs. but i can sell them as planters after i...
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    Dreaming of Spring Gardening in the Middle of a Wisconsin winter part 2

    it probably took Bruce that long to remember you. Annie bought 2 tubs/. I haven't been outside to see what she got. Barb, if you plant lettuce, put it in the shade. keep it as cool as you can. I have to go steal some dirt from DD Barby 's stock pile. one of these days it will run out. I put...
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    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    TOR. the seed was too old. i thought i would give it a try anyhow. 1ooo Serendipity seeds. from Jung. they don't sell it by the pound anymore. this rain and then heat should germinate the new seeds very quickly. i will side dress it shortly after it emerges. eating peas and strawberries...
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