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    YO GEORGIANS! :)

    Wilkes County does have black bear, according to some hunters forums... Need to put that stuff in a bin now to keep stupid birds out?
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    Living off of Caffeine and Free Wifi

    Always be polite to the people at the financial aid office. Bring donuts, and they'll remember you a bit better.
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    Professional Chefs Chat: Why Do You Have Chickens?

    Welcome to byc. Prepare to have your taste buds and digestion ruined so that you refuse to eat commercial chicken or eggs at all, as well as spend too much time at parties talking about your garden and hens.
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    YO GEORGIANS! :)

    Peep, peep, PEEP... Good morning peeps.
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    The object to your left is now your weapon of choice in the upcoming zombie apocalypse.What is it?

    To the left is my rot tie-beagle mix. She will leap energetically at all comers, throw herself at their feet and roll over begging for belly rubs. As they trip over this useless watch dog, I will make my get away. PS., she doesn't even bark. A more happy, clueless dog I have yet to meet.
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    Yard treatments

    If you lived around Atlanta I could recommend a few. No clue on where you live. Aren't you still shoveling snow? Best wishes!
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    BYC gardening thread!!

    Good luck with the pumpkins, Mr MKK Farms! Here in the South, I've lost out all cucurbit family crops the last few years. This year, :( , I am resorting to full chemical warfare. I feel like this is a major failure, but we need these to eat. I hear it's better up north, not so much bugs and...
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    Where are the bees?

    Well, good news! Yesterday was finally sunny and warmer after days of cold rain and the white Bradford / Callery pear was humming loudly with bees. Guess I got worried over nothing! :hide
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    Yard treatments

    Corn gluten is used as a pre-emergent to prevent weeds from germinating but don't use when seeding. Ask your favorite nursery for specific product advice, and always read labels before buying. Just spreading lime one year greened up my fescue. Not so much the trashy Bermuda. Simple soil test...
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    Finally, yesterday was sunny...too wet to work the soil, so I weeded and trimmed. Pulled privet and honeysuckle (this area's invasive nuisance species), trimmed honeysuckle off my side of the neighbors fence, pulled briars from amongst the perennials. I need new gloves, those thorns found all...
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    A BEE thread....for those interested in beekeeping.

    What are the chances of doing a "build it and they will come" for honeybees? I have been quite concerned over the absence of honeybees and strange dearth of any insect on blooms this spring. (Atlanta area).
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    Good morning fellow gardeners! I am sooo procrastinating getting out of this warm nest. Got down to 30 or below yesterday with very high winds. Hope the covers stayed on my newly transplanted lettuce. Hosspack, on the germination of your herbs- I have had trouble with the high peat content of...
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    Where are the bees?

    Update: yesterday I saw one honeybee. Had to let it loose from the shed. Topknot: don't think it's GMO's, not any farm crops within a couple miles...pastures, woods, suburbia here. Keesmom: sorry for your loss, that must be devastating. My 27 yo ds seriously suggested I go around with a...
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    Where are the bees?

    Maybe I am jumping the gun. We've had several lovely sunny days, weeds, early flowers and my plum trees are blooming and I have seen NO honeybees. In five minutes observation of one semi dwarf plum today, I saw one wasp, one carpenter bee, three at most of those little bitty waspish things and...
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    Spaded up a row along the orchard fence and planted a row of tall purple podded heirloom peas, a few nasturtiums, and scattered two old packets of poppies over it all; then watered it in. That was yesterday.
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    Anyone on the medication called Prednisone? Could our medical condition be a somatic reaction to ou

    Good news from the specialist, I am not allergic to chickens. Bad news is a long discussion on how I'm one of the few percent that actually do need to move to a better climate. Which one? Says I have to figure that out for myself. Wonderful. After 30 years in Georgia I just started figuring...
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    Anyone on the medication called Prednisone? Could our medical condition be a somatic reaction to ou

    Nice to find this as I'm sitting here loaded up on the injection and prednisolone and two inhalers, and an antibiotic. All of which cause insomnia and mood problems, high heart rate and funky blood sugars (low). Currently shaking and twitchy all day with the lovely panicky feeling. The...
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    What recipes do you like that use a lot of eggs???

    Deviled eggs. Always the first plate emptied. Egg salad. Poached eggs with steamed spinach and a dash good vinegar. Frittatas Pickled fire eggs: equal parts vinegar and tomato juice, boiled with curry, hot spices....yum. Beet pickled eggs, dill pickled eggs. Double or triple the eggs in...
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    seeds vs starts....

    Ooooh, Petunias! Yet another tray to squeeze in...! Question: a more durable flats tray? I have been using the commercial (HD, L, etc.) plastic trays to hold everything and protect surfaces from spills. I find them ridiculously flimsy and short-lived, end up doubling the trays. And I get two...
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    How to amend garden soil that's mostly clay?

    It's not impossible to fix, take heart! Georgia orange clay subsoil left by the developer here. Among the many sources of mulch and organic adds for every year is hay by the huge roll, and wood chips dumped by the state DOT (there's usually a number to call online, then you get transferred a...
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