Maine

[Hiltonizer]

So long as we don't get another cement-like snow that nearly flattened my greenhouse, or the 3+ foot in one shot that required a bucket loader to dig us out, I'll be happy.

The bar is low this year.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

I asked for a bucketloader for my birthday this year, because I was so mad at having to hand dig out from whatever storm dropped a billion feet of snow directly on my house last year.
I was close to just giving up.

 

[lazy gardener]

You people are slaying me with those 4 letter words. What a lovely warm summer day we had today. I picked enough tomatoes and jalapenos to make my third batch of salsa. I'll not run out this year. May end up turning the entire crop into salsa.

 

[Hiltonizer]

tomatoes are a sensi subject... have a 50' row of beautiful tomato plants... loaded with fruit and toppling my cages... and every tomato so far has had sour rot.

 

[lazy gardener]

Wow. So sorry. My plants are smaller this year, so I've not had to go to the great lengths to keep them upright. Though plenty of vines have escaped their caging and are sprawled across the BTE mulch. By far, my favorite caging method is cattle panels. Hubby cuts a 16' length into (3) 5' sections, leaving the tangs from each cut in place. Those tangs can then be pushed into the soil, 2 pieces placed about 12 - 15" apart with the tomatoes planted in the middle.

 

[mflan]

Hello all!
I'm new to BYC and I wanted to introduce myself after Lazy Gardener helped answer one of my questions on a different thread and pointed me towards this thread

My now husband and I moved to Southern Maine last October from New York City and this spring I got it in my head I wanted to raise chickens . I grew up in NH and had horses and chickens but I've been a city girl for some time. Now I'm converting back over to a country girl.

We have 7-21 week old pullets- 3 White Austras & 4 EEs. I have been obsessively checking for eggs the last few weeks and yesterday I found the first one!! Woohoo It was a tad thin and cracked but it was probably the highlight of my week .

I've been stalking BYC for quite awhile and figured I should join!

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Hello all!
I'm new to BYC and I wanted to introduce myself after Lazy Gardener helped answer one of my questions on a different thread and pointed me towards this thread

My now husband and I moved to Southern Maine last October from New York City and this spring I got it in my head I wanted to raise chickens . I grew up in NH and had horses and chickens but I've been a city girl for some time. Now I'm converting back over to a country girl.

We have 7-21 week old pullets- 3 White Austras & 4 EEs. I have been obsessively checking for eggs the last few weeks and yesterday I found the first one!! Woohoo It was a tad thin and cracked but it was probably the highlight of my week .

I've been stalking BYC for quite awhile and figured I should join!

Welcome over!

 

[buckabucka]

welcome mflan! And congratulations on that first egg!

 

[CoopChick719]

Hello all!
I'm new to BYC and I wanted to introduce myself after Lazy Gardener helped answer one of my questions on a different thread and pointed me towards this thread

Welcome mflan! This is a great group!! Always helpful and Always funny!!!

 

[lazy gardener]

Congrats on your first egg. Glad you joined us here!!!!