Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[JackieandChicks]

Yes I was responding to you. I'm near Sturgis about two hours from Zeeland.
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Wow - that's far for you unless you head this way at all. I'll keep you posted!

 

[hickchick55]

Glad- The best peony trick I know is to lift them. They only want an inch or so of soil covering their eyes. I have had good luck doing this in the fall. Can you believe we are getting a TSC in our little county?

 

[uchytil]

@farmerboy and @FarmerGirl

CONGRATS you two!

 

[SillyChicken]

they're only suppose to be down about 2 ", so if you have mulch etc, you may want to check the depth.

http://www.peonies.org/cgi-bin/showfaq.cgi

~~If planted too deeply the buds may still emerge and grow foliage, but may not bloom. Some peonies will take years to settle in and grow up to the right level. Here's two solutions:
1. Wait. In a year or two the buds may have grown up to the right depth and will bloom and get better each year after.
2. This fall, after the first frost dig around the base of the plant and try to locate the bright pink 'eye' or dormant buds. If they are deeper than advised, I suggest you dig out a shallow, but wide depression to allow the buds to be situated at a shallower level.

If they are really deep, you may want to dig up the whole plant and re-set it at a shallower depth.

 

[chickflick]

They say not to disturb the peonies. But, they're not doing anything anyways. I've had to move mine a couple of times and had no problem. They bloomed the next season. It's up to you. You can try lifting them now since they are not blooming. It's still cool out so won't get stressed too much.

 

[lbrykowski2011]

O my, you take a couple days off and your 100 pages behind. Had a shot for my back and had a bad reaction, so down for a few days, but back up and going.

I did get my 9wk old chicks put outside Sunday and the run separated so they can see the big girls, but not get beat up yet. My DH and boys helped all day and got coops and duck houses cleaned out and both runs, all the winter pallets down and burned. I'm blessed to have such great helpers, especially when the chickens and ducks are my project.

I have 12 bales of straw that I used around the coops in the winter. They were wet all winter and still now, lol. Can I just tarp them for next winter or should I dry them out and burn them? I know Hay molds, but wasn't sure about straw.

My White Muscovy is finally 24/7 laying on her nest, so very excited to see how many ducks she hatches. She is sitting on 16-18 eggs and this is her 1st. Hoping for a real good mom and daddy. Can't believe they have a 35 day wait, ugh, so nervous.

 

[Peep-Chicken]

 

[Peep-Chicken]

So excited, we are getting chicks next week!

 

[Maah]

You all are so much more green thumbed than I am. I LOVE LOVE gardens & flowers... but don't usually have a clue how to manage the flowers or keep them alive year after year. I do know that my Irises and Tiger Lilies are coming in again, and I "think"/hope my tiny rosebush survived the winter. The top half of it looks dead, but still green at the bottom. **sigh** Not a clue over here... I just plant occasional perennials, water & weed, and tell them "good luck".

 

[iamfivewire]

congrats on the engagement & niece farmerboy