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Are you saying you need a date?
I'm available. You and Sarah can fight it out.
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Lol! Hey, I can take anyone down, provided you give me enough whiskey!
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At least... I'll believe I have won.
 
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No... do they like pines? I read they like leaves... no leaves either!??? Just bird seed and shade from a forsythia. Well, there are little bushes that are needle-y.
I've always seen morels growing in hardwood forest floors and deadfall of that type. I'm no expert but I've seen them mostly in this type of forest.


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I was going to start the peas in starter pots that you just plant in the ground, but the neighbor has put his in last week already, and they are about 2 inches high already... So I figured, may as well... Would this be un-advisable? I can put them in pots... I have got to start my cukes, toms, waters, cants, peppers... potatoes and carrot I will put direct in ground or planters. I grew carrots in planters last year and the year before so they'd come in fat and short. Tasted sooooooo good. LOL.
I don't see the problem with putting the seeds in the ground outside...as long as they're below ground they should be fine. Last year I planted my garden outside on April 4th. This year I'm more behind due to school but I started my seeds in the house back in February this time.


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She sent her son out to pick it up. The can is even closer to my truck now.
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I grow green beans, sugar snap peas, and cucumbers on the fence that surrounds my garden. It makes harvest easier and it frees up a lot of spance in the garden for other things.
I love vegetable gardening!! I'm trying some new stuff this year. I'm doing that 3 sisters thing or whatever, so I bought some corn & still have some from last year and then bought some summer squash and beans...also gonna try the multicolored carrots, broccoli, beets, bell peppers, hot peppers (various), peas, cucumbers, lettuce...maybe some cabbage again too, we'll see. I try to maximize my small space more & more each year. My strawberries have overtaken a corner of my garden too and I have a couple raspberry plants that I hope will fruit this year.


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Are you saying you need a date?
I'm available. You and Sarah can fight it out.
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Why should we fight it out? You can just have one on each arm....
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Taprock For the coconut cream cheese pound cake you will need to first prepare the coconut a day or two before. Mix a 16oz package of coconut with one can of coconut milk and refrigerate. The will give you enough prepared coconut for 3 cakes.

Coconut Cream Cheese Pound Cake
Hmm three cakes you say
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Thanks for the recipe!


yup, this is my neighbor who lives right next door, my friend, dog sitter, he would do anything for you or your dogs. His dog Yogi is Luna's actual uncle. The dogs adored Uncle Butch. His dogs wouldn't really eat the first 2 days.
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Sorry sorry swampducks.

Oops.
I pulled away from the curb and accidentally knocked over Crabby's garbage can.
I hope it doesn't happen again in the morning when I have to leave early.

It's really easy to miss seeing things early in the morning.



My hops have reached the top of one trellis that is 13 feet tall. There is about a foot gap before they reach a branch of the ash tree. I fully expect them to be there in a day or 2. Maybe I can get a picture tomorrow or Wednesday.

ETA: Hops are quite aggressive growers. I have a new one sprouting up in the porch...35 feet away from the parent plant!
I have always wanted Hops but know very little and all your talk has made me want them more. Is there a certain variety for around here or do I look for just plain old Hops?
 
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I've always seen morels growing in hardwood forest floors and deadfall of that type. I'm no expert but I've seen them mostly in this type of forest.

(I have no idea, my mom wanted me to ask her that.) Ours do grow in a mulchy area under pine trees, though I thought I had always heard they prefer hardwoods, too. I've never managed to find any other than those that grow in our yard, though I look every year. Have never managed to find any ramps, either.
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I found some glowy mushrooms once! But I only even found those because I accidentally fell in them... whiskey may or may not have been involved in that, too, or possibly.. er.. other.. substances... I did find some rather extrodinary mushrooms in a cow field once, too, and had a very interesting night. Would have been better had I been in Michigan, though, as I suddenly became quite terrified of Texas. And now I have probably said just a little too much about myself.
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Why should we fight it out? You can just have one on each arm....
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Hahaha, there we go!
 
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(I have no idea, my mom wanted me to ask her that.) Ours do grow in a mulchy area under pine trees, though I thought I had always heard they prefer hardwoods, too. I've never managed to find any other than those that grow in our yard, though I look every year. Have never managed to find any ramps, either.
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I found some glowy mushrooms once! But I only even found those because I accidentally fell in them... whiskey may or may not have been involved in that, too, or possibly.. er.. other.. substances... I did find some rather extrodinary mushrooms in a cow field once, too, and had a very interesting night. Would have been better had I been in Michigan, though, as I suddenly became quite terrified of Texas. And now I have probably said just a little too much about myself.
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I found glowy mushrooms once too when I used to work at a state park, night shifts (that was fun for many other reasons also, hehe). Your youth sounds a lot like mine was...except Ive never been to Texas.
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Maybe if we both go, our husbands can get together and complain about their chicken adoring wives? Not very active on the forums here because I have my hand in a million other things and have trouble finding a balance, but I am hoping to go this year.


Speaking of, I really want to go, but the husband is very ho-hum. I haven't sold him on it yet. Is there a date I need to sign up by? I would like to donate a woodworking type thing or two to the auction thing if we can make it.
 
There exists a banana that is hardy to zone four, and I believe all of Michigan is in zone 5a and 5b. Not 100% on that one, though!

Thank you for the boggy tree suggestions! I am definitely try and plant native trees as much as possible, and it seems like there are plenty that fit the bill!
There is a banana variety that is winter hardy here. I had one for a couple of years but lost it for reasons not associated with the winter. The fruit is not edible.

You can get dwarf bananas with edible fruit, but you need to bring them in well before frost.
I try to grow as many natives as possible, simply because I'm lazy and I know they don't need much care.
But I also grow exotics that I know could not become invasive due to our climate. Once the weather is consistently decent, they all go outside. A problem is that our native pests (insects) can hurt them as they have no resistance to that type of predation.

My "official" position is to use natives as much as possible. The reality is that so many of our favourite plants aren't native. Especially when it comes to food crops. There are so many edibles (and ornamentals) that are just fine to grow here.
 
That's also where I'm at, I think...I think I want to go to Chickenstock but I'm not sure if I can convince the BF that it would be fun. I haven't mentioned it yet (we dont plan that far ahead lol)
 
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