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[artsyrobin]

checking in while i can, the internet isn't too reliable with this kind of weather- found out daves cousin lives in north joplin, so the did ok, is south that got hit- been wild and woolly tonite and tomorow is supposed to be worse- has everyone checked in?

 

[Kassaundra]

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I am using grass as a "green mulch" where I can (bigger plants like tomatoes and peppers) That has cut back on some of the work. I have 3 large beds I need to de-grass tomorrow. I am planting corn, and I will use lentils as my "green mulch", the edges will be asparagus beds (rows) And just a little more work on the strawberries. That should catch me up until next week when we move the girls to their next run then I will have 2 garden spots to de-root and I will plant those out in seeds (chard, beet, bok choy, carrot, onion) I know most of that should have already been planted, I've been trying to play catch up all year.

Im no expert by a long shot but the way my granny did it is the way i do it and it has always worked .. when you plant the mother plant the first year it wont make a lot of berries but it will make alot of runners so as the runners spread and make crowns you lay the runners on both sides of the mother plant row so they can take root .then in the winter spread straw over them all but dont cover the crown just a good ground cover of straw then in early spring you can till up the mother plant row and you will have two rows of new plants that will produce well then they will do the same thing as the mother row did and you do it all over again and it will continue to double your rows or you can just till up what you dont want or you can dig them up and plant somewhere else or give them to friends.. anyway thats how i do it ..dont know if its the right way but it works and you always have new plants to work with... hope this helps ..

Awesome info, so the mother plants are always spent at year two and berries are picked off year one then allowed to "runner" My strawberries aren't in traditional beds, but I think I can adjust a plan for that.

 

[poultryand bees]

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Folks in Eastern Oklahoma, please be careful. The flash flood watch lasts until Tuesday afternoon.

 

[Kwartel]

Well, it's a good thing the county just fixed the road in front of the house from where it flooded last time.

I wonder how much of it will be left by then.

 

[artsyrobin]

we've had a train of thunderstorms tonite - and it just keeps raining- hmmm... i vaguely remember mention of a drought awhile back??

 

[poultryand bees]

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I suspect that folks in SW Oklahoma and Central Texas are still in "drought mode," despite the flooding in NE Oklahoma and along the Mississippi River. "Feast or famine" seems to be the order of the day.

 

[artsyrobin]

very true! one extreme or the other- well, off to bed i think, i keep going out and checking miss broody-
its hailing here now- stay safe everyone!

 

[Elwood Lightfoot]

Last few days the storms form just to the south and east of me and move off we haven't got a drop from those, but, it's still damp from the earlier rains, my pond is't full yet so could still use more here,

Been building pens still it never ends LOL and if it does then I have more coops to build,

Had another chick hatch but I think I've lost a few in the pen with the hens, they can get out and roam a bit through the chainlink so tomorrow that gets a new coat of small mesh wire, been so busy I really didn't think it would be a problem and didn't lose any last year from there. I did kill a 4 foot rat snake close by this evening but it didn't look like it had eaten reciently, might have another snake though I caught 3 in the coop last year but they were only eating eggs at the time.

Have a great and safe night,

 

[Greybear23]

Good morning all! We have made it through the night!!! I think it could get worse today so stay safe!!!! Has anyone heard from Teach, Wayne, Matt Allen, Micheal D., Don, Donny, Coral????? Others??? Please check in and let us know if you are ok!!! Have a blessed day all! Lynn

 

[Sooner]

Good Morning~ Guess I am checking in. Last thing I remember was laying there watching TV.......I fell asleep & slept though the night & the storms.

I expect that alot to the ones that are teachers are just really busy this week.