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[ValerieJ]

I wish it would warm up just a little. Don't feel like planting the garlic in 40 degree weather.

 

[ValerieJ]

I got them all in the ground. Woot! DH will go around and cover them over for me. Easier for him to reach the middle of the planters.

He didn't bring home more garlic for planting. We may have to make a special trip to Kaija's on Saturday for them.

 

[pennyJo1960]

This was our doing the last 2 days Mr. big lumpy had to be done with a skill saw they are so thick.

 

[Smokerbill]

I got them all in the ground. Woot! DH will go around and cover them over for me. Easier for him to reach the middle of the planters.

He didn't bring home more garlic for planting. We may have to make a special trip to Kaija's on Saturday for them.

I counted 40 sprouted garlic this morning, 50 to go. I know that every one of the cloves I planted last year grew so I expect the same this year.

Nice looking jack o lanterns @pennyJo1960 . Will you put candles in them or electric lights?

Two eggs laid so far today. I culled one of the cockerels earlier this week even though he was the best looking of the two New Hampshires. He started acting aggressively toward me while I was sitting in the run watching them, and even came up close enough to me to give my finger a painful bite.

One more will have to go one of these days and that will probably be the RIR cockerel, leaving me with one, a NH cockerel, which is all I need for the number of pullets I have.

It's time for me to start harvesting greens from the garden. They're liking the wet, cool weather. I picked a some of the kale and collards today. The cabbages are starting to form heads.

 

[ValerieJ]

I counted 40 sprouted garlic this morning, 50 to go. I know that every one of the cloves I planted last year grew so I expect the same this year.

Nice looking jack o lanterns @pennyJo1960 . Will you put candles in them or electric lights?

Two eggs laid so far today. I culled one of the cockerels earlier this week even though he was the best looking of the two New Hampshires. He started acting aggressively toward me while I was sitting in the run watching them, and even came up close enough to me to give my finger a painful bite.

One more will have to go one of these days and that will probably be the RIR cockerel, leaving me with one, a NH cockerel, which is all I need for the number of pullets I have.

It's time for me to start harvesting greens from the garden. They're liking the wet, cool weather. I picked a some of the kale and collards today. The cabbages are starting to form heads.

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Nice looking winter garden!

 

[Smokerbill]

Thanks! Not much gardening effort required this time of year. I still need to top dress the beds with compost but I can do that pretty much anytime.

 

[ValerieJ]

Garlic update: Planted 34 more cloves today, so now we have planted 130. Woot! Looking forward to a great harvest next year.

I don't know if all mine came up last year or not. I thought I planted 98, but we only got 96, so I don't know which is true...did 2 fail, or did I forget how many I planted?

 

[pennyJo1960]

I counted 40 sprouted garlic this morning, 50 to go. I know that every one of the cloves I planted last year grew so I expect the same this year.

Nice looking jack o lanterns @pennyJo1960 . Will you put candles in them or electric lights?

Two eggs laid so far today. I culled one of the cockerels earlier this week even though he was the best looking of the two New Hampshires. He started acting aggressively toward me while I was sitting in the run watching them, and even came up close enough to me to give my finger a painful bite.

One more will have to go one of these days and that will probably be the RIR cockerel, leaving me with one, a NH cockerel, which is all I need for the number of pullets I have.

It's time for me to start harvesting greens from the garden. They're liking the wet, cool weather. I picked a some of the kale and collards today. The cabbages are starting to form heads.

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We have lot's of glow sticks we will use.
Made donut holes this morning took a bag of them to the neighbors.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Moose woke me at 7, tomorrow it will be 6.
No one tells a dog about time change.
Not raining here right now.

 

[ValerieJ]

I wish we could all ignore the time changes.

Dog and cat door here. They can get themselves up.