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Comments (421)Thanks for the welcome! @itsmce - 14 of my tomatoes are in the ground, I ran out of space in my beds. It's a work in progress. We built our house on 24 acres, 2 years ago, on the 2nd highest hill in Missouri (I'm kidding, mostly) so I'm still getting things cleared and setting up. My goal is to fill the remaining space with more beds, after getting my greenhouse up this fall. We bought a 60x18 hoop house 3 years ago and it's been sitting, patiently waiting every since. I'll definitely get some pics up tonight to share, I'm kinda proud! @LoneJack, I love the Ozarks too. It has been and always will be, home. We float and fish the rivers frequently, have a lake home on Tablerock and love the seasons - unless we don't get a spring, which seems to happen frequently. Raised beds are sure a whole lot easier here... last year I went at it with the ground.. the garden did OK, but it sure was hard on my knees when it was time to pick pests or weeds. That coupled with the fact that it was on a hill, made watering tricky. The winters here literally grow rocks, so even if you manage to get a nice plot turned up and cleaned, by the next year it's full of rocks again. Still, despite the rocks, our soil is GREAT. Lots of worms, not too much clay, so I level and set my beds and don't use anything but gravel around the outside to keep the dirt in. Most are much deeper than 10". Zucchini never goes to waste in my house! Pasta, bread, fried, frozen, pickled, relishes, chickens, it all gets used one way or another. We love it! I was really shocked that my plants did so well through 4 hard freezes. I did nothing to protect and they're all healthy and thriving. I'll have to hit you up for advice on sweet potatoes, we love them too, but I haven't grown them yet. As for the chickens, if I let mine free range, I'd have the same problem as you! We've got foxes, bobcats, and my german shepherd... she'd eat them, given the chance. We built a chicken fort-knox with a large extended run. My plan is to eventually build tunnel runs around the garden's perimeter... One day! @jacoblockcuff - I'm in Nixa, about 10 miles south of Springfield. I think we've definitely seen the last frost, now the only question is will we actually get a nice spring, before the temps start hitting 90's and 100's? Speaking of blackberries, we've got about 10 acres of nothing but wild blackberries, AND my favorite.. black raspberries. I make a ton of pies and cobblers every year. I want to try some jams this year, if I get the time. I'll stop by the Ozarks sub forum!...See MoreVeggie Tales - April 2019 (The Official One)
Comments (583)Kevin You inspire me to grow some things early. I'm impressed with what you grow in those "hoop houses". If that's the right term. I don't need the size you have and the plurality. Just one small portable thingy. I measured the temperature of my potato field yesterday. It's at 48° F. My plans were to sow potatoes on May 1 at 50°, so I guess it's about time? If it rains I'll be late, but then I'll be more on the temperature schedule. Speaking of rain, I was mowing today and right after I started; it started raining. I continued and DW questioned me. I told her I was avoiding all the pollen that would blow up if it was dry. You should see the roof under the Red Maple tree. Most of it was probably petals but a lot of pollen there, an obvious pile. I got a second flower bud in my pea field. This one, I'm guessing is a Yellow Transparent which is not a pea variety. Apple...See MoreApril 2024 - What are you reading?
Comments (114)Ann, strawberries and cream sounds good! Yoyo, I've read that throw-away hint before, and I always wonder where they get all that old worn-out underwear. Ginny, one special part of the NZ trip was the time we had in Paihia in the Bay of Islands. It was very pretty, and our hotel room ran from back to front of the building so we had an ocean view right from a small front balcony. There were major sand dunes, and part of the beach was a listed highway for driving. The bus driver took us about 50 miles down it driving 65 mph. It was great fun, sort of like being a teenager again. Really, everything was interesting--Maori stuff, different trees and vegetation, thermal pools, beautiful flowers, glaciers, lakes, movie settings, and sheep. Lots of sheep....See MoreWhat are you reading? April 2024 Edition
Comments (72)Well I'm certainly not going to read it, but this review of Danielle Steele's latest is hilarious: https://wapo.st/3Jz3HZB. A sample: I experienced déjà vu so often while reading “Only the Brave” that I worried I was losing my mind and then began to hope so. Typical example: On Page 110, Steel writes, “Hitler’s generals, led by Göring, were preparing the Final Solution, to eradicate all Jews from the face of the earth.” On the facing page, we’re told, “The Führer and his generals were obsessed with this plan, called ‘the Final Solution,’ to obliterate all Jews from the planet.” This is the kind of book you can read while watching TV. Or operating heavy equipment....See Morecindy-6b/7a VA
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