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ball
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response 44 of 60:
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Sep 12 02:26 UTC 2019 |
Plenty of tomatoes and cucumbers this year. The corn did
not germinate, likely because the birds or squirrels ate it
right out of the ground. There was a huge cornstalk where
the groundhog sat last year though, so he had more luck with
corn planting than I did. Perhaps I can recruit him to sow
next year's crop.
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papa
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response 45 of 60:
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Sep 12 21:44 UTC 2019 |
I am so desperate for BackTalk action that I will even read and respond to
posts in Better Houseplants and Gardens. ;)
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papa
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response 46 of 60:
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Sep 12 22:10 UTC 2019 |
resp:44
And congratulations on the tomatoes and cucumbers. I come from a long line
of gardeners, but have never had the space or much will since I left home.
One attempt to grow basil in a pot "did not germinate", as the experts say.
;)
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ball
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response 47 of 60:
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Sep 16 02:28 UTC 2019 |
I'm told it's never too late to start!
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ball
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response 48 of 60:
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Oct 26 20:08 UTC 2019 |
The back yard needs mowing and there are plants that
need pulling up and composting. Cold rain though, so all I
can do is sit here and look at it, perhaps think about what
I'm going to plant in the Spring.
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papa
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response 49 of 60:
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Oct 27 11:28 UTC 2019 |
Mowing lawn in late October? That's a long season. Are you in the vicinity
of Ann Arbor, MI?
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ball
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response 50 of 60:
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Nov 17 05:27 UTC 2019 |
Ah no, I'm a bit further South.
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papa
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response 51 of 60:
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Nov 17 07:22 UTC 2019 |
I'm not surprised.
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kentn
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response 52 of 60:
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Nov 18 15:42 UTC 2019 |
Our last lawn mowing occurred Nov. 9, but that was mostly to mulch up
fallen leaves. Grass was not growing much at all at that point. Last
grass mowing was about 2 weeks earlier. We live about 30 miles north of
Ann Arbor.
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ball
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response 53 of 60:
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Dec 1 05:23 UTC 2019 |
I should probably have mown the leaves this morning. It
has rained for much of this afternoon and this evening so
it'll be too damp for mowing tomorrow.
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ball
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response 54 of 60:
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Apr 5 20:42 UTC 2021 |
Started the mower today for the first time this year and
mowed some of the back garden. I'm glad it still works!
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kentn
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response 55 of 60:
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Apr 9 22:56 UTC 2021 |
Way to go! I've yet to fire mine up. Hope it works.
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ball
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response 56 of 60:
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Apr 10 00:57 UTC 2021 |
Re. #55: Good luck!
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papa
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response 57 of 60:
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Apr 13 21:43 UTC 2021 |
About a month ago I spent a Sunday afternoon digging up a 0.5 sq. m bed in
the 20-years-neglected yard of our condominium and planted coriander, basil,
and dill. So far, coriander is coming up nicely and a few sprouts of dill.
SOMETHING is coming up where I planted basil, but I am unsure whether it's
the desired herb or weeds.
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kentn
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response 58 of 60:
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Apr 15 19:47 UTC 2021 |
Got my old law tractor going and mowed the lawn. Mainly I use it for
towing around a garden trailer for hauling sticks and branches to the
brush pile. Now I need to put some new blades on my zero turn.
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papa
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response 59 of 60:
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May 11 02:32 UTC 2021 |
resp:57
Last week I took enough cilantro from my patch for cilantro rice, Thai rolls,
and garnishing fajitas, and it's come back so quickly I'll harvest some more
for a salad today.
Clipped enough dill on Sunday to season cucumber and onion salad. Not many
dill plants are coming up, though, so I reseeded the empty patches this
morning.
The plants that look like basil are growing well, but their lack of aroma and
flavor has me wondering. Mom told me to wait until the plants mature a little
more, but some of them are starting to flower, so ...?
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rak
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response 60 of 60:
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May 14 01:37 UTC 2021 |
Congrats on the bountiful herb garden! I used to grow basil and
remember reading that it loses flavour once it starts to flower.
I always tried to prune it / pick leaves before it got to that
state. This also has the advantage that your basil plant becomes
a bit bushier and gives you better yield :-)
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