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Greetings to all. Wonderful 44 degree day with sunshine in Missouri. We have had unseasonably warm temps as well as normal freezing/near freezing temps this week.

I am not feeling well today-seem to have caught a stomach bug from grand kids, but I'll check back in a day or so when I'm feeling better.

Hope you are all doing well. Prayers up for all. Have a great weekend. God Bless.

1 posted on 02/05/2016 2:49:23 PM PST by greeneyes
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2 posted on 02/05/2016 2:50:32 PM PST by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Le//t Freedom Ring.)
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I’m starting small planters of spinach, leaf-lettuce, and savory herbs.

Maybe trying some scallions...again...this year. Haven’t had good-luck yet with them. I’ll look to add a higher amount of sand.


3 posted on 02/05/2016 2:52:14 PM PST by Cletus.D.Yokel (Catastrophic Anthropogenic Climate Alterations: The acronym defines the science.)
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Another year Another garden.We got a break in the rain so I pulled up the old diseased Strawberries and dumped them over the hill on Monday. I have 10 dozen new plants waiting for me to prepare a new 12 X 12 bed and plant them. It's hard to get me motivated as I get chilled easily. Lady Bender ordered and our seeds Wednesday morning so she will push me. Here are a few photos of the cleanup and the Daffodils out by the street

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4 posted on 02/05/2016 2:54:48 PM PST by tubebender
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It was over 60 here in Northfield Center, halfway between Cleveland and Akron, and my neighbor cut his grass yesterday!


5 posted on 02/05/2016 3:03:17 PM PST by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra (Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
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Buried in Boston...it snowed all day.


8 posted on 02/05/2016 3:22:26 PM PST by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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We just watched Back to Eden on YouTube and we’re in the process of contacting tree services for chips. I’ll keep everybody updated on how it works!


10 posted on 02/05/2016 3:30:38 PM PST by goodwithagun (My gun has killed fewer people than Ted Kennedy's car.)
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Hopefully the bug doesn’t like you and leaves you.


12 posted on 02/05/2016 3:38:44 PM PST by tillacum
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Prayers for you, dear greeneyes. Feel better soon.

I need to start some seeds, but I’ve been cleaning out closets. What a trip down memory lane that is..I think that means I haven’t cleaned them all the way to the walls since the nineties...oops.
Also need to do some pruning, harvesting, and fertilizing in the greenhouse. I guess I was hoping the peppers and kale would walk to the kitchen, and hop on the counter.

Anyone here have any experience growing Red Deuce tomatoes?
That’s the 2016 Rodeo Tomato this year. Every year the San Antonio Stock Show has a different tomato that is supposed to do well in this area of Central Texas.

Also curious if anyone has grown HM 8849 tomatoes. The HM stands for Harris Moran.


17 posted on 02/05/2016 4:05:55 PM PST by sockmonkey (Donald Trump will ban auto-correct with an Executive Order. Go Trump!)
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After two dayys of 50+ weather, we got 6” of thenwhite $hit!

The good news is that I finally mounted the snow thrower on my garden tractor last night and got it working today.

Now starting to plan for our garden this first full year of retirement.


18 posted on 02/05/2016 4:23:08 PM PST by Redleg Duke (Remember...after the primaries, we better still be on the same team!)
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I have some of last year’s sun chokes (aka jerusalem artichokes) in the fridge, washed and ready to eat. They are very tasty whether roasted, fried or in soup (http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/jerusalem_artichoke_soup/ but I don’t bother peeling them and the soup is awesome). Will the remaining ones in the fridge be sproutable/plantable in the spring? They are still firm.


19 posted on 02/05/2016 5:53:29 PM PST by posterchild
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Sorry to hear you’re feeling punky. Hope that turns around. It’s been so nice the last couple of weeks I have gotten some topsoil scraped up and have been sifting the rocks out of it to put it in beds and pots.


20 posted on 02/05/2016 5:59:11 PM PST by ExpatGator (I hate Illinois Nazis!)
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Hope you feel better soon.
Thank you for all you do for us.


21 posted on 02/05/2016 7:51:18 PM PST by mojo114 (Pray for our military)
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I'm still getting ready for the commercial tomato patch experiment. I've got a good start on my application for organic certification, and what I'm hoping will be the last shop project of the winter has been started.

Pops and I pulled my Nephew's 1950 Farmall C model tractor out of the barn last weekend and moved it into my shop for a tune-up. It doesn't look like much but it runs like a scalded dog. Many years ago I did a po' boy overhaul on the old beast and almost doubled the horsepower that it developed when it was new. Nephew won a lot of trophies at competitive tractor pulling contests with this thing over the years.

The fuel tank is back from a professional clean-out at the radiator shop. Pops dropped the carburetor off at the fix-it shop today to be de-tuned for normal operation. I replaced all of the primary wiring for ignition and charging systems after work today.

Tomorrow I need to acquire a new ammeter, ignition switch, fuel tank sediment bowl and a few other piddly parts at the NAPA store. I'll have it ready to fire up by the time the carburetor is done.

I'll be using it for drawbar work in the tomato patch. Spreading manure and pulling a trailer at harvest time, etc.

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22 posted on 02/05/2016 8:14:26 PM PST by Augie
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Would you believe it’s going to be 74 degrees today and tomorrow and Saturday???? Summer is back for a few days.
Saturday will be plant potato and English pea day, Swiss Chard at the Community Garden. OH and garlic. Here at the house we’ll be doing Swiss Chard, radishes and salad greens etc.


41 posted on 02/11/2016 11:03:29 AM PST by tillacum
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