[Diana in Wisconsin]

[LibWhacker]

I'm quickly arriving at the conclusion that THERE'S TOO MUCH TO LEARN!

[metmom]

It’s almost Feb!

Time to get out the seed starting stuff.

I’m going to plant lavender seeds and they take 3-4 weeks to sprout. But I will start them Sunday.

[tubebender]

I’ve been house bound most of this week with health and weather issues. I need to find time to weed and mulch this years garlic patch. The weather has been windy and wet and it appears to be more of it at this moment here on the shores of Humboldt Bay in Nor Cal...

[LibWhacker]

The dreaded Sanders Cutworm

[LibWhacker]

Xylaria Polymorpha is a saprobic fungus commonly known as dead man’s fingers

[LibWhacker]

Marble caves in south Chile in the Lago General Carrera

[Psalm 73]

We just got our new warming mat and grow light - a nice thought to counter the next foot of snow on its way.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

The week-end and week ahead for SE Wisconsin:

[Hot Tabasco]

I might have access to cheap fresh manure. So my question is, should I buy it for my vegetable garden or purchase the more expensive bags of compost by Miracle Grow at my local nursery?

I will use it to refresh my existing above ground garden and in my new above ground garden that I will be building........

[metmom]

Question on growing lights....

What does one look for for a good grow light?

Any recommendations on a good brand or type?

[Augie]

Another January weather week here in Central Missouri. We got snow, then it melted, then it rained, then it rained some more.

Nothing going on in the garden. It's so muddy right now I don't even want to walk around on anything that isn't covered with gravel or cement. lol

I spent a little shop time working on the boat trailer on Saturday. The bunks are showing their age so I'm replacing all of them. I got the boat jacked up and cribbed on the trailer frame so there's space to pull the old stuff out and slide the new stuff in, and got the first pair cut and the carpet tacked down.

It was a momentous week in terms of new arrivals to the Augie clan. Grandson #3 was born close to midnight on Thursday, then my new Australian Shepherd pup arrived Friday morning. We went for a baby visit yesterday, and somehow I managed to get home with no pics of him on my phone, but I do have puppy pics. Her name is Booger. With a nose like that I just had to.

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

My seed start pots in my greenhouse.....the soil (seeds not yet sorouted) has a layer of white growth like mold or fungus...looks like cotton candy almost.

I have been using a antifungal spray and will be putting a dehumidifier in there....but when it rains hard it drips in thru the seems and is damp inside.

Any tips to kill this stuff before my seeds sprout?