Posted on 01/06/2012 9:53:54 AM PST by JustaDumbBlonde
January is not the most hospitable month of the year to be sure. If you're like me those cold dreary days are best spent curled up in a chair (for the guys that don't *do* curl -- sit there very manly) with a cup of tea (insert the manly beverage of your choice) and a stack of garden catalogs that you need a front-end loader to move (got you with the front-end loader, didn't I?).
I've got to hand it to the catalog people, the covers are exceptional this year and, by golly, with all of the $25 to $100 coupons right there on the front ... I saved $475 just walking in from the mailbox!
Your first five minutes spent thumbing through will tell you something, regardless of which catalog your choose: Prices. Are. Up. Must be that ol' supply-n-demand thing, because I choose to believe that MY favorite seed suppliers would never take advantage of a market that is growing by leaps and bounds as people discover that you can feed your family the highest quality foods and save money at the same time. Not to mention, you know exactly how your food was handled and by whom. It must be said -- produce from Mexico just doesn't have the same tropical appeal that it once did.
These are the catalogs I've received as of this morning. I've put these in the form of a link that you can take to that company, if you so desire. You can request a catalog of your own or, do what I do, which is peruse the paper catalog and then place an order online.
Gurney's Seed & Nursery Co.Please let us know about your favorite catalogs and gardening-related companies. I know that we all love to discover something new that will further our fun in the garden.
Musser Forests, Inc.
Michigan Bulb Co.
Agri Supply
Growers Supply
Stark Bro's Nursery
The Greenhouse Catalog
Gardener's Supply Company
Totally Tomatoes
The Cook's Garden
Burpee
Henry Field's Seed & Nursery Co. *
Gurney's Seed & Nursery Co. *
Jung's Seeds & Plants
R.H. Shumway's Illustrated Garden Guide* Henry Field's and Gurney's are one and the same group. I suspect that Burgess is also owned by them, but haven't confirmed
Ok, I’ll put some night crawlers to work. I’ll get some chick mash and I always have shredded papper, just sitting here I shred a lot of letters from ???? and even newspapers. I’ve been putting the shreds in the compost pile so now I’ll divide it. Do they take long to reproduce?
What are red wigglers? The same as night crawlers?
I’ll never throw corncobs in the compost again. I’ll throw them in the fire. Thank you for the information. Neat.
Are you using a Mac? This code only works with windows a machine.
Are you using a Mac? This code only works with windows a machine. Yes it is ASCII.
I have a FRiend who played football for LSU way back when. My grandson and his girlfriend came by last evening to get my pickup to drop off at the Detail Shop and he brought my Big Chief smoker back so I can smoke a couple of slabs of Salmon from Costco this week. We are having Drop Dead Gorgeous weather here in the Land of the Benders and I was drug by my ear out to do the spring cleanup of the front perennial garden while oldwhatshernsme pruned the roses and some of the Dahlias.
BTW... Nice Back-Bar y’all got there...
Try “& # 176” with out the quotes and leave out any spaces it does this on my machine 64°
Lordy! That is one Beautiful gift!
Sorry but I will be cheering on BAMA. I am for LSU anytime they are not playing a SEC team. It is just something left over from many years ago when my team, MSU, was cheated out of a Down while playing in BR. It cost us a winning TD!
Would you believe that's my oils and vinegars? Left to right: apple cider vinegar; canola oil; white vinegar; peanut oil; olive oil. I choose pretty and unusual bottles from hubby's liquor supply and buy the spouts from the liquor store. I was forever going in and out of the cabinet for those, so having them right there in my food prep area is handy and it looks pretty too.
No, I’m running Windows 7, and the ASCII code works fine, but holding down the alternate key didn’t. Maybe I didn’t fully understand what you were saying. I keep an ASCII special characters chart on my desktop for when I need to check it. In the 90’s I knew all of the stuff by heart, but have long since forgotten it all.
Isn't it though??!! I got it sliced and vacuum packed into portions for seasoning beans, peas, etc. I like to microwave a few pieces to crispy perfection as a snack every now and then, but it is sooooo salty!
I kinda thought you might be, seein' as how you're right down 59 and all, but for an old call??? Hate the refs, not the team! (j/k)
Geaux Tigers! Having grown up in Alabama, I'm an Auburn fan myself. Hubby is LSU all the way. When Auburn/LSU play, we are always sure that the Tigers are going to win! A house divided!
On burning corn: we are burning shelled corn that has been cleaned. I've never thrown a cob in the fire and don't know how it would do. Make sure that your fireplace, insert or stove can burn corn. It burns hotter than wood and damage could be done by the higher heat.
Yep! For an old call! We have long lasting memories (typical southern trait, as you know) here in Miss State territory about that cheating incident. By the way being 90 miles away from Bama does not make me an automatic fan!
Thank you TXhurl. We’ll check that one out, as soon as politics cool down here.
What happens when the electricity goes off and the spinner quits?
I think she’s a Vagen.
Is that more like bacon?
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