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   Message 39,071 of 40,484   
   Muggles to Terry Coombs   
   Re: hoarders and greenhouse plants?   
   04 Apr 20 18:32:52   
   
   From: countd@wn2TkxG.vng   
      
   On 4/4/2020 6:22 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:   
   > On 4/4/2020 2:14 PM, Muggles wrote:   
   >> On 4/4/2020 1:27 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:   
   >>> On 4/4/2020 12:37 PM, Muggles wrote:   
   >>>> On 4/3/2020 11:46 PM, T wrote:   
   >>>>> On 2020-04-03 19:17, Muggles wrote:   
   >>>>>> On 4/3/2020 8:37 PM, T wrote:   
   >>>>>>> Hi All,   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> Are the hoarders going to buy out all the green   
   >>>>>>> house plants too?  Or just seeds?   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> -T   
   >>>>>> We have plenty of both, here.   
   >>>>> Lefts hope I can get some peppers and cherry tomatoes.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Weird the things folks are hoarding.  Eggs and dairy?   
   >>>>> Those things spoil!   
   >>>>>   
   >>>> If you can, buy some produce in the store. Save the seeds and plant   
   >>>> them.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> We had 2 dozen eggs for maybe 10 days, but my son ate a bunch of them   
   >>>> yesterday!   
   >>>>   
   >>>    I had horrible germination rates on my slicing tomatoes and the 3   
   >>> kinds of peppers I planted . I've already talked to my plant guru and   
   >>> will be picking up some seedlings in a few days . But for right now ,   
   >>> our hens have been outproducing our appetite for eggs , I'm thinking   
   >>> about beating a bunch and freezing them in a muffin tin . Then I can pop   
   >>> 'em out and bag them for later .   
   >>>   
   >> We used to outproduce out need and/or want for eggs, too. Friends wanted   
   >> to buy them from us, so, occasionally we'd take some cash for eggs and   
   >> put that $ into buying either scratch, or bedding for the chickens.   
   >>   
   >   
   >   Last summer when the hens were in full production mode we took the   
   > excess to a small veggie stand and split the proceeds with them . That   
   > might not be an option this year , and we now have a second freezer -   
   > our son gave us a small chest unit that he no longer needs . Might as   
   > well fill it up .   
   >   
      
   We'll probably have some eggs in 5 or 6 months once these hen chicks   
   come of age.   
      
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