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|    Terry Coombs to All    |
|    Re: And so it begins    |
|    07 Apr 20 20:57:18    |
      From: snag_one@msn.com              On 4/7/2020 8:44 PM, Pavel314 wrote:       > On Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at 2:31:01 PM UTC-4, Muggles wrote:       >> On 4/7/2020 1:00 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:       >>> On 4/7/2020 10:25 AM, Muggles wrote:       >>>> On 4/6/2020 9:22 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:       >>>>> Today was tilling day for a new patch to plant some blueberries and       >>>>> most of the rest of the garden . It was also bee hive splitting and       >>>>> onion planting day . Tomorrow I'll be picking up some seedlings at the       >>>>> co-op ... I probably won't plant them right away , we're forecast for       >>>>> one more frost and I don't want to buy 'em twice . I'll be waiting a       >>>>> couple of weeks minimum to plant the vine crops , got some cukes and       >>>>> zukes and squashes I want to grow this year . And the strawberry patch       >>>>> is blowin' up and the bees are working it steadily . I'm really       >>>>> optimistic about the garden this year , it's started out really well ...       >>>>>       >>>> My son has been raising his own veggies from seed for the last month. So       >>>> far, so good! Now all he has to do is clean out the old chicken coup to       >>>> put his new hen chicks in it.       >>>>       >>> If he's planning on using that chicken litter as fertilizer make sure       >>> he knows that it must be composted before use . It's really high in       >>> nitrogen and will burn the tender young roots if he uses it straight       >>> from the coop .       >>>       >> The stuff that needs cleaning is old, so it'll go straight into the       >> beds, more than likely.       >>       >> --       >> Maggie       > That reminds me that I have to sweep out the sheep barn.       >       > Paul              I'll be visiting my neighbor's rabbit cages several times tomorrow with       my yard tractor and a small trailer ... some will be mixed into my       compost pile , some will be mixed with the soil when I plant my       seedlings in a few days . None will be wasted .              --        Snag       Yes , I'm old       and crochety - and armed .       Get outta my woods !              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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