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   Message 39,086 of 40,484   
   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   
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