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|    Terry Coombs to Muggles    |
|    Re: And so it begins    |
|    08 Apr 20 18:42:46    |
      From: snag_one@msn.com              On 4/8/2020 5:44 PM, Muggles wrote:       > On 4/7/2020 8:57 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:       >> 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 .       >>       >       > My son cleaned out the old chicken coup and set aside the stuff he       > shoveled up. He finally put his egg layer chicks in the small part of       > the coup and they seem happy.       >       > I the process one chick got loose and he hasn't caught it yet. It's       > taken refuge under the workshop. Got any ideas how to lure the chick       > out and catch it?       >              Food and or water . Put it under a box propped up on a stick and just       wait ...              --        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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