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   songbird to Dan Purgert   
   Re: gardening season opener   
   18 Mar 24 08:14:18   
   
   From: songbird@anthive.com   
      
   Dan Purgert wrote:   
   > On 2024-03-04, songbird wrote:   
   >>   yesterday it was warm enough to get outside and   
   >> start some gardening tasks.  i scraped a few hundred   
   >> square feet after burying some garlic and onion seeds   
   >> down deep enough that they'll have a tough time   
   >> coming back up (i also put some cardboard over them).   
   >   
   > Nice.   
   >   
   > With our (90%) frost date (allegedly) being April 15th, I filled out   
   > some seed trays yesterday for planting out in the garden in a few weeks.   
   > Not a whole lot to speak of -- some lettuces and swiss chard to try,   
   > plus some chives.  A few cells have been commandeered by the kiddos for   
   > sunflowers as well, so that should be fun for them.   
      
     we've gone back to colder again, like this morning when   
   i went to take the trash out there's a little snow on the   
   ground and it was cold enough overnight to refreeze the   
   surface.  there won't be any gardening done here today...   
      
      
   >>   deer already found some of the spring flowers.   
   > pests.   
      
     yeah...   
      
      
     songbird   
      
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