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the ground has been warmer than normal since last fall, so we bumped up planting by two weeks this season (the field brown turkey figs got moving weeks before usual), and the stuff shows it, but we're bringing the water early cuz the rain has not been co-operating. the pickling cukes, hand tomatoes of various colors (no cherries or grape ones this year), and cantelopes are running nicely, and we'll be dropping in the jalapenos today.
ganims in fairdale has a really good potting soil mix, full of lobster shells and such, that he makes up in maine. that stuff seemed to wake up some old seeds that i thought were done. it feels like that 'dirt' could be magic for flowers.
get those seeds started!
 
UCSouth said:
@ClifSpliffy DM if you will. I have something to ask you, but not on here. Thanks
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nothing personal, friend, but i don't do that, ever, even if you posted a pic and ur actually zendaya.
context:
i only participate in one social media at a time, and this one is like the third or fourth one in decades, as the previous one either lost it's attraction, or they kicked me out. quora kicked me to the curb, after years of posts, when those so-called 'smartest people on earth' finally figgured out that they had no idea as to my identity, the number one requirement there. it bubbled for a while, particularly prompted by a pantload of chinese who became ballistic after a long series of my posts stating what will be, and not what they think will be for their nonsense. the best one was on that 'one belt, one road' stuff, which is now called "bri" and the minute it came out, i called it a ponzi scheme, which today, seven years or so later, it became. lots of other crankies there too. there was a pretty formidable gang of beagles in on that, and that 538 guy lost his marbles yelling at me, cuz a lot of his 2016 junk turned out, as expected, to be flat out wrong. i was getting regularly hacked for a while, until for whatever reasons, and not requested by me, Microsoft amped up their protection game for my ip address. i don't use any security software. don't need to. when that hacking hokum used to happen, it only took/takes me a small bit of time to right the ship. to this day, msft has frozen my link to the first reported death on earth from covid (posted here) on my address bar. i don't care. this one China reports first death in new pneumonia outbreak
i've never sent a text, ever. my very fancy big screen cellular telephone is net disabled. periodically they come, but i wouldn't know what was said, as i've never read any of them. of course, when the emergency alert system goes wacky and takes over the phone screen with all that noise and a message, i have no choice but to see it and then x it out, if i want to see my screen again, like to make a call.
never been on facebook, twitter, all that stuff.
any bill, statement, etc. that i get, whether business or personal, is always hard copy printed on paper, and then i write a check and put a stamp on it, like my father, grandfather, and great grandfather did. ezpz. lately, they've been offering more and more cash to get me to switch to online. ain't happening. sometimes in business, a customer or vendor adamantly demands a digital relationship. they immediately get filed into the 'later for you. im out.' i'll find something to eat, regardless. imma yuge fan of the 'handshake' method of business. it works fine the overwhelmingly amount of times. once in a great while, it doesn't.
i always explain to new situations that if you want to connect, call me, that's what a telephone is for. when they ask aboot emails and such, i always explain that i look at them irregularly. i go weeks at times not checking.
again, absolutely nothing personal. im just working on my cortisol game, as ur best post ever here at the BY, in the migraine thread, with your highly exemplary discussion of how to beat them by de-stressing,
so brilliantly valuable, explained.
 
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ClifSpliffy said:
nothing personal, friend, but i don't do that, ever, even if you posted a pic and ur actually zendaya.
context:
i only participate in one social media at a time, and this one is like the third or fourth one in decades, as the previous one either lost it's attraction, or they kicked me out. quora kicked me to the curb, after years of posts, when those so-called 'smartest people on earth' finally figgured out that they had no idea as to my identity, the number one requirement there. it bubbled for a while, particularly prompted by a pantload of chinese who became ballistic after a long series of my posts stating what will be, and not what they think will be for their nonsense. the best one was on that 'one belt, one road' stuff, which is now called "bri" and the minute it came out, i called it a ponzi scheme, which today, seven years or so later, it became. lots of other crankies there too. there was a pretty formidable gang of beagles in on that, and that 538 guy lost his marbles yelling at me, cuz a lot of his 2016 junk turned out, as expected, to be flat out wrong. i was getting regularly hacked for a while, until for whatever reasons, and not requested by me, Microsoft amped up their protection game for my ip address. i don't use any security software. don't need to. when that hacking hokum used to happen, it only took/takes me a small bit of time to right the ship. to this day, msft has frozen my link to the first reported death on earth from covid (posted here) on my address bar. i don't care. this one China reports first death in new pneumonia outbreak
i've never sent a text, ever. my very fancy big screen cellular telephone is net disabled. periodically they come, but i wouldn't know what was said, as i've never read any of them. of course, when the emergency alert system goes wacky and takes over the phone screen with all that noise and a message, i have no choice but to see it and then x it out, if i want to see my screen again, like to make a call.
never been on facebook, twitter, all that stuff.
any bill, statement, etc. that i get, whether business or personal, is always hard copy printed on paper, and then i write a check and put a stamp on it, like my father, grandfather, and great grandfather did. ezpz. lately, they've been offering more and more cash to get me to switch to online. ain't happening. sometimes in business, a customer or vendor adamantly demands a digital relationship. they immediately get filed into the 'later for you. im out.' i'll find something to eat, regardless.
i always explain to new situations that if you want to connect, call me, that's what a telephone is for. when they ask aboot emails and such, i always explain that i look at them irregularly. i go weeks at times not checking.
again, absolutely nothing personal. im just working on my cortisol game, as ur best post ever here at the BY, in the migraine thread, with your highly exemplary discussion of how to beat them by de-stressing,
so brilliantly valuable, explained.
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I am going to be in CT between 10/12-10/19 for my Son's wedding. I was hoping to get some gardening ideas from you. But, I 100% understand where you are coming from.
 
still getting regular jalapenos, turning purpleish yet far longer in size. rain will do that for you. tasty.
i had a good run going in the highest solar plot until aboot two weeks back, wattys and tomatos mostly, but a raccoon cut a perfect opening, pounded it over two days, and left the biggest, nastiest, greasy racoon poop at the entrance. prolly was struttin and pimpin around before he dropped that bomb. jala's wern't touched. i guess mr toughguy has a weak stomach.
cannabis also finished strong with the rains, and got clipped ten days ago. one plant, removed from a five gal container and then stuck in the ground aboot six weeks back, doubled in height and moreso in weight. i don't think it was anything more than timing with the rains, and a change in footspace.

and now, a word on why i eat only mushrooms that come in a can or jar from the very clean and nice supermarket, or fresh ones coming from that clean and very nice supermarket. forget bodegas, or asian markets, or eastern european kitchy joints, or all of them. not happening, only at clean, nice, big supermarkets with the bright lights and not stinking like cookie monster with a case of the runs. nope, i ain't going out like that.
Ohio foragers are accidentally poisoning themselves with lethal mushrooms
 
UCSouth said:
I am going to be in CT between 10/12-10/19 for my Son's wedding. I was hoping to get some gardening ideas from you. But, I 100% understand where you are coming from.
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i have no gardening ideas. i just, like that oliver guy on green acres, read the USDA stuff on 'how to,' sometimes ringing up or visiting the ag extension folks, and try to follow their rec's. they seem to know stuff.

two things i do lately (prolly written aboot by folks way smarter than me),
is incorporate the wood ash i make into the soil, and pay close attention to the solar exposure for a field. years of planting has shown me that 'west (dominant exposure) is the best.'
i did have a few 3rd place finishes years back in the fairs when i did that. they give u a ribbon for that. pretty cool. mebbe i'll try again in the future when they figger out that cannabis is a crop, too.

hearty congrats on ur nuptials. or ur kids' nuptial. somebodies party.
i really like how u capitalized 'Son.' sez it all. u win.
 
72 degrees at 7:30 pm, 11/5.
while the spider nests have left the forest, the wasps were out in full force this week, mostly gathering around southern and western exposures as they move in slo motion.
in the past 2 weeks, the tics have exploded. they've been largely diminished in number for years, but for that time mentioned earlier when they were only found in the veg gardens for a short while, aboot 2 weeks in june iirc. of course, today, i saw 9 turkeys together for the first time in a long time, mebbe a few years. turkeys eat ticks (up to a couple hundred a day!), bats eat skeeters. mebbe it is really just that simple.
i still have a few wattys growing sort of healthy, but not for eating, just to see how long they go. i am surprised that the racoon thief(s?) didn't come back for them after totally wrecking them weeks back. and unlike that hitjob then, now all green vegetation and produce in all plots have been chomped, including the green pepper and jalo leaves.

some people are really, really bad at growing things, even when it's fundamental to their lives.
Commentary: Gardening for self-sufficiency? The fruits of my labour have been few
seriously, cherry tomato failure? how is that even possible if you do nothing more than just water them.
'Singapore Facebook groups dedicated to gardening – with the more popular ones counting more than 100,000 members – dispense tips and troubleshoot issues.'
 
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ClifSpliffy said:
72 degrees at 7:30 pm, 11/5.
while the spider nests have left the forest, the wasps were out in full force this week, mostly gathering around southern and western exposures as they move in slo motion.
in the past 2 weeks, the tics have exploded. they've been largely diminished in number for years, but for that time mentioned earlier when they were only found in the veg gardens for a short while, aboot 2 weeks in june iirc. of course, today, i saw 9 turkeys together for the first time in a long time, mebbe a few years. turkeys eat ticks (up to a couple hundred a day!), bats eat skeeters. mebbe it is really just that simple.
i still have a few wattys growing sort of healthy, but not for eating, just to see how long they go. i am surprised that the racoon thief(s?) didn't come back for them after totally wrecking them weeks back. and unlike that hitjob then, now all green vegetation and produce in all plots have been chomped, including the green pepper and jalo leaves.

some people are really, really bad at growing things, even when it's fundamental to their lives.
Commentary: Gardening for self-sufficiency? The fruits of my labour have been few
seriously, cherry tomato failure? how is that even possible if you do nothing more than just water them.
'Singapore Facebook groups dedicated to gardening – with the more popular ones counting more than 100,000 members – dispense tips and troubleshoot issues.'
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Try guinea fowl for your ticks, I haven't pulled one from myself or an animal in over 5 years, since I got them. Great alarm system as well.
 
UCSouth said:
Try guinea fowl for your ticks, I haven't pulled one from myself or an animal in over 5 years, since I got them. Great alarm system as well.
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I have dozens of wild turkeys visit my yard (about an acre). Even with outdoor cats, I haven't seen a tick in years.
 
ClifSpliffy said:
72 degrees at 7:30 pm, 11/5.
while the spider nests have left the forest, the wasps were out in full force this week, mostly gathering around southern and western exposures as they move in slo motion.
in the past 2 weeks, the tics have exploded. they've been largely diminished in number for years, but for that time mentioned earlier when they were only found in the veg gardens for a short while, aboot 2 weeks in june iirc. of course, today, i saw 9 turkeys together for the first time in a long time, mebbe a few years. turkeys eat ticks (up to a couple hundred a day!), bats eat skeeters. mebbe it is really just that simple.
i still have a few wattys growing sort of healthy, but not for eating, just to see how long they go. i am surprised that the racoon thief(s?) didn't come back for them after totally wrecking them weeks back. and unlike that hitjob then, now all green vegetation and produce in all plots have been chomped, including the green pepper and jalo leaves.

some people are really, really bad at growing things, even when it's fundamental to their lives.
Commentary: Gardening for self-sufficiency? The fruits of my labour have been few
seriously, cherry tomato failure? how is that even possible if you do nothing more than just water them.
'Singapore Facebook groups dedicated to gardening – with the more popular ones counting more than 100,000 members – dispense tips and troubleshoot issues.'
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I guess I need to look up more often. Found this just outside my backdoor a few weeks ago. Looks like it's flipping me off.

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temery said:
I have dozens of wild turkeys visit my yard (about an acre). Even with outdoor cats, I haven't seen a tick in years.
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I can't recall seeing any wild turkey on my property, or any sign of them. That's why I went with the guinea fowl. Ticks were a definite problem before that.
 
I planted spinach to overwinter a couple days ago. If all goes well we'll be eating it by early April. (in southern NH). Otherwise all that's not tilled in is kale and parsley.

We have fewer ticks for sure - and many turkeys about...although one cycle of antibiotics this year for an encircled bite - (no subsequent illness). I've not removed more that a dozen - all those dog ticks - and all earlier in the summer.

Overall great growing season because we have unlimited supply of well water. 20+ gallons of blueberries harvested with 16 in freezer to get us through the winter.

- Wilderness.
 
Wilderness said:
I planted spinach to overwinter a couple days ago. If all goes well we'll be eating it by early April. (in southern NH). Otherwise all that's not tilled in is kale and parsley.

We have fewer ticks for sure - and many turkeys about...although one cycle of antibiotics this year for an encircled bite - (no subsequent illness). I've not removed more that a dozen - all those dog ticks - and all earlier in the summer.

Overall great growing season because we have unlimited supply of well water. 20+ gallons of blueberries harvested with 16 in freezer to get us through the winter.

- Wilderness.
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i was in the super the other day, and bloobs were on sale at 2 bucks a pint. noticing that they were in different sized containers, i do what i often do, and often to the delight and amazement of my fellow shoppers.
i grabbed a few, and weighed them. im very approachable in public (sumtimes, mom sez 'i ain't going out with you. everybody always talks to you. trader joes? no way. i ain't watching those fairdale divorcees eat u up the minute u walk in. why do you have no sense of time?), and so folks often come up and say 'wait, whut? what's the point?'
those fried chicken containers, iceberg lettuce, and so on often vary widely in weight, so im weighing the berries, especially since they're in different containers.
3/4 pound for each and every 1 pint container, exactly. didn't know that
and so im done with weighing bloobs.
the tick thing is interesting. generally absent for years, it remains to be seen if their explosion here recently is just a bubble connected to the recent rains, or if it is a return. too soon to know.
the State has sent out an advisory on the 'explosion' of black bears entering homes, relative to historic data. they seem to think that a nut shortage is the reason (they need around 20,000 calories per day at this time of year - yikes!), but im not so sure that's the reason.
prolly more like they don't get cable in their caves and the bruins are on. or da bears. mebbe da cubs, tho its not baseball season. dopey bears, they don't read the sporting news.
 
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new year starts, hope springs eternal!
the sun is ripping up into the sky and it lingers in affect past 5 pm.
haven't u noticed? why not?
speaking of looking up, i am a certified shooting star expert, with nothing more in resume than looking up at them where i live, for a long time. not quite but almost daily they're there, weather dependent, and it seems to be more lately. planes, too. hey Chester! what is going on at the airport? we can all see, especially at night, that lately the airport is busy.
it's hot, like extra rain turning the dirt into late spring/early fall mud, and not like extra rain turning the frozen tundra into deathwalk top slippery icemud which should be winter.
north Europe and SE Asia are cooking. record stuff.
‘The most extreme heat wave ever seen in Europe’: Warm January topples records
last year, here, it proceeded along like this new normal, but hard reversed around late january early feb into an unpredicted chill spell, then later came the drought. were they related? idk, but if the temp unexpectedly heads down from new normal trend again later in the month, i'll be watching. and wondering.
good time to look at seed cat's, get a tool or such before the rush, mebbe build a simple coldframe out of, well anything really that can support a big piece of glass, or plexi, or fat plastic. i use lumber lying around, or cinderblocks, or sometimes i just mound up some dirt, and toss an old door with glass, or a patio one, on top.
there just may be folks around here chucking lettuce seeds and such into them within weeks. spring training starts in like 6 weeks, mebbe then.
the water is higher than in a long while, and the mud is real bad for this time of year. got a new cat 306 ex and a cat 289d3 skidsteer recently. (HO Penn, there is no other. they helped win the war, ww2, an all that. '23 is their hundredth anni). ha, 'skidsteer' i've been using skidsteers and bobcats a good while, since the time when they were'nt anything remotely close to these new machines. this one is almost 6 tons, with a 75 hp turbo diesel. freakin tank, if u ask me. i bet that we could send (mebbe we are?) these to the good guys in the war, and they'd come up with another 100 uses for it. anyway, all shiny and new, we've cut down on the test drives lately cuz we're making an unholy mess.
i say test drives becuz, unknown to me, apparently the whole world is on vacation. i mean, i called cl&p last friday, and their message was 'closed for the holiday.' what? 12/30 is now a holiday too? and yesterday? and today? their loss. i called becuz they put a new big combo lock on their gate on my dirt, and i wanted to learn the combo.
(r/o/w). we went and sawed that sucker off. i bet that lock cost them a hunster.
nice to see that lettuce came down a bit to under $4, but eggs still costing a real lot. world has food problems now, so grow some.
it's hot.
 
ClifSpliffy said:
new year starts, hope springs eternal!
the sun is ripping up into the sky and it lingers in affect past 5 pm.
haven't u noticed? why not?
speaking of looking up, i am a certified shooting star expert, with nothing more in resume than looking up at them where i live, for a long time. not quite but almost daily they're there, weather dependent, and it seems to be more lately. planes, too. hey Chester! what is going on at the airport? we can all see, especially at night, that lately the airport is busy.
it's hot, like extra rain turning the dirt into late spring/early fall mud, and not like extra rain turning the frozen tundra into deathwalk top slippery icemud which should be winter.
north Europe and SE Asia are cooking. record stuff.
‘The most extreme heat wave ever seen in Europe’: Warm January topples records
last year, here, it proceeded along like this new normal, but hard reversed around late january early feb into an unpredicted chill spell, then later came the drought. were they related? idk, but if the temp unexpectedly heads down from new normal trend again later in the month, i'll be watching. and wondering.
good time to look at seed cat's, get a tool or such before the rush, mebbe build a simple coldframe out of, well anything really that can support a big piece of glass, or plexi, or fat plastic. i use lumber lying around, or cinderblocks, or sometimes i just mound up some dirt, and toss an old door with glass, or a patio one, on top.
there just may be folks around here chucking lettuce seeds and such into them within weeks. spring training starts in like 6 weeks, mebbe then.
the water is higher than in a long while, and the mud is real bad for this time of year. got a new cat 306 ex and a cat 289d3 skidsteer recently. (HO Penn, there is no other. they helped win the war, ww2, an all that. '23 is their hundredth anni). ha, 'skidsteer' i've been using skidsteers and bobcats a good while, since the time when they were'nt anything remotely close to these new machines. this one is almost 6 tons, with a 75 hp turbo diesel. freakin tank, if u ask me. i bet that we could send (mebbe we are?) these to the good guys in the war, and they'd come up with another 100 uses for it. anyway, all shiny and new, we've cut down on the test drives lately cuz we're making an unholy mess.
i say test drives becuz, unknown to me, apparently the whole world is on vacation. i mean, i called cl&p last friday, and their message was 'closed for the holiday.' what? 12/30 is now a holiday too? and yesterday? and today? their loss. i called becuz they put a new big combo lock on their gate on my dirt, and i wanted to learn the combo.
(r/o/w). we went and sawed that sucker off. i bet that lock cost them a hunster.
nice to see that lettuce came down a bit to under $4, but eggs still costing a real lot. world has food problems now, so grow some.
it's hot.
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I'm with you and your thinking about getting a head start. Just ordered a grow tent and everything that goes with it yesterday. I order the majority of my seeds from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Order $10 and get a free pack of seeds...their choice and always free shipping.
 
came home yesterday and noticed spiders. mebbe they were here earlier in the week, idk, but i don't remember ever seeing spiders as early as january 20. local ice fishing not looking likely this season.
 
Got the greenhouse up the other day. Should mean veggies year round, between that and the garden.
 
it's time.
Home
Connecticut Flower and Garden show.
some of us have a different view of what 'seed' means at this time of year.
prolly around 50,000 likeminded folks this weekend is my guess, since they might be 'seedless.' lol.
 
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