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Garden Geeks thread
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I was going to have one of my bosses bring a trailer over this week and load it up with all of the chicken manure in in my chicken coop this week. She's in the process of moving to a new house and the idea was to let it sit somewhere in their new yard for the summer and then mix it in for the garden next year. But her wife is being anal about it and doesn't a pile of manure sitting around their yard until after they move in. Little does she know that it probably be better to get it now and let it sit all summer instead of moving in during during the summer and then getting a big pile of manure to dump in the yard. That would really stink for a day or two until it settles. Not that the chicken manure doesn't smell right now, but you're not exactly living there right now.
Anyways, if anybody wants some chicken manure for their garden, you're welcomed to take what you can by thursday.
I was going to have one of my bosses bring a trailer over this week and load it up with all of the chicken manure in in my chicken coop this week. She's in the process of moving to a new house and the idea was to let it sit somewhere in their new yard for the summer and then mix it in for the garden next year. But her wife is being anal about it and doesn't a pile of manure sitting around their yard until after they move in. Little does she know that it probably be better to get it now and let it sit all summer instead of moving in during during the summer and then getting a big pile of manure to dump in the yard. That would really stink for a day or two until it settles. Not that the chicken manure doesn't smell right now, but you're not exactly living there right now.
Anyways, if anybody wants some chicken manure for their garden, you're welcomed to take what you can by thursday.
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walrus
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She could put it in her garden right off if she doesn't want to plant it this year
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:raises hand and jumps up and down saying ME!!! ME!!!: do you deliver?
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We're still getting a lot of lettuce, kale, and swiss chard. The arugula has gone to seed. New fruit starting to form on the lemon, apple, and lime trees, with the orange and peach soon to follow. Oh, and the garlic patch is looking pretty good also. We'll probably expand our garlic patch next year, as we like our home grown garlic.
We're still getting a lot of lettuce, kale, and swiss chard. The arugula has gone to seed. New fruit starting to form on the lemon, apple, and lime trees, with the orange and peach soon to follow. Oh, and the garlic patch is looking pretty good also. We'll probably expand our garlic patch next year, as we like our home grown garlic.
leswp1
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Its her wife that doesn't want her dealing with it right now with everything. And given last night the fact that they had some sort of break in at their new house that's getting built, her wife doesn't want to worry about it.
You're a little out of my way Les.
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Sorry to hear that. Our problem has been an unusually warm spring so far that's driving our winter garden plants to seed sooner than usual. We're cooling down to 80 or so this weekend, but then back up close to 90 next week. Too warm, too soon.
walrus
Wind up workin' in a gas station
Its her wife that doesn't want her dealing with it right now with everything. And given last night the fact that they had some sort of break in at their new house that's getting built, her wife doesn't want to worry about it.
You're a little out of my way Les.
You'll have chicken **** next year
. My coop is still buried by snow, I need to clean it before getting chicks
leswp1
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Its her wife that doesn't want her dealing with it right now with everything. And given last night the fact that they had some sort of break in at their new house that's getting built, her wife doesn't want to worry about it.
You're a little out of my way Les.
Waiting.....You'll have chicken **** next year
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No egg layers or do you only do meat birds??
You'll have chicken **** next year
No egg layers or do you only do meat birds??
walrus
Wind up workin' in a gas station
Egg layers
walrus
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All the tomatoes and Peppers I started are up. Crocuses are beautiful, Daffodils up but no blooms. In Boston last weekend they were just opening up along this building we walked by to get to our hotel. Still have piles of snow in places but almost gone
All the tomatoes and Peppers I started are up. Crocuses are beautiful, Daffodils up but no blooms. In Boston last weekend they were just opening up along this building we walked by to get to our hotel. Still have piles of snow in places but almost gone
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Hellebore are pretty easy to grow, right? I am thinking of using them under my pine tree.
made plans yesterday for what to plant in my new bed spaces - bee balm in the sunnier spots. For shade, Japanese painted burgundy fern, hardy cyclamen, Appalachian blue violets, several different hosta (including blue mouse ears - my new favorite), white bellflower, two types of columbine, frosted coral bells, two types of phlox and some purple dead nettle. gonna be pricey, but pretty.
Hellebore are pretty easy to grow, right? I am thinking of using them under my pine tree.
made plans yesterday for what to plant in my new bed spaces - bee balm in the sunnier spots. For shade, Japanese painted burgundy fern, hardy cyclamen, Appalachian blue violets, several different hosta (including blue mouse ears - my new favorite), white bellflower, two types of columbine, frosted coral bells, two types of phlox and some purple dead nettle. gonna be pricey, but pretty.
leswp1
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Had huge snows this yr which should mean perennials are happy. Instead there seems to have been a lot of loss in my gardens. Not sure why. And Cheever, the resident groundhog in the back yard, has eaten one of my primroses to a stub. The thing was in a pot on the porch planter from last yr. Grrrrrrr! I need a bb gun. Cheever II, in the front yard, is looking healthier than Cheever I. Where are the coyotes when you need them??
I have one hellebore that is huge after failing to thrive in my mother's garden. I lost the other 2 which were not as sheltered. Not sure if this is because there are varieties that are easier but I haven't found them
Had huge snows this yr which should mean perennials are happy. Instead there seems to have been a lot of loss in my gardens. Not sure why. And Cheever, the resident groundhog in the back yard, has eaten one of my primroses to a stub. The thing was in a pot on the porch planter from last yr. Grrrrrrr! I need a bb gun. Cheever II, in the front yard, is looking healthier than Cheever I. Where are the coyotes when you need them??
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