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  1. Smokerbill

    What did you do in the garden today?

    I plant my garlic 6 inches apart in rows, with the rows 6 inches apart. I try to make the most use of the space in my garden. But maybe I'd get larger bulbs if I space them further apart.
  2. Smokerbill

    What did you do in the garden today?

    Picked about a pound of snow and snap peas and snipped some dill for supper tonight to go with the potatoes I dug out yesterday. Going to cook them all together and have with a pan fried ribeye steak for supper tonight. My son made a fantastic stuffed crust pizza from scratch for lunch today, so...
  3. Smokerbill

    What did you do in the garden today?

    Regarding garlic, is this you guys/gals experience? I plant mine in October and it comes up pretty soon after that and gets to about a foot tall. The plants survive the winter cold without growing any more. Then they start growing again when it warms up early spring.
  4. Smokerbill

    What did you do in the garden today?

    about half my garlic plants were falling over and they were turning brown so I knew it was time to dig. When do you plant your garlic?
  5. Smokerbill

    What did you do in the garden today?

    I celebrated today by digging out all of my garlic, 59 heads. There were 60 but I dug one a couple weeks ago. I layed them all out on top of an empty rabbit cage in the sun to cure for a couple days, then into the shade they go. I think that overall they're bigger than last year's heads. I'll...
  6. Smokerbill

    Show Me Your Pallet Projects!

    Yep, I should've been more clear. That's exactly what I meant, planting a cover crop, turning it into the bed this fall and letting it rest over the winter. Clover and vetch would add some nitrogen to the soil. But veggies would be good too. I just didn't know if you were wanting more veggies...
  7. Smokerbill

    What did you do in the garden today?

    I tried out my drip irrigation system this morning and it works pretty well, but I think it might be a problem that I have both compensated and non-compensated drippers trying to work together. Still, everything got watered, but the non-compensated drippers dripped more than the compensated.
  8. Smokerbill

    Show Me Your Pallet Projects!

    how about planting some kind of cover crop in the bed and turning it into the soil this fall?
  9. Smokerbill

    What did you do in the garden today?

    You're neither blind nor stupid. I didn't get a picture of the snake.
  10. Smokerbill

    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    I need to check it out more often. I guess it's a place that's better for finding random deals rather than filling a specific grocery list. But I WAS specifically looking for tomato sauce today, and yes, I checked the Fredmeyer tomato sauce price online before I went shopping, so I knew. LOL
  11. Smokerbill

    What did you do in the garden today?

    The rattlesnake beans just found the trellis. And the Blue Lake beans are vining too, in spite of their onion and shallot neighbors. I saw the first snake of the year making a home next to one of the beds. I didn't get a close look, but it was probably a garter snake.
  12. Smokerbill

    What did you do in the garden today?

    My purslane crop. When I harvest some tomorrow I'll just trim a few leafy stems from each plant so they continue growing.
  13. Smokerbill

    What did you do in the garden today?

    Nice day here, high of 73 or so and sunny. Just finished mowing the front yard. Who was talking about purslane??? I have quite a bit in my garden and was thinking about trying some purslane cooked with peas, potatoes and dill tomorrow. Does that sound edible? With extra virgin olive oil, I think.
  14. Smokerbill

    What did you do in the garden today?

    I've started filling out complaint forms at USPS.com. When a packaged or letter doesn't show up, I fill out the help request. A package and important letter were delivered on the 16th to a neighbor a half mile away, and he was out of town until the 27th, when he brought me my mail. I complained...
  15. Smokerbill

    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    I just got back from a roadtrip to the Longview FredMeyer to stock up on deals, including some ribeye steaks. There's a limit of 2 family packs of the steaks, and they've gotten sneaky lately. Family packs used to have 3 steaks, now a family pack has just two. Four big steaks is enough I guess...
  16. Smokerbill

    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    I sure will. Part of me is ready to let them go right now, but I also am wondering if it would be good to have the old hens around when the young cockerels start feeling their hormones. Would the old hens keep the cockerels in line and teach them some manners???
  17. Smokerbill

    What did you do in the garden today?

    I set up drip irrigation in one of my raised beds today. All I need to do to water it is hook up the the hose with the pressure regulator for an hour or so. I think the emitters put out 1 gallon per hour. 6 tomatoes, 5 zucchinis and a row of pickling cucumbers.
  18. Smokerbill

    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    I finally got a little of the drip irrigation stuff I bought last year set up in one of my raised beds. I have 6 tomatoes, 5 zucchinis and my row of pickling cucumbers set up with emitters. I'll get the new garden bed that has the peppers, tomatoes and beans set up next. I'll probably measure...
  19. Smokerbill

    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Sorry you lost your hen. Maybe you could buy a few apples and freeze them for when it gets too hot.
  20. Smokerbill

    What did you do in the garden today?

    I might have jumped the gun but I harvested some of the biggest dill heads today and put them in the freezer for making pickles later. I'm growing Mammoth dill and the largest head was a good eight inches across. They were flowering but hadn't started forming seeds. I've read that for making...
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