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    What did you do in the garden today?

    I see those occasionally but I’m not sure how to go about luring more of them. 🤔
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    I plant dill and let some of my basil (grown in pots and kept indoors over the winter) bolt. That brings in hoverflies, which are pollinators as adults and eat aphids as babies. I wish I could lure in more varieties of predatory insects; it’s a lot more convenient than having to stock up on...
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    I think my beans are starting to bloom. 👀
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    Your 2026 Garden

    I don’t think it’s peppermint, and it doesn’t look wispy enough to be dill. Do you at least remember which seed packets you used in total? If so check the germination dates so you can at least rule out anything that would have taken longer.
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    3 Sisters Method question and adaptation question?

    With the note that I don’t have the space to have tried any of this myself, I have heard of swapping out the corn for sunflowers, and swapping out the squash for melons. I also don’t know any reason why you couldn’t use peas instead of beans if that’s your preferred legume.
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    Your 2026 Garden

    I’ll have to remember that. When I dehydrated my kale the whole house smelled like broccoli. Which I don’t mind, but then I was hungry for broccoli. 😋
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    Your 2026 Garden

    Mine are usually a full story off the ground and inside the area my cat is allowed outside in so I don’t know how much I can help, but I had an issue with rabbits nibbling down my tarragon which was solved by putting a chicken wire cloche over it until it got too big to interest them. Or could...
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    Feeding Wild Birds

    I was out of suet blocks so I had to make up a new batch. I love my little silicon mold, it’s so convenient! The down side was that used up most of my leftover fat, so I guess I need to make more burgers at some point. Also I might be imagining it but I think the goldfinches are starting to get...
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    Your 2026 Garden

    I got a response back already! Here it is in case anyone else is curious: “Thank you for reaching out! Kazak melons will not cross-pollinate with watermelons, as they are different species. They can, however, cross with other muskmelons, cantaloupes, and honeydews, which are within the same...
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    Native gardeners in the southeastern US

    I was going to recommend Pollinator Pathways, but I’m looking at their site and not seeing a sub-site for Tennessee. 🤔
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    Your 2026 Garden

    MIGardener had a livestream and was trying to tempt everyone to grow Kazakh melons. I must resist for now. They’ve been on my ‘hey those look fun I should try them’ list for a bit, but I have too much building maintenance this year for anything big and viney unless I wanted to try them indoors...
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    Yes, I keep having to go stare at my onion sprouts and pot beans and remind myself that the peppers and tomatoes need to wait until March. I started my onions back in January. :oops:
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    Most of my gardening activity today was looking up old victory garden diagrams and realizing they’re screamingly inefficient. 😱 But I did check my beans today and one of them has already found the stake. 🎉
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    Any Home Bakers Here?

    This one: 1 stick butter 2 cups white sugar 1/2 cup baking coco 1/2 cup milk Boil 3 min 1/2 cup peanut butter 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 cups oatmeal 1/2 cup coconut 1/2 cup chopped nuts Stir well spoon onto waxed paper
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    I completely neglected to put some stakes in my bean pots, will have to do that tomorrow.
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