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    What did you do in the garden today?

    I got my seed porn catalog from Baker Creek today and it's about time to order and plant onion seeds. BC customer service told me a few months ago that they don't guarantee that seeds will be for the 2026 season until sometime in December, and I don't want last year's onion seeds. My garden is...
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    That would probably work out. I'll let you know.
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    No precipitation at all here today, just cloudy. Temps will most likely drop below freezing tonight so it's too late to save the pepper plants I was planning to overwinter. Oh well.
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    I need to start freezing all the top and root ends from the garlic, onions and shallots I use. I have some old celery I could use too. The vole-chewed carrots in the garden would be a good addition too. LOL
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    I just put another nine eggs into the incubator. They should hatch out on December 20th.
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    I just finished loading up the incubator again, nine eggs this time from my favorite pullet. There will probably be a few RIR/NH hybrids mixed into this batch of eggs along with some NH/NH chicks. They should start pipping late on December 19th and hatch out on the 20th. One egg is starting...
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    That does look good! I must've been thinking about meat processing time when I asked if it took 90 minutes. 20 wouldn't be so bad.
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    I should make some broth from the turkey carcass, roast the bones brown then simmer with veggies. Does broth require a 90 minute processing time in the pressure cooker? The turkey meat is almost gone now. I chopped some up, added it to browned onions and tossed in a little stuffing. Mixed in a...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    That's where internet shopping comes in handy.
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    How big is the biggest egg you've gotten!?

    Looks like a double yolker.
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    Happy Thanksgiving!
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Finished the Thanksgiving meal in time to watch some football. The grandkids helped me do the three week weigh-in of the chicks. They've all more than doubled in weight over the last seven days. They're getting so big I'm thinking about putting some pellets in the brooder to see if they'll start...
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    I cleaned out the old coop bedding and replaced it with a 6" thick layer of the shredded wood I had delivered today. I'm hoping the new type of bedding will alleviate the ammonia smell. Biggest problem is that I have too many chickens sleeping in the coop. I think feeding them a lower protein...
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    I ordered 5 of the little baby size pumpkin pies from Walmart but they were out, so they substituted THREE 8 inch pumpkin pies! That's ok with me. I like pumpkin pie.
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    That is the plan. 20 or 25 dozen? I think that's about how many cookies I've baked in my entire life.
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