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    What did you do in the garden today?

    If you use soil temperature as the deciding factor to use when planting seeds in the garden I think you'll be less anxious. If seeds are planted in soil that's too cool there's more chance of them rotting in the ground before germinating. I planted peas a month ago, and they're just now starting...
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    My onion starts are a little behind compared to last year's onions. Last year I started the onion seeds indoors in January, and when I planted them the root ends were no larger than a pencil lead. This year the seedlings were started in the garden and are tiny, but I think they'll grow into...
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    Fertilizer Prices Expected to Skyrocket! Use Chicken Run Compost

    The weeds in the bucket of water are starting to get mushy. I made a weak solution in a watering can and used some to water the lettuce, kale, collard and onion starts in the garden. I used the rest to water in the carrot and beet seeds I planted today. I need to go out and find more juicy...
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    Planted short rows of carrots and beets, about three feet long. Peas are almost all sprouting above ground too.
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Found a second pullet egg this afternoon. Both eggs sitting next to their momma's extra large egg. Planted a short row each of carrots and beets in the garden.
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Took a drive down to Longview Freddies. There were deals I couldn't pass up. Got another little pullet egg this morning, just like the one laid yesterday. Oh yeah, I ordered a little hummingbird feeder which is supposed to be delivered today. Think I'll hang it in front of the big living room...
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    I need to plant beets and carrots today. I've never had luck growing either and I think it's because they were planted too thick. I'm going to try giving them much more space this year.
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Looks like a new pullet started laying today. The egg was smaller than small size but a perfect egg shape. Hard shell, light brown.
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    There are a few prescriptions I take for my old age ailments, and it seems like the local pharmacy I've been using jacked up the prices around 50% after the first of this year. I've heard of Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drugs so I checked it out online. Prices are considerably lower than what I've...
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    It's not like I get worried about things I have no control over, but it makes me feel better being prepared for a bad scenario. I usually keep three to six months of supplies on hand so I have what I need if store shelves empty out, like when Covid hit. Are your seeds germinating yet @ValerieJ...
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Hope you get your chicken fixed up. I drove to the feed store and stocked up on a couple more bags of feed and a 50# bag of flaked oyster shells. Also been stocking up on staples for the pantry, just in case world order disintegrates in the near future. If it doesn't, I won't have to buy stuff...
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    One of the young pullets from the newest batch was limping badly a couple weeks ago for some reason, but in a few days she was back to her normal self. They're not being mated yet so I think she must've jumped down somewhere and strained something. That little first egg I got yesterday had a...
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    At nine years old they must've came from good stock. My original NHs are from Wilco, and they've had no problems, and not a single bad egg laid. They just turned one year old last week, so they're officially hens now. The pullet laid her first egg today. Small or medium in size and kind of a...
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    It very well could be.
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    Seems I read somewhere that calcium uptake by plants is at least partially dependent on having the right microorganisms in the soil. And when fertilizing plants, you're actually feeding the soil microbiome, which converts nutrients into a form that's more accessible for plants.
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