Recent content by ducks4you

Allow me to vent...DD's helped me set up autopay for a few vendors, and to help with my new accounts, since we all went to the Bank 2 weeks ago to take Jim's name off of them. As I make my phone calls, one is to cancel my INet services, which has been costing me $175.00/month. We also went to...

Happy Birthday, Pulsegleaner!!

Sooo....you know that hardy rosemary that I bought last Fall? Rosemary can't make it through my winters. It slowly died by the left side of my kitchen sink. I wasn't able to get to the post office and it looked pretty sad when I finally picked it up, then I let it sit potbound...it was a recipe...

Hugs and prayers for you @baymule !!

I found it--Hypericum berries, and I Could grow them. Hard to tell if any fertilization took place.

Youngest DD received a bouquet of condolence flowers which she brought to ME to enjoy. A couple of coworkers in the courthouse gave them to her. I'm not a Big fan of cut flowers, but these were special bc they are good friends of hers and bc of the sentiment. Anyway, I changed the water a few...

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2000/02/000208075420.htm

Watched a video on peppers and I found this site: https://www.gardenguide.com/ Pretty neat! Good specialized advice on when I should start indoors on various crops bc you enter your location. I started making lists, though I don't have current seeds/interests in some of these (in bold): Start...

I am starting a discussion about your thoughts regarding the remedies of flora and fauna problems that we have today, and how we individually solve problems in our backyards. I was inspired by this YouTube channel about the lack of genetic diversity in horses. Same can be said for other...

I broke down and ordered Fooled You Jalepano seeds. They are jalepanoes without the heat. 15 seeds "Fooled You Jalapeño Hybrid Pepper Seeds produce mild, flavorful peppers that look just like traditional jalapeños but deliver all the taste without the heat. This variety is ideal for gardeners...

I live around the middle of the "red zone." "As of February 10, 2026 approximately 70% (40292 square miles) of Illinois is under drought conditions and 21% (12153 square miles) is Abnormally dry." I hope to treat water this year as if I live in AZ!, including using all of the water that my...

We got a dusting and tomorrow's low will be 15 degrees F. Supposed to be a warmup soon, but winter hasn't lost it's grip yet.