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    Quiz: 7 Surprising Things Hiding in Your Kitchen That Your Garden Will Love

    yes, the more plain the cardboard is the better. black lettering. avoid any that is coated or shiny or has a lot of other things stuck to it. saves time to not have to peel off the tape or pry out the staples. worms love it though, hiding in all those corrugations...
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    2026 Little Easy Bean Network – Plant A Garden, Water Your Soul, Join Our Family

    ... oh i really like that shape and color... :) very nice!
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    Your Weather, 2026

    we did have some sparkles this morning but they didn't stick around too long once the sun was up.
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    Coffee

    i don't i'm a rebel without <something>...
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    Organic gardening 2025

    we found out after we planted it that we both react to the sap. the many areas of it we have all sprout plenty of seedlings in the limestone mulch around the plants. we always have more starts than we can let grow. we're now taking out as much of them as we can get to them (we've hired...
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    Your Weather, 2026

    in the teens last night F, but will be sunny and in the high 30sF today so all the snow will be melted again.
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    Organic gardening 2025

    our experience is that if you don't plant it in the middle of a puddle it will do ok. we put it in some areas that do get temporarily floods in slightly raised beds and they have survived pretty well.
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    2026 Little Easy Bean Network – Plant A Garden, Water Your Soul, Join Our Family

    bush habit for all that i grew but others may get taller plants as i had a particularly tough season last year. will see what happens this year.
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    Coffee

    haha, but no, just no. i already hate changing the clock twice a year as it is. i'd rather go back to no time change at all. people who want to adjust their own personal time clocks can do so as they will.
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    stubbed toes and mud pies

    this is a Mom story from Friday when she went off to do her care taking gig, but first on the way she stopped in at funeral home to drop off a card and to sign the guest register because she couldn't be there for the visitation later. she said that she didn't see a front door so she just walked...
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    Your Weather, 2026

    snowed last night. bright out there now but it will melt the next few days...
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    Your Weather, 2026

    we now have a day next week in the forecast to go above 60F. crazy talk but then again we've had flowers on strawberry plants on March 11th before so it surely could happen.
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    Your Weather, 2026

    i managed to get a walk in for a bit this afternoon in the sunshine, a bit windy but it wasn't cold enough that it bothered me. felt good to get some exercise and fresh air.
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    Official TEG Poll: What Kind of Vegetable Gardener Are You?

    primarily i grow what we will eat. i've given up on trying various other things because Mom will not eat them and so i only grow just a few things (turnips, radishes, dill) here or there for myself but not much and sometimes i don't even eat any of those. on the other leg, i do enjoy my bean...
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    Coffee

    i was so energetic this morning i went back to sleep for a while... :)
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