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  1. Xerocles

    New here!

    Also from backyard herds? Thought I recognized the name. Welcome to The Easy Garden from South Carolina. And don't believe the name. I'm brand new to gardening also, and I haven't seen anything EASY about it yet. What kind of gardening are you going to start with? Container, raised bed...
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    Xerocles head in the clouds and feet firmly in the mud.

    Oh, my bad. I know you guys like pictures. OVERVIEW THE "BUGINATORS" SUGAR SNAPS..may have waited too late on them BLUEBERRY greened up again nicely BLACKBERRY With blooms!
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    Xerocles head in the clouds and feet firmly in the mud.

    SPRING FINALLY DECIDED TO SHOW UP! It Went straight from "too cold to be out here" to "Gosh, am I gonna have a heat stroke" upper 80s, low 90s. But TODAY! Lower 60s, and next 10 days-upper 60s, low 70s. THANK YOU GOD! The garden infrastructure is finally complete. Practically. Still need to put...
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    I am going back to work

    And now you see why so many people in nursing homes get this infection. It's not possible to maintain a sterile or semi sterile environment when you're rushed. Sadly, it's not about the people, as it should be. It's about $. I'll do mine at home thank you. A couple more months, or even a couple...
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    Snakehead Lily info please

    In one of my threads on byh, somebody posted a picture of a Snakehead Lily. I never saw one before but I like it. I did a search here and came up with nothing. I Googled, and found limited information. Is a European Import and likes Light sun to shade. Could find no reviews of anyone whoever...
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    Xerocles head in the clouds and feet firmly in the mud.

    The 12 inches of hay is working GREAT. Not a single weed so far, yet the border areas are already looking like a mini jungle. My lettuce, directly planted early last week, is strongly up, but no true leaves yet. And I did a TERRIBLE job of sowing. Thick here, scant there. Sugar Snaps are about...
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    Discombobulated

    Yeah, and Indiana Jones is SO much cooler than Illinois Smith! :lol:
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    Discombobulated

    Yeah. That would be tough. Although it's already been done. But they refused to release it due to liability issues. What I can't figure is how they dumbed a computer down enough. Most of the stuff on social media anymore!
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    Watermelons

    Middle of April? That's a quarter into the growing season for us. :lol:
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    Discombobulated

    I paid $1.43, reg.(87) unleaded today. S.C. piedmont.
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    Discombobulated

    Do you mean like gas dropping to less than a dollar fifty cents per gallon, so we can afford to travel. But the government imposing restrictions, say we have to stay home? Discombobulating.
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    Pruning dwarf magnolia

    I just did a search on here and came up empty. Anybody know much about Dwarf magnolias? I have one, planted by my Dad for my Mom 50/60 years ago. She LOVED that bush! I have researched enough to learn to prune back after it stops blooming, as next years blooms come from this years growth. But...
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    what was your.....

    As a kid, no board games, but cards- set-back mostly, and some rummy. Today, favorites are scrabble or risk...but nearly impossible to find players, so I settle for Cranium.
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    Watermelons

    Kinda like the free food samples at Sams Club (when they could still do that). You can get a lotta plugs out of one melon.
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    Watermelons

    And for me, who doesn't have the experience of growing my own yet, I find the method of "Would you cut a plug out of one of those so I can taste it?" to be a certain winner.
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    Xerocles head in the clouds and feet firmly in the mud.

    Ya know, I feel kinda sorry for you folks who have been doing this gardening thing for years. I'm sure you get a warm happy feeling when your seeds sprout. BUT. The total, unbridled JOY I get when I see the changes happening to my seeds/seedlings! I'm sure down the road I'll be thinking "that's...
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    What Did You Do In The Garden?

    Yep...that bad. Funny story. Three years ago, when I lived in the city, there was a pond about half a mile from us if you walked a straight line-which you couldn't because it was an old, well established neighborhood. Some geese lived there year round, with many more visiting for spring/summer...
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    Xerocles head in the clouds and feet firmly in the mud.

    @thistlebloom I took your advice. Spooned the largest out. The "roots" were still only one root. So the putting soil naturally crumbled away, leaving me with a pitiful single rooted stem with only a pair of cotyledons. But I carefully and gently repotted. Next day, they were really pitiful...
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    Ancient apple tree survival help

    My Dad was petty old school, modern for his time when it came to things like this. Heirloom apples? Making cider? I seriously doubt it. He probably went to the feed/hardware store and got what sounded yummy. He did make a little scuppernog wine occasionally, when he thought my Mom had cooled...
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    Ancient apple tree survival help

    P.S. if it will help, I would be happy to post pics. Did not simply because they just look like old mostly dead trees.
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