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  1. dickiebird

    Best Composting Tips

    I use horse and chicken droppings along with their bedding. Heap it up on a pile and let the chickens turn it at their own pace. I don't worry about keeping anything out as we don't put food scraps in the mix. In the spring I use the front loader on my tractor to scoop it up and spread it on the...
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    Seed Potatoes-Where do you Buy?

    I buy all my seed potatoes from local farm supply store. They always seem to have a good selection, and I don't buy enough for the price to get in the way!!! THANX RICH
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    Weed Cloth-Anybody Use It?

    I've tried it a couple of times and hated both times. Hard to plant through, not really reusable. THANX RICH
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    Weather Prediction

    We've received about 7" total for Sun and today. I haven't even checked on what they predict for tomorrow. THANX RICH
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    Weather Prediction

    We seem to be getting a lot of snow, actually the first big snow of the season. What frosts my snow balls is at 10 PM last night they were all over the map with their predictions, no snow, ice & snow, 10" to the North, 1" to the North, You get the picture. I wish that during my working days I...
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    Social Security

    I've only been to a SS office 2 times, once when I signed up and once when my wife signed up. About the only thing that was negative was they had an armed guard in the lobby. Our sign ups were uneventful and everything went without a hitch. THANX RICH
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    What is this tool?

    +1 on chimney sweep tool!!! THANX RICH
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    Banana Hoarding

    I used to have to put a bunch of banana plants up every winter. I fixed that when I forgot to put them in the green house one winter. THANX RICH
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    Oct 13th No Bra Day

    I am the farmer. I'll do my part on Tues. THANX RICH
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    New coop is finally done!

    Looks nice. They make a heated dog bowls. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=heated+animal+bowl&hvadid=77859218773528&hvbmt=bb&hvdev=c&hvqmt=b&tag=mh0b-20&ref=pd_sl_66g0s2iq3_b There are a few available on Amazon. I'm sure a local farm store will stock them. THANX RICH
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    A rhubarb experiment

    With the amount of rain we've had this year there was no problem of them drying out. They do get shade in the afternoon. My greenhouse is not heated so I think they'll do fine in there this winter. THANX RICH
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    A rhubarb experiment

    Good luck. I do love rhubarb and found some bare roots at a farm supply store last spring. About 8 plants have a real good start in 5 gal. buckets on my deck. I hope they make it through the winter!!!! THANX RICH
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    How to handle problem with Lawn Mowing crew

    I go along with the T posts with a strand of wire. Tie some markers on the wire. I would have them install the posts, watching them as they installed them!!!! Surely they will know exactly where those pposts are then. THANX RICH
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    tartar sauce

    That's about how I make tartar sauce, except I use Miracle Whip, instead of mayo. THANX RICH
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    Feeling the love

    That's a nice Mum. THANX RICH
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    dang computer

    My present machine was bought off e bay, a refurbished HP. A techie friend of mine suggested I do that and I've been more than happy with the result. All I got was the tower and kept my old printer, monitor, ect. It came with windows 10 and back when I bought it I heard nothing but bad about 10...
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    Some of what I’m growing....

    Very nice container garden!!!! THANX RICH
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    So hot...

    Here in eastern Mo it was 75 today with some afternoon rain. Tomorrow the forecast is for a high of 73 and clear. Great weather for a change!!! THANX RICH
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    Always a Work in Progress

    Welcome aboard. I see wonderful pictures. THANX RICH
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    Buying/Negotiating

    Actually I knew what I wanted and the dealer traded for it and brought it over to Mo at no charge. THANX RICH
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