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  1. curly_kate

    Too Early?

    I'm always an early bird when it comes to seed starting. I've got peppers, tomatoes, and all my brassicas started, along with some herbs. I've found that keeping good lights on them really helps with the spindliness. (I think I just made up a word. :D) I always figure, if they don't work...
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    The Great Backyard Bird Count

    It's been the strangest thing since we moved across the field to our new house - the nuthatch and wren that I used to see before haven't made the move! I guess it's because I don't have a nice oak to hang the feeder from, just a scrubby patch of honey locust. We've had a TON of cardinals, blue...
  3. curly_kate

    Tomatoes

    Pretty much what SeedO said. :) Sweet and huge and generally pretty easy to grow.
  4. curly_kate

    Tomatoes

    I just started my tomato seeds this morning. I'm trying to one in every color: mortgage lifter, old German, emerald evergreen, ivory pear, Kelloggs (FAVORITE!!), black prince, San Marzano, golden jubilee. Except for the golden & Kelloggs, they're all new to me. We'll see how it goes!
  5. curly_kate

    Sweet peppers

    Cal Wonders have been pretty consistently good for me, and I also like the Marconis.
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    What does one do with a "cast iron skillet"?

    Count me among the cast iron fans! In addition to the other things people have mentioned, I like cast iron because it's so durable. I got so sick of that *&^$ teflon flaking off and then I'd have to chuck the skillet. This is my new favorite cast iron recipe...
  7. curly_kate

    What's your favorite vegetable variety?

    We like Peaches & Cream for our sweet corn out here on the Funny Farm. Hands down, my fave tomato is the Kellogg's Breakfast. For bush beans, I've found Jade to be very reliable and prolific. Also like the red Marconi sweet peppers and Minnesota midget cantaloupes.
  8. curly_kate

    Attack of the Killer Tomatoes

    Thank God for the internet! SmartRed: https://archive.org/details/PhantasmagoriaTheater-TheTingler1959246-2. At 1:21:33, it looks like it might be the whole thing.
  9. curly_kate

    Weather, Where You Are

    Glad I'm not in Montana! They're calling for rain/snow/freezing rain/sleet here starting in the next few hours. We're right on the weather line, so they're not exactly sure what we're going to get, but I guess we're getting SOMETHING.
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