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  1. hosspak

    Gardening Intervention

    Update from the Crazy H-Bar Ranch; I'm typing this update quietly because Mrs. H-Bar had a few last night.....no she's not hungover, but she couldn't pronounce it last night! So anyway, we got the rest of the tomatoes in the ground today; Romas, Aromas, Beefsteaks, Oregons, Super, and Del...
  2. hosspak

    Gardening Intervention

    Update from the Crazy H-Bar Ranch; Good day to all the California Quaker's. After the quakes, our eggs haven't been scrambled. It's amazing how the different colors keep coming. We have about 6 dozen in the frig if anyone needs some. Just took a walk through the garden... wow have things...
  3. hosspak

    Gardening Intervention

    I don't know about that one.... I kinda like my over eating disorder.... lol. Is that pizza i smell??? :drool
  4. hosspak

    Gardening Intervention

    What are some good ideas for mid season plantings? Not meaning to offend our Eastern friends, you can still answer if you want...lol
  5. hosspak

    Gardening Intervention

    Thanks Steve, your reply also got me a little curious... so I did a little research on this subject; Obsessive–compulsive disorder affects children and adolescents, as well as adults. Roughly one third to one half of adults with OCD report a childhood onset of the disorder, suggesting the...
  6. hosspak

    Gardening Intervention

    Certain things are kept secret in the lab. But let me paraphrase what info I can leak out: I hate veggies, but my family does. I give them veggies and in return they transform them into edible goodies, i.e. zucchini bread. lol AND my Granddaughter labeled them as such...
  7. hosspak

    Gardening Intervention

    Yeah, it was a pretty good nite. We left a couple of hours before 4 people got stabbed at a near by bar...
  8. hosspak

    Gardening Intervention

    Greetings and Tidings of Joy from the Crazy H-Bar Ranch; I always tell my children to plan the work, then work the plan. So after a little planning we got some plants in the ground today, we planted; zucchini bread, cucumbers, pickles, yellow squash, and sugar pumpkins, Armenian cucumbers. Oh...
  9. hosspak

    Gardening Intervention

    Knockin the dust off the updates from the Crazy H-Bar Ranch and soon to be veggie jungle; After the coffee the energy came...Only to find that the tiller wasn't working, after taking the all the safety switches and trip buttons out and installing a simple toggle switch, she was up and...
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    Double-Dug vs. No-Dig

    Don't quote me on this but newspapers use organically safe ink so its possible that the printing on the bag would be safe as well. A little Google digging might find an answer, if you are still concerned......... or bored. lol
  11. hosspak

    Gardening Intervention

    3 Basils, ital parsley, cilantro. Bunch onions are in that tray also.
  12. hosspak

    Gardening Intervention

    WAITING AND WAITING; Sorry Easterners..... Don't be hatin! I just can't start good herb plants... Many tomatoes are laying in wait! Squash, cukes, and Zukes have grown about an inch per day since I moved them outside, after last rain storms. The only white stuff we see...
  13. hosspak

    Double-Dug vs. No-Dig

    I know, thanks. I'm taking my sample into my plant biology class tomorrow. I will let them play with it. lol
  14. hosspak

    Double-Dug vs. No-Dig

    Desert soil here, I have added sooo much organics over the past 3 years (my head spins). In addition to at least 5 inches of coop compost over the last 3 months. The soil test also shows almost zero nitro, but good Phosphorus and I think medium potassium. I expected all the poop to lower the ph...
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    Double-Dug vs. No-Dig

    Update from the Crazy H-Bar Ranch. Today I decided to test my garden soil for the first time. The ph test shows that it's alkalined. Since we are a week or so away from planting, how can I lower the ph to about 7 ish? Any ideas......
  16. hosspak

    Roosters need a new home...

    I'm planning on attending the Valley Center meet up. I would really like to rehome my 2 roosters: a RIR that crows "OMG" and a BCM "Walter" who is on the ornery side until he learns who the boss is. If someone is interested please PM me. I need to make room for any olive eggers I might find at...
  17. hosspak

    What's in your flock?

    Oh yeah!!!! I'm in the right place........ :sick
  18. hosspak

    Gardening Intervention

    We grow Kale, Swiss Chard, and Spinach and sometimes throw in some tomatoes for our protein shakes. My wife is the veggie eater but I'm the green thumb. Remember, zucchini bread still has veggies!!!! She also wants eggplant and yellow squash that she grills on the BBQ with garlic and olive oil...
  19. hosspak

    Gardening Intervention

    I wish I did.... It is from River Monsters, thats Jeremy Wade. I'm jealous!!!
  20. hosspak

    Gardening Intervention

    We still have a few hundred in the freezer from 2 years ago (all from one plant) and we have already used half of what we harvested. I don't really know why I started 5 plants, lol. We have hundreds of Serranos, tabasco, and Anaheims in the freezer as well. We make our own hot sauce, pepper...
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