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    Smallest Chicken Egg I Ever Saw!!

    It's not unusual to get them like that every now and then from young hens just starting to lay, they are still getting the system going right.
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    sowing zinnias and marigolds

    So that's why mine aren't coming up in their trays in my office...it's probably not warm enough for them yet.
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    Smallest Chicken Egg I Ever Saw!!

    I've got a couple of bantam hens that lay eggs that size. Takes a lot of them to make breakfast!
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    How warm for carrots to sprout?

    Oh, nice. I'm going to have to get some of that!
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    Need advice on growing garlic

    I don't buy seed garlic, I plant the stuff from the grocery store, since it is cheaper. It grows fine for me and tastes good. If you're concerned about chemicals, you could buy organic garlic bulbs at a health food store.I buy the whole bulbs, then break them up and plant them in the fall/winter...
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    Seed train like on BYC?

    I'll take your soybeans. Offer: Bell Pepper Jalapeno Pepper mix Tomato Mix Tomato "Roma" Thai basil Pumpkin "Connecticut Field" Pumpkin "Little Tiger Stripe" (ornamental) Pumpkin "Jack O Lantern" Corn "Golden Bantam" Beets "Detroit Dark Red" Salad Greens mix Arugula Zinnia mix Herb sampler (a...
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    Two Down... One to Go (PIX)

    Cute! I love those iron-on embroidery patterns, I use them all the time. I think I have that same one.
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    New Strawberry plants got snowed on!

    That's hopeful... These were not really established yet, they were bare root plants (they started sprouting in the package) and were only in the ground a few days when they got snowed on. Will that matter? It rained for 24 hours prior to the snow also, so the ground froze pretty solid for...
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    How warm for carrots to sprout?

    Interesting, Hattie. Your row covers must be different from what most people here use, I've only seen solid plastic sheets as row covers. I bet something like your fleece would help my other problem too, which is the birds eating all the seed before it sprouts, they just tear through bird...
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    Shedding Horses=Early Spring?

    My goats are still super fuzzy, which is a good thing because we got an unexpected overnight SNOW in what should be our springtime here in the desert. I've got all the poor new babies wrapped up in sweaters and sleeping in my bath tub!
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    New Strawberry plants got snowed on!

    NORMALLY, our weather is spring-like after the beginning of February, and it's the time to get stuff planted and sprouting before it gets too hot. I put in 40 bare-root strawberries, they were just starting to sprout out, and less than a week later we got a surprise snowfall overnight! Since it...
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    How warm for carrots to sprout?

    So, I planted them. We were supposed to have a couple of days of rain, so I planted right before, thinking it would be perfect, rain is the best watering system for new seeds! And....it didn't rain. It snowed. :rolleyes:
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    Time To Play...NAME THAT CHICKEN

    She does look to have a little game in her, by the tail. She could be barred Rock and Old English Game or American game. Game mixes are neat birds, lots of personality to them.
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    Seed train like on BYC?

    I'll take your broccoli Offer: Beets "Detroit Dark Red" salad/lettuce mix Thai basil Zinnia mix Tomato mix Pepper mix Bell Peppers (Red) Jalapeno Tomato "Roma" Acorn squash Butternut Squash Arugula Buffalo Gourd (US native) Pumpkin "Connecticut Field" Pumpkin "Little Tiger Stripe" (ornamental)...
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    How warm for carrots to sprout?

    Really, your tomatoes do fine with temperatures in the upper 30s? That usually killed them when I lived in Colorado. We have a real problem here with the weather changing dramatically and suddenly. Two weeks ago it was 15 degrees, and then literally overnight it became springtime weather. It...
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    How warm for carrots to sprout?

    They do take forever to sprout, I've noticed that! I'm just trying to figure out if it's worth planting them yet or I should wait...it isn't getting any colder than 48 degrees at night anymore, and it's in the upper 60s in the day. I always end up waiting too long thinking it's not warm enough...
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    How warm for carrots to sprout?

    How warm does the soil need to be for carrots to sprout?
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    Brussel Sprouts ...where to start them?

    They are good sauteed with a little butter, garlic, and lemon juice. You can also substitute them for cabbage in cole slaw, egg rolls, or whatever you use cabbage for.
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    Excitement in Cluckville

    Congratulations!
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    Seed train like on BYC?

    I'll take your lemon balm Offer: Thai basil Tomato "Roma" Tomato mix Pepper mix Jalapeno Bell Peppers (red) Swiss Chard "Fordhook Giant" Beets "Detroit Dark Red" Corn "Golden Bantam" Butternut squash Honeydew melon Zinnia mix salad greens mix arugula Sage "Broadleaf" Pumpkin "Connecticut...
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