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  1. April Manier

    Kentucky Gardeners

    You want your disked land to sit for a week or two anyway. Any chance you know someone with a plow? That's the real darling. Still, You can get in and till in a bit. How dense was the cover on the ground? We will disc twice a week apart and wait 2 more before tilling if working up new...
  2. April Manier

    How to plant an orchard...

    It's true those things are dangerous! Take care when using those kinds of equipment to have a buddy help. If for nothing else to have someone run and call 911 if necessary! We dug our holes by hand. 100 of them! But we have river loam. Still I hired someone after digging a handful of...
  3. April Manier

    Leftover Carrots

    Over wintered carrots are really good. Be careful to eat them before they start sprouting white hairs. Then they are done!
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    Asparagus

    Do you find it difficult to keep up on? My neighbors grow it for market and they say you bave to cut it everyday once ot takes off
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    That's bull!

    The really are immense!
  6. April Manier

    WORST MOVIE EVER

    If you want a good laugh, watch Portlandia. No joke they do a great job of making fun of Portland. Try watching Portlandia Dream of the 90s on Youtube for a gret laugh of our great city here! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVmq9dq6Nsg Skip the ad
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    TEG Members Map (pin your location)

    Red I noticed you are not fenced. You don't have deer problems with all those woods interspersed? Marshall, It was the kitchen bus. But this is Keezy country. They own Springfield Creamery and his clown school was not far from here. Ridgerunner, I see that you went ahead and fenced your...
  8. April Manier

    Babydoll baby born, pics!!

    Soooo cute! Who can resist a baby lamb! Your property is wonderful. What kind of tractor you got there?
  9. April Manier

    No bags at supermarkets

    They finally banned the bag here in Eugene. So happy. I like my Costco bags as I can wipe them out. But I do have other bags that are burlap. I bought some outside canvas to make bags from so I could wash them and make them just how I wanted. I bought the fabric 6 months ago...sigh.:hu One...
  10. April Manier

    What the heck to do with BUCKWHEAT?!

    I encourage you to read up on Buckwheat. Low glycemic index makes it great. PLUS it is almost a complete protein. Almost perfected pancake recipe. The secret is yeast and sitting overnight in the fridge. I will post soon!
  11. April Manier

    Buying Pasta & Rice in Bulk?

    I am so blessed to live outside Eugene. Eugene is like a natural food Mecca. We have vegetarian options on almost every menu in town (i'm NOT veg) and even vegan options most places. While most towns I visit have small "natural" foods sections, every store here has one. And there is a...
  12. April Manier

    STARTING MIX NEEDS TO BE WETTED

    To break the surface tension on dry potting media or outside soils (surface tension causes teh water to bead off) add a little dish soap to your water, mix in water thoroughly and then water in. Sometimes teh media is just too dry and a little chemistry is needed. Also, when media is really...
  13. April Manier

    grinders? what's your choice?

    Well, I can't say enough for my Vitamix. I make raw foods and so I am always grinding nuts, seeds, and grains. It is truly superb, easy to handle and of course the other attachment blender can liquefy seeds in smoothies, make soups, and ice cream. It's spendy, but you will never need another...
  14. April Manier

    Some pics of my recent bed making

    We have opted for a permanent fence around the orchard and canning garden. (800'!) The deer just keep ripping through the fence. W have bee going round and round about weed control on the fence line. I like the heavy chips you chose. The look is quite nice. Maybe cardboard and that would...
  15. April Manier

    Central Texas Gardener - Gardens & Coop on Funky Chicken Coop Tour

    Here's the link to the blog http://www.klru.org/ctg/blog/ Really cool video half way down the page! Fun couple. They really did it RIGHT! They put some moola into that. Really wonderful and great advice at teh end of the clip. Thanks for sharing!!!!!
  16. April Manier

    STARTING SEEDS!?

    Plant while moon is waxing. The earlier the better. My hubby farmed for 20 years and swears by it!
  17. April Manier

    pressure canner

    What are you canning? I only use my pressure canner for meats, soups and such. i'm with Hoodat. If you can, get a big one! I wish I had bought a bigger one. For the most part I do everything water bath. You will find another thread in the canning section with pressure canner in the subject...
  18. April Manier

    Bare Root Trees

    Nurseries keep em in pots. So can you! At least until you can safely plant. But if they are in plastic bags they will keep longer than you think.
  19. April Manier

    TEG Members Map (pin your location)

    LOL! :lau Did you see our motorhome from the top? It went to Burning Man one year. It has been spray painted with this wild city scene with what were 2 naked women on it, but hubby spray painted bikinis on them. It was quite something to take that down the road! And not far is the Hippy...
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    TEG Members Map (pin your location)

    :yuckyuck Major, I used to live over in your neck of the woods in a little town called Soldier, KY. It's between Grayson and Moorehead (I64). I know your type of folks; "good-ol-boys". :D Here in Oregon we are much the same. I don't even have a house key, but I think my hubby does. We like...
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