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  1. RidgebackRanch

    I guess I should have thinned out my carrots a little sooner...

    Carrots are one of the few veggies that all of our dogs eat raw. Other than carrots it is up to eat dog's preferrence, but they don't get many homegrown carrots as they are mostly eaten in the garden. :) It would be nice to grow enough to freeze them to feed to them later in the season though...
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    Heat is a timesaver!

    The weeds near our raised beds are very managable this year since they get little if any water. :lol:
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    I guess I should have thinned out my carrots a little sooner...

    Looks great, and they taste so much better than store bought. :)
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    Can you guess what I am?

    What a pretty plant. Were dose one get cotton seeds, I'd like to try it next year? THanks for sharing. :)
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    A garden surprise!

    Amen! :)
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    It is blooming !!!! Look :)

    Very nice Carol! Lesa has it right, they seem to thirve with a fair amount of neglect. Also you might be surprised at how long they will thrive in what looks to be a very over crowded pot. DW repotted one and sperated it into 4 more pots, she had to use a drywall saw to cut it apart.
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    Garden Photos, Everyone Post Some

    Hi Lesa, Yes the peppers and tomatoes were covered with burlap when the plants went in to protect them from wind. Later as the weather quickly shot into the 100's I put shade fabric over some of the tomatoes to protect from sun burn. I have three tomato plants that have never been covered and...
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    Garden Photos, Everyone Post Some

    I've been wanting to post some pictures for a while, so here goes. Like the rest of the country it has been very hot and dry here even by our standards, most everything here is watered by soaker hoses and drip irrigation.
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    Can you guess what I am?

    Is it Abutilon?:)
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    Banana peppers- canning?

    Hi Lesa, I just put up two quarts of pepperoncinis' and two pints of assorted serranos, jalapenos and fresno chilies Sunday. I used our normal dill pickle recipe for the brine, but after getting a newsletter from chili pepper madness today their recipes recomended keeping the salt at a minimum...
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    Choices farmers have to make, you chose

    We just picked up some hay from our "Hay Guy" and we always chat after loading. It is amazing all the decisions that go into every thing that they do. We chatting about the recent rains and how the season has progressed for the winter wheat crop, and about pulling a certain field and replanting...
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    Overwintering & Pruning Mystery Hot Pepper

    That is stunning! I have been watching this post and was wondering how things would work out. Looks like it's working out ver well, pleaqse keep us updated with pictures of the peppers when they are ready to eat. Thanks for sharing :thumbsup
  13. RidgebackRanch

    Planted Half the Garden Yesterday!

    It's a great feeling after that work is done isn't it.:)
  14. RidgebackRanch

    My friends cabbage

    WOW, way to go. Whatever they are doing it is working very well. :thumbsup
  15. RidgebackRanch

    Growing Shallots

    When planting shallot seed, is it best to plant in the spring or plant late summer to over winter and produce the following summer?
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    Growing Shallots

    We got hooked on growing shallots a few ago and this year I think I learned some interesting facts about growing them. Finding good sets at garden centers varies every year and wholesale prices vary even more. I planted sets from a garden center because they looked to be of better quality than...
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    My Best Weeding Investment - Torch

    That's a great price. I paid $50.00 for ours, but it is very useful in the right hands.:lol:
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    What's blooming now (photo)

    Very beautiful! :clap
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    Music while gardening

    The gardening music here is the wild birds and their antics and the chicken song that usually sounds like somebody is dying in the coop. :lol:
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    Name that cultivar (catalog game)

    Alyssum Sweet Allure Pastel Blend
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