Ducks 4 in '24

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Here are the Muncher seedlings. Should have enough time to fruit before late October frost.
I have been down this rodeo before. They will be taking off.

 

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I didn't think I would get a tomato harvest, BUT, I have 1/2 a dozen fruit this size. I figure to start harvesting the hybrid red beefsteak that I planted in a few weeks. Being a horse owner there is Plenty of baling twine. I like to gently loop it around the tomato plants to tie to the fencing, if I didn't already stuff the tops through to the other side of the fencing.

 

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PITIFUL pear harvest. At least I didn't lose the tree! I will be pruning back the dead wood I missed soon, since the tree has flushed on new leaves. This pear shouldn't have happened on a totally veritical branch.

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This was IT, for today's outside work. R knee was painful this morning. Took aspirin at 3PM, now L knee is throbbing.
Time for wine, and early bedtime...will try tomorrow.
I Should add that I was on my feet Inside today, cleaning up from Sunday dinner, bed making, and putting on vegetables in the crock pot for vegetable broth, so I don't feel like a Total slacker.

 

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Can't believe I have been Christmas shopping today!
I think there is an audience that buys stuff on sale this time of year.
Bought the sleeves for both DD's and found Wayfair had Egyptian cotton sateen sheets, 73% off, which Really means 8% off bc there is a 65% markup and NOBODY doesn't make a profit.
Still, about ~$30 for FULL cotton sheets, w/S&H isn't bad.
Youngest DD will be very happy.
Sale through Sunday, August 18th, FYI.

https://www.wayfair.com/daily-sales/filters/sheet-sets-under-%2425-se27230.html?cjdata=MXxOfDB8WXww&eid=286486&_emr=a2cc6b77-cc36-496f-a767-ac289a27e80f&wfcs=cs3&_eml=d3179ffd-05af-46bd-ad81-bf319bffcc87&source=batch&batchid=2&varid=10&csnid=6d74b0bf-a964-4138-8396-48c2f89a03ee&brcid=1&event_rec_txid=3663d120-a73d-465d-8598-39322c5248c4&sm=1&refid=CJ5561837-CJ5561837&emlid=101&maiid=10892&cjevent=41296ad6591511ef839f003d0a82b832&PID=CJ100214842&clickid=41296ad6591511ef839f003d0a82b832

 

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Went gardening shopping...aGAIN. I didn't save my 2023 garlic well.
Then, I didn't really replant. I have a lot of seeds left that will go in the ground soon, but I wanted to buy some more garlic.
OH MY GOSH garlic has gotten exPENSIVE!!!
I looked around online and I found this grower:

https://madrivergarlicgrowers.com/

I bought 2 pounds of German garlic.
I should ADD that I did get a meager harvest that will also be planted soon.

 

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Harvested 4 more pistachio green cucumbers that we will have with chicken salad sandwiches tonight.
I spotted a long dark green cucumber, so there is another type that I will need to research to find out what it is.
Judging from my orders I THINK the mystery cucumber is Cucumber Ashley:

Cucumber - Ashley

The cucumber Ashley plant produces excellent yields of 8" long pale green cucumbers- Excellent slicing variety- Perfect for home gardeners and market growers- Grows as a vine- Perfect for raised beds Days to Maturity | 65 days Cucumber Seeds | Grow cucumbers where a long, warm growing season...

www.seedsnow.com

 

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OOOOOO, it's an heirloom! If we like it I will be tapping @heirloomgal , for how to save seeds.

Ashley Slicing Cucumber

65 days. Developed in 1956 by Clemson University's South Carolina Truck Experiment Station for the southern fresh produce market, this vigorous heirloom holds up to hot humid weather and is resistant to downy mildew. Widely adaptable on medium length vines, Ashley is an early maturing slicer...

www.kitchengardenseeds.com

This was developed at Clemson, Father's Alma Mater, went there on the G I Bill and got a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering, then went to night school at Temple (Philadelphia,) for his Masters.
Just some family background info.

 

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NO HIVES in over 2 months!!!
BUT, I got an allergic rash from weeding the other day.
I put Desitin all over my face where the rash was, which WAS all over my face, last night. Most of it is gone, now.
My throat doesn't close up or an other severe allergic reactions, just kinda the same as poison ivy.
I find, and DD's do, too, that Poison Ivy Soap really helps.

Grandmas Poison Ivy & Oak Soap Bar, 2 oz. Bar - 67012 | Rural King

Grandmas Poison Ivy & Oak Soap Bar, 2 oz. Bar - 67012

www.ruralking.com

I keep mine in shower shelf in a soap travel container.
Poison Ivy Soap Instructions:

• Temporarily protects and helps relieve minor skin irritation and itching due to Poison Ivy, Oak or Sumac.
• Place a little lather on affected area and leave on to dry.*
• Dries clear; won't stain fabrics
• Repeat as necessary

*I missed those instructions

 

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I need opinions. I posted my 2024 yearly thread on "EVERYTHING ELSE GARDEN."
I noticed that others put Their yearly growing information threads on 'ABOUT ME & MY GARDEN", or
"RANDOM RAMBLINGS."
Where do YOU think I should post my 2025 thread? Interested in opinions. Thx!