orggrwr said:

Yes ,they are everywhere. I see far more Japanese beetles than the native ones.

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cpurola said:

So envious of all your flowers, we'll be there soon too. About a month away.
And I have to go get some tomato plants too!

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orggrwr said:

Got tomato plants in the ground yesterday, finally. Already have to replace two. I mixed in some fish meal along with some kelp and bone meal and a racoon dug up two plants looking for the fish. At least he figured it out after just two plants and didn't dig up all 14. A few pics from around the yard. My Comfrey is getting big enough i can harvest enough leaves for some fpj this week. View attachment 2638518View attachment 2638519View attachment 2638520View attachment 2638521View attachment 2638522View attachment 2638523View attachment 2638524View attachment 2638525View attachment 2638526View attachment 2638527View attachment 2638528

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BearWater said:

We’re about there! Soil temps are Creeping up! Got a couple red strawberries already : )

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grayoldnproud said:

since we started a whole lot earlier than yall up there we are already freezing some for jams and preserves later.View attachment 2638564View attachment 2638566
Already have tomatoes. And the bag tomatoes are doing well. We needed to restock on row foods so the bags seemed like a good way to free up sq ft and easier to manage water wise.

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And her wild rose "Rosa arkansana" some call it Prarie Rose (we “rescued” it from a vacant house) and other rose. The White Rose of Sharon will be setting blossoms soon. This one is at the front gate.
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BearWater said:

Awesome pepper patch! yeah i was complaining about it a few weeks back. then realized it aint that bad lol! (thinking of all the weather C and others in that part of the country)

really nice set up you got there, man!

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grayoldnproud said:

I was born and raised up yonder and I remember hitting 50 degrees and putting on shorts just to put on the winter parka two hours later. I don't miss it.

Thx. Those are green beans, we need about 35-40 qts, which I think we'll hit easy. And potato and corn.

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BearWater said:

What all do you have vining there!?

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cpurola said:

Yep, temp got down to 40 last night and without the wind there would've been frost. Just started another 2 flats of tall zinnias, state fair, for some reason the Benary's Giants from Johnny's didn't do well inside. Now that I think about it, it might have been the peat pellets they didn't like. hmmm

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orggrwr said:

The vines are Trumpet vine and Coral honeysuckle. Both are native to eastern US and a favorite of bees, hummingbirds and other pollinators. The purple flowers are Hairy Vetch which were in a cover crop mix i sowed last year.

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BearWater said:

Some flower/veggie updates! : ) wife and kids worked really hard with me on the new section of garden. Awesome family time! Proud of the littles for really getting in there and being apart of it. The littlest little is becoming quite particular and i love it! : )View attachment 2644991View attachment 2644992View attachment 2644993View attachment 2644994View attachment 2644995

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grayoldnproud said:

First 9-10 qts of green beans. About four more times will do the trick.View attachment 2679873
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