Mhg, It's the weekend! WooHoo! How are you going to utilize your time? Planting seeds I suppose?

It's chilly here, but I was hoping to dig up some perenials and move them today. Tuesday, it should be 60º again for a high. Might have to wait till Tuesday after work. I like to do stuff like that when the weather is warm enough to enjoy it. Freezing my but off, just makes me rush, and then I get no pleasure out of it.

Oh, question: Did the stinky flower come up yet? Almost forgot about that!

Need an update!

Liz,

how did it go with the author, till all was said and done? Is the truck still there?

MHG,

Did ya check the stinky flower? What does it look like? Mine are just starting to pop up out in the garden. And Asters, why didn't someone tell me they are like a weed? Spreading everywhere.

Blue,

What's new with you?

Alaskan,

How are those new home schooling books working out for you and the babies? Oh, don't forget to report your progress with the baby in waiting! Any kicking going on yet?

Dave,

Loved your pepper in the flower garden pic! That's where mine will reside this year too. Ran out of room! Hmmmm? It was the garlic that ran me out of garden space! Can't wait to see the harvest pics! Hope everyone has a camera by then!

BourbonJim,

Hope the move is finally finished and you are settled in! I'll need to see pics of weed burning and tractor tilling at the new place!

Harvest Time,

What's new in the garden? In California, I bet there's alot to tell us! Talk!

Ellenr,

Need an update on your community gardening, when are you starting there?

Max,

How are ya? Have you caught a squirrel yet? Lucky sends a WOOF your way!

Anyone else with a comment or thought?

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It was quite the adventure! My guest was most gracious and quite fascinating. Her seminar on Healthy Traditional Diets was well-attended and she left a lot of inspiration behind. We had an awesome pot-luck on Saturday night -- at someone else's house. I took my cream of (home-canned) tomato and cabbage soup and some dilly green beans.

Max was especially glad "the nice lady" came to visit. He's now getting little pieces of liverwurst as a special treat (for B-12). Turns out Max loves liver! Woof to Lucky.

The truck is still there. I did go out this evening and stake out where the new beds will go. Hopefully the weather will be good enough this weekend that I can get the wood "ready to use" and build the beds. But from the look of things, I'm not holding my breath.

I'm still recuperating. But at least the house is clean. Thanks for asking.

why lisaann, thanks for asking!

Baby in waiting is kicking...pretty quiet during the day, but tried it's best to keep me up all night last night.

The kids have had lots of fun reading the new books...so far it looks like the big hit was "Wind in the Willows" and a book all about money (how money works, how to save money, write checks, that kind of stuff).

#1 was a TOTAL pill today, which actually turned out to be great, since DH had decided to take the day off. So every time there was fussing I got to say, "go to Papa" instead of having to figure out how to deal with it. Papa was so peeved at the fussing that he made #1 go spend some times shoveling the snow off of my garden! Yippy!

I am looking at my little seedlings and starting to go "OH NO!" A few of them are getting....uh.....big. As in, just how many 4 inch pots can I cram into my house until May 7th or so?????? It simply boggles the mind.

I am also starting to have slight stress over the number of plants that I mail ordered.......only a *few* of them have a place to go. As in I need to put up moose fence, make beds, terrace that slope.....and I still have 3 feet of snow.

I think someone went crazy!

Ok, alaskan, I've just got to ask. If a moose really, really wants to raid your garden, what kind of fence can you possibly put up that's going to change his or her mind?

(Moose = really big, right?)

Glad to hear from you women! Guess the guys are too busy with, well, don't know! They are probably dusting.

I planted some more seeds including okra, that Blue and I are trying for the first time and asking questions about. They are not up yet, but I want to be prepared! HaHaHa And now I must pot up a few peppers that I keep inspecting, and have decided it's time now. One variety was a fast grower, and the other is just poking along. I hate that.

Well Guys? Update the ladies!

In between putting my hair in curlers, watching my soaps, doing all the laundry and dusting, I don't have any time for gardening chit chat
Actually I did look at my garlic for doubles. My own Rocco has a few and so does the elephant, but no others. I am considering removing all the red raspberries. They are showing up all over my old garden and I don't want a repeat in the new one. I will check the price of the bamboo barrier before giving them away.
Here's a true lunchtime story from today. I let all the dogs out of jail to pee when I take my lunch break every day. We were hanging out by the old garden when my big male Tank lets out his big dog bark, startles all of us and he takes off running toward my neighbor's. I spun around to see and there were 6 turkeys on my lawn, one of them a big 'ol tom. The rest of the pack weren't far behind Tank. 3 of the birds flew over the 6 foot fence and the other 3 somehow made it through the fence to safety. These were pretty big birds and the holes in the fence are only 2" by 4". How did they do that? I doubt they will be back. Bummer, because we like watching them cruise around with their babies in the fields behind us. I guess they liked my grass better.Gotta go find my bonbons for the next soap

Way too cool Dave!

My hubby chased a huge cat through a 3X3 inch slot when we were teenagers. They shrink when scared? Don't know? Weird to say the least!

liz,

with moose, a 6 foot fence is usually OK, as long as it is sturdy. Since they can and will rear up, swing their front feet over, and then smush down a chain link fence.

But an 8 foot fence out of concrete reinforcing wire is full proof. Well, as long as the snow doesn't get too deep....but unless the snow is *SUPER* dense, the moose sink though. That is why their legs are so long....and why when the snow gets really deep, then move down to the lower elevations where there is less snow. It is also why you have to be so careful when driving in the winter....the moose walk where ever it has been plowed, like roads, since it is so much easier than going through deep snow.

I have a very sturdy 6 foot fence around my apple trees (which are VERY tasty for moose). And they haven't jumped over yet...but I do try to keep an eye on it. Around my 'landscaping trees' which I can't see as well from the house, I have 8 foot concrete reinforcing wire.

Nope the Drac. never came up.

Got a heavy wet snow today, didn't stick around long, mostly melted already, but everything is wet and muddy again. Calling for highs in the 60's Friday and Sat.

I'm proud to say nothing is sprouted in the greenhouse yet, but with the next warm-up I expect to start seeing things starting. It's right on schedule. But the sweetpotaoes I have in the house have gone crazy. I started them a wee bit too early, me thinks.....

Shot another possum.

Warmer weather has the chickens starting to lay again.

Garlics are coming along nicely, but still no Rocco or Big E.

Read an industry news last nite that said that even if gas prices dropped back down to $.50/gallon, food prices wouldn't come back down. The food industry has learned from the oil companies; once they get you conditioned to pay......you will.

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Originally posted by oh2fly: In between putting my hair in curlers, watching my soaps, doing all the laundry and dusting, I don't have any time for gardening chit chat

So that's why I've got all this extra time on my hands! I've been forgetting to curl my hair...

Alaskan: Well, then good luck with the moose fence! Post a pic if you can. I'd like to see that 8' concrete reinforcing wire fence.

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Originally posted by MooreHaven Gardens:
Calling for highs in the 60's Friday and Sat.

Originally they were calling for 50's here this weekend. Last forecast I saw for Sat was high of 40 with rain / snow showers. We can use the moisture of course. But preferably not this weekend when I've got time planned to build the new beds!!!

MHG,

It's just like the news saying gas will pass 4 bucks. Makes you proud that you are only paying $3.25. Now I see the rice fields are slowing production. So they will say rice could go up to 5 bucks a bag, and that will make ya happy to pay 3 bucks. Good grief.

Did ya take the bulb out of the pot and examine it? Check it and then if nothing is sprouting, set it outside. Maybe the cold will trigger sprouting?

Hey,
Lisaann,
Thanks for sending me over here.
This is like a salon and you are our Perle Mesta.

But where are the or'dourves? Am I too late for that?

Not much happening in the garden yet. I spread out the first big barrel of compost. I'm waiting for it to warm enough to put out my Winter-Sown poppies. Maybe next week.

I got a temp job, which I'm thrilled to have, 9-5 for a couple of weeks, so it'll mean I'll have to go out in the evening. Things will move a little slower on that account.

As I said elsewhere the valerian is up - beautiful red-purple leaves. Otherwise just letting everything bring itself up.

Have a good day. It is raining April showers here. I'll drop in later and read others' updates.

ellen

liz,

well my garden fence is only 2 feet tall right now...and that 8 foot fence is maybe 4 feet.

So they don't look that impressive.....I will wait until the snow melts.

And with the snow that deep...all the moose have left me...but don't worry, they will be back this spring, to eat any yummy plants I forget to protect!

Started typing 3:44pm eastern. Let's see how I do.

I cut the tip of my finger off today at work, BOO HOO! On a fixed saw blade. Did it before, back in May 2003, but at least I had a flap to sew back on. This time I took it completely off! Darn. Doctor thinks some of it might grow back, since it's the fatty part. (didn't know I had a fatty part on this whole body of mine HaHa) Or at least the v shaped part of the cut might fill in some, but now I have a flat Middle finger. BOO HOO. No Bone involved, just meat!

But, on the bright side, now I can give everyone the finger and smile! They'll never know what I mean! HaHaHaHaHa

Back to wiping my butt with my right hand. Good Grief! I'm left handed for those procedures!

I can feel every heart beat in that puppy right now! BOO HOO!

Ya know what, I can still type good, since I only use two fingers anyway! Woo Hoo.

Wonder how long I can keep this bandage clean? Good thing I potted up what needed potted up last night!

Here is a BOO BOO - BOO HOO picture! Let's have a pity party!

Yep, I do know worse things have happened to nicer people!