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    Rusty Jack in the Pulpit

    Thanks to all of you for your kind words and/or suggestions. Poor little plants. This week has been drier in NW Illlinois. But looks like more rain is in the forcast for Memorial Day weekend. You know you have had too much rain when ducks are swimming in the cornfields. That's right. Swimming. I...
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    Starting a compost

    I wish I had room for a compost pile on the ground. I have a drum composter with a handle to turn. It's still in the box. But I thank you all for the tips above. I feel much more confident about getting it started.
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    Rusty Jack in the Pulpit

    Thanks for the welcome. I didn't expect a reply so soon. More rain where I live today. April was a total washout, and May is becoming just as bad. Poor farmers can't plant. I didn't see one field today without standing water. All the little creek beds and formerly dried up waterways are...
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    Rusty Jack in the Pulpit

    I have some newly aquired Jack in the Pulpit plants from a local nursery. I had to keep them indoors awhile due to the terribly cold and wet spring here in NW Illinois. When I planted them, I noticed rust on the leaves. Now they look rather pathetic and bedraggled due to more wind and rain...
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