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    earliest I've ever started

    Mothers day is the typical target for tomato transplants here. Last year I did the weekend before and, while it stayed warm enough, about a third of them were taken out in a hail storm. That storm also required a new roof and siding for the house.
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    Bat houses

    Nice structure. First thing that crossed my mind is what precautions need to be taken when collecting the guano? What, if any, pathogens can transfer to you while doing this? How will the rain not wash out the collection tray? Then I kept thinking about this while surfing the net. You want to...
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    earliest I've ever started

    I will be starting my tomatoes, basil, and peppers this weekend. It is about a week later than when I typically have started things. These won't go in the ground until May
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    earliest I've ever started

    Until the feds tweaked the map this year I was in 4b - about a hour south of Madison WI. Since I moved here 5.5 years ago we have been at least -22F every year but 2011/12. We've had a few days over 80, and several in the 70's, with night time temps dropping into the mid fifties. All in all...
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    Bat houses

    It is hard to see in the last pic but did you run kerfs across the climbing area to help the bats climb?
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    Bat houses

    A bat house or two is on my to do list this season. In the last two years we have had 5 bats inside our house. I finally figured out where they were entering and sealed that. This is the plan provided by the Wisconsin DNR which I was going to follow for the northern species (mostly little...
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    Compost

    What are you looking to compost down? Just kitchen scraps? Garden waste? All your fall leafs? Collect leafs and yard waste from around the neighborhood? Here's one resource to read: http://www.composting101.com I keep messing up my traditional compost pile by constantly adding more stuff and...
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    New with a few questions

    Composting directly in the beds is easiest. Lasagna is just a complicated method of this. You said you had both a lot of lawn to mow and a lot of fall leafs on hand. Kill two birds with one stone here. Spread the leafs on the lawn then mow and bag them. The mower will chop the leafs and mix it...
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    New with a few questions

    Crabbergirl is pointing you in the right direction if you want to work down. If you have access to a pickup or a trailer compost may be really inexpensive to obtain. Almost all cities now have yard waste pickup and that gets taken to be composted down. Around here (northern IL) it is about $20...
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    Starting peas

    I skipped the individual pots as I ran out of time. 2/3 of the peas were planted in the ground after 24 hours soak. 1/3 of the peas were planted in the gutter after a 24 hour soak. Temps have been around 80 F as high and upper to mid 50s F low. Some rain but not much; <admission> I don't have...
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    earliest I've ever started

    I have tried spring and fall gardens but with little to no success. My plans this year: Bed A Greens and peas until mid to late May / leave the peas going as the beans and 3 melon vines get started in the second half of May / fall greens after bean harvest Beds B, C, D Garlic was planted in...
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    When to start potatoes

    So the same date as tomatoes?
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    When to start potatoes

    This season I will try potatoes in largeish containers as well as the ground. When should I start the spuds? I've read that they should go in the ground as soon as it can be worked. The mix in the containers is nice and fluffy and can be worked now. Our ten day forecast calls for us to fall...
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    earliest I've ever started

    This is the earliest I've ever really started things. Thursday i got peas in the ground. I dug one up and found it had an inch long root already. Yesterday I broadcast seeded what will be my bean bed with salad mix, greens, and radishes. This bed also has three rows of peas in it running...
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    Time for indoor plant starts?

    What in aquaculture will mitigate the pH shift of either concrete or lava rock? I have done hydroponics for a few seasons but have dropped out for two seasons now. I have thought about aquaponics and read up on it but decided I have neither the space nor the initial capital for it.
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    Starting peas

    I was thinking about training dogs at work today and is it training or teaching how to beg? More orless they're the same thing. My toddler and dog will both beg for a snack I'm eating. Kiddo was taught she has to sit down when eating and dog knows he olny gets food if sitting. So while snacking...
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    Starting peas

    Your dogs sound a lot like mine crabbergirl. It's kind of amazing how many people don't train basics for their dogs. I used to spread coffee grounds in my garden. Worked great until dog started to eat them. I'm not much a fan of a terrier hopped up on caffiene.
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    Starting peas

    My dog will quietly sneak grape-tomatoes out of my harvest bowl. He will also gently pull pea pods off the vines if they're low enough. He's a border terrier and nose is only about at my knee level.
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    Starting peas

    My daughter learned the snacking from the garden real early too. By the end of last season she was only about 14 months old. She would toddle up to my grape tomato plants and pull off a red tomato and, using all six of her teeth, bite into it. I tried the rolls but didn't really get it to work...
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    Any tips on heated compost?

    Usually if spread thin enough (6" or so) the compost won't hold a killing temperature. I don't think you would have a problem with sowing seeds. By the time the roots are deep enough it will have cooled. I think you are right in being cautious with the larger transplants though. I fail at...


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