steelnut

Gorgeous!  

Yes...and took off old wood😁Thank you!

Redid my bench...very happy how it turned out. I had to share😊

That is those flea beetles. Seven takes care of them. The rain may not make much difference if that is what you are using. Either it sticks or it kills them off so quickly that it works despite being washed off. Gramps always said dust with lime but I never did think that worked. They will ruin the eggplant unless it grows so quickly that it replaces the leaves faster than they can turn them to lace. 

The garden got a much overdue dose of mushroom compost this spring. Looks to be paying off very well. Yellow squash about 4". Heavy stems on the tomato plants. Cukes looking good. All the makings of a banner year so far. 

How are everyone's garden's doing this year? I had to water my garden on Sunday because it was just parched and sad looking. But yesterday's rain made a world of difference, everything looks great (crossing fingers and toes) including my flower beds. Wishing all a very fruitful and plentiful season!

Possible dumb question: how does one keep their ducks in their yard? Brings new meaning to keeping your ducks in a row.... 

The only way to get rid of an invasive plant that multiplies by rhizomes is to cut it back and put a tarp over it. It must have no holes in it and preferably be black. The heat helps kill the rhizomes. Spray any remaining foliage with glyphosate weed killer and watch the edges of the tarp for more plants creeping out. Kill them! Eventually the rhizomes will die. Whatever you do don't let it flower. 

I love the flavor of Celebrity and always plant San Martzano's for canning. And every year I try another one, this year it's Johnson something? I can't remember the name, but it's Johnson something. I'll see how it goes

Every year we have a doe have a fawn(s) on our property. Yesterday while we were working in the garden, there was a very small doe acting strangely in the field, I told hubby that she was probably ready to have her fawn, as small as she is, she had a big belly. So this morning, there she was with her baby, the smallest fawn that we've ever seen. I wish that I had got a picture, so cute!

Every year we have a doe have a fawn(s) on our property. Yesterday while we were working in the garden, there was a very small doe acting strangely in the field, I told hubby that she was probably ready to have her fawn, as small as she is, she had a big belly. So this morning, there she was with her baby, the smallest fawn that we've ever seen. I wish that I had got a picture, so cute!

Every year we have a doe have a fawn(s) on our property. Yesterday while we were working in the garden, there was a very small doe acting strangely in the field, I told hubby that she was probably ready to have her fawn, as small as she is, she had a big belly. So this morning, there she was with her baby, the smallest fawn that we've ever seen. I wish that I had got a picture, so cute!

Those snackers would make the most colorful tomato salad. Yum.

Like Steelnut, I like Celebrity for eating and San Marzano for canning. Both grow under adverse conditions. I'm trying a cultivar of Celebrity this year it is called Celebration. Celebrity seeds are difficult to come by. I try something new each year also. This year beside Celebrity it is Maestro. I also saved seeds from the Kumato and we shall see if they are an open pollinated plant or a hybrid. 

I love the flavor of Celebrity and always plant San Martzano's for canning. And every year I try another one, this year it's Johnson something? I can't remember the name, but it's Johnson something. I'll see how it goes

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Me too. Someone else told me the same thing. I don't know what is going on. I can speculate that since we have had such a late spring they are desperate for something green having subsisted on browse all winter. Animals eat by instinct mostly. They eat my irises and daylilies off every spring. They don't bother them the rest of the year except for eating the flower buds off the daylilies. I guess they are eating the few green things out there despite the stomach ache that results. They also will eat rhododendrons if they get desperate enough in the winter. 

Update on the deer this spring eating daffodils. I had an early morning hair appointment and I was telling the ladies how they ate my crocus, tulips and daffs. Another customer heard me and said that she and all of her neighbors had the same thing happen. How weird?  

I heard they may introduce slices of Ketchup ( like cheese slices).
I think those may have a better chance of making it the in market. Nothing is more disgusting than using a ketchup squeeze bottle and seeing all the caked ketchup on the lid and flap.

Hs LFG approved this?

Yeah,  Mayochup just isn't right.  I'm kind of partial to Catwhip (miracle whip instead of mayo) myself.  

Do not like Mayo.  Need Miracle Whip and Ketchup would be better. I have put Miracle Whip and Ketchup on my hamburgers for years

I know it's crazy! We've been here over 30 years and it's the first time that it's happened.

You folks have some really desperate deer. According to Poison Control:
All parts of the daffodil contain a toxic chemical, lycorine. The part of the plant that contains the highest concentration of lycorine is the bulb. However, eating any part of the plant can cause symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. These symptoms usually last about 3 hours. More severe problems such as low blood pressure, drowsiness, and damage to the liver have been reported in animals that ate very large amounts of the plant but have never been reported in humans.
The bulb also contains chemicals called oxalates, which are microscopic and needle-like. When swallowed, oxalates cause severe burning and irritation of the lips, tongue, and throat. They can also cause skin irritation.