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Here we go again. Let's hope for some decent weather this year!!! I have ordered and received most of my garden seeds. I will be growing my own transplants this year. I purchased some LED grow lights,

It's July 21st, 2018. Here's an update on how my garden is doing. It's been a crazy year for gardening. We had late frosts, cool weather and even snow when we normally plant here. Then it turned dry.

Hemerocallis aka Daylilies One of my favorite flowers has started blooming. These always bring a smile to my face! It's a perennial. Many varieties are rebloomers. Breeders have developed quite a selection.

Welcome to my Garden Journal. Let's see how the garden looks at the end of May 2018. May Gardening Posts In case you missed them: 🍅 April 2018 Gardening Journal - WizStead Post #12 Learning about &

It's been awhile since I went fishing and getting some pics for @knowledge-seeker's contest was the perfect excuse! The Good I caught 6 bass in about an hour. As you can see, there was about 12 feet of

Mary, Mary, quite contrary How does your garden grow? With silver bells and cockleshells And pretty maids all in a row. by Mother Goose Peonies Amazing this one survived. It's right where they set the

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Corn, beans & squash = synergy Commonly called the three sisters. An age old tradition dating back to Native Americans. Corn provides a "trellis" for the pole beans to grow up. Beans provide

There were 5 total deer running around playing in the pasture west of our house. These are taken off our front porch with a droid smartphone at 4 times magnification. Trixie barking at them did not scare

Last night about midnight... pop pop pop hail hitting our metal roof... They were some big ones!!! Here's a sampling The garden looks like it survived. Whew! Can't say the same about the Jeep taillight.

Corn, beans & squash = synergy Commonly called the three sisters. An age old tradition dating back to Native Americans. Some people add a 4th sister... the sunflower... I loosely followed the instructions

I must be a positive thinker, as are all gardeners. I spent some time and money planting garden this evening. In hopes of reaping a harvest down the road... Finally made it by the Amish greenhouse to pick

Clematis Ho Ho Ho!!! I got my birthday (June 23rd) gift from Mom a bit early this year. She ordered me 3 clematis from QVC. Never having grown these, I did a bit of research and here is what I found. My

Welcome to my Garden Journal. Let's see how the garden looks at the end of April 2018 April got off to a slow start here in North Central, MO, United States. Zone 5. We had colder than normal temps, setting

My weekend on the WizStead Planted 200+ onions I bought a bag of 100 mixed white, yellow and red bulbs at Walmart. From an Amish green house: a bundle of about 50 Candy Red onions image source Here's the

What's for brunch? Fried bologna and egg sandwich on wholewheat toast with Spin Blend. I know, I know, I know This isn't Facebook. What in the world am I doing posting what I had for brunch on Steemit?

I fought the weather and won, just a bit late... Cabbages and Taters were supposed to planted here by April 5th. But the weather didn't cooperate. Couple inches of snow on the 1st. About an inch of snow

If a homestead sits empty for about 20 years, it gets a bit overgrown with scrub brush and multiflora rose (an invasive weed). This was trimmed last year. NOTE: how it just grew more shoots. This has got

There is nothing better than biting into a slice of home grown watermelon and the juice running down your chin... knowing you're getting rewarded for planting those seeds about 80 days before... keeping

One reason I'm so excited to get moved back to the farm, is how quick and easy it is to go fishing! Gather up our stuff and in just a few minutes we can be drowning worms. Date: March 15th, 2018 Time: