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Welcome, sugawuga, and thank you!

I am sure there will be a few new veggies once I am done drooling over garden catalogs and place my orders, but I have a lot of seed from last year and from saving this 2013's seed. The 'new to me' variety that I am excited about is CLOUDBERRIES. After seeking seed or plants for over eight...

Ditto! Just what I would suggest. Break the composter open if you can, add the manures as you replace the compost material. If it is wet, it is probably frozen. In that case you will have to wait a bit before you can disrupt the compost.

Sub-zero temperatures here as well. The sun is out and bright. From inside it almost looks warm. . . almost. The drifts of snow on the ground keep me from running outside without my coat and boots and scarf and hat and mittens and cuddly duds under everything else.

Great photo! Congrats!

Been there without a corkscrew. Wish I had known this trick. Drats, and I just bought a new one. Of course, the stuff I drink doesn't come with a cork. . . .

Beautiful photos!

I know that was discussed on another site. I will see if I can find that post to share. I can't access that site right now.

We keep hearing reports of black bears moving down from Northern Wisconsin and two years ago one to the south and a bit west in Illinois. DH insists they are honing in on my blueberry planting. I don't think I could live in harmony with such large visitors. Of course when I was younger, we...

Looks inviting . . . as long as I don't meet your avatar in the yard.

Kennebecs run about the same as your Russets. Pontiacs are a large-ish potato of the same size, but round shape rather than Kennebec's oval.

I always like to plant Yukon Gold, Kennebec, and Red Pontiac. Although they are multi-use potatoes, I rather like the YG for mashed, the Kennebec for baked, and the red Pontiac for soup, stews, and boiled. I have planted German Fingerling that were delicious but too small for all the work. I...

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Wonder Woman you might be! If I got half your list done I'd stop and thank all my helpers before taking a long break.

One of my goals is to serve Thanksgiving dinner with everything on the table grown or raised on my property. I enjoy gardening. I enjoy using what I grow. I enjoy being a good steward of my land. But most of all I am cheap (frugal?) with a deeply developed sense of guilt (parochial school!)...

Just a side bar here: I recently heard that Borax (the Boron in it) will build up in septic runs to toxic levels that can affect even the trees growing nearby. Not a problem in city systems. I was using the same recipe until I read about the Borax problem. Love, Smart Red (aka Linn Bee)...

Which way? My daughter's family is in Mount Horeb, so I'm going near Madison on a regular basis. 'Sides, my fave store in the world is Orange Tree. Gotta have an excuse to stop as often as possible. Love, Smart Red (aka Linn Bee) Gardening zone 5a - 4b in south-est, central-est Wisconsin

Good to hear from you, dragonshiner. My family is from Oconto. Been to Peshtigo from time to time in my mis-spent youth. I always belittled the Chicago fire in my teaching of Wisconsin and gave you top billing. THAT's the real reason we have a National Fire Prevention Week. Has nothing to do...

As long as the BYC is down, I might as well explore other sites suggested by BYC. So. . . here I am. This is my second group on self-sufficiency. I am trying to be as self-reliant as possible here on my piece of the planet. This sounds like a perfect match for me. Love, Smart Red (aka Linn Bee)...