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Will do. They're beautiful flowers.



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Originally Posted by Bestofour
The camellias have buds on them. They'll bloom all winter unless we have a really hard freeze. Guess that leaves you out Sunny. frown

Just wait until you see my 'blooming snow hills' haha


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Sunny do you know if you'll have a severe winter? Actually all your winters seem severe to me.



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I second that opinion, Sheri.


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lol Yes, even mild is severe. Although last year we only seen one day dip below minus -40. That was a pleasant surprise.

I dug up a few potatoes, I am not impressed with the variety (that I had no choice in) this year. Next year, I will be calling everyday to get my seed as soon as it comes in. thumbup


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Remind me Sunny. I need to get my order in early too. One year I ordered potatoes and none of them came up. I need to remember where I got those.



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Thanks to you both, I need to go out and dig up my very few potatoes in the pot I have them planted in. Second planting this year....


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Radishes, beets, lettuce are looking good. No carrots yet but it will be spring before they pop up. Interesting how seeds do that. My sister in West Virginia has planted carrots and will have them before their ground freezes. It takes months here for them to even break ground.



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Sheri, here carrots and potatoes are the first seed to go in the ground....they seem to like the cold start. We have had very heavy frosts, every flower and garden plant is dead but the carrot tops look as healthy as they did a month ago. why


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Sunny do you plant shallots or onions? I'm thinking of planting shallots because Johnny won't eat onions and I'm thinking he might eat something milder.

I'm hoping to get some seed potatoes this year. They're so cheap to buy at the farmers market but I love having my own.



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I plant onions Sheri.


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Radishes, lettuce, beets, and even a few carrot greens are looking great. I'm still thinking about planting shallots but I need to get them ordered if I'm gonna actually do it.



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Wow ! You are busy, Sheri ! Good for you !


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That's great, have you ever planted leeks Sheri?


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I've never planted leeks and I'm NOT going to plant shallots. I thought they were milder than onions and I could sneak them in to a few dishes but I got one today (for free) at the farmers market and the smell was so strong I threw it out.



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WOW, I always thought they were milder..I think they usually are. As are leeks. But Sheri, what you need to do is get a mini food processor, grind up the onions, and what us left will cook up in a dish and Johnny will never know you added them, but you will have the flavor for your dish


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That's strange...I find them milder as well, with a garlicky taste. It might have been a bad shallot.

I love the taste of leeks in soups....mmmmm.


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I'm going to try again. It must have been going bad.



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I am growing some purple potatoes. Moved them into my greenhouse last month, as they still have more than two months to mature. Are there any other tips for growing them, since this is my first batch? Do I need to monitor the weather on sites like Climacell or NOAA? Please advice.

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Just make sure to cover them a few times with extra soil while they are growing. Do you have them in buckets or growing bags?


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Hello:

Thus afternoon I dug up my suprise lilies...mind you I just found half of them.

Then I raked back all the rocked area around the bed.....then we poured lots of dirt into the area so as to level the bed. (it was very low). Watered it down and.now I am.waiting.for.the dirt to settle. And oh I pulled out all my tomato plants but one...and put away my gardening tools...


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It's sad to see the end of the season isn't it?


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Originally Posted by Sunflowers
It's sad to see the end of the season isn't it?
Yes, it surely is.


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Here is a photo of the work we did in the landscaping...inside the rock circle is my surprise lilies...from what I read they may not bloom for several years but I can be patient.

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And here is my one tomato plant that still has green tomatoes.

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It looks great Junie, I love colored pebbles....mind you, I have told you that so many times grin

Junie, you should put a few daffodils in with the lilies...they'd bloom in the spring.


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Ah I have daffodils..and they are from the farm when Valarie asked me to plant flowers when she was 3 years old. I did not care for flowers back then. That seems so silly now.
They are around the corner from where my lilies are planted.

Next year When they come up I will take a photo for you.


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Still got some tomatoes Junie. Good for you.



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Thanks, Sheri ! I may have to eat fried green tomatoes..but that is ok with me.


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Today I cleaned up the garden and covered it with leaves. We got plenty of fall radishes but no beets at all. I've decided not to plant beans or black eyed peas next year. We just don't eat enough to fight the bugs. I can buy dried beans for cheap so if we want them I'll buy them.



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Glad you got that done Sheri . Good for you !


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