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Yup. Me too. Buy a new one, go to put it away in the "logical" place, and viola! Problem is, I find things when not looking for them and go "Oh, I need to put that away," and I move on. Then I can't remember where I saw it!

I can't find a bunch of my seeds, and it's getting very frustrating. Clary sage, sage, raspberry, wild plum, serviceberry, aronia, currant. I planted clary sage and sage earlier this spring and now can't find the seeds. I have 5 wild plum seeds in the 'fridge, but where is the rest of the...

Planted persimmons for the shelterbelt, a raspberry and two blackberries for me. Beans are well up. No corn yet. If I do lentils again next year I'll wait until the beginning of April. About half of them have died. Lost four tomatoes in last night's storm, but two potatoes are up that...

I once had a population that was pretty cold tolerant, but that wasn't my goal so the seeds got mixed in with the rest when I was finished. I wish now that I had kept them separate. I was testing to see if they would flower earlier, and they never did. Four years in a row they were planted...

Planted the first set of tomatoes. I know they'll probably get frosted, but the hope is that the mulch will protect them enough to come back from the root, possibly conferring a bit more cold tolerance to their descendants.

Planted potatoes. Tomorrow I start planting corn. It's been so dry that I'm thinking deep planting might be better.

Friends came over and we got woodchips moved! Main garden is now covered, and it only took about a quarter of the woodchips. I think I'll plant the raspberries along what’s left of the piles. An apple seedling I thought was dead came up from the root and a single rhubarb plant survived its...

That could be altered by saying "pests" instead of "wasps." Use the same picture, of course.

I set my first greenhouse into the side of a south-facing hill. 2nd (new area) is right against the house, although I did anchor it so it doesn't move in the wind and hit the house. 3rd is on an elevated porch and it's a cattle panel greenhouse, although it isn't surviving 80 mph winds very...

Beans last week in the dry garden. Lentils are up and apparently thriving. Today quinoa, beets, spinach. All of these have had the last water they'll get from me. I found two survivors from the diakon radish. Three rutabagas and one parsnip survived no water last summer, and then a cold winter...

If I remember correctly, Tartarian is the direct ancestor of Bing and the Utah Giant was a seedling from a Bing. The self sterility would appear to be genetic.

Well, when I sold my old house I left the 40 yo but still functional washer behind, with a box of parts for the most common problems. My mower blades, filters and tires won't need to be purchased again, which I take as a win. If I sell the mower, the new owner will get them. Simple enough to...

Whenever I order a part, I order a spare. I have boxes in the garage labeled "mower," "chickens," and so on.

As of yesterday I have two new grape seedlings. Others are in the refrigerator stratifying. I am thinking I may turn my original greenhouse into a nursery. Mice are a problem but rabbits can't get in. Most of my seedlings are being scalped by rabbits. They eat all the new growth that they can...

It's supposed to get down to 7 F tonight in the nearest town, so if the pattern continues it will be around -3 here. I seem to run 10 degrees cooler. I have the water running and a heater in front of the furnace so it doesn't have to work as hard to maintain the house temperature. I brought in...

Got the trays back in the hydroponics. Fishies survived the winter, so this will be the first full season test. Last year I found that spinach does well in the cold ground, but not in cold water. Cilantro does better in cold water. Lettuce is about equal. So I'll plant lettuce, cilantro and...

There are actually 5 seasons. Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, and Mud.

Not Utah, the Salt Lake "spaghetti bowl" doesn't have houses under it and most of it is at least 3 lanes.

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Every time I see this chicken I have to sing the "Waddle Waddle" song. It's a reflex. "Waddle, waddle, and she waddles away."