Beeman
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Have done alot of my spring pruning in the past couple of weeks. Sowed grass seed in bare spots right before the last snow. Lettuce, russian kale, arugula, basil seeds from Pinetree Seeds due to arrive Monday. Starting new raised bed today. Repotted 7 bonsai trees yest., 9 more to go!
LET IT BE SPRING !!!!!!!!
LET IT BE SPRING !!!!!!!!
JasonC
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Pepper plants sprouted indoors... 4 varieties this year. other seeds waiting to go in ground... think I am going to try to get the spring leafy stuff (spinach, lettuce, kale, pak choi, chard) in after this next bout of cold weather subsides. Flower beds in the front/side of the house are still an unmitigated disaster as usual. Daisies, hyacinth, grape hyacinth, tulips are starting to push up. Really excited for this years veggie gardening. We are doing about 11'x3' of raised beds along with our CSA again this year. Really wanted to do a small aquaponics grow bed this year, but my wife put the kaibash on that demading that she wanted a fence first... guess I need to get the architectural change request form into the association ;P
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Localzoo
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How do you over winter your bees? Just curious if you loose any, what do they eat?
@Chris, there are a large number of torches but def looks similar
Thank you.
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removing running bamboo is a real pain. Here's a you-tube video I just found that is one way to deal with removing bamboo. You need to do this immediately after cutting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNppycsyRgY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNppycsyRgY
Localzoo
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Lol we have tried everything. What eventually worked was cutting it all down tilling it, tarp it, repeat a lot of work but you pretty much steaming the runners and rhizomes etc...
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Not that it even compares, but I put out my solitary bee houses last weekend. Seemed early, but I noticed them buzzing around my neighbor's blooming Mahonia.
Localzoo
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Do you notice any difference in fruiting blooming time...of your garden with owning bees? My neighbor down the street had the boxes wide open the other day when it was warm...maybe I should go introduce myself and ask them tons of questions lol
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Beeman
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Do that! And out of curiosity, ask if he's working with Italian bees, or one of the other races of bees currently being used. Alot of research recently suggests that Russian bees, having evolved alongside varroa mites, show a far greater ability to stay ahead of the mite cycle, and control the destructive nature of varroa. I run all of my hives with Russian hybrids. Can't say that my success(or lack thereof) can be attributed to that choice, but I can say that I use NO chemical controls within my hives to combat mites. Yet my losses are in line with those that do use harsh chemicals. So where is the advantage for those that do. At least I know that the honey I provide to my family and customers, is as pure as one can get in this day and age!
Localzoo
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Will try to build up the courage and bother them.
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Localzoo
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Any ideas on what to grow for western facing part of the yard? Looking for mostly edible types already got cherry tomatoes, squash, basil but not sure/ can't decide.
Here is a pic of the bamboo gone (atleast from our yard) but tons of bamboo blades still on the ground making awesome mulch/compost/ fertilizer after taking the tarp off it smelled like a swamp. Now to till again.
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Here is a pic of the bamboo gone (atleast from our yard) but tons of bamboo blades still on the ground making awesome mulch/compost/ fertilizer after taking the tarp off it smelled like a swamp. Now to till again.
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Localzoo
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Localzoo
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So they have Italian bees, the lady seemed like they were starting I over again only one of the 4 boxes seemed to have any activity the others were open with an odd jar I think of sugar water...I left her alone and didn't ask anything else...she seemed annoyed.
Like how dare I look over her 3 foot fence and ask her anything while she was gardening.
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Like how dare I look over her 3 foot fence and ask her anything while she was gardening.
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Jeff721
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Just made and installed this bad-boy to use the water-change runoff from my 75 gallon. I will be planting it with veggies and such.
Pretty much 99.5% recycled, made from this:
Pretty much 99.5% recycled, made from this:
Jeff721
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Just filled it with top soil, compost/manure, and peat last night when it was dark, so no photos yet of it filled. Rough measurements are 5'x2'x1'.
Localzoo
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Sweet glad someone else is using recycled materials just added a sand box and added wood hips around it made from recycled wood
And made raised beds in a similar fashion still haven't filled it in
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And made raised beds in a similar fashion still haven't filled it in
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Localzoo
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Hey guys and gals frost warning for Tuesday late through Wednesday. So if you got any annuals over the weekend get ready to protect them.
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Jeff721
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Filled with dirt.
I also planted a bunch of seeds in a seed starter last night. Lettuce, Broccoli, Cucumbers, and Watermelons. We'll see what sprouts.
