tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post9102207758534524158..comments2024-02-04T20:25:58.971-08:00Comments on How's Robb?: Dreaming of SpringLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-61037073618054970892010-02-04T14:20:39.582-08:002010-02-04T14:20:39.582-08:00We've been lucky with the wood chip mulch and ...We've been lucky with the wood chip mulch and we've gotten it for free. I check out the ads in the Pennysaver (don't know if you get that where you are, but you probably get something similar, a little paper filled with ads for just about everything). I look for ads for tree pruning etc & have found some list free wood chips. I've also called tree companies advertising in these papers & asked if they ever have free wood chips and ask to be put on the list. They come with a truck & you need a spot for them to dump them-then you're on your own. I also check Craigs list for it. Sometimes you have to get on a waiting list, but it doesn't matter to me when I get them so I'm happy to have a delivery in December when nobody else wants it. We cover it with a tarp & wait til spring to use it.<br />Happy Mulching!mamakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519945700874352744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-1918439008954473082010-01-19T19:14:55.626-08:002010-01-19T19:14:55.626-08:00Annalisa -- I don't think we get 20 inches of ...Annalisa -- I don't think we get 20 inches of rain in an entire year!<br /><br />http://www.sfgate.com/weather/rainfall.shtmlLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-57444984246269470722010-01-19T11:47:21.184-08:002010-01-19T11:47:21.184-08:00I just heard you guys will get 20 inches of rain w...I just heard you guys will get 20 inches of rain week. Hope you have a life preserver.<br /><br />AnnalisaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-66574168659316799412010-01-19T09:28:13.504-08:002010-01-19T09:28:13.504-08:00Sorry to hear you're under the weather! Going...Sorry to hear you're under the weather! Going through seed catalogs is a great way to spend a sick/rainy day.<br /><br />We're in CA too and I've been haveing great fun in my veggie garden/chicken yard. Chickens do eat slugs. Silkies are a wonderful breed. They are flightless and super friendly.<br /><br />You can start your tomatoes now if you have enough light inside. Set them out well after your last frost date ~or~ provide them with a hoop house for an early start.<br /><br />Two great books if you're itching to get gardening year round are Square Foot Gardening and Four Season Harvest.<br /><br />As it turned out it's was cheaper for me to build a hoop house rather than buy grow lights. I made a super cheap hoop house out of conduit and plastic sheeting. It's warm and cozy in there despite the HIGH winds we're having today. Lettuces, spinach, pak choi and dill are growing and my oriental poppies have happy waving buds on them.<br /><br />I hope you feel better soon and happy dreams of fresh summer tomatoes!<br /><br />~The Mad HattersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-76627079597924170442010-01-18T14:33:00.960-08:002010-01-18T14:33:00.960-08:00I just remembered- when we moved here we also had ...I just remembered- when we moved here we also had mud paths all over the place, as we were alternately trying to paint the place, and me try to dig a garden as well! I was a very happy mess!<br /><br />Try putting lots of layers of newspapers or even flattened cardboard boxes under any mulch or leaf trail. I had a large pile of cardboard that dissappeared in a few months into our also starved soil. The newspapers and cardboard will become a nice moist place, and you will get lovely earthworms by the bucketfull! Good for your soil, and those happy little diggers will "worm" their way thru your dirt and make it less compacted as well. Also good for attracting your local birds!<br /><br />I used to grab a big pile of free newspapers, or grab them from the bundled up pile at a recycling center. It's FREE baby!<br /><br />Check craigslist every day (I do) and you will also find for free or cheap any garden stuff as well, if this is your gardening season.<br /><br />AnnalisaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-19529761085052182252010-01-17T20:08:35.460-08:002010-01-17T20:08:35.460-08:00Hey, do chickens eat slugs too? Maybe you could ta...Hey, do chickens eat slugs too? Maybe you could take care of two things at once! Your garden really sounds like it's coming along! Wish I'd spent more time outside when I had the chance, but baking bread runs a close second : )<br /><br />And, BTW, totally flattered that you liked my squirrel pictures. Thank you!!<br /><br />StaceyMommaWriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05179471737837620160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-24223268992103592702010-01-17T19:30:19.670-08:002010-01-17T19:30:19.670-08:00The biggest mistake we ever made was planting toma...The biggest mistake we ever made was planting tomato plants in March. No matter that it is sunny and warm, March is too early for tomato plants. Wait until the 10th of April--at least.<br />As for 'ducks', you might lose the slugs but you'll be left with a TON of duck poop. You decide which is easier to deal with.<br /><br />~~Doublesaj~~Rabid Quilter from Californiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07838215045002688885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-45474121515384868042010-01-17T16:58:59.944-08:002010-01-17T16:58:59.944-08:00Slugs? Try getting a few ducks. They will take c...Slugs? Try getting a few ducks. They will take care of the slug problem and you will have the fun of watching a duck try to actually swallow a slug. <br /><br />Here in Washington it has been so rainy that our driveway is covered with moss. Enjoy your climate!<br /><br />--Leah in Centralia, WAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-76526457917510539992010-01-17T16:14:09.095-08:002010-01-17T16:14:09.095-08:00Glad to hear you guys didn't get abducted by s...Glad to hear you guys didn't get abducted by space aliens or anything like that!<br /><br />If you guys are going to get hit with lots of rain,(and you had previously hinted that you suspect you have yard drainage problems) I suggest you get a pile of rocks ready. WHEN the rain comes down, figure out where it pools in the yard and mark it roughly with some rocks. THAT space will probably be your new garden/water garden/wet land/possible bird bathing pool. <br /><br />Also I suggest you figure out a place in the yard where maybe any excess H2O can drain away into the street and down and away into a drainage pipe? At least you don't have a big leaky basement like we do sometimes!<br /><br />The snow here has mostly melted away, but now its a drab brown and grey landscape.<br /><br />AnnalisaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com