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Winter garden 2018
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Re: Winter garden 2018
Sky,
What is your winter garden? I never heard of anyone planting for a winter garden.
What is your winter garden? I never heard of anyone planting for a winter garden.
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Bright Raven wrote:Sky,
What is your winter garden? I never heard of anyone planting for a winter garden.
What I'm planting is kurley greens lettuce purple top turnips broccoli cabbage brussel sprouts collard greens
Some folks don't have a growing season for winter gardens
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That garden looks as loose as a kids sand box. That corn across the road has a good color and looks to be well hydrated.Bright Raven wrote:Sky
That looks good. Keep us posted!
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jltrent wrote:That garden looks as loose as a kids sand box. Those Beans across the road have a good color and looks to be well hydrated.Bright Raven wrote:Sky
That looks good. Keep us posted!
Fixed it for you JL I like my dirt to be like powder
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It’s 103 today, not even thinking about trying to garden. 
Did start whacking down what’s left of grass and weeds to plant winter pasture...if it ever rains and cools off enough.

Did start whacking down what’s left of grass and weeds to plant winter pasture...if it ever rains and cools off enough.
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1982vett wrote:It’s 103 today, not even thinking about trying to garden.
Did start whacking down what’s left of grass and weeds to plant winter pasture...if it ever rains and cools off enough.
pretty hot here in 90's
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Re: Winter garden 2018
Bright Raven wrote:Sky,
What is your winter garden? I never heard of anyone planting for a winter garden.
Them "flatlanders" across the Blue Ridge in East Virginia don't know what winter really means.




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JW IN VA wrote:Bright Raven wrote:Sky,
What is your winter garden? I never heard of anyone planting for a winter garden.
Them "flatlanders" across the Blue Ridge in East Virginia don't know what winter really means.![]()
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Re: Winter garden 2018
go ahead and get you some onion sets and rutabagas , plant them in Oct
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I can't grow a onion worth a crap tried for years and gave up. Rutabagas never tried I may try those I wanted some brussel sprouts but they don't have any
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