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My Italian Canner tomato seeds sprouted last week. Still waiting for the Hillbillies to show signs of viability.

My pepper plants from last year's garden have been in pots in the house all winter and are waiting to go outside in a few weeks hopefully.

 

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I finally got around to preparing our irrigation system of old downspouts. The ghetto-tastic upcycle of our old downspouts will provide a easy peasy way to drop a hose in and water the root systems for a couple rows of plants.

The orange paint marks where to put plants that line up with corresponding drainage holes.

 

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Italian Canner seedlings are a little spindly yet but should be ready to go outside soon.

 

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I didn't know Italian canner was a potato leaf variety.

This was the specimen I harvested the seeds from last fall:

 

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Good idea

Full credit goes to my Dad. He's been junk pickin and gardening since the Great Depression. He's been using them for irrigation as long as I can remember.

 

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never have seen white asparagus. Does it sometimes just come up white?

For some reason I thought white asparagus was grown in a gas enclosure like enoki mushrooms. But according to Google it is grown in the dark to prevent photosynthesis.

 

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Huh, must have just uncovered it accidentally.

See if it turns green after growing for a bit in the sun.

 

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I put two tomato plants in the ground today as an experiment. I still have plenty of seedings indoors waiting for me to finish preparing the ground for them. I've been working on an area that is overgrown with day lilys, grape vines, ivy and Virginia creeper. Needless to say it's been less than easy going labor getting it done but today I made some significant headway.

 

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Can anyone identify this worm/larva?

I've seen a couple of them while digging up sod and turning over the soil. Wasn't sure if they were bad news or beneficial.

 

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I decided to try a fertilizer called Alaska fish fertilizer to bring my N values up.

I bought this bottle several years ago. I'm wondering what the market value today is and how much the price has jumped since.