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Might be a location/environment issue. I live in south central WA. We had none when we first moved here. I think we ordered a batch for about three years in a row, and now they are common.
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Capt Insano Emeritis
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1979 Battleground Wa near BG lake- farm country… then a decade or so later they were everywhere. That was pre real organic awareness. Now they are in downtown vancouver yet another non-indigenous life form…
Very nice!
Anyone know what’s going on here? This is on a tomatillo start. My tomato starts got hit hard with whatever it is and I had a total loss unfortunately. Infected leaves started dropping and the whole plant eventually died.
Dr. Magill
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My garden is about done with this shit weather
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So, we're home from a long fishing trip, and we were welcomed by our summer guests. We are "hosting" honey bees this summer.
This is a first for us and it is very exciting to hear, see and watch these hard workers! We will receive some honey for hosting!
Not sure if I want to take in a new hobby... but learning lots!
This is a first for us and it is very exciting to hear, see and watch these hard workers! We will receive some honey for hosting!
Not sure if I want to take in a new hobby... but learning lots!
Might be a mouse, I had them just chew/cut mine 2 seasons ago. Now I write in mouse traps into my berry and bean beds!
I caught them on my game camera doing it...
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I have used over 200 sq ft of hardware cloth this season. (4’ x 50’, 1/2” galv grid wire) I have achieved expertise in creating customized boxes and cylinders as part of my vermin pest system- squirrels, random cats, birds, raccoons, rabbits( not many here) we have urban hipster owls living in our trees
Dr. Magill
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My wife got these peonies at Costco a few years back for about $12 bucks
I see nice ones at the local nursery for over $50 each
I think she did good:
I see nice ones at the local nursery for over $50 each
I think she did good:
I’d say so
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I’d say so
Wonderful!
Those more expensive Peonys are sometimes Itoh Peonys, an intersectional hybrid that are very popular amongst some horties...cross between tree peonys and herbaceous peonys.
We have one, and I paid about 40 bucks from a wholesale to the trade nursery about 4 years ago.
I have seen them sell for over 100.
We have one, and I paid about 40 bucks from a wholesale to the trade nursery about 4 years ago.
I have seen them sell for over 100.
I had hives for yrs. Had to sell them when we down sized. Really enjoyed them as a hobby. There is a huge learning curve to get going, as beekeeping successfully, can be overwhelming with all the choices you need to make. African hives, small cell organic, upper or lower entrances, foundationless frames, adjustable bottom boards, etc. Just a great pastime...
Dr. Magill
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I don’t know what these are
I post a picture when they open
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Wife and I got suckered in by early warm weather and it appears the carrots and couple other things went down… reseed in next few days. . We do have some black heirloom/roma/and cherry tomatoes, zucchini, fennel, broccoli, seeet peas, peppers, many lettuces (butter, red leaf, etc) and variety of herbs of course. One multi graphed plum tree ( for those that love them and the 4 varieties). and two huge bay leave trees which we use less than 50 leaves a year but they do add some elegance to a good pot roast and a couple other things. What’s great about our garden it is like Costco is for produce for some weeks Meals are planned around the harvesting All good stuff 
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Same thing in our back yard. Waiting for these to start getting ripe. The starts were from my wife’s aunt in Gig Harbor. She called them Ollalie berries. Always thought she was blowing smoke until I found an Oregon State University bulletin on growing blackberries and they listed them as a variety. They look good this year and I’m hoping to get a gallon and a half or more. They ripen differently in Eastern Washington and if it gets hot, we pick them a bit on the red side. But, my wife uses them for blackberry jam.This time of the year I really enjoy an evening scout-about in the yard.
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I was told mine are Marionberries. I really like them just before they completely ripen and turn dark, tart with just a hint of getting sweet The berries are easily larger than my thumb and quite prolific for an extended time.The canes can get quite long if not cut back .I had one last year that I didn't notice that grew some 15 feet up into an adjacent Rhody. It was impossible to pick those berries.A large handful of them mixed with some Greek yogurt is a treat in the morning.