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Hi all... it's been a while since I've been on here but thought about you all when I was checking my artichoke bush yesterday.. This is a recent infestation and flies were buzzing around it (an unusual number) and when I felt some of the leaves and they were sticky.. This bush is close to 5' tall and probably about that size around.. It managed to live through the frozen temps here in the high desert of Southern California without dying off like it did last year.. Anyway.. on to the... Read more ..read more

I have 6 Bell Pepper plants 7 weeks old, 7" tall in flowering stage. Lots of flowers, main stems size of a pencil. Two-three more weeks before transplant outside. I have read keep flowers pinched off until two weeks after transplant. The 2 week delay is to allow the plant to get over transplant shock and time for the roots to get established before expending energy into fruit production. Would like to here other comments or suggestions from our members ..read more

I love this time of year! We just keep getting more and more beautiful flowers every week! May is the best month to see the lovely flowers here in the PNW at their peak ..read more

I don't know that I have any strong allergies to garden plants. Walking through tall corn that brushes against bare arms can fairly quickly become irritating. That might be a very common reaction and, perhaps, a common experience with many plants and the larger the plant, the stronger the reaction. Sunflowers are that way for me. I don't want to have too much to do with them. I just woke up from a dream where I was with several unknown people. We were surrounded with harvested... Read more ..read more

Is there anyway to clone a tulip? This is my first year planting tulips and this one is so cool. It's got streaky yellow all through it. I'd love to have more of these but I don't know how bulb flowers work ..read more

Strawberries coming up. Planned out what to do with the cloth grow bags DH bought. Looks like 5 won't be used. One for Strawberries. One for flowers in the other thread. Two for carrots. Five for potatoes. Two for chili peppers and Two for mild peppers. Four for cucumbers. One for carnation flowers, for the other thread. Going to use mister ends and the old irrigation tube I have left ..read more

We made sushi tonight with the fresh seaweed we collected today ..read more

We foraged some red laver and bullwhip kelp for sushi making! So fresh ..read more

Tonight I made a new tea! Salmon berry leaf & nettle tea with a dollup of honey. Yum ..read more