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  • And we're off !

    From Snag@3:633/10 to All on Friday, February 27, 2026 17:12:25
    Still early , but not too early . Got 150 bulb onions and 24 garlic (shoulda been planted last fall , oh well) in the ground , plus
    relocated 90 strawberry plants . We'll still have more freezing weather
    - lows in the 50's for the next several days - but the strawberries have
    been outside all winter and onions do well as long as it ain't below zero .
    Also got a dozen tomato seedlings a couple of inches tall , bell
    peppers have just started to peep thru .
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    Snag
    I appreciated foreign cultures more
    when they stayed foreign ...

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  • From Snag@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, February 28, 2026 23:22:51
    On 2/28/2026 10:20 PM, T wrote:
    On 2/27/26 15:12, Snag wrote:
    ÿÿ Still early , but not too early . Got 150 bulb onions and 24 garlic
    (shoulda been planted last fall , oh well) in the ground , plus
    relocated 90 strawberry plants . We'll still have more freezing
    weather - lows in the 50's for the next several days - but the
    strawberries have been outside all winter and onions do well as long
    as it ain't below zero .
    ÿÿ Also got a dozen tomato seedlings a couple of inches tall , bell
    peppers have just started to peep thru .


    I have to wait till the third week in May.

    I tried growing a bell pepper a few years back.ÿ I got one
    fruit the size of a pea.

    I am going out try walking onions this year.

    And maybe a blueberry if I can find a miniature version.



    Be advised , you need 2 varieties of blueberry for pollination . With
    proper pruning you probably don't really need a dwarf variety . My well established bushes are only about 4 feet tall and maybe 18" in diameter
    - and I haven't pruned . I have some dried blueberries (mentioned in
    another post) that I missed last year , I'm going to see if they will germinate/sprout ... I love blueberries , still got some from last year
    in my freezer . I have room for 2 more plants without expanding the
    garden space (currently about 1400 sq feet) .
    --
    Snag
    I appreciated foreign cultures more
    when they stayed foreign ...

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.12
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)