Well, today the broccoli goes into the ground. Daughter and granddtrs were supposed to come yesterday to help me but I had a sore throat and told them not to come. Which means I'll have to plant them all myself. It's a week late, but they'll still make. And will plant some tomatoes as well and hope we don't get another hard freeze the third week of April like 07 and 09. I have extras if we do. The electric company brought the 5th load of chips today and dumped them inside the garden where we used to stockpile sawdust. Next year the asparagus will get a chip mulch instead of leaves. That means I will have leaf mold for mulch again. Glenda I've been looking for the blue azures as others in Ok have seen them, but so far none. Saw a black and a tiger Swallowtail though. And I have been disappointed with the Miracle Gro Potting soil too. One bag I bought had way too many big pieces and the next didn't seem to have enough nutrients. My seedlings turned pale green and I started watering with a weak fertilizer. In years past I made my own starting mix using sterilized soil, compost, sand, perlite, decomposed granite chips from a chicken house and leaf mold. It worked good but sterilizing soil stinks up the kitchen. Have used Jiffy Mix in the past but this year lacal WM didn't have it and I didn't want to drive to Tahlequah Lowe's or Atwoods for something else. Congrats on the mower Christie. That is on my wish list. Our old one has about given up. And I do want a zero turn as I have so many trees and odd shaped areas. Anybody recommend a good one. Well, daylight's burning, and my hot tea with lemon and honey has soothed the throat so I've got to get moving.

i would love some of these if i could!! that would be so cool!! armenian cucumber tortarelo cucumber golden gopher musk melon? royal golden melon lee okra zolotistala melon casaba melon 1 bosc pear 2 mustard gai choy 1 garden peach tomoto 4 okra mix 1 daikon radish 1 canary bell peppers 2 lemon balm 1 sweet chocolate peppers 1 bok choy 2 green zebra tomato 3 peppers yolo wonder 1 peter peppers this year, i think will be a great year for that square foot gardening!! especially with all that is needing to be put in the ground!!! **big smile** i have lots of 6 blazing star liatres 21 single white angel trumpet-smells awesome 14 lavender datura- don't smell but is pretty!! 4 sesamie seeds so if anyone want's these, let me know. :') these are filled pretty good!@! ~Medo

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Hey John, Good to know !!!! I thought it was a winter hardy one.. along with Wonderful.. Well you saved me again!!! I will see if I can buy another Russian from our Local nursery( that is if they have any in the fall). I did go to the farmer's market to pick up a Persimmon for My friend.... who grow a lot of Indian vegetables and Are getting into growing fruits... I get a lot of Tips for indian veggies from them as they have farms in India. They are the ones who provide me the seed for my veggies :-) The farmer's Market guy has a pomegranate, but is not Russian. Not sure what cultivar it is. He does not know either.. I am guessing Wonderful as that is what seems popular.