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May 11, 2016 6:22 PM CST
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Name: Reid
North Branch, MN (Zone 4b)
Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Garden Ideas: Master Level
Here are some shots of my thriving garden so far!

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May 11, 2016 7:31 PM CST
Name: Caroline Scott
Calgary (Zone 4a)
Bulbs Winter Sowing Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Peonies Lilies Charter ATP Member
Region: Canadian Enjoys or suffers cold winters Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Garden Ideas: Master Level
Looks good!
Nothing like that here yet.
Peas are doing great in containers.
But we have snow in tomorrow's forecast!
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May 11, 2016 8:00 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Reid
North Branch, MN (Zone 4b)
Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Garden Ideas: Master Level
Yuck snow!
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May 11, 2016 8:40 PM CST
Name: Mary Stella
Chester, VA (Zone 7b)
Dahlias Canning and food preservation Lilies Peonies Permaculture Ponds
Garden Ideas: Level 2
I am between Caroline and you. But then I started my vegies in the garage greenhouse and then put them in the raised beds covered with poly. I actually put four bean plants that were about 6" tall out in one of the beds and kept covered to protect from the sun. They are doing okay. Carrots that I sowed a couple of weeks ago are germinating in 12x24" pots. As soon as the dahlias are hardened off (about five more days in the raised beds) then out go the vegies. Then annuals. It almost makes up for the disaster my yard/garden has become as I cannot work out in it now. Horsetail is springing up everywhere threatening to take over everything. I am sooooo tempted to just take brush killer to the entire yard.
From -60 Alaska to +100 Virginia. Wahoo
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May 12, 2016 7:09 AM CST
Name: Caroline Scott
Calgary (Zone 4a)
Bulbs Winter Sowing Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Peonies Lilies Charter ATP Member
Region: Canadian Enjoys or suffers cold winters Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Garden Ideas: Master Level
Rain and snow mix this morning.
We definitely need the moisture, but not the cold.
I think this is a one or two day event,-
so maybe weekend will be good for gardening.
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May 12, 2016 1:48 PM CST
Name: Sandy B.
Ford River Twp, Michigan UP (Zone 4b)
(Zone 4b-maybe 5a)
Charter ATP Member Bee Lover Butterflies Birds I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Million Pollinator Garden Challenge
Seed Starter Vegetable Grower Greenhouse Region: United States of America Region: Michigan Enjoys or suffers cold winters
I get a lot of horsetail in my garden too, Mary ... hard to get rid of that stuff!

The weeds have really started a growth spurt in the last few days, so apparently the soil is getting warmer (despite not having what I would consider warm weather). And I heard something about possible snow here, too... however, I refuse to believe that!!
“Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight." ~ Albert Schweitzer
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May 13, 2016 7:45 AM CST
Name: Caroline Scott
Calgary (Zone 4a)
Bulbs Winter Sowing Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Peonies Lilies Charter ATP Member
Region: Canadian Enjoys or suffers cold winters Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Garden Ideas: Master Level
It went as fast as it came, but the snapdragons look a bit wilted.
I have them in a translucent bin.
Some more sheltered ones are fine.
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May 13, 2016 8:40 AM CST
Name: Mary Stella
Chester, VA (Zone 7b)
Dahlias Canning and food preservation Lilies Peonies Permaculture Ponds
Garden Ideas: Level 2
It was 80 in the sun according to my outdoor monitor in the middle of the yard yesterday. And it felt like it also. I have one bed uncovered now (raised) and when I am done hardening stuff off I will uncover the other two. Bought some 'outdoor' tomatoes one of which is called Siberian Tomato. Hope they will work. Still have to figure out a way to grow peppers though. A large tub with a hoop cover is about all I can come up with.

Harvested some Pak Choi a day or so ago. I had marked on the calendar that I had harvested my first lettuce about this time last year so I am on track. Only this year I have done succession planting so I have seedlings looking good for lettuce planted last fall, stuff that grew in the garage for use now (sparingly). Same with brocs and kale. Hope to have a good year for them. Squash will go out for hardening today then into large partially buried pots that sit about 18-24" above ground. Need to rig something for them to climb as they grew out of the pots last year and all but covered the path between beds. Angel
From -60 Alaska to +100 Virginia. Wahoo
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May 13, 2016 8:54 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Reid
North Branch, MN (Zone 4b)
Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Garden Ideas: Master Level
Some of my squash just emerged today under lights. I will plant more on Monday. You never know around here. May can be cruel!! Especially to squash. Tonight and tomorrow night is a low of 28/29 and windy. Most of all this has seen temps in the low to mid twenties already.

I harvested a big bowl of spinach again tonight. I picked these yesterday:

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May 15, 2016 9:22 AM CST
Name: Mary Stella
Chester, VA (Zone 7b)
Dahlias Canning and food preservation Lilies Peonies Permaculture Ponds
Garden Ideas: Level 2
Those are gorgeous radishes. I tried to grow some in my pots but they were sooooo hot and I like radishes. Can't put them in the ground because they only feed the tiny white worms. Yechhhh
From -60 Alaska to +100 Virginia. Wahoo
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May 15, 2016 1:38 PM CST
Name: Sandy B.
Ford River Twp, Michigan UP (Zone 4b)
(Zone 4b-maybe 5a)
Charter ATP Member Bee Lover Butterflies Birds I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Million Pollinator Garden Challenge
Seed Starter Vegetable Grower Greenhouse Region: United States of America Region: Michigan Enjoys or suffers cold winters
Mine seem to always get "worms" in them, too... root maggots, I think? Can anyone suggest a "cure" for that? I'm all ears!
“Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight." ~ Albert Schweitzer
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May 15, 2016 9:18 PM CST
Name: Mary Stella
Chester, VA (Zone 7b)
Dahlias Canning and food preservation Lilies Peonies Permaculture Ponds
Garden Ideas: Level 2
I took a course over several days about gardening in Alaska and I remember they talked about ways to avoid things like cut worms and such. I should go look up what they suggested about root maggots. And yes, that sounds like what they are. They invade stuff like turnips, rutabagas and such.
From -60 Alaska to +100 Virginia. Wahoo
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