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Gardening

get the red out

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11. I had to put up

Reply to MiHale (Reply #6)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 11:41 AM

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a wire fence because my dogs love to dig. I don't see many rabbits in my neighborhood, maybe all of outdoor cats get them when they are babies? Squirrels on the other hand fill the "forrest" of my old subdivision.

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My garden has never looked so neat and weed free... [View all] MiHale Friday OP

EXACTLY!!! And just think about all that lovely moisture niyad Friday #1

👍 MiHale Friday #4

And what farmers call "free fertilizer" - nitrogen being taken to bind to the roots from the snow melting into the groun marble falls Friday #7

My grass growing in the yard is about 65% mini clover... MiHale Friday #12

Yes! Isn't that amazing? AllyCat Friday #2

⛄️🧑‍🌾... MiHale Friday #5

A couple of inches helps too get the red out Friday #3

Years ago my best winter crop was kale... MiHale Friday #6

Kale is a great source of protein. marble falls Friday #9

I had to put up get the red out Friday #11

We have rabbits and deer... MiHale Friday #13

Two or three days of under 20F will get rid of crickets, too. If it doesn't go much under that, my feral cats ... marble falls Friday #10

A prolonged cold snap... MiHale Friday #14

The only time there is no weed in my garden is if one of my neighbors swipe it! marble falls Friday #8

🤣 MiHale Friday #15