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Found a few morels today, and the garden has been giving up a few spears of asparagus. I picked up a rib eye and here's what happened:

Nothing at all wrong with waiting until later to get going. My uncle always waits until around May 1 and buys plants for most stuff.

Very nice!! Love it! I especially love that part!

Those are sweet looking!

I guess we'll you'll find out.

She was funny!

Are those 2015 peas? If so, I'm impressed. If not, well, I'm still pretty impressed

I'd say if you've got the room, rotate, but it's not much of an option in my small garden. Soil depletion isn't an issue because it gets amended every year, plus I fertilize. As to disease, well I just don't know. If I keep the plants well-fed and watered, and get right onto problems when they pop up, I have pretty good success. If I get lazy, not so much.

Sometimes the body adjusts by saying *u** it! Then you die.

They do have spray on sunscreen now, so you don't have the mess of the lotions. I've always got it in the car wherever I go. I haven't noticed a difference in protection

We're getting the rain and nice days. This weekend should be perfect

Couple of pics from the last few days: Cioppino again, and the a marinated skirt steak, grilled, cut thin on the bias, creamed spinach and rice & peas.

I'm not laughing. The sun is a constant problem for me, but some people are lucky and have the right type of skin and don't have to worry. When I was young and dumb(er) I didn't want to look like a geek, so I just got the burns and dealt with it. Not anymore though.

That right there is the funniest line of one of the funniest parts of one of the funniest movies of all time.

I had to Google it. Once I saw what it was, I had to Google some more to see why you'd wear it fishing. Once I figured that out I had to Google Kuhmar to see what gives. Now I'm off to Google this Iacoccanelli guy that spits on kids and cusses at fish. This isn't the Chrysler guy, is it?

I'm in the suburbs and have limited space to begin with. Also, I don't have the time or desire to turn the garden into a part-time job. So, I only have 96 square feet of raised bed space, and I use 'Square Foot Gardening' principals which help me get the most out of the small space. I haven't done cucumbers the last couple years -- there's just other stuff I want more. But when I did, I used a verticle trellis. Here's my setup, and you can see the trellis system at the back of each bed. Sides are all cedar, (2x10) butted together, screwed, and reinforced at each corner with a strap. I've got two 4x4 and two 4x8 beds. It this picture, I was experimenting with growing peas on an angled trellis in front of a verticle trellis of pole beans that would come on later than the peas. The trellis is just metal electrical conduit, painted to make it look a little better. (It's the 'burbs, you know ). Attached to the sides of the beds with straps so they are easily removable. I string a nylon twine up and over the top bar, then back down through an eye hook at the bottom. I've also used netting, but not the last couple years. . I can break these down for storage by removing the sides from the right-angle joint thing. I've got more straps along the sides so I can add hoops if I need to. The first year I filled them with 100% dark brown compost that I had trucked in. Since then I've been supplementing it with my own compost and store bought garden soil as needed. That's not the cheapest way to go, but it really pays off for me in a lot of different ways. First, spring prep is a piece of cake. This spring I spent a little time stirring things up with a garden claw -- no clod busting, tilling, etc. Mostly breaking up the crust and working in the compost I added (no new soil this year). After that, I can stick my hand in about 5 inches easily, and dig a little to get to about 10. The plants love it and I can get nice long carrots -- something I'd given up on years ago with heavier-soiled beds or ground. Weeds are easy to pull -- usually two fingers. But the tight spacing and lack of bare rows between plants makes weeds a non-issue for the most part. Hope this helps.

Welcome to the forum Susann -- are you a reliable source? ps: take that left pinky and tap the 'Caps Lock' key one time. Take it from an expert on typing mistakes!

This thing is rigged. I've got more than 3,000 posts and I had to promote myself. And I've never had a post promoted to an article. How the epic 'John Marzetti' post got overlooked is simply beyond comprehension. I guess you get what you pay for!

I don't have a clue who this Kumar dude is, but dtrs5kprs you sure paint a great word picture of him. Sounds like I'm not missing much. All the whooping and hollerring it reminds me of the old Vince Lombardi quote, 'When you get to the end zone, act like you've been there before.' Gimme Harold Ensley narrating 8mm silent movies from his couch at Channel 5!

Not familiar with the term 'beefsteak'. I suspect those are the 'false morels' or 'reds' that folks always talk about?

I reviewed your contribution here JD, and felt you had earned the title. Two important things to note (1) this is a provisional title, subject to review and renewal every 90 days, and (2) it's purely ceremonial. Congratulations.

I know where you're talking about. Smells great right around there. Those middle-eastern vendors in that area of the market have some pretty interesting stuff too. For pure, mouthwatering fire and meat smells, there's that dude cooking sausages on the north edge too. Looking good! Store bought or garden lettuce?

I had to run an errand in old Overland Park over the weekend, so I decided to wander into Penzey's and look around. When you walk in you're hit with that great smell, like a giant spice cabinet. They've got their stuff arranged on a series of stand-alone shelves, with like spices (say, 'chili powders' or 'curries') grouped together. Each product has an open container that you can stick your nose in, so I sniffed my way through a few dozen herbs and spices to the back of the store. By the time I got there, I was sick to my stomach. Too much of a good thing, you know. I had to get out into the fresh air -- quick like -- so I made a bee line to the door and left without buying anything. It only took me a couple minutes to recuperate once outside, but it was a close call. Penzy's almost made my 'I won't ever do that again' list, along with Southern Comfort, Yukon Jack, Golden Corral and Bloomin' Onions.

I have an area of the yard that was originally going to be a lansdscape border with a spruce, some shrub roses, perennial flowers, shrub dogwood, creeping juniper. Over the years my idea for that area has changed, and last fall I pulled out the dogwood and juniper (which are both pretty invasive) and some other stuff and left a pretty good-sized open area that gets a lot of sun. I had my gooseberry plant in there, and with all the new space I decided to put in a couple more gooseberries and three currant plants. I toyed with a couple other ideas (grape vines, more raspberries), but decided I'd go with fruit-bearing shrubs instead. Easier to maintain, and better suited to the landscape-iness of that spot. I'll report back in the 2017 or 2018 garden threads

American Film Institute ("AFI") website has lists of best movies in all kinds of categories. Great resource! Afi.com