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March 24, 2024
Sunday Chat from From My Carolina Home

The peach trees we saw in South Carolina last week got damaged by the frost on Monday night. A report on the news said that only time will tell how much damage there is this year, but it comes on the heels of a 90% loss in peaches last year from a similar late freeze. So, it may be more expensive have a peach this year. Our apples are not budding yet, so they were safe from the cold temps. This week my little peach trees came into bloom. They are pitifully small trees, and don’t produce great fruit ...

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April 18, 2021
Starting veggies and herbs from seed indoors from Quilt Addicts Anonymous

We did a survey at the beginning of the year to see if you would like to see videos on Stephanie’s other obsessions. And one of the biggest requests was for gardening videos.

So today we’re showing you how Stephanie and the Quilter in Training Angela started veggies and herbs from seed. We filmed this a few weeks ago, so depending on your region starting broccoli and cauliflower right now may not be a good idea. But the process of starting the seeds is the same no matter what you are planting.

Your local garden center is always ...

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March 8, 2021
Don't Do It!!! from Appalachian Quilts

I'm in growing zone 6A.  Last year I felt like I was behind everyone else in my seed starting.  Scrolling through the local gardening groups posts and pics of their seedlings all ready to go made me feel somewhat lax in what I was getting done.  I lurked and watched as they all got their seedlings in the ground while mine sat in the high tunnel.  Then 2020 showed just how contrary she could be and sent us that late frost and the rains.  I lost my first round of pumpkins from flooding in an area that doesn't ...

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