PillageUrVillage

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You realize that people have different body types, don’t you?

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Just trying to provide a little encouragement. Nothing wrong with being tall, thin, and fit! :cheers:

I have a confession to make. I haven’t started any seeds yet. And I’m not going to. I’ve had a ridiculously busy winter and all of this just completely got away from me. :wah:

I’m going to buy transplants from my local garden center and keep it simple this spring. I’ve noticed as my kids get older I get busier. :lol:

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The leader of the Pedophile Protection Party

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That’s some hardcore projection.

"Love" to the left means enabling bad and sinful behavior.

ETA: Not celebrating it is "hate".

Welcome to the 2026 Spring Garden Thread.

Here are some useful resource links:

Gardening info/learning:
Home Gardening Certificate Course
LSU AgCenter Main Page
LSU AgCenter Vegetable Planting Guide
Davesgarden.com
Seedsavers Exchange learning page
Epic gardening raised bed plans

• The LSU AgCenter website and planting guide will have almost all the information you need for growing just about anything in Louisiana.
• Davesgarden.com is really useful for their watchdog section which gathers ratings on different seed companies and nurseries.
• The Seedsavers learning page is a very easy to use website that is great for beginners.

Seed/plant websites:
Harris Seeds
Park Seed
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds (rareseeds.com)
Gurney’s
Migardener.com
Dixondale Farms
Willhite Seed

To my knowledge these are very reputable sites for ordering seeds. I’ve also ordered seeds from various sellers on amazon with no problems.


Here are some useful links to learn about different products for disease and pests:

Organic disease and pest management:

Neem Oil
Liquid Copper
Pyrethrin
Spinosad
Bacillus Thuringiensis
Hydrogen Peroxide / Hydrogen Peroxide mixing chart for garden use


Non-organic disease and pest management:

Fungicides:
Daconil
Mancozeb

Insecticides:
Bonide Eight (permethrin)
Sevin dust
Liquid Sevin (Zeta-Cypermethrin)

If there are any other products or links that you'd recommend, please let me know and I'll add them. :cheers:

Average first and last frost date lookup
Farmers Almanac first and last frost date.

LSU Ag articles for common spring plants:
Tomatoes

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Seeds should also be started 8-10 weeks prior to planting in the ground in the spring

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I find this to be a little too soon based on past experience. My transplants typically would become overgrown before plant out. I aim for 6 weeks.

Peppers

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Plant seed 8-10 weeks prior to the spring planting date

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Eggplant

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Start seeds 8 to 10 weeks before the desired time of transplanting.

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Cucumbers

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Gardeners in North Louisiana can plant cucumber seed or transplant from April to mid-May. A fall crop can be planted in early August. South Louisiana gardeners can plant seed from mid-March to mid-May. A fall crop is planted in late August in the south.

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LSU Ag Spring Harvest Guide

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The typical U.S. worker has $955 saved for retirement, report finds

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I paid more than that in taxes on my last check. :banghead:

What would I possibly need that for? Better to give it to Somali Learing Centers. They need it more than me.

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but if 'my side' encouraged me to hate anybody, I'd go looking for another side.

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These people think any sort of philosophical or ideological disagreement, any different world view than theirs, is hate. It's asinine. I refuse to be on THAT side.

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Those bitches are so thick

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They are. I actually like that about them. :lol:

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thinking about hit 2 o’clock

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I’m sure it’s come up by now but I haven’t been in a while cause the water was super low. Even for a yak.

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that’s a nice trailer setup, was it an ole jet ski one

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It’s a Malone Microsport kayak trailer. Very much worth the money. Makes hauling the yaks so much easier. As well as loading and unloading.

I shoot for 3 sets of 8-10 reps to where I’m struggling to reach 10 on my first two sets and failing before 8 on my last set. I keep a journal to track it that way I know if I need to add weight.