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Plants in my Garden: zinnias, marigolds, portulaca (it's a weed), petunias, morning glory, nastursium, iris, tulips, daffodils, rosemary, thyme, basil, oregano, coriander, hops
Favorite Aspect of Gardening: it is relaxing
If I'm not in my garden, I can usually be found: fly tying or fishing
Occupation: sheet metal mechanic
flyfisher51
Member Since: 2/9/2008
Last Seen: 2 days, 18 hours ago
About flyfisher51
I flyfish, canoe, homebrew, model railroad, and garden. I have a small vegitable garden for tomatoes, peppers, and squash. We have a small herb garden and several small flower gardens. I also enjoy feeding the birds. My family has always had gardens and I guess I inherited that gene. We are fortunate to be near alot of small farms that have stands in the spring, summer, and fall.
I am a 56 year old male, 57 in May 2008. I have been married for 34 years and have 2 daughters. I canoe, model railroad and garden with my wife. We have 4 cats, I will post pictures later. The white cat on my profile, passed away on Christmas Eve in 2006. He had just gotten over a very bad illness and seemed to be fully recovered. He was playing with Christmas wrapping and just died. I miss his company when I tie flies and none of the other cats have an interest in taking his place. Two are lap cats, the girls, and the two boys get in your face and want attention, now!
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Recent Blog Entries
I would like to wish everyone a Happy Labor Day. I also hope our freinds in the path of Gustav are safe from harm. In the last twenty years we have seen such an explosion of media outlets on TV as well as the Internet that it is hard to avoid watchin...
August 2008
We have had a busy week and weekend. The only gardening done was to trim hedges on Saturday in preparation of pressure washing the house this weekend. The shaded area of the siding is green with algie or whatever grows on siding. I just use water und...
August 2008
We got back from the Philadelphia Folk Festival at noon today We stayed at a friends house about a mile from the fest. This allows us to walk if we happen to party a little too much. We did come home every day to feed the cats, water the gardens, fee...
August 2008
Mother Nature decided it was a good time for me to start the blog. She waited for me to finish my weeding before opening up the clouds. I lost 3 zucchini plants and about 6 winter squash vines to the squash borer. One of my winter squash vines hit...
August 2008
It has been a busy weekend. I had to sneak time in the yard between trips to Doctors, family and friends. I bottled my last batch of homebrew on Friday night. It should be ready in two weeks, just in time for the Philadelphia Folk Festival. I will be...
