u/78andahalf

I got this in a "mystery box" at an Estate clean-out company's brick and mortar. The whole box was $2 and there were a few good finds in it, including a $120 Breville toaster, LOL. Both items cleaned up really well, easy-peasy; the pan is not perfect but it's much better than it was, just some built-up grease. I would like to buy a lid for this, but can't figure out if this is D3, D5 or what model. From edge to edge it measures 11.25". From end of long handle to end of side handle it measures 20.5". It's 2.5" tall. Thank you!!

I plant these between my tomatoes and for the past couple of days, something is coming in and pulling the flowers apart. The only thing I can think of that could get up that high (they stand about 4 feet tall) is birds and deer, but we haven't seen signs of deer in years, plus I have a row of green beans that the deer would've decimated. Would birds be trying to get at the tender seeds of a fresh Marigold? They have been pecking the shit out of my straw bales (I straw bale garden) trying to get at grubs. This has never happened before; I plant them every year.

Pinky Lee (yes, I give them their own names sometimes) just made the comeback of the century! I've had her for about 4 years. She was done and dusted after this winter's whitefly infestation while she overwintered. I brought her outside at the end of April and shoved her over in the back yard to keep her and her nasty bugs away from my new plants until I had time to chop her up and get rid of the evidence. A good month later, I went to dispose of her, but noticed that despite weeks of no watering, being outside in overnight temps in the low and mid 40s (zone 4b), and whiteflies sucking the last bit of life from her, she had teeny green buds.

She was stripped of her past, given some love in the Naughty Corner (aka the back patio) for several weeks, and this morning she bloomed. Twice for good measure. I am a bit worried that the bugs are still living in the soil, and hesitate to bring her back inside when it comes time this fall. I have several others that will be overwintered as well.

I started these inside 8 weeks ago and they just stopped growing compared to the exact same varieties in another tray which are 5 times as big and bushy and good to go. I fertilized and watered them exactly like the others (again, same varieties). Next weekend is planting time for my zone; can these tiny seedlings go in, or should I just scrap them?