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garlic time
at last it has gotten to the ready stage for lifting it. forecast was a slight chance for rain today but it looks like all went north of us. i have a few other flower bulbs that are ready to be moved...
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Okra
Okra is coming to maturity so fast we can hardly keep up with it. Looks like we will run out of space in both freezers rapidly. Wash it, cut off the bottom, slice into rounds, put on cookie sheets,...
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lemon cucumbers: sudden death syndrome
Hi All, I grew a lemon cucumber last year. It suddenly died. Went from healthy to wilted overnight. This year I got three lemon cucumbers on close out sale. Same thing happened to one of the three....
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Got me a mystery plant
Hi All, I just got back in from watering the children. I got me a mystery plant. It is one of those 1/2 price, late in the season close out plants (they can grow at the store or in my garden, I don't...
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Decorah or bust!
I'm off to the annual Seed Saver's Exchange campout and gathering at the headquarters farm in Iowa, doing some visiting on the way out and back. I promise a full report this time, complete with...
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bean crazy
when i was planting beans i took a little time to try to sort them out and combine some containers to reduce the space the collection was taking up. i haven't finished yet and may not until winter...
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Shredding paper
Just finished putting the last weeks newspapers and the odds and ends of safe papers through the paper cutter for the composter. Being old and retired it seems to be a little fun just chopping up safe...
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Indoor blooms
I bought a mini fairy garden fushia that had blooms on it, so I re-potted it into a bonsai pot and have it indoors in a room with a skylight that gets about 4 hours of direct sun. I've also added...
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My New Garden Toy
Hi All, Do to circumstances beyond my control, I am relegated to having to water the children at night more often than I would like to. I have been wearing a headlight or holding a flashlight to do...
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Radishes have flowers?
Hi All, Several on my radishes have developed 12 to 18" stocks with white flowers on the ends. (No they are not weeds, I matched all their leaves to the other radishes next to them.) Do I need to cut...
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6 years ago
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onions, garlic, shallots and water question
Hi All, On my onions, shallots and garlic, when the stocks start to lose their green and dry out, do I still keep watering them until the stocks completely lose their green? What are the rules? Many...
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Garlic scapes
We like garlic, use a lot and always grew more than we could use. This year we cut back to about 120 feet of row from the 200 feet of years past. Also, in years past we've grown as many as 26...
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Melon seeds and hot water
Would inadvertently putting hot water on fresh seeds for 30 seconds or less to clean for saving, cause any viability problems?
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Reached My (Strawberry) Limit
It looks like the major strawberry season is over. I went out this morning and only found four berries. However, that was just enough to give me nine pounds in the freezer; I'll thaw them in a few...
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Cultivating Pumpkins
I ran the tiller amongst the pumpkin hills this morning to kill the weeds t hat were sprouting there. I may have one more weed-tilling next week before the pumpkins "run", spreading their vines all...
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