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yellow squash blossom end rot .
I guess that's what it is since they rot on that end . Anyway , I read that it's caused by a calcium deficiency . And since egg shells are mostly calcium ... but I read that it's not in an easily...
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10 months ago
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tilling depth
How can a DR tiller with 13 inch tines till 11 inches when a Yardsman with the same 13 inch tines can only till 6 1/2 inches ? They both seem to be almost identical tillers.
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10 months ago
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planting moving along
onions are done and so i can get on to the tomatoes and peppers. will take me a few days for them. then squash and melons. then beans at last to fill in all the spaces that are left. this is also the...
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10 months ago
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Drip irrigation update
Well , I've got the system all installed , though I might add one more run across the strawberries to the taters . The silt separator* seems to be working well , I haven't had to clear but a few...
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rear tine tillers
Has anyone used the DR PRO XLDRT tiller ? If so what is your opinion of them or that brand of equipment? Any other subjugations for the rear tine tillers ?
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10 months ago
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it was on my list of possibilities
one of my brother's came over for a visit yesterday and we were talking about the house and i mentioned that things were getting old and would likely need to be replaced sooner rather than later....
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11 months ago
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Spring chores almost finished
The end is in sight , and soon it'll be just maintaining it all . Got all but about 10 feet of the new bottom "band" of chicken wire on the fence . I ran a steel wire this time to anchor the top of...
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11 months ago
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Seeds in!
Hi All, Tuesday, I spent nine hours cleaning out wees and two hours planting seeds. I am still soar! But Since Herbal medicinae is one of my hobbies, I hit the BF&D (bone, flesh , and cartilage)...
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11 months ago
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Drip irrigation
Some here may recall I was building a drip system for the garden last year . It worked out well except for one problem - silt . It was clogging my emitters , making it necessary to clear them...
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Knee pads
Hi All, You guys have a favorite knee pads for working in the garden? Many thanks, -T
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11 months ago
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planted a few things today
at last. peas i'm not worried about some cold giving them problems. the beans i just planted have done ok the past few years planted two weeks earlier than now, but this has been a cold spell enough...
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11 months ago
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Ready , Set , Grow !
The planting is almost done . All that's left is the okra and maybe some Anaheim peppers if I can find seedlings . So far I have planted/transplanted : Strawberries , potatoes , onions (green and...
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11 months ago
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Might be a bit early ... but planted a few things
With the weather being warm enough that the weeds are starting to come in (and some onion-looking things that were planted by the previous owner), decided to take the past weekend and dig out the...
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1 year ago
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A silt solution ... that is supplied by my well
At least I hope so . Last year I installed a drip irrigation system that is supplied by my well in my garden . It worked swell for a while , then I started having problems with plugged emitters . It...
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1 year ago
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My poor garlic !!!
Hi All, Starting jan 1, we have been having a lot of snow. At one point I had three foot of it on my garden. It slowly melted away and exposed my garlic under it. A lot on more had sprouted up. But!...
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1 year ago
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