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Re: Goodbye with mixed feelings
For someone who claims to be subsribed for as long as you claim you are demonstating an exceptionately shallow intellect... usenet is no different now from how it's always been. All anyone can hope to...
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Anyone grow broccoli?
Hey all, I had a question about growing broccoli. I'm in Chicago and usually do ok with cucumbers, tomatoes, sweet peas and bell peppers every year. Same with other minor herbs and spices. Some total...
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Winter Cover?
What to plant in a garden over the Winter?
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expanded strawberry patch
as of a few days ago i didn't even think i was going to get around to expanding the first strawberry patch, but as it turned out the past few days weather was about perfect for scraping, digging and...
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from today's forecast...
"Today: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48." "Tonight: Areas of frost after midnight. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 28" good thing i got out and picked...
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cucumbers, onions, etc.
this year the cucumbers never stopped and would be going still if Ma hadn't taken the vines out yesterday. since we had a bucket's worth of them we made even more bread and butter pickles. i don't...
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Whippoorwill peas
Which are a cousin of the Humble Southern Staple Black Eyed Peas , are on the menu for tonight . Taste pretty good ... These are from the garden , grown from seeds acquired at the Ozark Seed Swap last...
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Using ferric phosphate on slugs
Has anyone experience with these? I have had a lot of trouble as they are very quickly taken by the birds (and also mice I suspect) My workaround is ,for now , to lay lengths of flat timber between...
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Gardening season about over here ...
And that's good , because I'll be waaaayyy too busy building the second phase of our house in the woods . We broke ground for the cellar under our new kitchen over the weekend . There is now a hole 14...
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Red Rippers
Just had some for lunch ... these were from my garden , and this is the first time I've tried them . Cooked them in the little crock pot for about 3 hours after an overnight soak . Seasoned with some...
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My "war" on squash bugs
Hi All, I have a customer that is a wonderful gardener. He gave me the run down on how to properly go after squash bugs. I hate these little stinkers. What? I am not making fun of them, they are a...
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consolidation
covering up the far back strawberry patch (it was either smothering or mowing and getting a mower back there would be a chore). in trade we'll add more on to the fenced garden strawberry patch -...
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Guatemalan Blue Banana Squash
I went out to the pumpkin patch yesterday to see what was developing and fo und that the Guatemalan Blue Banana Squash were ready to harvest, as the st ems to the fruit had withered and died. I'm in...
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Punkins in the berry patch
The vine crop space this year is right next to the blackberry patch , and they've been climbing . So far there are 3 pumpkins on the vine (in the berry patch , several more on the ground), and the...
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What does it mean if Zukes ...
Hi All, No lawn watering this year. And, I got a watering wand. I stick it under the canopy and blast away. So far, no white powder mold. Yipee. I adjust the amount of water till the leaves stopped...
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