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Snow
in Piedmont North Carolina. Started about 10 am, up to 1 .5 inches and is still going strong. Hope it is not as bad as last year. The snow was not completely melted for about 2 months.
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Catalogues arriving N. America
Yesterday Nichols Garden Nursery was at my door. Also the largest Johnny's catalogue I've ever seen. Already stated thinking about trying different sprouting mixes. Alfalfa was #1 here but Red Russian...
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Bulbs
Another fall has come and gone and I did not get my spring bulbs planted. Is it too late. I am in Eastern North Carolina. The warmer side of Zone 7. Thanks MJ
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advice re my failures ths year....
I grew courgettes in planters this year....decent crop, but the plants died early with the leaves turning sort of powdery grey. Can anyone recommend a good reliable variety? Likewise spring onions....
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Sugar Beets Article 90% engineered?
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worms, bins, eaarth and whatnot elses
as it turns out, the worm bins project i've started this past summer has become a lot more fun than i expected it ever would. for one they are great pets, they have no fur, they live in dirt, they...
 
Ecological impact of soil amendments
I always thought that what was local was best and cheaper. I swear by wood chips. Marton NJ 20 miles away gave me green sand and I purchased granite dust in the day. Other things brought in was...
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Sweet Potato Storage Update
A couple of months ago, I posted here asking about storing sweet potatoes and got several interesting suggestions. We ended up treating them like the regular potatoes, storing them clean and dry in...
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O.T. (What else?) Down in the dirt.
In 1994 a cave was found just north of Marseilles, France in a region known as the Ardech. The pictures and engravings in the cave are of a modern style that uses perspective that wouldn't be seen...
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IDNature guides
Stumbled here note the cross post.
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Chilli Plant's leaves
For some reason the leaves on my chilli plants have turned a sorry pale green. Some have yellow speackles on them. Does anyone know why this would happen? Its indoors on my window sil.
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Dan L. e-mail?
hi, tried to send you a message asking how cheese making was going since i was thinking of curds today. so now that i've posted it here... how's the cheese making going? :) songbird
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Rodale Institute
From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout 1994-2010. Rodale Institute J.I. Rodale was into organic farming for many decades before it became a bit more "hip".  The Rodale Institute has been...
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what to do with soybeans the reflux
hee, love that title... couldn't resist. ok, so after buying tempeh and trying it i couldn't really get much enthusiasm up for actually making it. the texture and taste really didn't work for me. so...
 
Been looking for a device for attaching vines
I've had a 1.5 inch nail that had soft lead attached to it. Theory was to drive in the nail then fold the lead over the vine. Trouble is I can't remember what it is called. Any idea? PS Truth be known...
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