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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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6 years ago
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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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6 years ago
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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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6 years ago
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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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6 years ago
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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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6 years ago
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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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a bribe seems to be working
i've been trying to get the edamame soybeans past sprout stage. the first batch were all eaten by chipmunks as they sprouted. i replanted many more and have been trying to patrol once in a while and...
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6 years ago
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Need your feedback on my Vegetable Garden
Hi , I'm currently growing my garden, and I have planted Mint, Mustard, Fenugreek, Rosemary, Onions, Tomatoes, Coriander, Money Plant, and Lilly Flowers. Check out my garden here : & comment :) Enjoy...
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6 years ago
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alcoholic shallots/onions
Hi All, Okay, the stalks are dying on my first ruin of shallots. Time to pick them. Now the first dead stalk I pulled out produced four beautiful shallots (they come in fours and break apart at the...
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6 years ago
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My Vegetable Garden ( Indoor & Outdoor)
Hi , I'm currently growing my garden, and I have planted Mint, Mustard, Fenugreek, Rosemary, Onions, Tomatoes, Coriander, Money Plant, and Lilly Flowers. Check out here : Enjoy !!
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