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Harvesting winter squash
I grow kabochas yearly. I've had two nemeses: 1. powdery mildew that sets in in July and pretty much kills the plants, eventually. 2. squirrel(s) that attack the fruit. It/they can decimate the crop,...
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More beans
We started picking Romas on Sunday. Got enough for a meat then. Picked again on Monday afternoon and Wednesday morning. Today DH cut the beans to size and I canned most of them today. Got 8 1.5 pint...
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10 years ago
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Summer Squash Wars
(Orecchiette [Little Ears] With) Zucchini And Tomato Bel Mondo restaurant, Sydney Servings: 4 - 6 Preparation Time: 30 minutes 2 Leeks, cleaned and cut into Rounds 2 clove Garlic, minced 2 Or 3 medium...
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10 years ago
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a half pound
the smallest quantity of seeds i could buy in bulk from the grain elevator was a half pound. i wished to get some winter rye, but he'd already sold out, the last three bags went a few days ago. so for...
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Picking beans
Picked my first Roma beans today. Got enough for a meal tonight. I may be swimming in them before the week is over. The shell beans are coming along too. They have almost finished flowering. Now to...
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Garlic storage games
I have been experimenting with garlic storage to get it to last as long as possible as I only grow one crop per year. Usually I plant in March and harvest in October. I always hang and dry after...
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10 years ago
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More Squash Bug Questions
Pulling weeks around the new batch of Cucumbers and Zucchini this morning i am seeing squash bugs again. I looked at the leaves and do not see any egg s (ok not every leaf but a most of them) even on...
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10 years ago
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Dry Farming
Anyone in the NG have experience with so-called "dry farming"? If I'm correctly understanding what I'm reading on the W3, there exist two basic practices, both called "dry" farming: Simply put, one...
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10 years ago
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Quite possibly
the best BLT I've ever eaten . 4 slices of thick cut hickory cured bacon , a smattering of lettuce , and 2 half-inch thick slices of Big Boy tomato still warm from the sun on whole wheat toast . Juice...
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10 years ago
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Question for Garlic Mavens
I copied the following text from a garlic cultist's web site. The author grows garlic in Texas: My question is: "Do you actually do all of this stuff"?
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10 years ago
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natural farming
having read through: _the One Straw Revolution_ _the Natural Way of Farming_ _the Road Back to Nature_ _Sowing Seeds in the Desert_ it would be difficult to give a long review of them. much is...
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10 years ago
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Epsom Salts Results
A while back I asked the group about using Epsom Salts. Thanks again for al l of your responses. I wanted to tell everyone that this is the best crop o f Peppers I have ever grown. The Bells are...
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10 years ago
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I have had
nightmares of being buried under mounds of cucumbers and zucchinis with a garnish of tomatoes and jalapenos .
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10 years ago
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cherries wasp damage ,can i eat
hello, my cherries have bites taken out of them from wasps. are they ok to still eat. maybe make jam etc. thank you
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10 years ago
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Sunflower Problems with Spruce?
Has anyone heard of sunflowers having problems coexisting with spruce trees? I have a patch that I've planted with sunflowers (Mammoth) for 8 years or so. It is bordered by a row of forsythias and...
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10 years ago
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