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Annoying bugs

So how many times does a bug need to fly into your ear? Is there something interesting in there?
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posted by galt_57
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by galt_57

No Plums This Year....

We have a Santa Rosa plum tree in our backyard that has always given a bumper crop of fat, juicy plums. This year, ther...
6 comments posted 21yrs
posted by DaveAdams
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by DaveAdams

Chipmunk Trap?

If anyone happens across a design for a live chipmunk trap I would be interested. I'm catching them in my standard meta...
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posted by galt_57
8 comments posted 21yrs posted by galt_57

Mulching to control weeds; mulch thickness?

Greetings from Zone 5 in Iowa, Am conducting a bit of an experiment wrt mulching and would like to know if I'm going ab...
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posted by sfallen2002
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by sfallen2002

Accurate soil testing...?

Howdy, Is there a reasonable way to get accurate soil testing done? Here's why I ask: First, my local cooperative exten...
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posted by usenet
12 comments posted 21yrs posted by usenet

Potatoe Problems

I have six 25' rows of potatoes in the garden this year. I've grown them for many years now but this year has presented...
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posted by Pavel314
7 comments posted 21yrs posted by Pavel314

What pulled up my herbs?

I planted some containers of herbs on my front porch and yesterday found 3 of the basil plants missing. Just completely...
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posted by no
19 comments posted 21yrs posted by no

Healthy strawberry plants, but few flowers...?

Howdy, I have a bed with several variety of apparently healthy strawberry plants but they have produced few flowers. Are...
12 comments posted 21yrs
posted by usenet
12 comments posted 21yrs posted by usenet

Saving seeds

I am new to gardening. For the first time in my life I planted some cherry tomatoes, big boy tomotoes, bush beans, eggp...
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posted by south_down
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by south_down

Help - Unidentified Insect

I posted a message on alt.binaries.pictures.gardens regarding an unidentified insect. I was hoping someone could help m...
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posted by noones_home
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by noones_home

Harvesting herbs

When I want to use some oregano, parsley, cilantro, etc., do I pick off individual leaves, or snip off an entire "branch...
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Spittle bugs

I have spittle bugs at the base of most of my strawberries. What is safe to use? I have sprayed with a sharp stream of...
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posted by acarter
8 comments posted 21yrs posted by acarter

First harvest from the garden

I thinned half the row of Tyfon greens yesterday. Tyfon is a hybrid cross between a turnip and chinese cabbage. I've ne...
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posted by zxcvbob
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by zxcvbob

When do I thin onions?

Arg...all my seed packets got thrown away. I planted a row of onions, and I was wondering how big they should be before...
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