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Trucker's favorite corn
Someone here mentioned that he/she was looking for this corn. I saw the seed yesterday at my local garden supply. It was packed by Wetsel (since 1921)inc. PO Box 791 Harrisonburg, VA 22803-0791. I'll...
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Repelling ...
Critters , that is . Today I mixed up 4 eggs , 1 cup dry milk , some cayenne pepper juice I made . and water to make 2 gallons . Sprayed some on all my trees and most of the garden vegetation . My...
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ratcoon
Keeping in standards for naming the garden pests. On my deck after sunset. I've got a lot of small plants and seedlings out. Opened slider to yell at him and all he did was move to the side. Went in...
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Forest Rats Strike !
While sippin' my second cuppa this morning my wife started hollering for me to come to the kitchen . She points out the window and it takes me a second to realize there's a whitetail doe munching on...
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Strange bugs on Blackcurrants
We have some wierd things living on one of our blackcurrant bushes! I have enclosed the only pjhoto I could find of it on the web, but it had no discription, so am still in the dark. It looks abit...
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Well , if it ever ...
quits raining and warms up , maybe my garden would take off ! I guess I shouldn't complain , we've started harvesting some lettuce and bok choy . The tomatoes have recovered from the freeze that hit...
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My first attempt at grafting
There was a wild apple tree in my back yard that the electric company cut down. They would have just trimmed it away, but I saw the guys out there and told them that it didn't make edible apples, so...
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Do groundhogs eat pumpkin vines?
I have to downsize the garden this year and thought about putting in pumpkins to take up some space. I live next to a railroad track which is a groundhog highway. There's always another one and being...
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Bugs ...
OK , today I found a small black bug on my decimated eggplants . About maybe 3mm long , and several on most leaves - except the one where the spider has set up shop . Also found a Colorado potato...
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What's eating my garden???
I found several small holes in my strawberry leaves. Upon further investigation, I found these creatures on the bottom of the leaves, curled up. They are very small, 3-4 mm maybe. Yellowish-green body...
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Happy Labor Day
It's 5-1/2 hours away here, but there are Aussies and others who who not have the false Labor Day that we have in N. America. The blood of fascists is the best fertilizer for our farmers' soil, and...
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9 years ago
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chive talkin'
yesterday i finished up removing one of the chive patches that was taking up too much space at the bottom of the north garden. the smell of the roots and dirt make me rather sick to my stomach so i...
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Community orchard
I got an email earlier from the woman who works for the city, and who is in charge of our community garden. It is as follows: --------------------------- Ok well I dont want to get your hopes up too...
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10 years ago
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Moles / Voles
Will they eat seeds? It is so damn cold here this year I don't know if the seeds didn't germinate or if something ate them. I just replanted everythin g. Still haven't put the peppers in, they are...
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Just a friendly, "FYI" / (BAD) review re: WILLIS ORCHARD CO.
I don't usually take the time to rail against somebody or something unless it's DISHONEST practices..... AND the fact that there are MANY more NEGATIVE reviews toward this company than POSITIVE. I...
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