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    Boxwood vs. Japanese Holly?

    Well, my decision was made for me when I went back to the store and all of the super cheap holly was gone! :lol: That's what I get for taking the time to think about it. You should never think that hard about a really good deal, huh? The holly was the type with oval-shaped leaves w/no...
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    Boxwood vs. Japanese Holly?

    I was looking at shrubbery today, with the assumption that it was boxwood that I was after. I'm going for a random, cottage garden-like look along the walk to my house, and was thinking about letting a few boxwood go wild & ungroomed to fill in space & add texture. Not really after the...
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    Need ideas: Bean & squash varieties

    Thanks, obsessed! I actually have quite a bit of seed (and my boss has quite a seed stash and always passes a long a ton of seed before spring), so I should take inventory of what I've got first before I go getting more... :lol: But I will keep that in mind. Thanks for the suggestions...
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    Need ideas: Bean & squash varieties

    Thanks for all of the suggestions thus far,everyone! :D Yeah, I don't mind much if a variety is not a good fresh/snap bean. Quality as a dried/soup bean is priority. And yes Steve, our climates are very different...:lol: I had great luck last year with long season-loving black eyed peas (I...
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    Need ideas: Bean & squash varieties

    Hi y'all, I'd like to have some ideas with varieties of beans & squash to plant this year. I know what I would like in a variety, but looking at all of the seed catalogs is just overwhelming! So if anyone as a favorite variety, or good/bad experiences with any particular varieties, I'd love...
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    Thank you Karenleaf!

    :lau I was thinking the SAME thing! As in, "HEY! I'd wear those shoes!" :lol: Y'all haven't seen my paddock boots. I have a friend who, at every horse show, swears that the next time I bring them out in public she's gonna pretend she doesn't know me. :gig But I LOVE them! I just can't...
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    Lavender, companion plant for carrots & leeks.

    Woohoo! I've got some started leeks and Lavender is my favorite....:D I 'm SO planting the leeks in the flower bed instead of the veggie garden when I plant the lavender that I want all along the edge of my walkway... Companion planting rocks. :cool:
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    Cottage Garden Help.... :)

    Thanks for all of those wonderful links, Hattie! So many great ideas out there...and CityChook, your gardens are beautiful! So, I have planted a couple of things here and there, but haven't done too much yet. I do have some pictures of the area that I took the other day. Excuse the huge...
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    any advice for live-trapping red squirrels?

    I couldn't help but laugh out loud when I saw your topic, Pat. Not because you have a squirrel issue (I have one myself, and I don't find it particularly funny), but because I just got off of the phone with my father and he was telling me all about his recent squirrel trapping adventures. So...
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    Cottage Garden Help.... :)

    Thanks for all of the info, Hattie!! :D And I can access those sites from "over here." :P The list of "top 10" plants on the BBC site is fun. A lot of the plants on the list are ones I already have! Cool. :cool: Those garden pics on the first site you listed are gorgeous. :drool Great...
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    Cottage Garden Help.... :)

    So...I have a somewhat large bed on one side of my path to my house that I decided I would like to plant cottage garden style...I love the seemingly totally random, mish-mash tangle of flowers and plants that a real cottage garden is. :) (I posted a thread a bit ago about tilling up my lawn to...
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    Is there a vegetable that I NEED to Plant?

    I just started some Lemon Cucumbers. Yummmm-ay. :D I could eat them all day long! How about peppers? You say you have the basics, so I assume you already have bell-type peppers...but what about the hot ones? :) There are sooooo many varieties of fun (and pretty!) hot peppers. Or plant...
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    I tilled up my lawn today...

    Thanks guys! :D COgirl, your backyard sounds awesome! Steve--cover crops!! That's a great idea. I know this is a long-term project, so I don't have any delusions that the garden is going to look like what it looks like in my mind this year (or ever, even :lol:). And I am behind this year...
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    I tilled up my lawn today...

    I was tired of the lawn. It was mostly weeds, anyway. And useless. Who needs a lawn? :lol: But now, see, I don't know what the heck to do with this very large patch of bare earth. I want the area to eventually be a nice kitchen garden, though I know that the soil needs some improving...
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    Flies - What to do with a jar full of dead ones?

    Ew. This is one instance (and you won't find many) where I'm just totally girlie. I let the hubby take care of those stinkin' things (and Lord do they ever stink!) :cool: I don't know what he does with them. I probably don't want to know, either. :lol: Gotta ask though, what's a mozzie...
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    The harvest!

    Your garden is gorgeous, Bills! Though your garden friend might make me a bit panicky too, if I happened upon him unexpectedly. :lol: Aloo Gobi, literally translated, is potatoes and cauliflower. It's an Indian curry dish. And it's awfully yummy. I don't have a good recipe for you, as I...
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    The harvest!

    Mmmmm. Aloo Gobi at Bills place! :P
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    When do I pick my black-eyed peas?

    Thank you for that info, Robbobbin! I think I'm ok to pick my pods that are "full". Now, does anybody know how I cook these things? :lol: I've only ever used dried (or canned) beans...
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    When do I pick my black-eyed peas?

    I've never grown beans before (aside from snap beans). And I've discovered that I'm completely clueless, now that they seem to be ready to harvest! :lol: I didn't expect them to do so well. I planted a small 2' X 2' raised bed with them, just for the fun of it. About 9 plants. I put them...
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    Seed Catalogues

    I like Southern Exposure Seed Exchange: www.southernexposure.com Lots of cool heirloom varieties, and lots of good information on seed saving, if you're into that.
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