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I agree. Especially the salt shaker (box). LOL. I have to turn over the mallow weeds and oh yeah I get some serious pleasure from using...

Slugs are a pain in the caboose especially the minute new growth appears in spring they form armies and attack all new plant growth. At...

I have a preference for my tomatoes but I kinda like a little bit less sweet tomatoes. I have heard that if you add sugar around your...

Adding azomite will increase the flavors including sweetness. Azomite is trace minerals.

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I've found that cutting back on watering once the fruit starts to ripen concentrates the sugars quite a bit. Doesn't work as well in...

after last year i don't think i could get sweeter ones. using baking soda would change the pH of your soil a little and that can make...

Flavor is likely very complex, probably includes a combination of proteins, minerals and starches. That sentence indicates that I...

I just learned that supposedly if you add a few teaspoons of baking soda to your garden, you can boost the sweetness of your tomatoes!!

I need to try the beer method for slugs and snails. I now have ducks and I'm hoping they will take care of the nasty little buggers...

the beer trap method is a classic, works surprisingly well. I've also had good results going out at dusk with a torch and picking them...

I don't understand why people think it's a bad idea to put egg shells or any other type of shell in the ground. Whole heartedly agree...

i ran them through the worm buckets partially crushed and then put them in the gardens the next spring. i don't usually find them again...

I have watched a LOT of gardening videos and many tell you the same about what won't break down. THAT isn't true. Egg shells Will...

yes, the more plain the cardboard is the better. black lettering. avoid any that is coated or shiny or has a lot of other things stuck...