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I live here in Va and my garden is not doing well also. Tomatoes look bad, never had problem. By now I would be getting some. Same goes for the Green Peppers. This is the first time I had Crows it my Sunflower plants! I am wondering if this is just a bad year around here. No rain to speak...

Ok don't know what I am doing here but, my bushes just multiply without me trying. I started out with 3 bushes now the whole flower bed is infested with little shoots. I dug up about 6 to put all over the yard and more shoots are coming. I love how I have butterflies fluttering everywhere...

OMG $350 a month on electricity! We have a 1800 sqft home and everything is on electricity and we average $160 a month. I thought that was outrageous. Now when you go down our privite road everyone has there porch lts on and almost every window is glowing. We don't, only thing on at night...

Just came in putting more poison down holes this morning :barnie The dogs and cats were doing a good job but, I think the voles are outsmarting them. Infact my beutiful lawn in the backyard is gone due to the fact the Labby was digging them out. That is why I did not want to do the poison...

I am battling the darn rodents and I feel I will never win. Here is what I have done so far, if anything else can be done please let me know. In the spring and early summer I threw down granules of grub killer. When I planted my shrubs I put wire around the roots so they cannot chew on the...

I am asking if anyone has some Buford Holly Bushes growing in their garden. My bed is located on the West side of the house which gets semi shade in the summer when all the trees are leafed out. (Oak Trees) It is a raised bed with horse manure sitting in it for well over a year and ready to...

Morning Glories need no help on growing. I am still pulling them up every year since they got out of hand. (about 7 years now) I planted mine on the East side of the house so they can trail up my posts to my steps. Looked beutiful till the chickens came over and started to scratch around...

I always planted Romas and I also have to admit I always get zillions and zillions of tomatoes. Well into fall I still get some on the small side but they still keep on coming.

Lets see, started to snow Dec. 18; had about 20" (my measurement from my backyard, but darn close to what the weatherman claimed) Thank goodness Christmas Vacation started with school. Had some warm spells for a short short spell. Today still have some snow on the roof and here/there on the...

Now I don't know how much this is true: I was told that the chips had to be treated because of bugs. You are not sure if the tree was diseased. So I always opt out getting free chips and just purchased bagged thinking they were treated. Someone out there have any idea if I was told...

I have 3 BB and they really spread this year. I do plan on moving them to a better location but I was wondering if I could do it now instead of Spring. I usually cut them back in Feb. I have to cut the bushs to transplant though, will this hurt them. I am in zone 7, last night was down in...

Dracaen, Yeap, soon as I saw the pic that name came right to my head.

I am loaded with tomatoes too!!!!! Sister in Law said since the nights are cool the tomatoes will not ripe. Don't know if that is the reason.

Ok this is what I went through. Those darn critters killed my shrubs and plants because they were going after the grubs around the roots. Even killed a nice young Blue Spruce I had from a Christmas. I have dogs/cats and had chickens. What they did not dug up and killed (which left me bigger...

Thanks everyone for your replies. Tomatoes are doing good! Guess the white spots are nothing. No drooping leaves or anything. Finally have some green tomatoes forming YEAH Homemade Salsa here I come. lol