Recent content by jdypat

speaking of weeds, ive done experiments with dandelions. i took a plant, put it in a peanut butter jar, closed the lid, sat it in the hot sun and IT CONTINUED TO GROW> Ive cut them down to the ground. the seed pods, or blooms came out in seconds. just seconds. new ones.. over and over in...

the post where you find out your zone.. well i guess its more complicated than my thinking goes. or my thinking is too slowed down. i remember when it was simple zone 7 and i was secure in my self.. now duh.. im right outside of nashville 50 miles west.. and a little south what would...

Idont see how that barrel deal would work with potatoes. but i have dug up a row in the garden.. a few inches deep. placed the potatoe seed in it and covered it with one layer of newspaper. placed pine needles over it. watered it good. as the plant grew Id add more pine needles and a layer...

A suggestion .. i made the mistake once of growing tall plants on the south side of the garden spot. they shade the smaller ones that way. my garden now goes east to west.. with the corn in the north side.. tomatoes and squash in the m iddle and onions and peppers or even potatoes on the...

Here in Tennessee we can grow some of the most beautiful weeds you've ever seen. tough and with roots to china. I tried the clear plastic method. put it down in early february and sealed the ends good with old two by fours and blocks. the grass just grew up and made a wonderfu tent...

how big is the area you use for plants? when i lived in nashville and had my postage stamp yard, i could rely on dishwashig liquid in a spray bottle for just about everything. now on 20 acres here I would have to "give it to theM' without the help of the big guns. I always use care and try...

its certainly toxic to the borer, a small amount does not harm anything. is washed away totally before fruit is formed. The bees never get around it. Agriculture agent told me that it is very safe product when used with care. if there is a chance to take i either hve to take it or forget...

the stripped ones are called squash bugs here in tennessee.. i pick them off or sprinkle with a little Sevin Dust.. I put it in an old sheer ladies stocking and shake it over the plant they go away fast.... im sure it woud work on all kinds of beetles.. even japanese bettle. i sure learned...

I have put the white powder..cant remember the name right now.. common for garden pest... seems it starts with an s.. in the hole with the plants and i have not had borers since i started this. before that i was unable to raise squash. never did succeed in the surgery thing. the whole...