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Wow, sounds like your neighbors don't have enough to do. Maybe they like paying the high prices for veggies and eggs at the store. I sure don't. Right now tomatoes are about 2 dollars a lb at the cheapo market. I am not buying tomatoes at that price. Mine aren't producing yet so we just go...

Since I started composting I have been pestering the local starbucks(easy as there is one on every corner) for coffee grounds. I have just started using it as mulch so I will have to wait and see how it goes. :coolsun I can usually get about 2 or 3 gallons of the grounds at a time so If I go...

I have looked all over the internet and could not get a handle on how long from the start of flowering to when the plants start to die? My taties are just starting to get blossoms. They look nice. Do they blossom until frost? Do they have a set time in their little Potato DNA to just give up...

Me tooooo!!!!!:rose

Thanks a heap DrakeMaiden. I am off to prepare for the heat of summer. :weee

I was just at our local Startbucks and picked up a lot of used coffee grounds for my compost pile. I was wondering if I could use it over my veggie beds to keep the moisture in? I don't know if it is too acidic for that purpose. I know it is good in a compost mix but don't want to shock my...

Actually the tablecloths are plastic. They are like any you can find at a party store. You can get them in all colors. I had already went out and bought them so I will give it a whirl. I picked out white ones to use as the shade cloths over the more sensitive plants. I figured I could vent the...

Welcome. I wandered over here from BYC. I have learned a lot in a short time. I think you will have some fun.:bun I am green with envy on your harvest. Nothin here but some lettuce. I am thankful for that at least. It's yummo!

HI, I am in Oregon and I can relate to the misery part. This year I put in a larger garden than normal to offset high veg prices and it is fun as well.:tools However now I am bracing for the hot I have at least been enjoying some nice salad so I came up with a plan(place evil laugh here just...

This is my first year of growing potatoes and I am growing them in straw. I just keep piling up the straw and alternate every few days with some soil/light compost mix.( Light on the manure). I cover the entire plant when i use the straw. The plants just keep growing up through the straw. As it...

adeledamate: What great plants but have some questions for you: How did you grow the little sprout in the blue shirt? Is the blue shirt some type of shade cloth? Is it an heirloom? Can you send me some seeds? What kind of fertilizer did you use? :weee :D

I have never done this but I think that a tree that would represent the person best or their likes perhaps. Like if they loved apples, then an apple tree. It would keep on giving to those around it. Or if the person loved flowers, then a tree that bloomed beautifully like a magnolia or dogwood...

Thanks a bunch OCF!!:frow

I am not a jelly expert by any means but I stumbled on a blackberry jelly trick that works for me. When I was in High school I was in 4-h and decided to enter some Jelly in the fair. I picked the berries, strained the seeds and put the juice in the fridge. I was really busy so did not get back...

We have had such cold weather in Oregon that even my early peas have just now started blooming. Now this weekend we are expected to have temps in the 90's(go figure) Should I cover the peas with shade cloth? Not sure that would help. I don't even have a single pea pod yet-just blossoms...

Rebbetzn, have been following this thread as I want to grow some myself. So you are saying if I buy the seed whole in the spice section I can grow these? We have a huge mexican spice section at our local store. The seeds are not treated and can grow as any other seed? That would save a lot of...

Our local feed store can order chicks through August. I had inquired about RIR but was also interested in Golden Comets. Thought maybe I would get 15 of each and hope I don't get any "packing peanuts". We live in the country but if we had a really loud Roo I am sure the neighbors would not be so...

I have had the same problem here in Oregon with my cukes and some of my squashes. I think a lot of it is due to the cold weather and rain. The last few days my plants have looked better but I do have some winter squash that are still yellow looking. I have lost several cuke plants and a melon...

Thanks so much!!:cool: I have been keeping them moist and going light on the compost. It is a 4 way mix so it is not too strong. So far they are growing like weeds! :dance

I read a great article about growing potatoes like the french have done for years so I have tried it this year. You plant the taties on top of the ground then layer over them with straw and rich soil(I am using a 4 way compost mix) as they grow you keep adding soil and straw so you hill them as...