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Problem: Bugs. Caterpillars. Weeeee caterpillars. I'm sorta of the philosophy that the plants can likely survive this with minimal leaf loss. I can certainly foliar feed some fish emulsion to shore up their resilience. If I poof a damp plant with DE (I've got a thing that's like a...

Awwww, y'all are sweet! :) My original plan was for an assortment of both feather and egg colors. And my boyfriend insisted on "the one with the 'fro". Mostly I wanted to be able to identify each egg and relate it to its hen. So my list was: Polish - White Crested Blue or Buff Laced...

Are you sucking on the hose at a point lower than the top of the hose arc? Air bubbles will screw up your siphon, so keep the tank-end of the hose deep, and clear it completely between attempts. http://updates.jalopnik.com/post/34837587706/how-to-siphon-gas

Since the guys working on my house destroyed my back stairs, it'll happen soon. When I rebuild the stairs, I'll also be building the open coop/run. My yard is tiny, and I figured, I've already got the structure, why not just cover it all in hardware cloth and let THAT be the coop? It never...

The most quoted rule of thumb I've seen is 4sf per bird in the coop, and 10sf outside the coop. So... 96/4=24 will fit inside and 660/10=66 will fit outside. and 12" of roost per bird. I think. So 24' total of roosts. 2x4's on the flat seem to be the favorite. You didn't ask, but do...

Home Depot sells hybrids for ridiculous prices, anywhere from $2.49 - $10 depending on the size and container. I think for an heirloom, depending on the seed source (non-GMO?), you could bring in anywhere from $3-$5 for 3" containers, and even more if you pot them up another size. How tall...

PLANTS that are up and producing, or nearly so Tomatoes: Paul Robeson Dagma's Perfection Isis Candy Marianna's Peace Green Zebra Potatoes: Yukon Gold French Fingerling Garlic - Creole Burgundy Peas - Sugar Snap Herbs and Companions: Flat Leaf Parsley Texas Tarragon Thyme Oregano True...

Well, we knew the article featured Datura / Jimson Weed. I didn't know what they looked like, so poked through a book of botanical illustrations, and selected one of the many listed as genus datura. Which were apparently mis-labeled. And I didn't check with the ethnobotanist first, which...

The Devil's Trumpet is what I was supposed to be drawing for that journal cover. We were confused. The ethnobotanist recognized the Ilex, but was disappointed that my Datura just... wasn't. It came out awesome anyway, tho. :) There is a variety of Devil's Trumpets here that are deep purple...

Do you develop much of a smell with the deep-litter leaf compost? I'm worried that my little coop/run will start to smell, and my neighbor won't like it much. Even though he's a gardener and sometimes spreads chicken poo in his garden, and I can smell it for weeks. Even though. Our houses...

Having only put in 2 lbs of seed, I can't imagine I'll need to be overly concerned with long-term storage. :) Good to know tho, re the pressure canning. I've not started canning yet, but it's on The List.

It's gonna live in its pot on the front porch. I don't know if the pot is big enough, but it's gonna have to get pruned to fit on the porch so maybe a smaller pot isn't a bad idea. I shouldn't have to bring it inside... we've not even had frost for the last 2 winters, nevermind a freeze here...

Damn.... I planted 1 lb each of French Fingerlings and Yukon Golds, and they're taking up too much room in my wee garden. There are only 2 of us, and I don't have a good plan for storage after harvest (it's too hot and humid for a "root cellar" in my basement...... tho I may try to bodge...

Texas or Spanish Tarragon (or Mexican Marigold... i believe these all refer to the same plant) taste very similar to French Tarragon. They're much more forgiving plants, in my experience.... mine have been ignored or abused, and come back after the next rainstorm. French Tarragon doesn't...

I put in both snap and shelling peas this year. The shelling peas (Tall Telephone) never sprouted, so I planted more snap peas over them. This was on Jan 1 and probly Feb 15. I've been eating snap peas for weeks now, and they're still going. A bit yellow at the bottom, but kicking out fresh...

I didn't like the new BYC format, and basically quit reading the forums there as a result. :( But yes, I was noticing some slow loading (or not loading at all) over the weekend.

I cannot WAIT for the hot thick summer to hit. Maybe I oughta replace the air conditioner that bit the dust last summer, tho. We've already had a couple days where the indoor temps were nearly intolerable. Outside, I LOVE the heat. Inside... not so much.

This weekend I.... Weeded and dug the last two beds (and the other 5 that weren't so bad), Bagged and hauled out the pile of debris from the middle of the garden (lawn), Got 10 bags/20CF of chopped pine straw mulch delivered , Mulched beds, Knocked neighbors' weeds off fence (grrrrr), Pruned...

It's supposed to be fragrant. It's a yellow-to-peachy/orange, which are supposed to be the smelliest. I've seen them all over town, some huge trees. Haven't ever smelled one, that I'm aware. My favorite scented plants are citrus and osmanthus/sweet olive. I dunno how many sweet olives I've...

Erm... Nevermind. It seems to have perked back up. Are these particularly temperamental beasties?