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  1. the1honeycomb

    thinking of growing sweet potatoes, could use some input

    I use anything bags from mychicken feed, 5 gallon buckets, the storage containers from wal mart, I get them at the good will for 1-2 $ I just don't like to put them in the ground because they grow deep. I had one that grew through the hole in the container and was a good sixe under the...
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    Bad neighbors = too many grasshoppers

    an animal class isn't always bad, some people have no idea! I love the Chicken mote Idea I was thinking something along the same lines.
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    The 2014 Little Easy Bean Network - Get New Beans On The Cheap

    ok now that my bean markers are blank how will I be able to tell if the bean is a bush or a vine? I want to have the trellises up for the vines ahead of time and it looks like all my beans are up! 25 of each type of bean?! that means I need a calculator!!! LOL
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    The 2014 Little Easy Bean Network - Get New Beans On The Cheap

    that is my kind of gardening!!
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    thinking of growing sweet potatoes, could use some input

    I always plant my sweet potatoes in containers! they really go crazy, and I don't know if I could dig that deep to get them. the vines get very long but when they get too long I trim them. the leaves are edible like lettuce. I put them in Salad. and trimming the vines doesn't seem to hurt...
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    The 2014 Little Easy Bean Network - Get New Beans On The Cheap

    my beans came up finally but the beautiful copper garden markers did not hold their names so I will have to wait till they are done and sort by color!! :he
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    The 2014 Little Easy Bean Network - Get New Beans On The Cheap

    I bought a packet of Royalty Purple Pod to add diversity to mine which I have had since 1968 or so, and was down to one seed I found in a very old sock from clothes in a box my mother packed when I joined the Army. I do notice this packet has similar looking seeds, but they are smaller than...
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    Using a Small Wading Pool for a Garden?

    I have 2 pools that got holes after the dogs were finished with them. the holes from the dogs were enough and I have yellow squash in one and zucchini in the other. they may not last very long but they will have served their purpose. I have several 5 gallon buckets, 3 with sweet peas, 5 with...
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    Potatoes in the ground?? Seriously??

    @baymule send me pics of your potato set up please and the results. I don't have horse manure but my chickens can give a horse a run for it's money in that department!!!:ep i have potatoes in the ground, hilled the first bunch up a little, plan to use the hay I took from the chicken coop to...
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    The Wall Of Shame!! or..Hey! We Ain't Perfect!

    was happy to see the racer in my yard today I have several most of them stay away from the chicken coop. I have a very protective Rooster, and a large stick they hate vibrations!! Had a rat snake in the strawberries, it was little and ran when I moved the leaves. @moxies_chickienuggets No...
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    The Wall Of Shame!! or..Hey! We Ain't Perfect!

    Epic Fail!!!! :idunno I planted spearmint in my tomato patch in a raised bed. I guess that is not a fail It took over the world and I will have spearmeint FOREVER!!!:hide I planted the wonderful seeds from Bluejay and only one of the 3 rows I planted came up, well I guess I planted 4 rows...
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    Potatoes in the ground?? Seriously??

    I put hay with a little chicken manure around the potatoes in the box, I have Yukon gold poetoes that are getting pretty big and I mounded some durt around them and from now on they will get chicken hay as well! I don't have any leaves right now used them in the compost pile! asked a lawn care...
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    The 2014 Little Easy Bean Network - Get New Beans On The Cheap

    I did that the first year was thinking that I had plenty of space for climbing beans but next year I will let him pick I liked the colors of the ones I picked!!!
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    The 2014 Little Easy Bean Network - Get New Beans On The Cheap

    @Bluejay77 I was wondering if next year you could seperate the offered beans by bush and vining. I don't have as mu space for vining varieties but that is what I picked! working to get them going! Just an Idea:frow
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    The 2014 Little Easy Bean Network - Get New Beans On The Cheap

    i love giving 25 seeds back! i feel like I am helping Bluejay, and getting seeds for myself!!! i get to keep all the seeds from that particular variety and I planted them all this year!. Plus I get to experiment with new varieties!!. I know that I lost a few in the heavy down pours we had...
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    mint as a grohnd cover!!?

    I have never seen soo many flies! I have strips up outside my door and still I have an enormous amount of flies!!! I have a pitcher plant in the dining room and it is very happy!! does mint attract flies??:he:barnie:rant
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    Corn Thread for 2014

    Love it!! how many ears do you need to make corn meal for several batches? and do you make enough flour for the year?? if so how much grain do you need?
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    Corn Thread for 2014

    i'm in!! I only have one type but I would like to trade and I would need a lot less than 80 like 25 maybe!! I would even pay if I don't have what you are looking for but let me know I don't know how to make flour but wow that sounds like fun
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    mint as a grohnd cover!!?

    Wow a plethora of minty magical info! keeps out rats, mice and roaches!! I think I'll plant it in the chicken coop!! Now what do do about the flies!!!
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