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    Em Power Microbial Inoculant

    Does anyone on here use this product? http://www.arbico-organics.com/1202099.html I have a huge fly issue this year and was thinking of adding this to my Compost pile to see if it would help? What do you think? yah or nah?
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    Favorite homemade insecticides

    What are some of your favorite home made insecticides (more natural ones preferably) Care to share your recipe? Have you tried any that just didn't work at all? Does anyone make their own Garlic Spray? How well do they work? Do they farm bees?
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    What's the ideal size worm bin

    What is the ideal size bin for a worm bin? I was thinking of making one from plastic storage containers since I've seen so many "how to" websites for this style of bin and it seems easy enough. But I was wondering what size is best? Any one have any personal worm bins right now? What size is...
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    need tall shade loving flowers/plants?

    The soil is actually pretty horrible. I've been working on it over the last two years to make it "growable" when we moved in it was mostly cray and rock and trash (it's right up against an alley way in Detroit which used to be brick but now is paved, so you find bricks in the soil all the time...
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    need tall shade loving flowers/plants?

    Thanks so much for all the great suggestions, I'm going to spend the next hour googling each of these plants :D
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    Ground cherries

    I'm not sure what the difference is, any one know?
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    Ground cherries

    Does anyone know where I can buy seeds for ground cherries? Or if they happen to go by another name? I'm having a hard time locating any. Thanks!
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    Best carrots for michigan?

    Does anyone know of a good Heirloom variety of carrots that does well in Michigan? (zone 6) I am planning on growing a few types of carrots this year, so if you know any other just really yummy carrots please let me know.
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    square foot garden

    Hello I am in the planning stages of my veggie garden this year. I was hoping to use the square foot garden method I was wondering if anyone knew of a program or a "key" of some sort that helped explain the number of different plants that can do in each square foot. THANKS!
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    square foot gardening

    does any one know of a web site that tell you how much to plant in each square of a square foot garden?
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    seed swaps? Michigan

    Any one in michigan happen to have any seeds for sale? I'm looking for some one local who saves their seeds from year to year. Mostly I am looking for Roma Tomato seeds but I am interesting in others as well.
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    LED christmas light grow box

    Has anyone tried anything like this before? http://www.cheapvegetablegardener.com/2009/01/cheap-led-light-and-grow-box.html I am really interested in trying it. Would normal LED lights provide enough light for growing plants? I don't have any sunny windows to grow plants indoors and I...
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    bees

    thanks!
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    need tall shade loving flowers/plants?

    I would like to add some color and excitement to my boring 6 ft privacy fence along the back of my yard. The problem is the fence makes a shade about 3 ft out from the fence. What tall colorful plants would be a good match for the mostly shaded area. It might get at most a few hours of sunlight...
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    bees

    What is a good site to buy supplies for a new bee keeper?
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    When to plant garlic

    When am I supposed to plant garlic in SW Michigan?? I tried growing it a few years ago but we had a very warm winter and I think it grew before spring or something... I heard it's supposed to planted in the fall...am I right?
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    sling for melons

    Yea i noticed that I didn't have any female flowers. Last year this happened to me to and I never got any :( I hope I get some this year. Or I might not try growing them next year. Poor pumpkins. At least my Melons are growing!!!
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    sling for melons

    My pumpkin plants is the same way, HUGE vine a few flowers...no pumpkin.
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    sling for melons

    My melons are finally growing. They climbed up my egg plant cage. Should I make a sling for the fruit so it doesn't fall off when it gets heavier??
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    Harvesting Black walnuts

    How does one go about getting the green shell off the black walnuts. I've been hitting them with a hammer and then pealing it off, I was just wondering if I could do anything faster. Also how does one get the shell to break with out smashing the nut inside. Any tips would be awesome.THANKS!
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