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  1. smom1976

    sowing peas..

    I have 3 planting times.. I planted some and not all came up.. then I planted more and some of those came up and then I went through and planted more.. and so I have a few that are blooming and others that are just 2 inches tall.. I will fill in again i suppose..
  2. smom1976

    sowing peas..

    I did this but I only have room for a single row.. so I planted every 2 to 3 inches along the back fence then came out about 4 inches and planted a second row.
  3. smom1976

    putting fish heads under tomatos..

    I have 30 planted in the ground and about 8 more still in little peat pods.. I am going to plant them in pots.. just need to get around to it.
  4. smom1976

    putting fish heads under tomatos..

    Ok so I herd that if you put a fish head planted in the deep hole of a tomato it does really good.. so I did it. this will be a test... I used fish head and then tail in the next hole.. My strawberry plants never came up so I planted my extra tomatos.. I have 3 rows of tomatos now.. good...
  5. smom1976

    lemon basil

    OK it smells just wonderful.. what can I use it for??? other than walking around the yard and smelling it.. I pinched off the first flower buds yesterday and it was amazing.... can I save the seeds when eventually I dont catch those buds ....
  6. smom1976

    Meyer Lemon Tree in the Great White North

    I went to the county extention office workshop for citrus trees They said to just bring it indoors in a sunny place like a sun room.. they even said citrus like grapefruit and lime we even have to bring inside.
  7. smom1976

    Dead asparagus?

    this area has two of those greenish colored boards end to end the asparagus stops at the first 8 foot area.. I can go all the way down to the other end of the board.. how far apart should I space them?
  8. smom1976

    Recession Garden

    I liked this article.. this year our garden is more to help our grocery bill rather than just enjoy growing things, and learning to grow things.. with my getting a job we are not as heavily relying on our garden but we are learning.. and have a monitary back up so to say.. We are going to...
  9. smom1976

    The siding Thread... updated! (Pics 5/24 Finished the Front!!!!)

    cant wait to see the front porch look..
  10. smom1976

    Dead asparagus?

    I planted 2 packages.. I believe 6 crowns per package.. except my 9 year old son was handing them to me and on the last one handed me two crowns together and I had already planted it .. oh well.. so a total of 12 crowns.. I planted them about 6 inches apart each crown.. it is a foot...
  11. smom1976

    Here is my garden/yard

    Ok here are some updated pictures of the pool and the garden.. the better view out my back door. my tomatos the first row.. I have two rows.. first and second row.. second row is smaller the cucumbers up toward the fence my potato bins.. I had to put news paper in where the dirt...
  12. smom1976

    Dead asparagus?

    ok I did dig at least a shovels worth turned over.. because we put chicken run dirt on top and then turned it in with the shovel.. then I put the roots in deep enough to get the roots in without squishing them LOL
  13. smom1976

    The siding Thread... updated! (Pics 5/24 Finished the Front!!!!)

    ohhh vfem... Please keep us posted with pictures..
  14. smom1976

    Finally solved chipper shredder problem!

    oh dear I have tons of live oak leaves ... I dont ever shread them.. my shreader consists of 16 little chickens. LOL
  15. smom1976

    Finally built a worm box

    I am feeling a little discouraged about my worm box.. I think they all crawled out.. and I was giving them food regularly.. I did have this little problem with what looked like a small I mean very small.. (about a cm or less) cross between a worm and catipillar... looking dark brown black...
  16. smom1976

    Saving Butternut Squash

    I have had one for months sitting on my counter.. we had it like in last november... it is now just starting to get the discolored spots..
  17. smom1976

    Dead asparagus?

    well I dug a hole. wide... and then planted them in there like 2 inches down.. then covered the hole... imagine.. a 1 foot by 8 foot long 2-3 inch deep hole.. plop them all in there then cover it all back up again.. is that a trench??? good grief when I think of trench I imagine the...
  18. smom1976

    Dead asparagus?

    oh dear I dont think I planted them correctly..
  19. smom1976

    Dead asparagus?

    really??? are they like potatos?
  20. smom1976

    Dead asparagus?

    I planted mine at the same time.. the package said feb/mar plant time.. and I did plant them at the end of march.. :( I dont think mine have come up yet either..
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