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Checked that this morning, again with inconsistent results. What kind of critters are you thinking of? I've got a few big toads, no rabbits or gophers, real doubtful about voles (they're not common in this area and we are just 1 yr post disappearance of the world's largest longterm feral cat...

Does anybody have any ideas why I can grow most things, but can't get my beans to sprout for love nor money. :he I've been trying for a couple of years now...but we won't count last year, since absolutely nothing grew well last year. First go round, I may (probably) have had seeds that were...

I'll rent a teenager for a lot of jobs, like painting barns and fences, but sometimes the supervision required outweighs the benefit. :rolleyes: One thing I have learned is to pay by the JOB not by the hour. Don't mind slow (heck, I'm slow), but this makes sure the project gets finished! At...

Please tell me there's video! Nothing I love better than watching varmints go flying :clap

:toolsI lurk over there quite a bit. Just feel that they're skill level is waaaay beyond mine, but love the info. I just prefer playing in the dirt!

Here in the Panhandle, we call that Devil's Claw. Love the flowers, but really fuss when I have to get them out of the horses' tails. They can be pretty invasive.

Actually, bindweed is the matrix that holds the earth together!

The only way I've had any luck with spinach (or lettuce, for that matter) is to plant it in the fall. Usually try to get it in mid-Sept. I've had the best luck putting it in pots in a sheltered spot...think nxt to a brick wall. It grows a little bit in the fall and seems to like cold and...

Garlic appears to be one of the hardiest plants I've found. In the drought last smmer, mine appeared to have died. When I was reworking the area for planting this year, I piled several shovelfuls of dirt off to the side to have room for new soil. Guess what I have growing in my dirt pile...

Has to go in a container because we normally get a lot colder than we did this winter. Not uncommon to be at or below 0 for several days and I've heard they DO NOT appreciate being that cold. Come to think of it, neither do I :/ The satsumas I'm looking at (and like to eat) are like the...

I was in Lowe's for a non-garden project yesterday and in the obligatory garden shop tour, I found marked down satsumas :clap All I really know about them is that in Amarillo, they will have to be a container plant and that I REALLY like the fruit! I'm going back later today to get one (or...

What I really miss as a heat mat alternative is the good ole console TVs! I've never had much luck with the top of the refrigerator...not enough room for plants AND the cat ;) The TV, on the other hand, was at a good height, lots of room and usually had a wall suitable for hanging a grow light.

I start misting with the tea as soon as I start to see germination. Chamomile has some anti-fungal properties and the sooner it's applied, the better it works. I have some slower germinating seeds planted now that I'm misting even before they sprout.

I've been doing some experimenting this year and have found an alternative to using a heat mat for starting my tomatoes, eggplant and peppers... at least it's working for me! I was being a cheapskate, umm, frugal when I wanted to start some seeds and go to thinking that it's warm soil they...

With our weird winter, who knows for sure :rolleyes: I'm in zone 6, though, and planted lettuce outside yesterday. I'm also going to jump the gun and get some green peas in today. Tomatoes are started in the house with plans of moving them out in late March-early April with protection...

Isn't it fun to find surprizes in the garden this time of year! I finally gave up on my drought-stricken garden in October...didn't even have any green weeds. Then last week I went out to start getting ready for this year, and found 1 little broccoli. It's about 3" high and really bushy. As...

I couldn't stand it any more and start seeds a couple of days ago. Little micro jungle of broccoli is looking good and the tomatoes are starting to peek at me :rose

I won't promise not to complain about winter, but it sure will be nice to have something different to fuss about!:coolsun

I've got a couple of those! IMO, they are more plant stand than greenhouse, but I'm going to try some frost tolerant stuff in one this winter. At least it will look better than the old shower curtains of previous years! I did set them up for seed starting this spring and they worked well...

If you let them get about 3" across, you can stuff 'em like peppers. Nice change from 'plain' squash.