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  1. DDRanch

    More rabbits! Rabbits plural. Many many many rabbits

    I know that you can purchase coyote or fox feces on line and also in some feed stores. I have heard it works pretty well from some of the folks on the BYC site. Good luck. Anne
  2. DDRanch

    New kind of tomato-eating pest ....

    What beautiful dogs and yes I can believe they love your garden. My German Shepherd and my Golden will eat beans, apples, tomotos and lettuce. I have my garden protected by an invisable fence but when I forget to put their collars on, they will wander the aisles and have a second breakfast, or...
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    Tomato problem. What is causing this?

    Hi everyone, Hope you can help me here. What is causing this in my tomatoes? Seems to be affecting only my table/eating variety. I do not see any visable evidence of worms or bugs. I have noticed that the water emitter to this plant was plugged up. Any advice would be so appreciated. Thank...
  4. DDRanch

    My first potatos with Pics...How to store?

    Great ideas. Thank you so much. Anne
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    My first potatos with Pics...How to store?

    Thank you. I will store as you suggest. Pretty exciting at my house tonight. I made some potato soup this evening and oh my goodness was it fabulous. I can now confidently place, "potato farmer" on my resume. Anne
  6. DDRanch

    I need a good recipe for cannable tomato sauce using...

    My sauce has all of the ingredients you list (except for the vinegar) slow roasted in oven 300 degrees drizzled with olive oil and covered with foil for 3 to 4 hours. I use mostly sauce tomatoes, skin on, seeds in. Mash down and stir every hour. Then I transfer and cook on top of the stove for...
  7. DDRanch

    I have a kitchen full of pears!!! Suggestions please.

    I just made pear ginger jam and am planning on canning halves with some of the rest. I also made pear cobbler in aluminum pie tins and froze. Anne
  8. DDRanch

    anyone have a good yellow-plum jam recipe?

    I use the jam receipes inside the boxes of Ball Pectin and have found them to be excellent. Anne
  9. DDRanch

    My first potatos with Pics...How to store?

    HI Chris, Thank you for your response. I have already dug them all up....but I love that idea for next year. I will definitely save some and take the eyes for next year. Should I wash them before storage in the fridge? Should I put them in paper bags? And then in the fridge.....?? I am such a...
  10. DDRanch

    WooooHoooooo, i did it

    What a handsome fellow he is. And your crops look great too. Thanks for adding the pics. Anne
  11. DDRanch

    Making tomato sauce

    I have also found that a couple of tablespoons of tomato paste in the sauce will cut down on the acidity. I add to my roasted sauce. Anne
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    My first potatos with Pics...How to store?

    I am so excited....my first potato crop with red and blue potatos. I mean, I am really excited........never have I even attempted to grow them before. This is a picture of some of them....I dug up probably 10 times as many as shown. Now I don't know what to do with them. I plan on making and...
  13. DDRanch

    First time making Jam! 5 pics.

    Great job, wonderful pictures. WOO WOO.....good for you!!!!! Anne
  14. DDRanch

    How do I bold a post?

    Hey Oakland City Farmer Both Laura and I thank you but know that you may have created "bold use" monsters. Anne P.S. This was a practice post. And my last one on this thread. Really
  15. DDRanch

    mole, vole or gopher ???

    Thank you mustard seed. Beautiful avatar, love your part of the country. Anne
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    How do I bold a post?

    ah ha......yes, it does work many thanks again Anne
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    How do I bold a post?

    Well, let me try this...... Thank you so much. If I did it correctly, my thank you should be in bold type. and my name too. Anne
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    mole, vole or gopher ???

    Oakland City, Thank you so much, I appreciate your response. I particularily love the "organic" fix. I will let you know how it works out. Anne
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    How do I bold a post?

    I can't figure it out. I write my subject, click the bold icon, write my message, submit, but it never is bold. I read the how to at the bottom, but don't understand when or how Bold text produces Bold text. Can you please walk me through? Anne
  20. DDRanch

    mole, vole or gopher ???

    What will eat my garden? A. Mole B. Vole C. Gopher D. All of the above Something is living and tunneling in my garden, which is surrounded by concrete, but doesn't seem to be eating or destroying anything. I see a tunnel when I pick root vegs but the lettuce, beans, carrots, herbs, tomatoes...
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