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Thanks for that! I hadn't thought of the extra heat they would draw...but that would definately come in handy! Might work great to wrap with some plastic and have a mini green house thing going on where you could uncover during the day and cover again in the evening. I had thought about using...

We did that for a while. It wasn't fun at all. I'm sorry for your back!

Thanks for that link!

That is so neat!!! I have never heard of this. Please do post pictures as things progress!!

As the plant grows, you pile soil around the plant. The soil that you pile around the plant is where new 'taters will grow. I will be trying to grow my potatoes in a circle of fensing this year to avoid the hoeing up of soil around the plant...which for me, is a back breaker. In doing the...

I didn't know they no longer used the arsenic in treated lumber! Thank you very much for that info. I will look into it.

You know, I had never thought about not using an edging of some sort... Unfortunately, it wouldn't work for me. I've got to have something up to keep the chickens, and dogs out. I'd also be worried about erosion of my beds.

Hello everyone. We have 4 raised beds built out of composite decking so it will never rot and never have to be replaced. They are 12 ft long, 4 ft wide and 2 ft high I believe. We also put welded wire on the bottoms to keep them free from moles and the like. We never would have been able...

I just got a wagon from TSC this year. Pulls like a regular wagon, but has a handle you pull out and the bed will lift and dump - like a dump truck. It also has some heavy duty wheels on it that make taking it in the garden MUCH MUCH easier. DH had gotten a ginormous wheel barrow and I've been...

SufficientSelf. It's one of the sisters sites. You'll find the link at the bottom of your screen. Lots of good info there.

I'm on BYC as well, but started on SS.

I would love some comfrey as well. What sort of comfrey is it? Bocking 14? Bocking 4? Russian, True or Quaker?

((taps foot waiting for time to pass to get off work so she can inventory her seeds at home and join in the fun))

I tried the Juicy Fruit method a couple of years ago in my yard. It worked. I still have some, so it did not totally eradicate them, but there are noticably less of them. I don't think they were star-nosed though - I don't think we get them down this way. I can see the tunnels they dig...

I read somewhere that a lady had a neighbor who had nothing but clay in his fenced backyard and didn't care to do anything about it. She took to throwing seed balls over the fense everyday as she walked her dog. I wish I could remember what she put in them, but said the back half of his yard...

I've had that same thing on my tomatoes. My MIL got be some stuff at Lowes - don't remember the name - but it specifically stated it was for blossom end rot. I just sprayed the plant with it. It worked quite well.

That is lovely!!!! I'm positively green over your green house :lol:

We built a compost bin out of shipping pallets this past fall. 4 for the sides (one is of course the door) and a sheet of plywood on top. The plywood was cut in half and attached with a couple of old hinges we had in the shed so I could easily add to the top. We did secure the lid with a nail...

Thank you for the juicy fruit tip! I've got these critters in my garden and went and got some juicy fruit today. Thank you for saving my garden!!!!

I'm also not to far away from fredericksburg! Starting on our first serious garden this year. It's very exciting and a bit daunting since I have the black thumb of doom, but I'm looking forward to the challenge.