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how'd it go with the hens???? and dont have any idea about the cat attraction but its fierce! the funny thing is that i've never actually SEEN then play with the little punkins - i just find them all kinds of crazy places.... and yep - war isnt h*ll"....gardening is! honestly i dont know what...

i tried like heck to grow the big ones -- woudlnt you know it the stupid squash bugs got them. i have a few more plants that just might fruit..and if we have a truly mild fall... could just work.

the best use of these -- cat torturing devices! my cats LOVE them! i find them all over the house - and inside my boots! they are cat-tastic! you might want to cut them in half for the hens - that way they will know there are seeds for them :-) tho my fav little buff hen was dragging a huge...

i cook mine (actually today i'm roasting them in the oven) until they are watery-ish and a bit reduced. then i put them in plastic freezer baggies.. that way i can cook down to whatever i need later in the year. for instance i can use as a base for pasta or pizza sauce, less for chili etc..

wow am i glad i read this too! thought about not having roots grow but not that i'd have to dig it up.... not to hijack... but to 'expand' on this topic..... i have the worst clay soil EVER and the stupid people who did the septic ran it right down the hill into a bit of a dip. and so its...

unleash the clucking menace! man just turn 'em loose and watch 'em go to town! but they will completely destroy everything - which is good and bad. after you can mulch with straw - or what i do... clean out the hen house and pile it on the garden. put fresh straw on top if you are worried...

most of the time thats all i use - butternut that is. unless i can get my hands on a blue hubbard....

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wow this is great!! when my little get bigger i'll start putting them with my spring chicks so they can acclimate... and i LOVE Harvey!!! he's really been a great mentor (i talked to him once or twice but i read everything he writes) - lots of great info. i love what he does with worms for his...

pluck them bald!?!? honey could they GET any uglier!!!????? we keep laughing that they look like dr seuss animals.. eeeeek! good thing we are tucked way back here away from most decent folks. i kinda like their chattering but wait..... 26 eggs?!??!?! are you freakin' kidding me?? so um... how...

we got 2 adults from the livestock auction - honestly i was so excited about bidding that i didnt even bother to ask males or females! hee hee they must have thought i was the biggest country bumpkin in the place! they are both males and we call them Bob and Roy the next day i found a CL ad...

hey! i just gone a passel of guineas for the same reason! and b/c i refuse to be defeated by those evil squash bugs next year! here is what i found: * they are crazy looking birds * apparently they arent very cuddly or snugly * when they get bigger they will start harassing the hens * they...

what are you kidding? there's NOT limit to pumpkin love! * natural womer for hogs * chickens love them - great for midwinter treats and entertainment * little cats like to hide the jack-be-littles in your boots * bread, muffins, pies, cakes, brownies * baked, steamed, grilled and the best of...

got it.. yep we are running our own cat rescue here thanks to all the good folks who throw out their slightly used cats on our property - sheesh! anyway - thanks for the tips we can probably find a good solid top for a box. i'll check on curing them thanks!

will you provide deets on this?? for instance now that i know my little sugar pumpkins are ripe - and we dug up a bunch of taters.. i need to store them in our 'still summer' time. yikes! so in a box? in a tub? straw first? in the dark only?? whats your set up? on and yeah um.. we have about...

a-haaaaaaa thanks for the tips! i'll go out and scratch and thump my pumpkins... which sounds a little funny ;-) thanks!

i had a bunch of volunteer pumpkins this year - yay! but i think i have a few ready - how can i tell for sure? normally i'd wait to plant so they will be ready about frost time - but these volunteers didnt wait and now i have lovely orange punkins. is there a way to tell if they are ready? i...

i had a couple that i worked on for 3 years...and then i moved! so drat i never got to see them all full and lovely but it was insanely easy - just have the shape in mind and put up a trellis - then bend gently and tie in place. you might have to re-tie a couple times so you dont snap them. and...

yep what they said. i freeze in portion sizes for my fav recipes so its super easy to grab one and make up some extra delish dishes. like.... squash and bacon pasta.... yummmmmmm

chickens!! for bug control... and also i have 'gauntlet' style leather rose gloves that i use for everything!