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    new powermate tiller.... what a letdown

    Thanks for the ideas... I am not a mechanic but I am good at the basics... and remembering which screw goes where.... I'll try a little work b4 kissing it off.
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    indoor garden light

    Thank you for all the answers. Last spring I started lettuce in this little 4 shelf greenhouse and harvested a little every night for salad... it was great!q. So I decided to try hooking it up again for winter... too cold for anything outside... maybe this will feed my addiction until I can...
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    new powermate tiller.... what a letdown

    I am probably going to put this thing on craigslist and take the loss. I am looking for a bigger one this year what is sturdy since I plan to expand the garden this year. So any recommendations for a good walk behind tiller that is good sized?
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    indoor garden light

    I have a mini greenhouse in my home and am rigging a light ... whivh is better for greens - CfL bulbs or incandescent?
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    indoor garden light

    I have a mini greenhouse in my home and am rigging a light ... whivh is better for greens - CfL bulbs or incandescent?
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    Hawk looking in my chicken coop

    My motto is... keep the bb gun loaded and shoot any big crows that get near my girls. It probably won't kill em but will make em think twice. Since I can't tell the difference and don't know birds well... gonna assume all are crows... That's my story and I'm sticking too it
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    Hawk looking in my chicken coop

    I believe it is illegal to shoot hawks here also.... however I am older and my eyesight is not that good. I don't see hawks often but I do see some large crows eyeing my chickens that I will be happy to shoot. It sux when your eyes are going bad and you can't tell the diff between a hawk and a...
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    Garlic in a flowerpot

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    Garlic in a flowerpot

    I've planted some garlic in a whiskey barrel planter on my front porch. Its full of miracle gro soil . I figured the planter is empty until spring so might as well try it
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    Peafowl??

    we have 3 'sweetpeas' that were rescue chicks from our local zoo. They are kept in my coop with my chickens... and my dog during the day... they are a bit skittish... and had to get used to the dog...lol... but they really are sweet. It has taken a lot of patience to get them tamed down but...
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    new powermate tiller.... what a letdown

    Sad part is my dad has a mantis I borrowed last year and I loved it. I got the powermate cause I thought it would be as good or better cause it was new. Now I have to take it to a repair shop. Of course I have lost the receipt so I can't get warranty work. If I get it running and it starts...
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    Whats your favorite garden tool?

    This was after I told him he was the most Gorgeeeeous rooster He loves grasshhoppers... but I have to make sure no red tomaoes or he'll swipe em. Of course I leave one for him to find on purpose lol.
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    new powermate tiller.... what a letdown

    Bought it at home depot... used it one weekend ... it was hard to started but figured it was just new. Put it in storage and now it won't start at all. Really bummed as this was a real splurge for me. Their customer service was horrible. so sad.
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    article in Mother Earth - 'First Time Gardeners' advice

    I have green beans planted in old tires.... I used em for pumpkins and it worked so... trying this... I call it my 'redneck raised garden' lol
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    amazing chicken and veggies diet.... have lost 30 pounds

    Found a great way to lose weight. First get a chicken coop and chickens. Let them out occasionally to eat bugs... burn 1000 calories chasing a stubborn rooster back into the coop Next.... decide you're going to grow lots of healthy veggies in a garden. Battle the tiller and stubborn kansas...
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    What's all the buzz about herbal medicine?

    Check outh 'the herbal companion' it's a great magazine
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    Kansas? Anyone here?

    so are kansas people asleep or just busy watering lol?
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    the brave little eggplant

    So this spring I was buying some herb plants from walmart... it was near end of the time they sell em and pickins were slim. I bought a japanese eggplant cause it was the last one so why not. Eggplants have never grown in my garden plot so I just put it In a pot on the front porch .... with my...
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    the brave little eggplant

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    Garden Bullies, lemon cukes

    I used a Kosher pickle and added a bit of rosemary to the jar.... added some red pepper flakes to a couple of jars. All are yummy but next year I plan to put them on my back fence away from the rest of th e garden
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