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Is there a way to determine which one should get the axe? Inchy

How do you flush the toilet when the power is out? We use buckets - but is there a better way? I just had to ask...

I had one fall apart, but the others seem ok. I think I'll make some paper pots as reinforcements for the tubes before anymore fall apart.

I planted my seeds in seed mix in half of a toliet paper tube. They have sprouted, but only have their first 2 leaves (not the true leaves). How long can they stay in the toilet paper tubes? Am I going to have to transplant them into something else at some point, or can they live in the tubes...

You could use it between beds to keep weeds down. Then next year, switch beds and paths so the next garden is in the compost.

I would put some temporary plastic fencing around them until they are bigger. When they are bigger, they may be happy for a little "chicken cultivation". I use black plastic fencing around my vegetable garden. I just keep it closed with a hook. I go into the garden in the morning while the...

Do you nedd to plant more than one so they will pollinate?

I started some seeds in seed mix in toilet paper rolls. I put the rolls of dirt inside plastic boxes that strawberries come in from the store and set the plastic boxes in trays. I have been watering by putting water in the tray. Now I have sprouts with 2 leaves. When should I remove the lids...

I only finished the outside of my boxes. I wasn't sure that having the finish break down and then mixing in with my soil was a good idea. I'm sure they'll rot eventually :(

Ughh!! I've been carefully checking the weather forecasts to make sure the low temps are in the mid 30's for the foreseeable future. I saw a much more experienced gardener cutting up her potatoes to stick in the ground this weekend. So what did I do? I stuck mine in their newly built wire...

I must be doing something wrong. When I garden, I can never wear a navy blue spotless sweater with pristine black pants . :idunno

Well, don't eat it. Maybe you'll figure it out when it blooms. I think creeping Jenny is a possibility.

I think I saw a variety pack on Gurney's website.

I basically cut my seed potatoes in half. I was surprised how smooth they were. The ones I buy in the store are much nubbier!

I just started cutting my seed potatoes and find I am confused about what exactly an eye is. Does a bit of a dimple that looks like it should be an eye count? Or does there need to be a bit of a nubby sprout to be counted as an eye? These are Yukon Gold potatoes and they have very few nubby...

Thanks, Pam! The soil is workable, but I have to check the night time temps. Inchy

My seed potatoes arrived in the mail yesterday. I am in zone 6. Is it time to plant them? I've been looking around, but I keep finding conflicting information. Inchworm

for the last 10 years, I have kept my compost in one large pile. I turn it over when I feel like it. I add chicken poo, leaves, grass clippings, and kitchen vegetable scraps. Actually, the chickens turn it over these days and I rake it back up :lol: When I want some, I just dig into the...

Wish I could remember where, but I recently read that coffee grounds are a favorite treat for earthworms. They suggested sprinkling liberally wherever you wanted earthworms. Inchworm (no relation)

Yes. It's going to act like a radiator - soaking up the sun and releasing the heat later.