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I have something eating my eggplant leaves. From googling, it looks like most likely a jumping flea beetle. The recommendations I have found are capsicum and pyrethrum (sp) Would spraying with soap and water help? Any other ideas? They are really doing a number on my eggplant leaves. The...

Well, I have some compost that I have been working on, but it is mostly in a pile. I thought to put some dirt and worms in there with the rest of the compost material (oak leaves, grass clippings, vegetable scraps, egg shells, and shredded newspaper.) Cassandra

poor... worms... wasting away ... in cooler (cough cough) hehe bump Cassandra

I can't picture exactly how big a 1/2" hole would be. About as big as a penny? No, that is closer to an inch, isn't it? When I was a kid, our yard would be full of deep holes about the size of a drinking straw. My grandmother said "jack snipes" lived in there. I think a jack snipe is actually a...

Welcome, Dirtdoctor. It's good to see you here. I hope to see you around lots! Cassandra

I'm about to start some worms. They are in a cooler right now, but I really need to move them to their more permanent home. I was going to buy a tote. But, I have this old black trash can that isn't doing anything. It's probably a 30-35 gallon one with a lid. Could I compost and grow worms in...

I'm taking some worms home today. My dad gave them to me. He found them in some leaves behind a laundramat where he washes his work clothes. (If they are really nasty, mom won't let him wash them in her washing machine! :D) He has been saving them in a plastic tote. They are HUGE, nasty...

I water my garden every weekend if it hasn't rained significantly in the previous week. It seems to have worked out alright. I am sure there is a more complicated formula you could work out for each different plant. But just to keep it simple for myself, that's what I do. Cassandra

It would make me a little nervous. It might not be an issue with household trash, but--like you say--there is no telling what they dumped in there. I read a lot of real estate appraisal reports, and every once in a while I come across a piece of property that is environmentally impacted by...

D'oh! Why didn't I think of that? Of course the chickens will love them. :) I brought the one I caught this morning inside to try to take a pic of it. I wasn't successful. But I ended up having my son flush it down the toilet because I didn't want to throw it in the trash or set it free. :lau...

I found a hornworm attached to a pepper plant in my pepper/tomato bed. I tried to thump him off, but he was really stuck to it! I pulled him off and tried to get pictures, but my camera don't do close-ups. Should I spray or something. I remember my grandmother used to get huge green tomato...

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Aww! That stinks. I guess another reason I will not be getting one.... :( I have a pretty old stove (about 15 years old.) It is still going strong. But when it keels over, I really, really, REALLY wanted a ceramic top stove--because they seem to always look so nice and clean. and one of my pet...

It has pretty purple flowers when it blooms. As I mentioned, it grows along the fence. It doesn't bother me there. It looks pretty and chokes out some ugly weeds that could be growing along the fence. So far, I haven't had any trouble with it getting out into the yard where we mow. But it keeps...

Summit, MS here. Welcome, neighbors. Cassandra

I have some growing along my fence. If it is, how would I use it as weed control for garden vegetables? Cassandra

KILL!!!! :barnie Cassandra

You know, that is a great idea. I think I will do that. I grew peppers a couple of years ago--just a couple of plants in pots. And *I* picked the peppers when they were about half the size they were supposed to get. I just couldn't wait! I wonder where he gets that from.... Hm. Anyway I'm off...

:lau :lau :gig HAHAHA Christmas balls :gig Cassandra

My four year old was helping me in the garden over the weekend and he broke my first bell pepper off the plant. It was SO cute and so tiny--about marble size. I was really proud of it (oh look! I had a baby bell pepper.) And along comes Brennan, "Ooo!" <snap> breaks it right off for me. I bet...