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I am finding tomatoes, before they ripen, with a hole. Then the hole turns black. It's not blossom end rot or the regular tomato hornworm. The hole is anywhere on the tomato but the stem area. Japanese beetles are on my green beans nearby. Could it be the beetles laying eggs? For some...

I am terrible at growing zucchini. I got no zucchini last year because the bugs ruin the plants. This year I used wall-o-waters at the start and now have row covers. So far I've only seen male blooms. What am I doing wrong? I've never had this happen before. Any suggestions? BTW, I...

My friend's husband has a yard that is on the annual garden tour--just gorgeous (and labor intensive!). The nursery owner gave him a "sorry" plant and it turned out to be the most beautiful spot in his garden. It is one plant but covers about 10 feet. It is round and fairly low to the...

I read recently that soybean meal is very good for the soil. My clay soil is lacking nitrogen. Have any of you tried this?

I finally found Stevia at Lowes. Anybody have any luck with it?

Two evenings straight I dug one foot holes and carefully put in blood meal, bone meal, epsom salts, egg shells, coffee grounds, etc. I worked like a dog, bone tired, and filthy. Next morning all 25 plants were dug up down to a foot or dug around! We set a have-a-heart trap, scattered really...

Ron, have you seen "The Most Beautiful Villages and Towns of the Southwest" book by Joan Tapper, photos by Nik Wheeler? It is copyright 2009 and really has gorgeous photos. Your SW is something! It just came into our library a week ago. Hope you check it out.

My neighbor gave me pears and this is the recipe that I used: http://allrecipes.com/recipe Type in search: Peach Cobbler Bread submitted by: Amy Maindelle It is so good that I am going to make the bread and freeze it rather than mess with canning or freezing pears. Another neighbor gave...

This recipe came from a Seattle newspaper, Parade insert, about 1970. It also makes great toast. I haven't made it for years because I don't have a one pound coffee can. I suppose any 1# tin can would do. I did use a 13 oz. and it worked. It also froze well for me. 4 cups unsifted...

I want to make a painted barn quilt to hang on the back side of my garage. Have any of you tried it? They are so pretty. I've seen them in magazines for several years. Mine would be half of an exterior plywood sheet. It sounds a little expensive to make. Any ideas?

I planted Petit Gris De Rennes and Charentais cantaloupe seeds from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds and these melons are so juicy and delicious. And I've never cared much for melons. I lost some melons because they split. The chickens loved them though. The best melon I grew came from a plant...