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"I know I need to build it up with terraces, but I really don't know what material to use. I do have plenty of rocks, but that is also back breaking. Any cheap alternatives?" Would boxes filled with lazagna type dirt and compost work? You could build horizontal rows. I'm trying boxes. We...

Here is what Jerry Baker says: Q: Ants! Ants! Ants! Their hills are everywhere! How can I evict them from my property without resorting to toxic chemicals? A: You can try either of the following controls: Make your own ant bait by mixing 1 tbsp. of bakers' yeast and 2 tbsp. of sugar in 1...

I have one from Nichols Garden Nursery. We still have lots of snow on the ground though. Oh Spring, please don't be late!

You might try a sea salt bath. When I was a small kid, I got to go camping and gathering with my grandparents. We'd go to the ocean. Mosquitos get me something awful. But, I started to notice, that after wading in the ocean looking for clam holes, the itching stopped completely. Maybe some...

Hi I'm trying to grow some peas and bush beans in my little hydroponic garden. I have a grow light on them. (I'm a first time grower and just can't wait for Spring) The beans are over 6 inches tall and starting to get the 3rd set of leaves, but, they are very spindly. Will they get...

just a little update on my small hydroponic garden The beans are looking great, about 6 inches tall, a little spindly, but starting to get their 3rd set of leaves. The peas are a little worrisome. They are about 3 inches tall, but, the little leaves are curled inwards. It that normal? The...

ooh, what are chicken greens? thanks

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Checked on my little garden sprouts and decided to plant them Hydroponics: Peas and Bush Beans Sprouting Day 8 Planted: 2 Peas 2 Peas 2 Peas 2 Beans 3 Beans 2 Beans Out of 18 seeds, have 13 sprouts Am just using small decorative red rock to hold the plants in. So, see what...

vfem, If they are in a little greenhouse, won't they be okay? Do you have very cold winters?

jemagsy, I'm interested in following your experiments. Please, keep posting. Sounds fun. Do you mean actual egg egg shells? Will the roots be able to break through the shell as they grow? Very interesting. I'm sprouting 9 peas and 9 bush beans. I have 6 total pots for my hydroponics...

Thanks! The pictures are priceless this time of year. What a cute idea using a ladder to space out your green buddies (plants). Those pictures are just so refreshing Thanks again. We don't need any snow here though

Thanks much! I found them on the internet. I'll go check them out.

Hmm. Morning glories here are an obnoxious weed. The flower are white and the leaves smaller than shown in the picture. I do kind of like them draping over fences with their bell flowers, but, they will choke out all other plants that you have. Between morning glories and himalayan...

Hi from up here in Tacoma Washington state. zone 8 maritime We need cold and very short growing season seeds here. Last year's growing season was extremely short. Bought a zuchinni plant that had 3 plants in it. We got 2 zuchinnis. Also bought a pepper plant that rotted in the rain, and, a...

Am sprouting pinto beans for soups (supposed to get the gas out). Am sprouting peas and bush beans in wet paper towels for my little hydroponic bin. Anyone have any luck with hydroponics? Am not growing weed. Just have the growing anything green bug. Planted a few garlic cloves in a pot...