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    For the love of fluffy buns!

    I am getting my first angoras next weekend. :love :bun I can't wait! They are French Angoras. Sir Tristan the Bold (my buck) is cream. My doe is a broken red. Her Royal Majesty Annabelle the One Eared has a small amount of white on her chest( it looks like a beard). I am...
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    Has anyone tried this?

    http://oldworldgardenfarms.com/2012/11/20/growing-simple-the-raised-row-garden-way/ I am wondering how well this works. They don't have anything on the website about corn or watermelons or any of the big guys. How well would they work you think? I'm trying to come up with a garden plan...
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    What can I do with my little garden?

    I have a small garden about 600 sq feet ish. I have another long skinny plot a ways from the reach of the hose about 75ft long and 5ft wide. It was suppose to be for flowers. I am really annoyed with my garden. I planted this year tomatoes in pots to give space to my melons. I am...
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    Have I gone nuts?

    I was reading about dwarf apple trees right before bed last night. So of course I had a dream about them. In my dream I had a acre of about 400 dwarf apples. Then I had asparagus in between the rows. I didn't have to mow it because I had sheep and geese in it. The only work I had to do...
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    needhelp planting my garden

    Last year i had a ton of stuff cross. Is there a guide anywhere as to far apart things need to be? Id like to try and save some seeds.
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    clay soil probelm

    We just moved and found out we have clay for soil. So raised beds it is. Im wondering though if these tubs i have lying around would work instead of having to spend a ton on building supplies this year. They are plastic and almost two feet deep and a foot wide at the smallest point. Beans...
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    would this work?

    So i had anothor random thought. I have a sunroom that faces south. I also have 6 muck tubs. Could i grow veggies in them? I was looking at cold frames but thought if i dont have to go out in the snow why not try it. They would be in the windows and the room is around 60-65f. Would...
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    Have an instresting issue

    I wanting to start planing the garden but have a issue. My hubby is on a low posstam diet. No potaoes, tomatos etc... How can i find out what is the posstam level in veggies? I would like to some how work this so that instead of planting potaoes i plant (something) to replace it in repices.
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    the other side of the story

    http://www.american.com/archive/2009/july/the-omnivore2019s-delusion-against-the-agri-intellectuals whats the thoughts?
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    What should every garden have?

    I'm wondering what basic plants should every garden have? I'm planing on buy seeds from bakers creek but need to limit myself. So im wondering just what i should get?
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    rasied bed question

    I wasn't sure where to put this at. :( Im thinking of making rasied beds for next year. The best place i have to put them is on cement though. Would that be okay? I would be making them with bricks. How high should i make them and how big? Thanks!
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    Please help the newist of newbies!!!!

    I am doing a garden this year. We are still trying to get the area tilled. The weather is not helping in any way. Im putting seeds in and some plants. Could someone tell me what to plant next to what? Also im not sure how to do the sprawling plants. Should I plant them at the edges and...
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    Anybody grow grapes & fruit trees together?

    Im thinking of ways to garden with less hassle. I heard about growing corn and beans together using the corn as tressles. Could you do the same with fruit trees and grapes? I have two small apple trees i planted last year and was thinking of plant grapes under them this year. What are some...
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    A total newbie has a question

    I can't even keep a house plant alive and i really want a veggie garden. So what is my best bet. I have tons of broken bricks to make raised beds. But i not sure if i should. Is it better to just put them in the ground? I want fruit too. I have to be able to keep chickens and cats out of...
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    Fish tanks as mini greenhouses?

    I have lots of unused fish tanks and im wondering what to do with them. Would they work if they were upside down and propped up on one side as a mini greenhouse? Or any other ideas?
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    What can be grown in pots?

    I wondering what can be grown in pots that we can eat? Fruit and veggies needed. Also im a newbie in a big way. Any plants that would be good to start with?
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    help building window boxes!!

    I wasn't sure where to put this. Im gonna build window boxes this year for herbs. Does anyone have any tips for doing this? Im going to build them out of scarp wood and painting to match the house. Im wondering about cold frames for them and a watering system. Do i drill holes in the...
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    growing herbs in window boxes?

    Im gonna make window boxes this year. I would like a mint box, tea garden box, medicinal box and kitchen herb box. I have more windows then that as well. I've never grown herbs before. The windows are on all sides of the house. What side of the house should each garden be on? What...
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    grapes needing help

    The last owners put a ton of money into a grape arbor. But its been neglected for years now. They still have fruit but not more the a pound i would say. Its over grown with weeds and really needs pruning. It has wooden posts and two or three wires that the grapes grow on and they grow over...
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    Bonsai

    Does any one know how easy it is to grow bonsai? I have a magnolia tree that im going to try and save some seeds from. Could i use those? Any advice on these little bitty trees?
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