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  1. that_crazy_lady

    ANTS!!!

    You took the words right outta my mouth....the little -----s are running across my desk as I typ! Not fire ants, but still grrrr they even FILL our mail box this time of year. And I was starting to worry about how to fight them in the garden. Now I know lots of whys to fight back ;) I think of...
  2. that_crazy_lady

    Cherokee Purple Tomatos!

    I have herd that a strong pepper can "share" it's flavor, but your guess is as good as mine.....
  3. that_crazy_lady

    Flowers next to your veggies? And other Qs?

    Trust me one thing I am not is an overplaner ;) I seem to be a bit addicted to learning though haha. I'm so excited to start planting...it's almost like having a paint brush in hand, but with morse supprises. Thanks for the good wishs and info :)
  4. that_crazy_lady

    looks like mint, smells like lemon?

    Sweet! Thanks now I know just what I'm huntung for :)
  5. that_crazy_lady

    looks like mint, smells like lemon?

    What is that plant??? A lady gave me some years back, loved the tea from it. But I'm not sure what it was, or were to get it. And I really want to have some in my tea/herb garden.
  6. that_crazy_lady

    Flowers next to your veggies? And other Qs?

    My mom was saying something about it help draw in bees if you have flowers closer to your veggies. What do you all do? We want a few no matter what, but didn't know if it mattered to the other plants. We spent hours Oo & ahing over plants yesterday. And desided on a few more plants to add to...
  7. that_crazy_lady

    Keeping a Ellwoodii (???) in a pot

    Thanks. I plan to plant it out side when I move onto my own place, not sure when that will be thought. With in three years I hope. 23 {after this sat} and still living at home. It works out real well most of the time. I don't want to plant it hear cuz my parents don't plan to stay. None of it is...
  8. that_crazy_lady

    Ideas for melon trellis?

    My dad bends stock panels into tubes to fill with leaves & brush to burn. He takes a rope, laces and pulls it together like you would when lacing your shoe. So I would thank if you could get one end down tite, you could then pull the other down. I doubt I could do eather buy my self.
  9. that_crazy_lady

    Cherokee Purple Tomatos!

    I am in north east Oklahoma, dont remember what zone that is in. I do not have to keep them in pots, just seems easyer. The ground here has a lot of clay and rocks in it, and between my brothers, dad, dog, and the wind there is junk all over :rolleyes: ...thats on my list for this year. That...
  10. that_crazy_lady

    Cherokee Purple Tomatos!

    It seems like every few years my mother brings home some tomato plants, and today along with her grape and patio varietys, she has 4 cherokee purples :D I've never had heirloom plants befor so I'm real excited She also got some peppers and we are thinking about herbs too. Nothing much this...
  11. that_crazy_lady

    Keeping a Ellwoodii (???) in a pot

    I got a little tree from my mother for christmas. It says Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Ellwoodii' The little tab also says you could plant it out side, or move it to a larger pot after the holidays. I didn't do eather and it had been doing very well until last month. It seems to be drying out, and...
  12. that_crazy_lady

    Wild teas? and other tea questions

    I wanted to make sure I understould that right about the anise hyssop. thanks as for the bregamont, we have that :D now this mite sound crazy, but I don't get a lot of dandelions. I'll just have to go next door to my grandmothers, they drive her nuts hee hee So I take it tea is kinda like...
  13. that_crazy_lady

    So I've got these onions....

    that is kinda thanking. so do I need to plant them, let them flower....I'm still a little lost?
  14. that_crazy_lady

    Wild teas? and other tea questions

    I can see that many of you love tea. I do too, I'll drink hot tea and coffee all year long, day or night. I've be looking at some of the other threds. But i've still got questions. 1. are there any wild plants that grow in north east Oklahoma {I don't know the zones yet} that make good teas...
  15. that_crazy_lady

    Are they too old? - Seeds

    Sweet! I'll give it a try. like you said, can't hurt. thanks
  16. that_crazy_lady

    So I've got these onions....

    Me and my grandmother both LOVE onions, we cook them in butter and eat them like candy. lol. but they keep sprouting green. what I was woundering is what I could do with them. I know I can still eat them. but I guess what I'm wanting to know is how do you grow more onions from one? It mite seem...
  17. that_crazy_lady

    Are they too old? - Seeds

    I've finnaly decided I'm planting. I'm going to get some more seeds, and maybe a few berry bushs. But right now I have some old seeds, like 8-12 years old. They are Okra and a few herbs. Are they too old? Is there a gide line for seed age?
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