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    post pics of your bee yards

    I am new to beekeeping and I am trying to figure out how to set up my bee yard, the bees are coming in 2 weeks and I am trying to get ideas for my setup. Could those of you with bee yards please post some pics???
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    how many strawberries...

    do I plant in a 4x4 raised bed? I went nutso and bought 50 :hide
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    pruning fruit trees

    I am new to fruit trees....I have 3 apple, 2 pear, and 2 cherry. What do I do about pruning them this fall? Can anyone point me to some basics about pruning? I'll post pics if anyone wants to see the trees and offer advice on what to get rid of. Thanks!
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    almond trees

    Does anyone know if I can grow almond trees in central Va? I know that a lot of them are grown in California but I would love to have a couple trees of my own. I am in zone 7. What kind should I get, I know there are flowering almond that don't actually produce nuts so I don't want those. Thanks!
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    will my fruit trees survive?

    I posted this under the trees section but got nothing so I'll try here. My leaves have been completely eaten off of my apple and cherry trees by some sort of brown beetle. It literally happened overnight. I just planted the trees in May, will they survive? I still have apples on one tree but no...
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    here's a good website for recipes

    www.simplyrecipes.com Their vegetable section is pretty good! It's pretty too and has a picture of every dish and comments from readers on each one and suggestions from them too.
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    fruit trees damaged by beetles

    I went out about a week ago and my apple and cherry trees had all their leaves stripped overnight by a gang of brown beetles. They literally stripped every leaf. My poor pink lady apple tree has about 10 apples growing on it but no leaves. Will they live to next year or are they a loss? I just...
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    freezing zucchini ?

    Can I grate and freeze zucchini? My aunt gave me a BOX of zukes and I am afraid I won't be able to use them all before they go bad or we just plain get sick of eating them. I was wondering if I could freeze them or if the moisture content is too high, anyone tried it before or am I gonna be the...
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