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    RICE!

    http://www.kidsregen.org/howTo.php?section=inGarden&ID=4 god luck finding seed though
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    VINES

    jasmine, I have confederate jasmine all over my yard. it's like a wall on my back fence , spreads like crazy
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    What's a good way to keep bugs from eating my strawberries!

    if it is slugs...just give em some beer. you can pour beer in a shallow pan, slugs crawl in, drink the beer and drown. they are attracted to fermenting liquids
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    My PVC greenhouse frame..

    exactly, i have about 200 lbs of Hydroton clay that I scored off craigslist for $30. I'm eventually going to make the growbeds from 55 gallon plastic drums as soon as I find some cheap. I have 2 , 30 gallon aquariums that i'm going to use to house some goldfish for starting out. eventually I...
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    My PVC greenhouse frame..

    Thanks, glad you like it . by the way, if you do get down this way I read of a really cool ride you can take down by ocala. some back country road SR 326 from ocala to gainsville and is all canopy trees and twisties. check out this thread about that area on the jockey journal...
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    small space/high yield

    Sure...I learned it from the king of square foot gardening Mel Bartholomew http://www.squarefootgardening.com/
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    My PVC greenhouse frame..

    Heres my latest project ... a PVC greenhouse for my aquaponics system. I built it yesterday in like 60mph wind gusts :mad: got my pile of PVC together and just did it of the top of my head..still needs some anchors and bracing but all in all I have a greenhouse frame it's about...
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    How to get rid of an unwanted bush

    Nair? LOL..I'm sorry I just couldnt stop myself :lol:
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    Self-sufficiency . . . have you thought about it?

    this is my site on sustainable living http://www.backyardtechnology.com/technofarming/index.php
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    small space/high yield

    like this? my first attempt at a garden, so I'm trying the raised bed/sq ft garden method..so far so good you can see the onions and a few tomatoes in the pic, the rest are seed thats just sprouting, we had a cold snap and just enough frost to kill off most of my seedlings >:( >:( . i'm...
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    Florida Sweet Corn? Your Favorite?

    Yeh but it's a dry heat....wait no wrong state... hot? nah it's this humidity that'll get ya :mad::mad: I will be planting corn here real soon, I have some sweet corn but of the top of my head I dont know the variety..i'll let ya know
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    Apples in Florida?

    the other day I was discussing making apple butter and cider with a friend of mine . "We cant grow apples here in North Florida, "it doesnt get cold enough" she said. Well, not being one to take no for an answer I did some research and found out theres are 3 varieties of apples that can be...
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    HYDROPONICS ANYONE?

    go here http://www.backyardtechnology.com/technofarming look under my aquaponics section I have some info posted there
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    HYDROPONICS ANYONE?

    kinda...Aquaponics, like hydroponics but instead of using chemicals in the water you raise fish and the fish waste provides the nutrients for the plants
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    Self-sufficiency . . . have you thought about it?

    thought about it? yeh I have a whole forum dedicated to it. it's down at the moment, changing domain names but it focuses on combining self sufficiency with technology, things like aquaponics, solar, wind, alternative fuels etc. i'm hoping to be off the grid one day and providing at least 50%...
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    best headges for privacy and sound deadening?

    long story short, we just moved to our new house at the end of Dec. my next door neighbor has a schitzo 20 something yr old daughter who is home 24/7 and blares the stereo constantly, i'm sitting here right now and I can ID the song from the bassline. It wouldnt be so annoying if it wasnt day...
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    wherever I go...

    man I wish had had some power tools for the soil prep right about now. theses roots around here are a killer. the other day i was out trying to landscape the front of the house and you would figure florida is all sand, should be easy to dig...well yeh except for all of the huge roots in the...
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    wherever I go...

    I want a panhead and not a new knockoff panhead a real one. but they are hard to find and dont come cheap. My sporty is a rigid but i hammered out a pretty comfy seat and i'm attaching that to a mountainbike gas monoshock, luckily the roads here in Fl are pretty smooth so it shouldnt be too bad.
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    Greenhouses and/or Indoor Growing Discussion

    ya wanna make stuff grow....heres what you need as far as lighting, take your pick.. 250 watt metal halide lighting, 400 watts High pressure sodium (HPS) or VHO (very high output) fluorescents you just need the lights and a ballast and viola , instant sunlight. same thing I use on my...
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    wherever I go...

    thats where i am..LOL ok so I had to come over here from the BYC and see whats going on. I see some names I recognize. for those who dont know me, I'm Dave from Florida..35yrs old, my fiance and i just bought a place on an acre in a semi rural area, we're working on becoming as self...
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