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  1. shadetech

    moving cedar trees

    I never heard of cedar fever? :hu A nice tree overall, but not a friendly tree. Not one you would want to work around, or under. Prickly little things. Some enjoy the smell of the wood. I used to cut them for posts and rail, as well as cut the smaller ones and split them for a kind of...
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    Where to get non Monsanto ONION PLANTS from.

    Oh great Hoodat :bow the following link is to the companies that, like most of us, would like to preserve the integrity of our seed supply. http://www.councilforresponsiblegenetics.org/ViewPage.aspx?pageId=261 I know you posted a list of companies that sell :somad Monsanto :sick...
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    Dang Pole beans....wondering whats wrong

    Hoodat :bow Is it true that once introduced the inoculants and mycorrhiza remain in the soil a number of years if properly cared for? And is it possible to inoculate a small garden with a "cocktail" of these critters for the benifit of all? :hu
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    Look what the birds planted for me...

    I'm going to have to fire my birds. As much as I feed them, they just sit out at the feeder and call me "cheap, cheap" :lol: They never send me nice bouquets.
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    I need help guys!!

    May I suggest you put up gutter and downspouts? Tie these into your "french drains" and much of your water problem will be solved before it becomes a problem. henry
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    Forum Updates: They are here - Report Problems In This Topic

    Great job on the upgrades. Updates are always a pain and you have done a magnificent job, thanks. :bow henry
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    Painted Mountain Corn

    Glad to hear you finally had some warm weather. We know it will return again soon and your rock garden will hold the heat well. :) Have faith Steve. The little sister is strong and will rise to the occasion even in the shade of the big sister. Beans are strong! Pumpkins stay low! Besides the...
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    In Your Potato Patch

    As long as you don't have to put a shovel in the ground. :barnie I cut a bunch of it down last year to reclaim some more garden space. My daughter stopped by and said the "little stumps" looked like ham bones. I'll tell ya', as many ham bones as I've dug up I think I'm fighting a "millipig"...
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    In Your Potato Patch

    Started with a 5 foot trellis and had to add another 30 inches and they are still reaching higher :rolleyes: The "Pickle Palace" will be a busy place this year :D And I lay my paths out to be 18 inches between 3.5 foot beds. but like Steve says, they just seem to get smaller and smaller...
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    In Your Potato Patch

    Yeah, my beans seem to want to wander over and converse with the taters. The pintos especially, they seem to be the talkative ones. There are places you have to kind of "shuffle" to get down the path to get through. Next year I think the beans will get their own bed. Potatoes are so nice for...
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    In Your Potato Patch

    Planted Kennebeck and Yukon Gold back in mid May. They got damaged a bit by rain and I put up "handrails for gnomes" around them to help out. I have tons of bamboo I just don't know what to do with soooooo...... The cukes in the background have topped the 7.5 foot trellis and there seems to...
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    Other than Agent Orange...

    Makes me glad all I have is bamboo Fastest growing grass in the world. It's only 30 foot tall, but makes great tomato stakes. henry
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    I need Pickle recipes

    It's been a long time since I've done any of this. Not nearly as daunting as I made it out to be. Things went pretty smoothly, although I'm sure it would have been a contender for "Americas Funniest Videos" if one was standing back watching. :ep I've never been one to stand on appearances...
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    How can I make clamps from pvc pipe?

    I did. I used 3/4 PVC for the frame and had some 1 inch from an earlier pond project I used for the clamps. Take a piece out of the pipe so it is a little more than half left and it works great. Experiment with how much to find what works best. A hacksaw works very well for this, especially with...
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    How can I make clamps from pvc pipe?

    I used PVC one size larger than the PVC I used for the "tunnels" and cut short pieces about an inch or two. Then cut a section lengthwise out of about a little less than half. This creates a C and clamps right over the plastic and PVC. It helps if you sand all parts smooth so as not to damage...
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    I need Pickle recipes

    Lesa, will wild grape do? I don't yet have any grapes growing, I'm still trying to pry my garden out of the grasp of the bamboo that took over when I wasn't looking. :idunno
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    I need Pickle recipes

    Thank you both! My mouth is watering as I gather the tools and supplies to try the recipes I've found. Shannon, your website looks delicious and I look forward to trying the pickle recipe. :)
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    Painted Mountain Corn

    How are your oats? You said you planted the hulless? I am trying an experimental 3.5 X10 foot plot and it is as tall as the bed is wide. I never tried grain before, but wheat will follow the oats after I harvest them. Still curious as to how I'm going to thresh it all. The oats don't seem to be...
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    I need Pickle recipes

    Now that my cukes are outgrowing their 7 1/2 foot trellis, they are beginning to produce cukes. Only a few pounds so far, but there are a hundred little ones coming soon. I was wondering what your favorite pickle recipes are and if you'ld share them. I have always been prone to bread and butter...
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    Painted Mountain Corn

    12 acres is a lot of cornbread Steve. :pop I'm just learning to grow a couple acres on my half acre.
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