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  1. AllyRodrigues

    passion fuit

    Wait until very ripe, then scoop the insides (including seeds) into a pitcher. Add ice cold water and sugar to taste for juice. Even just 2 or 3 ripe ones makes a great pitcher of juice. The juice is rumored to have a calming effect and many latin people I know drink it before bedtime and give...
  2. AllyRodrigues

    A big move-resources for gardening?

    Thank you, Stubborn. I'm also excited about my son getting to spend time with that side of his family. It's a much simpler life and I'm looking forward to raising him without such an expectation of having "things". Even now at 5, he thinks he's needs every toy that he sees a commercial for!
  3. AllyRodrigues

    A big move-resources for gardening?

    Thanks so much, guys. It is a big scary move. Particularly because of the region. People's eyes light up when I say Brazil-then I have to clarify that it is not the beaches of Rio. Where I'm going is a notoriously poor region at the edge (or actually cut out) of the Amazon. Living in this zone...
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    A big move-resources for gardening?

    Thanks! I am familiar with merlitons-I've heard them called chayote! I've never actually eaten one, though! You're right-pineapple, mango, and avocado are also big there. When I've been there, vegetables are not terribly popular at all. It's a rice/bean/meat diet. I have only ever seen one...
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    A big move-resources for gardening?

    My husband and I have decided to move to his hometown in Para, Brazil. (Specifically the town of Rio Maria).We should be there by the end of the year. For the first time since the age of 15, I will not work. Thus, I thoroughly plan to take advantage of my new loves of gardening and photography...
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    Recently acquired pets, need advice

    Cute! We have a lop bunny. In fact, my husband built a "run" right inside our garden so he gets all the weeds and scraps. If you work it out right, you could collect the droppings from under the cage as fertilizer and put it right in your garden!
  7. AllyRodrigues

    Incident this morning!

    SweetMissDaisy, that's a scary one!
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    Incident this morning!

    LOL..I don't know about a reenactment. Believe it or not, I've never had a mouse problem. I do have a cat who catches plenty of moles, though. I don't even have a barn-we just sit on 1 acre in a semi-rural area. And like I say, I don't normally have a problem with snakes, but I do have a...
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    Incident this morning!

    I think I'll leave it be with the chicken wire and just see if maybe this is a rare occasion. We've had the chickens there for more than a year, so hopefully it won't happen often enough for me to justify changing the coop around! I have dogs that have done a good job keeping racoons away and...
  10. AllyRodrigues

    2012 TEG Giant Pumpkin Contest - weigh in by 15 October

    My son picked up a pack of large variety pumpkin seeds, so we're going to see if we can get some nice ones. I've never grown pumpkins!
  11. AllyRodrigues

    Incident this morning!

    This morning as we were getting ready to leave for work we discovered a large black snake in the chicken coop!! I had 14 four week old pullets in there and the snake had eaten 3 and couldn't fit back through the chicken wire! I don't have any problem with snakes hanging around until they start...
  12. AllyRodrigues

    PICTURES FINALLY!!!!!!

    What the heck!!!! These pictures are like something out of Better Homes..What an eye you must have..Even the chicken coop looks beautiful! And you're beautiful! I'm not sure this is completely fair!
  13. AllyRodrigues

    Raspberries and Japanese Beetles

    Well, I put it on the other end of my lot (1 acre). I also sprayed the roses and that seems to have deterred them from there..
  14. AllyRodrigues

    Raspberries and Japanese Beetles

    I just found them in the hundreds in my roses. I have never had them before, but smashed most of them. This weekend I bought a trap at Lowe's. It is essentially a slick sided plastic bag with a lure that smells like Japanese beetle sexiness. I had caught several within the first hour!
  15. AllyRodrigues

    Yellow on summer squash leaves

    If it isn't just the bottom leaves turning yellow, but some of your stronger ones, this was the first sign of squash bugs for me. Maybe water the plant and inspect closely?
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    Squash bug war

    Unfortunately no! But he has gotten 4, and believe it or not, we haven't seen any more. Since he's anxious for garage sale money, though, he looks for them every afternoon. You can certainly tell as soon as they are on the plant, though, because it goes downhill very quickly!
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    Squash bug war

    Kassaundra, you were absolutely right. In watering tomatoes this morning, I found them there, too! I took my 5 year old son to show him which ones I wanted gone and then offered a quarter for each body. We'll see how that goes.....
  18. AllyRodrigues

    Big Morning Surprise *warning: big pictures*

    Oh, your son is just so handsome on her. He looks so comfortable! What a great experience he'll have with a foal! I guess the breed is anyone's guess, right?
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    Squash bug war

    Kassaundra, I planted these away from my garden in a weedy spot, so I didn't keep a good eye on them. Since the plants are dying anyhow, what kind of chemical can I use? I initially sprayed them with Sevin and it didn't even begin to deter them. For the next crop, I'll be planting them in my...
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    What have you canned or preserved today?

    vfem, do you grow the mustard? I've been thinking of trying to make some...
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