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  1. J

    No worms

    Worth a try....thanks
  2. J

    No worms

    Getting ready to clean the coop next week so hopefully this will help.
  3. J

    No worms

    I have three bins so there is always some compost that is "not done" I have collected and brought them from other places in my yard after rain but there still never seems to be many in the compost or my garden.
  4. J

    No worms

    i have had three nice big compost bins going for about four years now. I have a good balance of materials......veggie and fruit scrape, newspaper, leaves, pulled up plants, grass clippings, decomposed wood shavings and chicken manure. Problem is....no worms! I'm considering buying some to help...
  5. J

    Official Poll: What is the #1 pest/problem in your garden?

    # 1 pest is SQUASH BUGS! Every year without fail! # 1 disease is UNKNOWN name it it kills my cucumbers and musk melons every year!
  6. J

    PLEASE help me--haven't had ANY squash survive in years

    Sorry to be ignorant but what do you mean by consecutive planting?
  7. J

    Artichokes

    No success with them here in southwestern VA. Last year they made it to about 6-12" tall then???? This year I killed my seedlings and now it's too late to start over.:(
  8. J

    Show us your seedlings

    Your peppers look awesome! Mine never look this good at that height! Probably need stronger lights, huh?
  9. J

    Ph for square foot garden method

    I read over and over and over about how important it is have the right ph for different types of plants but am at a loss as to how to accomplish this when using the square foot method in raised beds. Most of my beds are 4'x4' and I grow as many as 6 or 8 varieties of vegetables in that one bed...
  10. J

    Beet leaves with no beets!

    AWESOME looking plants, Jack! :drool I ditched mine......needed the space for next crop. Last year I did everything the same and was done harvesting and canning them by this time. Grrrrr!
  11. J

    Beet leaves with no beets!

    Hey folks, lets not go bashing the seed company without cause. Bakers Creek has a very good reputation and until now I have experienced about 99% seed viability. I have been very satisfied with all I have purchased before. :) Sounds like maybe I had too much nitrogen. Thanks for the input...
  12. J

    Beet leaves with no beets!

    Not "Bulls Blood" but yes both types of beets I planted were from Bakers Creek. I've never had any problem with their seed before and this year I planted in the same soil, nearly the same time and nearly the same location. I yanked them yesterday because I needed the room. Hmmmm.....considering...
  13. J

    Beet leaves with no beets!

    Well, if I planted chard the seed company messed up. I have chard planted and it does not look the same. It's plenty warm....I had already harvested by this time last year.
  14. J

    Beet leaves with no beets!

    I planted my beets seed Feb. 25th which if you care was a "root crop" moon day and just right for my area according to past years. 3 months later I now have nice leaves with no beets. :fl I'm getting ready to pull them up because I normally have them harvested by now and they are in the way for...
  15. J

    Melons zone 7?

    Thanks for the great answer! I'm going to give it all a try! What do you think about melons in the greenhouse raised bed?
  16. J

    Selling seedlings - price?

    Thanks everyone.
  17. J

    Melons zone 7?

    I live near Stuart, VA right on the NC line and have never had much luck growing melons. :( I'm using raised beds with top soil mixed with composed manure, compost, vermiculite, nursery growing mix. I don't know what I'm doing wrong but I have about 20-30 seedlings that I need to get in the...
  18. J

    Selling seedlings - price?

    Wish I could do it that easily but I live in the middle of nowhere.
  19. J

    Selling seedlings - price?

    I always start too many plants every year and keep saying I'm going to sell the extras. So far, I keep just planting too many but this year I have people interested in buying my extras. I want to be fair if not cheap but everything I have is heirloom. They are small plants in 3" plastic pots...
  20. J

    Hardening off crisis

    Nice hoop house Monty! I'm jealous of the simplicity of it. I am able to use only whatever materials hubby brings home from is work as a construction mgr. I will have a wood, glass, block greenhouse when we are done....mostly free. But it will not be ready for this years hardening off.:(
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