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    RIP Whitey

    REST IN PEACE Whitey Beloved chicken and Mother Hen Have you ever experienced a great hen?? We raised a group of poults and one of them rose to be the head of the pecking order not buy force but by intelligence. She was white and my (then) young son named her Whitet. She has ruled...
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    Sycamore AKA plane tree

    I am crazy about sycamores! I know they must make seedlings, but haven't found any around here. Does anyone have seedlings to sell or give away? Or, any tips on propagating? I put some seed balls in the freezer for the suggested month, then planted witout any success....
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    Victoria tomato mill -- like or not?

    I have usually processed my tomatos for sauce in the blender but a friend recommended a Victoria tomato processor -- the kind that works kind of like a sausage grinder. You put tomatos in the top, turn a crank, and the mill separates the seeds/skin from the pulp/juice. There are attachments so...
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    Heat is a timesaver!

    This heat wave is so wonderful!!! It has saved me so much time -- my onions cooked in the ground! Any other timesaving benefits you'd care to add? (LOL)
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    Don't you love bamboo?

    I love my bamboo stand! Today I made a pole bean trellis using bamboo cross pieces lashed to locust uprights. (Thank-you, Muggins for the Dr. Martins seeds!) My cukes grow up 4-sided "teepees" of bamboo. with string wound around for climbing. Plant need support? Use a bamboo pole. Orchid bloom...
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    Anyone from the Eastern Shore??

    Is there anyone from the Eastern Shore out there? I see a wide range of locations, but none near me! It's be fun to have a forum meeting day at a local nursery!
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    Regrets: wish I'd never planted that.....

    When our homestead was much younger, I had a lot of ground to cover and little money. I planted a euonymous vine that did a great job of covering bare ground and making it seem landscaped. 30 years later, the vine is a bane. It climbs up the house walls, grows THROUGH the walls and covers over...
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    Tell me your beet secrets!!!!

    I love beets but have had horrible luck with them. One great year -- but not sure how to replicate the success! I soak my seeds before planitng; keep the ground consistently wet through germination; double dug the bed, added extra compost.... Last year, all was well but my pole beans...
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