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  1. ksacres

    Rounding the corner to the end of harvest

    Those little orange peppers look a lot like habanero peppers. Fiery! http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=habanero&FORM=HDRSC2#view=detail&id=66D72FDFD2B15168314D41E241AC120B89174922&selectedIndex=1
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    Trying to find that secret ingredient in Chili

    I would say try some cumin. It's a small thing, but makes a HUGE difference in flavor satisfaction.
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    Need Help in Texas!

    Well, we did not end up with that house. The inspection did not go well (electrical problems, termite damage, etc) so we had to pass. Now it seems we might be moving to another state. No idea, but that's the military. lol
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    The Little Easy Bean Network - Get New Beans Varieties Nearly Free

    What a great idea! I can't wait to try a few varieties next year!
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    Need Help in Texas!

    The house is in Atascosa County, I did look up the soil survey, this is what it said: The Christine, Jourdanton, Papalote, Poteet, and Sinton soils are deep, nearly level, loamy soils in and along drainageways. On about 3/4 of the property there is good healthy native grass cover, locust...
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    Need Help in Texas!

    Everything I have read suggests that apple trees in particular love well drained (read: sandy) soils. Yes, definitely was already planning to dig large holes for small trees and amend amend amend. But an entire load?? Topsoil here is at a MINIMUM $300 per load. That means maybe I could...
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    Need Help in Texas!

    DH and I just made an offer on a house. The house sits on an old lake bed, so there is a lot of silty deep sand. The soil is like fine sandy loam or loamy sand. I was planning to plant some fruit trees after we move. Now someone has told me that if I want fruit, I should plan to dig out and...
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    Propagation Prohibited - ?

    If the seed is patented by Monsanto, you can't keep it to replant. That's how Monsanto sucks in farmers-they are FORCED to buy seed every year, rather than keep back a portion to replant as they normally would. For those of you that don't believe something like this has happened, or could...
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    seed catalogs

    I ordered from www.heirloomacresseeds.com in 2009 and 2010. I was very happy with the seed, prices are very reasonable, IMO. And you can buy in bulk and share if you wanted to. Shipping is very reasonable, even on things like onion starts and seed potatoes. And, as the name implies, it's all...
  10. ksacres

    All my chickens are gone

    That's too bad. Are you planning to get more chickies??
  11. ksacres

    Am I a mulberry tree?

    :lol: When your tree gets bigger (and it will get BIG!), you should have plenty of berries. Or you could try netting the tree to keep off some of the birds and deer. It's not foolproof, but if you really want some berries next year, it might help??
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    Mulberries-Red, Black, or White (Which has best Flavor)

    I grew up in Indiana. :) I haven't seen any Mulberries here. The leaves, stems, unripe berries and the tree itself contains some kind of mild toxin. I don't know much about the white ones, though I imagine the same is true.
  13. ksacres

    All my chickens are gone

    Wow, that's really big for coyotes!! Most of the ones I've ever seen probably fall in the forty pound range. Seventy pounds is HUGE for a coyote!!
  14. ksacres

    All my chickens are gone

    When we were in Wyoming, we kept a .22 by the back door. Coyotes were a problem, but even more than that, the foxes always came up to raid, and they were bold as brass. They'd walk right in and take what they wanted. I lost a lot of ducks, chickens, and even some geese to foxes. The coyotes...
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    Chickens or Rabbits. Which to raise and eat?

    Yes, Tina (Tina, come get some ham!!!) was a Duroc. They are one of my favorite pig breeds. Tina was soooo cool, she was seriously a six-hundred pound pet. We did not eat her, we sold her because I got WAY too attached to even think about eating her. I'm sure she was delicious, she was...
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    All my chickens are gone

    I have seen coyotes in Indiana and in Wyoming. They were all very small, like underfed labradors in size. Does that mean that if I see them here in Texas they will look more like chihauhaus??? :lol: I thought they had wolves in Canada?? Wouldn't that be more likely for that size paw print?
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    Like to Find Yourself in . . .

    I've been to Hell a few times, but never Doubt. Hell is a place in Michigan... :lol:
  18. ksacres

    Who are you, and what does that avatar really mean?

    Mine's pretty easy too. I came over from the BYC forum, since I can't have chickens (or goats, or pigs, or any other critters) right now, I needed a new hobby. I have to admit, gardening isn't as rewarding as raising animals, but I'm trying. But since I'm learning, I'll take that with me when...
  19. ksacres

    You just have to see this

    Holy mole!! THAT was awesome!! Smart doggie!! Gosh, I can't even remember dance steps. *goes to hide in a small hole somewhere*
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    Chickens or Rabbits. Which to raise and eat?

    I can't get past the cuteness factor with the bunnies. I used to raise show bunnies (Hollands and AFL's) so I thought, what the heck, what's a few more cages and got some Calis from a breeder to raise for meat. First litter came out and even though they all looked the same, they were just SO...
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