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There are large black ants all over my Sunflowers. What are they doing and how an I get rid of these little buggers? MC

I have Stone ground corn and Coarse corn meal that was given to me by a friend does anyone have good recipe suggestions besides corn bread (have plenty of it :drool ) MC

I use pine shavings for my chicken bedding and am wondering if pine shavings will decompose in the compost fast enough. If not is there a better alternative that isn't super expensive? MC

Please have patience for such a newbie.......What crops do you use for cover crops? What are the benefits? What are the easiest to grow in VA? MC

Does anyone know of a whole natural/organic bug spray for my vegetable garden? MC

Is it worth owning rabbits just for their manure? I would diffenetly be getting grass fed good 'ol Polyface Farm rabbits so cost (besides making the movable hutch and initially buying them) wouldn't be much. Thoughts? MC

Does anyone have them and do you eat them? I have four flowering bushes and five young ones growing all around my chicken pen (not to mention the dozens all over my ten acres of woods :ep MC

Will letting my peas trellis on my sunflowers hurt the sunflowers? The sunflowers are not even close to being full grown, but are slightly bigger then the peas and the peas keeping grabbing onto the sunflower stems. MC

What have you used it for? MC

Are there any uses for this little plant besides flavor? MC

I just got a new aloe plant, I know if is used for burns and cuts. My questions is how do you harvest the gel? MC

I live in the middle of the woods in Va. I found a lot of very small trees (most are smaller then saplings), that smelled like lemon. The leaves are broad with the pointed end. No noticeable teeth like edges. It is differently a "woody" plant so I was not sure what it could be, thoughts? MC

can Azaleas be planted in the shade? MC

Has anyone had any luck with growing mints from seeds? MC

Hello everyone, Could someone direct me in the art of eradicating Japanese beetles? They have not come out yet, but I expect them any day now. They came last year so I'm pretty sure they will return. I have high hopes for my blueberry bushes if they can survive the little buggers :somad Thank...

Hello all, I've been stalking the website for a few months know, (discovered through Backyard Chickens) and since I'm beginning to be very serious about my garden, I knew I could benefit from experienced gardeners. I'm very excited to start this journey :) MC