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    Female pumpkin---update on treatment-New photo to come

    ok it does look like a pickleworm. Good news and bad news. Good news is that the one pumpkim that I hand pollinated on sunday has set. and I have two more on the same vine that are looking good, but two vines over I am still finding worms. thinking about steping up the Bt because of all the...
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    Female pumpkin---update on treatment-New photo to come

    A quick update on the 10 th I treated the plants with BT (about 1/2 gallons sprayed on the plants and 1/2 gallon on the plants base. Today I had perfectily wonder flowers both male and female. Thought I had the problem fixed but when I got into the plant to hand pollinate. I Saw them agian...
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    Female pumpkin---update on treatment-New photo to come

    To night I looked for the sign of the vine borer, did not see any. I looked all around the plant base and even pulled up on some of the vines. I put alot of pressure on the vines and they didn't crack. I will get some Bt tomorrow and cover the plants. Right behind the pumkins are my cucs. We...
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    Female pumpkin---update on treatment-New photo to come

    I have seen no sign of the squash vine borer, but then again I haven't been looking. ealry this evening I was noticing a lot of yellowing one the leave closer to the plant. This worm was more green then white. I will check it out thanks ps i will have my DD enlarge pic.
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    Female pumpkin---update on treatment-New photo to come

    Update on female flowers. They have been blomming for 3 weeks know but keep falling off and the fruit rotten. Today I had enough and had My Dh take this pic. I didn't see it until I down loaded it. IS that a worm inside the flower uper left. If so what do i do kill off the worms. Its been...
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    fresh cucs this am

    I wish our computer had a taste button. My neighbor two doors down came over this am and i couldn't help myself. had to pick a cuc from the vine. It was so tasty and juicey i couldn't belive it. Way better then those from the store with no chemials add. Just wanted to let you all know.
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    Help me my Husband loves carrots

    The short and sweet burpee never spouted and sweet treat hybrid (also burpees) spouted but they aren't growing at all. So to answer your ?? they are doing lillte to next to nothing. Thanks for the web page direction.:hit
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    Female pumpkin---update on treatment-New photo to come

    i would like to ask everyone about my pumkin plants. Bought them for my grandson just for fun, kid pack from Lowes, got 8 watermelen seeds and 3 pumkins seeds. Planted them the begining of may. 2 pumpkins plants grown and the are HUGH. Vines are over 6 foot. The male flowers a blomming daily...
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    Any one with potatoe Knowlegde. how much to hill?

    It been 6 week, and my potatoes are still going like weed. I have hilled them about 16 inches in boxes and know they are over a foot tall again. Is their a problem if i keep hilling them. Wood for boxes is free, chick poo is free and top soil at walmart couple of bucks. the plants keep...
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    First time planting potatos...need advice please

    Don't really know much about drip system, ask my DH and he not really sure how to either. anyone else know about drip systems? Joann
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    First time planting potatos...need advice please

    this is my first for growing potatoes, but mine seem to be doing well. Planted them abot 4 " deep and they just took off. the I read up on growing potatoes that you must hill the every 8 ". Meaning as the plant grows 8 " you need to cover up the stem. I did this by making boxes. The boxes a...
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    Pumkin and water melon are taking over my garden !!!

    I bought my grandson some Jiffey watermelon and pumkin seeds at Lowes. I gave him a row in my garden. 5 of the 8 watermelon seeds and 2 of the 3 pumpkin seeds grew. Now they are taking over my garden. they growing over my sugar snap peas. I making a chicken wire fench for the pea today so...
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    Help me my Husband loves carrots

    This season is my firts summer garden. Winter garden did ok learn alot. I used burpee seeds some did better thatn others. Good growings seeds were: corn Honey and cream ,select green bean, french filet, Sugar snap peas, hybrid ll cucumber. I have no luck at all with carrot. tryed two...
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    What about Burpee?

    This season is my firts summer garden. Winter garden did ok learn alot. I used burpee seeds some did better thatn others. Good growings seeds were: corn Honey and cream ,select green bean, french filet, Sugar snap peas, hybrid ll cucumber. I have no luck at all with carrot. tryed two...
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    Going to pick blueberrys

    We are going to pick bleberry this am. four of us are going and i plan to pick a lot. Growning up in NE, I have alot of recipes, but I was a kid then and never help with the freezing or prserving. I don't have a doulbeboiler,but i have mason jars as well as Reynolds Handi-Vac. Any suggestion?
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    My potatoes are growing like weeds?

    I planted 5 youkon Goldern plants about a month ago. they are growing so fast. Two weeks ago, I made box to hill them. Its about 8 inches tall. I hilled them with some fertilzed top soil. In two weeks they have grown over 10 inches more. My question is do I just keep Hilling them? how many...
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    Got My First Corn Sprout

    I planted 5 youkon Goldern plants about a month ago. they are growing so fast. Two weeks ago, I made box to hill them. Its about 8 inches tall. I hilled them with some fertilzed top soil. In two weeks they have grown over 10 inches more. My question is do I just keep Hilling them? how many...
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    Wood saving and saw dust-fla

    Wood saving and saw dust For sale you pick up. as much or as little as you want. great for livestock, nesting boxes, gardens or compost.
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    Florida Here

    Brooksville fla, not to far from u.
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