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  1. chic rustler

    Tiny bugs all over my raised beds

    Amy of you guys know what thesee are? Do I need to get rid of them? If so how? There were 10 or 20 of them attacking a small beetle while I was taking pics.
  2. chic rustler

    Planting squash on a trellis

    First time planting butternut. Open to any tips!
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    Back to Eden after 1 year

    I made a video on the difference in my soil after a year of bte. The results are not what you would expect
  4. chic rustler

    Raised bed filler

    I'm going to build some 10 inch deep raised beds tomorrow. Filling them with bagged dirt from Lowe's would be high dollar. Would it be a bad idea to fill half of the bed with unfinished compost and put soil on top of that? I plan on planting in early march
  5. chic rustler

    melon troubles

    so my cantaloupe get very large, sit there green for about a month and then get these soft brown spots that eventually rot plumb through. so far 12 melons have went to the chickens and i havent gotten 1. i have had one in my window for a month. it's the size of a basketball and still green...
  6. chic rustler

    planting bush beans back to Eden method

    how would you plant bush beans in back to Eden method? rack back the mulch and plant in the dirt? sow in the wood chips? transplant in the wood chips? thanks
  7. chic rustler

    gardening in sandy soil

    do you guys have any tips for gardening in Sandy soil? amendments, mulching methods, etc? My plot is pure sand....or silt, can't tell the difference. I tilled in as much organic matter as I could find back in the spring. mostly black mow manure, horse manure and bedding, chicken waste and...
  8. chic rustler

    hello from texas

    howdy. first time gardener. first attempt at homesteading. it's been a season of learning for sure. here's a couple pics of the garden as time went by. The corn is finished and gone. tomatoes are so winding down. squash is gone. green beans are done. got a few melons that are ripening up...
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