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    Japanese Maples dying

    Here in Georgia, near Atlanta, we have had two Japanese maples for about 10 years. They have done very well and grown and seemed to be happy. Last year our neighbors dut many trees which made me happy because it opened up new areas to vegetable gardening. One of the Japanese maples ended up...
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    Too Big Cucmbers

    Hello, My neighbor just brought me about 25 pounds of cucumbers, most of which are very big to make pickles or whatever with. She had been gone a few days and was overrun with them. So she shared. Do you have any ideas for how I can use the ones that have great big seeds? I guess I can just...
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    dug my first potatoes

    Yesterday morning we dug the first of our potatoes. Just enough new potatoes for dinner last night and to cook in with some green beans that a friend brought from her garden. They are Rose Golds and they are delicious. I can't wait to get some more. We did not hill them up enough. Neither...
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    Miracle Gro Organic Garden soil and potting soil

    Has anyone had any experience using this stuff. I got potting soil last year and for some stupid reason got garden soil this year to fill a new raised bed. Last year I had to add lots of additional fertilizer, espoma and fish emulsion to really get things to grow, especially at first. It...
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    June in my garden

    I have posted pictures of my garden this morning on my blog. Take a look and see what you think. I'm kind of impressed myself.
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    is it too late to plant swiss chard seeds in zone 7

    I guess there is not much more to say than that. I've got some space and some seeds. I guess it won't hurt to try. But if anyone has some knowledge on this, please let me know.
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    how to make an avatar

    I have attempted to make this my avatar. I uploaded it successfully to the website but cannot get it to become my avatar. When I tried to do it directly from my computer picture files it said it was too big so I uploaded it and resized it and now it will not let me make it my avatar. Can...
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    My hay bale vegetable bed and other pictures of my garden

    Here is a picture of my hay bale bed so far. That is soaker hose spread all over it to keep it damp. It has rained so much lately we haven't really needed it. I wanted to get it planted this weekend but it may have to wait if it keeps raining. My English peas have just about played out but...
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    making teepees out of bamboo for English peas

    I've got the bamboo to make the teepee trellises, but what do I tie them together with at the top? The only thing I can think of is old pantyhose cut into lengths.
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    Pears - when are they ripe?

    I have two pear trees that have lots of pears on them considering their size. They look like they are very close to being ready to pick. I tried today and a couple came off in my hand. When I cut them they were still hard and not very sweet. How can you tell when they are ripe. Last year...
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