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  1. Crealcritter

    Spinach seed cleaning?

    Any tips for separation of bloomsdale long standing spinach seeds from leaves and stems and other trash? I just pulled the entire spinach plants turned it upside down and pinched the stems between my finger and ran my finger down the stem and caught everything into a coffee can. This is what I...
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    Crab Apples

    Does anyone here grow crab apples to make pectin? Jesus is Lord and Christ 🙏❤️🇺🇸
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    Living Fence

    Does anyone have any info on living fences. The prices of fencing and t-posts are in the beyond stupid category. I'm exploring alternatives to traditional woven wire fencing for sheep/goats. Would something like this even be practical for sheep/goats? What species of tree/bush would be best...
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    New Orchard

    I've heard there's a new commercial orchard going in not far from me. I guess every white flag is where a tree will be planted. All I know for sure is they better get some fence up. The deer and rabbits are crazy thick around here. This is only part of it, it goes way back. Jesus is Lord and...
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    CC's Fruits, Veggies & Food 2023

    Wednesday 01 March I sowed 50 foot rows of carrots, lettuce, beets and spinach. Hoed a shallow trench, rolled out cheap single ply toilet paper and sowed the carrots. Easier to see those little tiny carrot seeds that are the same color as the soil, this way. Thankful Almighty gave me a...
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    Seed starting indoors

    This is my little seed starting area it holds 4 flats per shelf. An old space heater, the top shelf and heat from the the lights (excpecially the transformers) works to bring the heat up. My wife is hot blooded and likes a cool house (60 degrees during the day 55 at night). I'm cool with it...
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    I got spring fever

    My granddaughter said to this evening, paw paw can we go out in the garden? No Hun it's to cold and muddy. But I got chicky boots (rubber boots she uses when we go tend to chickens). Then she said ok can we go play in the sand box then? It's cold out there, are you sure you want to? No I guess...
  8. Crealcritter

    Hello from Southern IL

    I like to garden a little and I'm looking forward to learning.
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