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i just take a tiny 2oz sample cup with a lid and poke a hole in the lid that the gnats and fruitflies can get through and then inside i...

Great knat trap idea! They also love wine! Put out a bit in a glass and the knats will gather!

This may be a bit off topic, but fruit flies are a nuisance in the kitchen. They tend to hop a ride in on produce from the garden and...

I like you idea about the dandelion bitters variation! I bet it would be very good!

i think it just happens and also is common practice in cucumber seed mixes for them to put a few off variety seeds to encourage better...

That's awesome that you are having such a great cuke harvest! Have you tried dipping them in high quality blue cheese dressing? Once...

Any idea why cucumbers sometimes taste bitter? I have had some less than best varieties.

very little rain here lately which is ok. i did water some bean plants and some other edge plants i wanted to keep going.

Unusual Day. Not unusual for a high temperature in mid-September but unusual that it is the first afternoon since May 23rd that the...

That pink is gorgeous! 💞

The end begins! It's bittersweet, always sad to see the summer end but happy to harvest seeds. There also have a few stragglers that...

yes, this is the time of the year when beans are somewhat finishing up and they can look rather beat up between the weather, Japanese...

A few pictures from last week: Ma Williams is a standout variety due to those vibrant pink 6-inch pods. Garden is approximately 30'...

yes, and you can often divide those up into parts and plant those to get a larger patch if you need to... :)

This reminds me of a brilliant red mum I bought once. It was so full of blooms for many months. Then winter came and all the flowers...