Gardening the Garden

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> In a while, the garden bloomed and all was well. > Monster
Just like a proper fairy tale with the magical punch line "and they all lived happily ever after". Puts me in mind of Terry Jones’ fairy tales… I’ve got that book somewhere. Thanks Monster, I’ll store and read the [...]

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Anyone got any brilliant ideas on how to cheaply (yet effectively) tame 29 feet of gas hose in the back of a pickup truck?
I "fake" mine in.  Lay it down in the bed in a figure eight pattern.  My thirty foot hose makes about three figure eights.  It pulls [...]

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Little Monster wrote: > Sorry for the downer, but this is on my mind a lot… > They’re cremating her Friday morning… I miss a day and a half at work > for the event – only 100 miles away but something like nearly [...]

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Why is the idiot recommending a FUNGICIDE for spider mites? They are insects.
I assume an apology is forthcoming? Read some labels and Neem research…..

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. I have never heard of home concoctions using dish detergent being effective on mites. I have a spray bottle [...]

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Crikies! That’s sounds like enough to turn a child vegetarian. But it must be common enough on farms, that’s just the way it is. We were far more suburban, the most we could tackle was a garden. Canning and freezing was something else again. All that heat in the kitchen (before [...]

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The very first thing to do is to test the soil for pH and nutrient deficiencies.  Call your local cooperative extension office and ask them where to get the kits to get it tested or you can try a test kit bought from a garden center or hardware store.  If the pH [...]

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That is odd. What could possible be the reason for deciduous trees and shrubs losing their leaves in the autumn? You know, I’ve even seen them do that same strange thing last year and the Curiouser and curiouser. Somebody ought to look into [...]

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I wonder if human infant foundlings, especially in lower socio-economic brackets,  always fare as well.
Polar, I have 7 indoor cats, most rescued. One was nearly dead when I rescued her from some people who neglected the litter of ten, malnourished and lied about how old they were. (big [...]

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I am looking for either a web site, or a book that will have flower garden plans.  My problem is that I don’t have a ton of money and would like to be able to see how a garden will look before I go to the expense of planting it.  I would [...]