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My wife loves zucchini but we have never planted it because our space is limited and it just takes up too much room. This year she suggested planting zucchini in her patio containers on the deck. I thought it was a crazy idea, but as it turns out she was right and I was wrong. :eek: The...

Simon, my furry friend.

Yeah, he is here, all day, every day, from sunrise to sunset. Thanks for reminding me, I just gave him his lunch. Just open the back door and say: Simon good stuff! He is here like a brown streak of lightning.

The jury is still out on the Alpine San Marzano called Redorta. It is the weirdest growing tomato I have ever had. Some people call the plants vines and this certainly applies to this variety. It has already grown above the top of the support and seems to grow about a foot every two days. It...

No, I have no idea of where it belongs. There are several cats around the house that are out all night winter and summer. It is a wonder Simon has survived so long. One cagey little chipmunk for sure.

When ya gotta go, ya gotta go. :duc

I give them Expert Gardener fertilizer from Walmart and spray with Malathion once a week to keep the aphids at bay.

My trailcam showed feral cats using my raised bed for a litterbox so I installed left over poultry fencing around it. I did not have enough fencing so I cut it in half leaving the sharp points exposed at the top. My thinking was they would not risk damaging their tender parts trying to jump...

Early this spring I researched how to prune roses, as ours were getting pretty big and did not look all that healthy. One of the AG college sites had a video that said the canes should be cut back to only 12" to 18" leaving only 6 or 8 canes around the perimeter. My wife was uncertain but we...

I look forward to checking on the progress of this project each day, it is kind of like watching an old Saturday serial movie; things are happening, but happening slowly. Thinking that the major contributing factor to plant growth is light, I decided to change the quality and quantity of the...

No, as little exposure to the air as possible. Making the transfer under a sterile hood and holding the cover over the vessel while the transfer is being made, with as little exposure to the air as possible. The vessel is then sealed with surgical tape to prevent contaminants from entering...

Yes, and yes. If caught early you could try to save them with a hydrogen peroxide bath, but the chance of success is really small. I intend to make another cross as soon as flowers open. The downside, as you know, will be the flowers do not last after being pollinated.

This is what you do not want to see: contamination. I knew that the replate step was risky and there was an increased possibility of contamination. The large professional labs deal with contamination also and expect a certain amount. About 25% of my vessels have contamination, however, I have...

We do not see too many around here. Based on your experience I should be thankful to have a guardmunk. That said, my trailcam shows a lot of feral cats so that may keep the population in check. Simon has the perfect living quarters under the deck and I chase any cats off the property if I see...

No, he is a loner and will not tolerate another chipmunk. There have been a few raging battles when he defends his territory. One time he was chasing another chipmunk and neither was looking where they were going. Both of them ran into the side of the air conditioner, flew up in the air...

She wrote that this was a sampling of what is over there.

It is more difficult to catch them this time of year with Simon underfoot, literally. He is not heavy enough to trip the trap and can fit through the holes anyway. After I mistakenly deported him to Cropsysville last year and his three-week odyssey to return home I have been told in no...

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We have them all over, they graze like cattle and pay no attention to vehicles. There is no hunting anywhere near here and no natural predators either. The same with squirrels, I have removed more than a hundred from the property in the last 18 months and still, they keep coming, so I will...