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    Anaerobic compost can do the job

    Beautiful tomatoes. ...they probably dont have problems because they are strong healthy plants!! Very impressive.
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    Need a tried and true recipe for canning SWEET banana pepper jelly.

    I have not used this recipe, but it looks like it might work for you. PEPPER JELLY 3/4 c. green peppers 1 1/2 c. white vinegar 3/4 c. banana peppers 6 c. sugar Grind or blend above ingredients and bring to a boil. Boil 5 minutes. Add 1 bottle Certo and boil 1 minute. Remove from heat and...
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    First green beans

    It was so rainy and hard to get things going this spring, so I used one of my raised beds from last year,because it had good drainage, and was the only ground ready to use, then planted and covered with a floating row cover... we did have some very chilly mornings after they came up. They are...
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    First green beans

    They are contenders.. very tasty.:plbb
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    Cucumber Beetles-- how do we get rid of them?

    I have heard some people say that guines are less destructive on a garden than chickens... they would rather have the bugs. I have a hose end sprayer, which i put a mix of mild liquid soap and some pyola. ( am not up to date, but last I heard pyola was safe and considered organic.. I wont swear...
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    keeping pickling cukes crisp..

    I store mine in brown lunch bags, so they can "breathe". I dont use plastic or air tight ones.
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    Hen & Chicks (Pics added)

    I get the best ideas from you guys!! I wish I had kept my grandbabies purple rain boots also the lady bug ones!! oh, well there is always garage sales :rolleyes:
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    First green beans

    We have had new potatoes and batter fried zuxhini so far, but here is out first picking of green beans..along with a zuchini that I just picked.
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    What to use for pea support?

    My opinion is to give your self plenty of picking room. I put chicken wire between double rows, and then got the next set of rows too close, a nightmare to pick!!! But they were oh so good........
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    Varigation On My Squash Leaves

    I was happy to see this post, I was worried about my zuchinni, because it started getting the silvery patterns as it grew. but it is still growing, producing -big and healthy, and the silver is more pronounced all the time. I think it must be natural on this kind.
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    A few flower pics...

    :yuckyuck I like the look of the bird cages. Cute idea
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    Our First Peaches

    Nothing comes close to the taste of homegrown ones. Our kids helped us start an orchard last year, the trees are growing like crazy, so I am anxiously awaiting the year we get to have fresh peaches!!
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    A few flower pics...

    Wonderful p[ictures! I hope to see many more !
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    Identify bug(s) and give me the method for annihilation please

    They look like cucumber beetles to me, they are starting to show us here also. I go out every day with a hose end sprayer, which has mild liquid soap, and a little pyola in it. I think its helping, but I may be just hoping its helping...
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    Pic of my tiny tea garden...

    That was a really good idea.. it will get prettier and prettier as those plants fill out, and probably some of them may spread??
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    My First Garden! (pics!!)

    Very impressive!:thumbsup
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    got some free mulch

    That will be a great mix for your compost!! Lucky you!
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    I need Pickle recipes

    So I guess its Japaneese bettles that are wiping out my grape leaves?? They dont look like the stinky ones that we were fighting last year, but they smell like them. the ones on the grapes are shiny.
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    Am I a good buggie or a bad buggie?

    I found my first nasty ,ugly grey, squash beetle today. I want to cry!! I sprayed with soapy water mixed with pyola.. hope they die!
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    Yukon Gold potato harvest

    This is my first year for yucon gold potatoes. I did not know what to expect, they just kept getting taller, I thought maybe they were going to top, but Digets said they can be taller than the ones I usually grow. They have bloomed, I did have early potato bugs, but sprayed with a little pyola...
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