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Yes. They don't get much sun so they are leggy and sprawling all over (even though I whacked off several branches early on.) I don't think I could carry them out to the garden, or tip the pots over to get them out, without major damage to the plants. I think I'll use a better behaved bush...

Zone 7b here, seeds started in mid-January (when I couldn't stand the dark and cold anymore and needed to see something green!) and moved to the greenhouse when it warmed up enough: 120505_6564 by wsmoak, on Flickr I also have a trio of Early Girl plants started at the same time, but I...

My new-this-year Jewel strawberries are producing. Not enough for jam or preserves, so what do you do with a few handfuls of strawberries? Ice cream, of course! (We have a little Cuisinart ice cream maker -- it makes about a quart at a time which is *perfect* for the two of us.) -Wendy

I will be following this with interest! We have 20 acres of mostly hardwoods... when the acorns start falling (on the metal roof...) they just PILE up on both sides of the house, and all over the woods. Hickory nuts too (not sure if pigs eat those?) I think a couple of pigs would be easy to...

Citation please. Where are you getting this information? Joel Salatin would disagree. ;) -Wendy

No news yet. This was major surgery and they've probably got him in a nursing home or maybe with family until he's well enough to live alone again. Check out the other thread for more info if you want to send him a card: http://www.theeasygarden.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=33247&p=5 -Wendy

Heh. I never seem to get the jars back when I give them as gifts, so *I* won't be the one scrubbing the glue off! Definitely not meant for things going into my own pantry, (all I need is a date, I can *see* what it is already.) But, having moved to the country and planted a bed of Jerusalem...

A local CSA posted a link to the "Jam Labelizer" which lets you enter text and produces a high quality JPEG for you to download and print: http://www.jamlabelizer.com/ Click the left and right arrows, there are several designs to choose from. What are some other sources for jar labels? -Wendy

So... what's the appropriate way to deal with these little grayish flat bugs that lay eggs on my plants? I spent an hour scrubbing snow peas by hand this morning! These are the same things that got in the collards, and I'm afraid I did not do a good fall cleanup last year so I've probably...

I just happen to have his name and address from when I sent a SASE for shallot seeds. I sent him a get-well card and said that we missed him here on TEG and hoped to "see" him soon. If anyone else wants to send him something, PM me for *my* address and I'll be happy to forward it. (I'm not...

Quite a variety there! Keep us updated as they grow. -Wendy

Yum! I've found a few small ones that were delicious. I don't think I'll have a big harvest, I had to move all the ever-bearers that had made such a mess of runners and bermuda grass, and the June-bearers are new this year. -Wendy

Building a small cabinet incubator is on the project list. I have all the stuff for the inside, I just have to decide on dimensions and finish the design. I keep hoping I'll find a small wooden box that will work. -Wendy

:::sigh::: You might look for a *slightly* less biased news source. After a quick search, here's one that looks more reasonable: http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Work-rule-change-for-kids-on-family-farms-spark-3478705.php In short, the new rule was too vague and after getting a lot of...

My best advice is: Plant them in a very narrow bed, not a big square or rectangle. You can see RW4A's picture how it's all filled in and will have to be thinned. I had mine in a 4x8 raised bed and it turned into a MESS with the strawberries sending out runners, the bermuda grass getting in...

Thanks so much! I think this is going to be a tomatoes-and-beans year, I don't seem to have room for anything else. :) -Wendy

Oh, Amazon has everything. ;) http://www.amazon.com/Jarden-68100-Count-Mouth-Canning/dp/B0000BYE26/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1334106283&sr=8-1 That one is actually sold by Ace Hardware Outlet. If you have an Ace Hardware nearby, I believe you can ask them to order the half gallon jars for you...

It looks like bittercress. Check this thread with more pictures and see if you have the same thing: http://www.theeasygarden.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=30598 (Welcome to TEG!) -Wendy

Oh, I did. I went out and saw that some of the babies were out of the nest box, then looked *in* the nest box, and AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! I made a pouch out of my shirt tail, scooped up the babies and stuffed them in a cat carrier, then went back for mom. (At that point Mr. Snake was...

I was away visiting my parents and came home to adorably cute week old bunnies! 120403_6418 by wsmoak, on Flickr Unfortunately, when I checked on them later this afternoon I found THIS in the nest box: 120403_6420 by wsmoak, on Flickr It's just a rat snake, though it was "rattling" its...