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    flowering crabapple in a raised bed?

    well the wall does not really hold anything it is just a stone wall like you see in hedge rows or separating fields. But I built a huge 3 ft high 10x10 square bed using part of the wall. I am gonna try to get picks when ever it desides to stop raining. Maybe that will help explain it.
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    Anyone use mason bees?

    I guess that it can't be helping. And I would be afraid of buying bees just to have them sprayed.
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    flowering crabapple in a raised bed?

    okay so I am moving a stone wall to make room for our drive way. And in the process using it to build a new stone wall lining the side of the drive way. What I would like to do is build a raised bed into the wall it would be a 10x10 interior space 2-3 foot deep. Filled with a mix of top soil and...
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    Anyone use mason bees?

    I have been thinking about getting some of these but I was worried that would not survive the winters here in NEPA does anyone on the east cost on here have them?
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    Ah ha Ah ha, we have an obsession

    lol sounds like us last year we ended up with 24 bell peppers 12 banana peppers, 6 hot peppers and 24 tomatos not to mention all the other goodies we got.
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    mushrooms... who grows them and what kind?

    oooo they look so good. I bet they taste much better then store boughten ones
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    Casually desperate for poop.

    :lau or the nut house depending on who you talk to
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    I scored

    :thumbsup That would be wonderful right now, I could really use a bunch to start the plantings at new farm with.
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    Casually desperate for poop.

    :yuckyuck I was standing there today putting up temporary horse fence in my moms yard next to our new farm looking at the old flower beds and thinking. :/ the neighbor is ripping out his stone hedge rows so there is the stuff to make the walls higher since he wants the rocks gone anyway. And...
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    Henry Fields problems?

    I ordered from both Gruney's and Henery fields this year. Ordered online the same night for both. I got my stuff from Gruney's yesterday,growing in the boxes and looks great. But have gotten nothing from Henery Fields yet .
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    Rain Barrel with no Gutters

    yup it is that time of year. I know they are going to make a killing off me in the next few months with us getting the new homestead ready :/ As for the rain barrel system, if you are really comitted to making it work you would be better off for sure to add gutters then to struggle to try to...
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    What Are You Planting Today, This Week, This Month?

    okay as the wind is not too nasty tomorrow here is what I am putting in. 2 plum trees 1 apple tree 6 red raspberries 4 blueberries and a yellow lilac
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    Show me your garden fences

    I love craigslist it is really a project saver some times. Like when your hubby says no we can't afford to do that and you go oh well if I can get the fence ect or free or really cheap then can we do it?
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    My mini orchard

    lol I hear you there. We were planting some of our fruit trees over the weekend and that was something he kept repeating over and over. He has to wait til later this year or next year to get his grapes though. Good luck with the trees! I must admit though that I agree with your hubby go get a...
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    Anyone else's compost pile frozen solid?

    I am glade to hear that I was not the only one with a frozen pile. I must be honest though with the chickens and goats there has not been much making it to the pile except poo. The walking composters have been getting the rest. :/
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    mushrooms... who grows them and what kind?

    okay so I was just watching Cultivating Life on our local pbs and they are doing an entire show on mushrooms. I never realized there was so many kinds of mushrooms you can grow at home. It got me wondering if anyone here grows mushrooms and what kinds they grow.
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    Gardening and Animals

    I would love to hear how well that works. I just got done planting more trees yesterday and I although I can not wait to get the fruit from them in a few years. I am not at all excited about the thought of all the bees drawn in by the rotten fruit on the ground.
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    Strawberries... had to cancel an order

    Thats where I got mine from last year, they did great! where growing in the bag when they got here. Good luck with them. :thumbsup
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    which trees to get?

    If you check on arborday.org they have a thing that can tell you what trees will grow best for your location. It is in their trees for sale section. You enter your zip code and it will let you chose between what they sell the most of for your area and what grows best for your area. Pick the...
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