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    What is your favorite leaf mulcher/shredder?

    I have a Troy Bilt that I got several years ago. It does a great job on leaves and branches. And, amazingly, it IT WAS BUILT IN THE USA!
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    Using a chipper/shredder

    Yes, new ones come with a mesh type bag usually. Go online to the manufacturer or just google "shredder mesh bags" and you should get something.
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    The Any Wonderful Food You Made From Your Garden Today Thread!

    HiDelight: I really don't use recipes much. WIth okra I just do it two basic ways. Smother it down in a little olive oil, salt and pepper, any spices you want and some peeled tomatoes until the slime ( I hate to use that word, but you know what I mean) goes away and eat it like that. For...
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    Heirloom seeds

    Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds has a beautiful catalog. Go to www.rareseeds.com. Also Bountiful Gardens at www.bountifulgardens.org Southern Exposure Seed Excange (Google it) and just Google HEIRLOOM SEEDS.
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    what's going on with these?

    Tobacco mosaic virus perhaps?
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    Just beet me :(

    Are you sure you are planting the right kind of beet seed? There are some beets grown only for the greens. Not very likely that you have those, but always possible.
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    when to pick kale

    Very nice kale! They are one of the most healthful things we can grow in the garden. Like earlier posts said, harvest the outer leaves and they will just keep on producing. I have found they can be harvested rather severely and will keep on going. Here, though, we can only grow them in the...
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    The Any Wonderful Food You Made From Your Garden Today Thread!

    A good okra gumbo! They love our hot, dry, humid weather we have here.
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    bush bean questions

    No, they shouldn't need to be tied up. It looks like they won't get too much higher. Sometimes we just have to put up with a little bit of messy!
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    Transplanting spring beets

    Plant the seeds in soil blocks then transplant the whole thing when they are ready.
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    Soil Blockers

    DrakeMaiden, I just use the 2" block. I have the smaller one which is designed to germinate the seeds and then to put them in the larger block, but that seemed to be too much trouble, when they do just as well being started in the 2" block. So the 2" is all I use. As previously noted, you...
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    Soil Blockers

    They work great. That's all I use now. No transplant shock, no damage trying to get the roots out of a plastic confinement, etc.
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    Gardening with small children

    Gardening with children? I prefer to use compost!
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    Lettuces

    Thanks! I appreciate the help. I am a little technology-impaired!
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    Lettuces

    Obviously I don't know how to post pictures! Sorry about that, all.
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    What type of sunflowers are BOSS ???

    You're welcome!
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    Lettuces

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    What type of sunflowers are BOSS ???

    BOSS=black oil sunflower seed. Those are the small black ones you find in wild bird food mixes. Also can be bought separately. I feed them to my chickens to brighten up their feathers and overall health.
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    Spray-n-Grow

    I use Spray-n-Grow and think it helps my plants grow bigger and stronger.
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