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    Growing potatoes in straw or hay instead of planting

    Jamespm and LVVCHAP: Thanks for the info, nice looking gardens both! You've both given me good info and I appreciate the pictures, that helps a lot! I am curious, is there any chance of rot with them grown this way? Thanks again! chrissum....
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    Growing potatoes in straw or hay instead of planting

    Jamespm nice looking garden! How often would you have to water, other than depending on how dry and how much rain you get, just curious
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    Growing potatoes in straw or hay instead of planting

    Just read in Backwoods home magazine on the subject, just wondering if anybody here has done it, seems it would be easier, what is your opinion? thanks!
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    Rain barrell

    Well, so much for the rain barrell use this year, I took them down, we are 9 inches above normal in rainfall and the creeks and rivers are all out! THis time of year the grass should be browning and crunchy to walk on, but every morning heavy dew is present. Last year nearly the same, oh well...
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    Rain barrell

    LOVE the leaf design! THat is very creative! I also like how your spigot is located on the bottom of the barrel! On a side note, we are having above average rain here in MO so far this year, same as last year!
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    Rain barrell

    Hey! That is exactly like mine!:thumbsup I really like mine and think you will like them too! If you decide you want to paint yours, or any other plastic barrell, I used a spray paint called KRYLON Fusion for plastic. It adheres really well, i did however get mine blown down the field during a...
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    Rain barrell

    I have 3 that i purchased from Orschelins farm and home, they were originally 50 or 55 gal used to ship olives in from Greece, they came with a spigot so all I had to do was add an overflow valve and paint them, they came brick red. THey filled fast and were wonderful for all the trees I had...
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    cherry tree question?

    Thanks again Hattie! I believe this is what I'm looking for, I'll be calling this week, thank you again! chris.
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    cherry tree question?

    Thanks Hattie! I looked around and found a new type called carmine jewel dwarf cherry that is small and would actually be better suited for my space. As for the benefits I did some research on cherry juice and than when I went in for my annual physical talked to my doctor and she said to give...
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    cherry tree question?

    I've been taking a cherry supplement for arthritis and it seems to be working. I also at times use frozen dark sweet cherries. My question is when I look at cherry trees online or in catalogs I dont see a "dark sweet cherry" tree. can someone tell me the proper name of the tree that produces...
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    Raised beds, watering system & pavers are finished

    I have 3 rain barrels at 4 of my houses downspouts, I bought mine from Orschelins farm and home and they are recycled 50 gal barrels from Greece that had olives shipped in them, this is near the same way mine are done, mine are down for the winter now, but during the summer I never ran out of...
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    Tree watering tubes

    Thanks for the inputs! I think over the christmas break I'll go ahead and pull them out and fill with dirt. Again thanks a lot! chris in MO.
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    Tree watering tubes

    3-4 years ago I bought and planted several Ash and Maple trees. I was told it would be a good idea to put a 2 foot tall 4 inch in diameter vertical pvc pipe next to the tree root bulb when planted, this would allow me put water down to the base of the bulb. The trees did fine and now I am...
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