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    strange green bugs on my beans?

    hello vfem, i like this webpage for lots of reasons, i looked at the pests for beans i couldnt find a green/yellow bug .. and well maybe the bugs in CA are different than the bugs in NC .. i like all the pictures and tons of info .. i hope it can help some ...
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    Lets see Your Rocks!

    hey injunjoe, here is a collection of my favorites - all stolen fair and square from my grandparents, im sure they all have a story i just dont know them .. i love love love rocks, i have all my life - i steal them from everywhere i go, pocket size, i dont have any bigger ones .. they truly...
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    Do you work in the garden Barefoot?

    flip flops for me .. not the best option for using a shovel, but i hate shoes so i make the flip flops work ........ never bare foot, i've seen whats in my dirt, yard and grass! ouch i think my hands take more of a beating than my feet .. cuts, scrapes and bruises one or the other ..
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    Oleander trimmings in the compost?

    thanks injunjoe, that was my theory too, i was going to use some water in between as well, not soaking but damp ... i was trying to remember that if it came from the earth it can go back to the earth through my compost pile, but im sure there are those 'no dont do that' times .. thanks
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    Oleander trimmings in the compost?

    i just trimmed my oleander trees and i dont want to pass up a opportunity for green stuff .. i was going to strip off the green leaves and throw them together with lots of brown leaves. ive read mixed messages, the plant is toxic .. i wont eat the compost ... but im kinda scared cuz im still new...
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    CONTEST - FREE Seed Prizes ~ UPDATE ~

    hello everyone, i just wanted to share a photo of all my goodies ... i'll list the seed packages, and if any one has any tips or tricks - i'll take them! food: lettuce (buttercrunch), peas (oregon sugar pod), beets (detroit dark red), watermelon (sugar baby), sun jewel melon, carrots, banana...
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    Grape vines and pruning

    so sorry i have no answers, only questions myself .. im always on the hunt for grape info .. i'll be watching and reading what others have to share ..
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    Good Morning.....Glory!

    thanks! morning glories are my favorite .. the darker the better for me! .. i'd love the dark red ones but cant get them in my yard ... im jealous of all the green vines you have ... beautiful.......
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    Evergreen Tree looks like "driftwood" after many many years.

    wow .. i love the photo, that really is something i would find on the beach, but i didnt see a beach in your photo ......... i guess i never knew you could get driftwood with out the drift ... love it!
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    Questions about using wood chips for compost

    hello, i also got some shredded trees from our municipal company, i was unsure what trees were used and i know we have walnut trees in sacramento, so i didnt put any chips in my food garden - i did use it for path ways to keep the weeds down .. i didnt even consider putting it in my little...
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    Show us your tomatoes!!!!

    obsessed im with you, im limited to bonny plants at our local home depot .. but i will try next year, and keep trying - after seeing all the different tomatoes available .. holy smokes i didnt even know existed! WOW .. i have learned so much from this forum .. there is a whole garden world...
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    Evergreen Tree looks like "driftwood" after many many years.

    OOO sounds neat, i want to see too ..
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    No More Grass To Cut!

    i love the one tall bamboo guy .. i dont think you usually see just one guy standing alone .. i like him .. i cant wait to see the morning glory tent fill in ... i love morning glories!
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    Swine Flu

    so sorry to hear about that, flu is yucky no matter the name its given .. be careful and hope everyone gets well soon.
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    Retired Truck Great Storage

    OH that is hilarious!
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    Pic of my garden this morning

    wow if those are pumpkins under the corn, the flowers are so large! very pretty!!
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    20lbs -- I guess I need to make Tomato Sauce?

    lucky you .. having too many tomatoes is not something ive experienced just yet .. have fun!!
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    A rare overcast and moist day (Pics-Flowers)

    your yard is beautiful .. how do you keep the weeds from growing on your walking paths? like the photo with rudi in it? it looks so weed free, i have wood chip mulch stuff (from our yard trimmings) and they just growing right on up .. also i dont know what i am doing so wrong with my morning...
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    CONTEST - FREE Seed Prizes ~ UPDATE ~

    Thanks guys!! im totally shocked i won .. they say its a honor to be nominated, its really fun to win too!! good to know i figured out how to pm too! thank you again
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    CONTEST - FREE Seed Prizes ~ UPDATE ~

    i sent a pm with my answers earlier ..
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