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Guineas are good at eating up Japanese beetles. Chickens probably would too, but I would have them do the debugging before you had noticeable fruit, so they don't help themselves to some of it.

Female dogs can still wander if they haven't been fixed. Teenage hormones of the animal world are just as distracting as they are in young humans. Get the pounds advice about which animals would be good protectors for a farm. If you have livestock, that could matter. Some people have one dog...

Sorry about your stolen stuff. That's a pain in the rear. I came across this article on rural crime. Seems the bad guys noticed that there are less witnesses when you rob somebody that lives further from their neighbors. There's some handy safety and theft prevention tips in it...

Train them on a fence. :cool: Easiest harvest you ever got from them too.

I'll could grow some fava beans that way maybe. They are so expensive in the stores. Thanks for the info.

I'll have to have lots more garden space before I can plant enough to stock up a years supply. Thanks for the info.

Vfem- I was so happy to find my bean starts at Wallyworld. Spending 3 bucks pays back very well on these. It was a 9 cell pack, but had 11 starts in it. :lol: Keep checking those green beans. They get a little carried away. How much do black bean plants produce? I love black beans.

:ya My Yard Long / Asparagus Beans are starting to produce. :celebrate I saw one baby one 2 days ago. Went back today, and picked 4 good sized ones. Stir fried with noodles - yum. I don't have a scale but I will have to figure out an equivalent value. They saved me $ 10.00, since that's...

That yellow one is a bit over-ripe but still okay to eat.

Sent you a message.

Never tried it yet. I'm an absolute beginner at canning.

I have seed for butternut squash, if you're still looking.

They will probably be available early spring.

I would trim off any parts they obviously got to and then wash it up. They wouldn't want it if it wasn't good stuff- so why waste much?

That' s funny, since I thought of you when I first saw it. Then I thought about it more and started getting hungry.

Don't we all. It never looks like near as many seeds in the beginning. Then it's soooo hard to pull out healthy baby plants.

I haven't tried this yet, but I copied it for when my zucchini is ready. It sounds good. Less carbs in it too , for anybody that does that diet. http://www.almanac.com/recipe/zucchini-pizza?utm_source=Almanac+Companion&utm_campaign=9cce828d86-Companion_JUNE_17_2010&utm_medium=email

I have a tip about the slugs at least. Try sprinkling some diatomaceous earth around the plants. Slugs and many other bugs can't handle it.

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I had to show that one to my husband. Wow :lau