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  1. beavis

    Would like to buy Genetically Modified Seeds for Vegetables

    Magic seeds indeed......
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    What Are You Planting Today, This Week, This Month?

    Planted Red cabbage, Bok Choy, Broccoli rapini, Mizuna, Lettuce, 3 bareroot Plum trees, got the tomato beds ready for next month. Weeded 450 sq. ft of garden beds, I'm tired, looking forward to going back to work tomorrow to get some needed rest!:lol:
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    Rhubarb in the south??

    well raw rhubarb seems ok... http://www.thecitycook.com/cooking/articles/season/000071 it is an acquired taste.
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    Rhubarb in the south??

    It doesn't do well here in Southern California, but I'm willing to give it another try, hopefully with lots more water this time. I like to peel and eat rhubarb RAW with a sprinkle of salt.
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    Strawberries from California.......anyone?

    That sucks. Oh well, another reason not to buy tasteless strawbs from the grocery store.
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    What Are You Planting Today, This Week, This Month?

    Sowed kiwi, papaya and guava seeds indoors. Hopefully transplanting outside in spring here in socal....
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    Crop Rotation: What should follow tomatoes?

    Whoops my bad Steve. Never knew that
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    Crop Rotation: What should follow tomatoes?

    Here are a few suggestions I found from a web article: Simple Four-Year Crop Rotation To follow a simple four-year crop rotation, divide your garden into four areas or plots: Plot One, Plot Two, Plot Three, and Plot Four. In each of the next four years, grow a different crop or different...
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    How To Season Your Cast Iron Skillet

    Sorry for the numerous posts, but I WANT to switch to cast iron Here is a review from an amazon customer who bought a Lodge brand pre-seasoned skillet. Entertaining read and has some good points to it: orry for the long review - for the short review, count the stars! I'm a bit of a purist...
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    How To Season Your Cast Iron Skillet

    Found this: Seasoning Cast Iron Seasoning seals cast iron's surface, protecting it from its enemies: water and air. It helps to prevent rust from forming and food from sticking. Follow these steps to season: 1. Wash gently but thoroughly with mild dish-washing liquid. Rinse and dry completely...
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    How To Season Your Cast Iron Skillet

    Where is a good place to get a cast iron skillet?
  12. beavis

    Chickens and Cold Weather

    From the article: I think I'm going to try this, my ducks make the chicken water tray messy all the time.
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    10 Organic Farming Trends That Can Make Your Life Better.....

    Here's the real killer...
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    That's too dang hot

    85 degrees and climbing today!
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    That's too dang hot

    Very nice today in Ramona, we hit 80 degrees.... Ah, what a winter wonderland we socal people live in........
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    What Are You Planting Today, This Week, This Month?

    Good luck to you in your first garden... I see your tag line is for restriction enzymes, exonucleases and ligases, et al. Probably not too much of a demand here for those products on this forum. But I get it, I worked in the molecular biology field for sixteen years before changing careers to...
  17. beavis

    Posting: Sometimes, even if I spelled it right . . .

    That was awesome. I am currently teaching K-3 special ed students to read and write and I can relate to that.........
  18. beavis

    The difference of one week.

    You have such a stunning view from your property. I remember my mountain ash tree in Oregon getting loaded down with berries, until the Cedar Waxwings flew in and gorged themselves. Hey, let that dog inside, he looks rather cold! ;)
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