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What size tubs are you using and how much potting soil do you use per tub? Good point about the okrie. Thanks for the input!

I am looking for suggestions and tips on gardening in 25 gallon tubs. Last year I experimented with 6 tubs and got mixed results. The tomatoes I planted did well and produced long after most ground gardens stopped producing. This year I plan to increase my 6 tubs to more like 60. My reasons...

I guess we'll have to see what athletic abilities these varmints have. I still plan to wait in my hammock and see what happens, after I get back from town. Just finished trimming sheep hooves and need to get cleaned up, also need some lunch. I'm weak from worrying about these ^%#^#@...

If they can't climb a tree they won't be able to jump? I'm headed into town to find some sort of cheap metal sheeting that I can wrap the bottoms of a couple of sample trees with. This is war! :old

I mix dish detergent with water and spray it on bugs. It suffocates them, as will most fine powders. Good luck!

There are plenty of black hickory nuts for the squirrels to feed on, so distracting them with other food isn't working. Just picked up a couple of boxes of high brass #6 shot and slung a hammock within range of the fruit trees. I guess my day will consist of reading, shooting, bagging...

My apple & plum trees are being stripped of their fruit. Does anyone have a tried and true manner of getting rid of these pests. Have used the shotgun approach with minor success, but they are wily critters that know when you aren't around. This is my best year so far for apples since I...