I would ask local churches. As soon as possible my Church had trucks on the road loaded with relief supplies such as canned food, clothing, etc. from all over...
Does anyone know what would work best to deter the squirrels from digging in my raised veggie beds? I just seeded some things for the Fall and the squirrels...
I have a variety of old screens and wire racks that I prop up over my raised beds to deter birds and squirrels until the seeds sprout and get established. It...
chimera952@...
Sep 2, 2005 6:32 pm
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Try using a haveaheart trap and relocating them, they love walnuts as a bait. We HAD a real problem and we have relocated 19 in the past five weeks. ccmw1974...
I planted Hopi Orange squash this year and have no prior experience with them. I want to make sure that they are ready for harvest. The SOC seed packet says...
I am new at gardening. Do you have any recommendations as to something that would be easy for a novice to plant that I could be successful at growing? I live...
Hi, are you going to start seedlings in or outside? Or buy small plants? I love statis, but it needs moisture to get started. Once established, it does well...
We made some guards out of wire and wood to put over the beds until the plants grow a bit. If I relocated the critters that's all I would be doing everyday...
Mark, I am having the same dilemma with a different brand of winter squash that I put in the ground early. But I did want to tell you that the one thing I ...
jmolliganlaw@...
Sep 6, 2005 5:25 pm
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Have you tried growing different varieties to see if any will come out a bit milder? It also seems to me that the longer stuff grows the stronger the flavor,...
Hi - Greens can be tricky summer crops if you live where it is warm. They often come out much milder if you grow them during the cool season or under shade...
To all who recieve this message: My name is Nicholas Usner.I am an organic farmer from Bush,Louisiana.Hurricane Katrina has totally destroyed everything in my...
One of the higher ups from the red cross was doing a radio interview yesterday. She said that it is too much financial overhead to have people donate stuff...
I think it depends on where you are. The ARC where I am working at a shelter is taking donations of everythin but used clothing. ... From:...
Johnson, Carol
carol.johnson@...
Sep 7, 2005 7:44 pm
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Dear Nicholas, If you are interested in having some a little of this and that, I am a begining gardener and would be able to send you what I have - if you...
NIcholas I have Faro Quinoa, Cascade Giant Pole Beans, Roc d'Or Yellow bush beans and Sonoran gold Bush Tepary beans, as well as Big Boy hybrid Tomato and...
Nick, Good to see you survived. Sorry to hear about your land. I have some seed garlic I will bring over when I return to covington. If you need my tractors...
Hi, I saved some seeds some time back from Armenian cucumber (actually a melon) plants and whenever I tried to sprout them nothing happened. I was wondering if...
yes, with cukes and zukes, it has worked best for me to let them get big. Ms Muddy Toes alias Lynn from KC where we have all kinds of microclimates ... From:...
Nicholas, Is your soil safe from the contaminants that have polluted so much? I have some calabashes that a fellow SOC member sent me that I was not able to...
Nicholas I checked for your address..Im sure you do not have consistent resources for internet yet...will check again for emil left seeds with my folks so they...
I mentioned the Nicholas' plea for seeds to a friend who is a reporter with Cleveland Public radio, who responded: We've actually got the woman who ran the NO...
Im down for the cause.... Ive got seeds too. One caveat though? Id love to get seeds in return in a few years when your garden stabilizes. Im a huge pepper...
brnkxbmbrs@...
Sep 9, 2005 5:29 pm
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My address is :80181 Bob Baxter Road Bush,LA 70431 To all who have replied:I thank you from the bottom of my heart for myself and every other local farmer.Like...
Dear SOC group, I've been enjoying the posts recently, and haven't had a chance to chime in. It's great to see us all helping out where we can with the...
valeriezamora@...
Sep 10, 2005 1:06 am
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I have several plants of SoC Italian Sweet Relleno Pepper and I'm wondering when I should pick them? Do they get red or do I pick them green? The picture on...
... Christine, I imagine they will be solid green and yours sounds very big. I'm comparing to the cheese-filled chile rellenoes that I eat in Mexican ...
I grew some one year and they stayed green when they were ready. They were prolific and yummy Irene in 7a [Non-text portions of this message have been...
