Hello All, I build custom cages and am looking to increase my customer base. All my cages are built custom to customer specifications. Any shape, size,...
I live in an apartment with a large patio, and would like to start growing a few vegtables in containers on my patio. I am looking for advice as to what...
Dear Kristina, We've seen people use those 'Earth Boxes' with great success. I think that's what they're called. Anyway, I've seen them advertised and then I...
Hi Kristinajoy, I have a very small yard, and have tried many things in containers. Here in the midwest it gets really hot during the summer, so I use regular...
You can also check out www.squarefootgardening.com as he recommends a mixture for container gardening. He also has patio model boxes for container gardening...
Hi all, Is anyone on this list harvesting rainwater? Is anyone using gray water from their bathtub? I just got my book "Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands" by...
Dear Leon, We were 'harvesting' our dishwater from the kitchen sink this past summer and it worked very well. We saved approximately 45 gal a week. We were...
Catchment tanks are ubiquitous here in East Hawaii. Water is piped from the house gutters into a metal tank, usually about 10000 gallons in capacity. It's...
Hi List, I have set up three raised beds for next year. I would like to know if anyone has any bush type cucumbers i can grow in a raised bed? Also if anyone...
I tried bush cucumbers this last summer and they didn't do so well. I think the vining types grow better. Build a little trellis for them. frances xoxo...
Thanks Frances Larry Sims, Library Computer Technician New Mexico Highlands University Thomas C. Donnelly Library 9th and National Ave. Las Vegas, New Mexico...
Has anyone had success using the hot pepper spray sold by SoC for ridding indoor citrus & exotics of brown scale? Does it blacken the plants if exposed too...
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memexikon@...
Nov 16, 2005 10:23 pm
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G'day, I trust that this greets you and all well. Tanks of a variety of materials are similarly ubiquitous in Australia, particularly in rural areas. Though...
darren@...
Nov 16, 2005 11:56 pm
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Leon, We harvest rain and dew off of ¾ of our roof – from the gutters it goes in a 5" pvc underground to a man made fish pond! (original owners did that!)...
Does any one here grow produce for a local food bank (the plant a row or rows for the hungry plan)? What goes over well with your food bank? I've been doing...
I am also from new mexico and harvest grey water constantly from every possible resource. I collect rain water, back wash from the pool, laundry water, bath...
Hello everyone, What is the best practice for growing tomatoes? Should they be trimmed to stay within the boundries of the tomato cages? Our tomatoes always...
Hello, I don't know if what I do is the correct thing to do, but when it gets wet and hot, I keep the leaves and branches off the ground. I let the rest of...
Hello there. Some feel that the tomatoes need the leaves they produce to more tomatoes. So, clear out the extra suckers (the new branches growing between the...
valeriezamora@...
Nov 19, 2005 2:24 pm
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Hi Valerie, I can imagine the jungle now! I have lots of volunteer plants that come up and I just let them go. I grew lots of grass, trees and weeds as they...
Hi, Lynn! How lovely to have the SPACE to allow volunteer trees! I guess, the evening primrose reaches 6 ft., and that's almost tree height. Did you bring...
valeriezamora@...
Nov 19, 2005 11:36 pm
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Allow? Here in Ohio I would call maples and a few other trees invasive. The little "helicopter" seeds get everywhere and spring up almost overnight. One garden...
I have a plastic rain barrel that collects the water from the gutters on the house. I got it several years ago from a company called American Rain Barrel....
We have a whiskey barrel that collects rain water, but we still don't have the spigot in it. We siphon (sp?) out the water. There hasn't been any bad signs....
I got my 55 gallon plastic barrels (which were originally used to ship peppers) from the local county extension when I attended a rainwater collection workshop...
Desi Saludes
dsaludes@...
Nov 21, 2005 12:19 am
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Today at a nearby town's craft fair and library book sale, I purchased a light orange heirloom squash called "sweet potato squash" from a regional nearby...
At the same organic booth at the craft/book fair, I also got a bag of five assorted small (unshellacked) gourds for $1, one of which looks like the Crown of...
I just took a peek at your website Sarah, it is lovely. We are making a move back to KY and I look forward to having a garden again and growing herbs. I...
