One method used here in the sierra nevada foot hills is to graze angora goats on poison oak. Goats don't seem to be bothered by it and it has been proven by ...
Anita is right about fish meal cross contamination, however I have seen no reference to a fish disease making a species jump to bovines. That doesn't mean it ...
Seed is best stored in the freezer. Onion seed is good for one or two years but I have seed 10 years old in the freezer that is still good. Seed should be...
Hello David, Thanks for the storing tip! I was wondering the same thing about Miracle Grow! Peace, Angela ... From: "David W Hausmann" <Wizard2468@...> ...
Thanks Barbara! That is what I would be interested in. Do you know the name of the treatment and does Seeds of Change by any chance sell it? Hi Lynn, Thank...
Sounds like leaf miners to me. Sorry I do not know how to control them but I ’ve heard that covering the young seedlings with a floating row cover helps. ...
One 18" pot is hardly enough for one tomato. 3 is certainly too many and they will grow together, but will suffer from crowding. I have never had any trouble...
Hi all, Is anyone growing anything in tires? If so, what are your results and how do you do it please? A friend of mine told me my plant(s) would get too hot...
I use floating row covers for everything that does not need external pollination (spinach - lettuce - squash until they flower--tomatoes until they are too...
Hey folks, I have been lurking and learning for a while now and you guys know so much more than I do about gardening. I would like to ask for some hel from...
You must have drainage holes and if you set them on a deck or any solid surface raise them up (I used small pieces of 2x4s). If they will be set on the ground...
Hi the barrells are the real thing....I think most are from the Jack Daniels Brewery. My only concern is that they rot after a couple of years.....but...I...
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Jun 2, 2004 1:50 pm
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Hi Staci, Yacon plants get quite large and need a 3-4 foot diameter space to grow uninhibited, so you'd need at least a 3X6 foot area to grow 2 plants. If you...
By the way, Seeds of Change is offering a 2 for 1 special on yacon until Monday, June 7th. http://www.seedsofchange.com/garden_center/product_details.asp? ...
Hi Yacon growers, Has anyone grown Yacon surrounded underground in screen for gopher protection? I did put my yacon in a big plastic tub (probably about 2 feet...
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Jun 2, 2004 2:15 pm
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Dear SOC, Why not offer Sunchokes (Jerusalem artichokes)? They're the most productive plant i have in the garden, and i didn't even put them in prepared soil...
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Jun 2, 2004 2:40 pm
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At the Seeds of Change Research Farm in New Mexico they grow Yacon in underground, chicken wire cages to protect it after having a near total loss a few years...
Thanks, Scott. I'll try the chicken wire! (and enjoyed the story of yacon at Alan in Oregon's farm) val...
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Jun 2, 2004 2:52 pm
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In the April/May issue of Organic Gardening, there's an article on Strawberries (p. 29). In it, "If you're starting a new bed in a spot that was formerly...
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Jun 2, 2004 2:55 pm
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Greetings! HELP!!! I have fabulous gords growing! They are happy and blooming-- but every flower curls up and dies, and then the stalk that it was on rots...
... Ha! Ha! Ha! He should count his blessings that he doesn't have GROUNDHOGS up there in the NW!! ;-) The humor here, folks, is that Al Kapuler is so commited...
Hi All, I tried sending the latest eNewsletter to the eGroup last week but it bounced. Yahoo must have a filter up against sending mailings like that. So...
squash bugs or squash borers. Look at the base of the plant. Does it have some mealy looking residue? That's the borers. The squash bugs you can't miss....
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Jun 2, 2004 3:41 pm
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It is my understanding that your gourd flowers will shrivel and die (as you have described) if they reach maturity and are not fertilized. This is a very ...
Sunchokes are a great plant and grow well even here in phoenix... Almost too well, I find myself running out of way to cook them... [Non-text portions of this...
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Jun 3, 2004 12:37 am
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What is the best time to water a garden in east central NM?< ... Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Domains - Claim yours for only $14.70/year [Non-text portions of this...
... Early morning before we get hot at least for here in Capitan,NM. Took us a while to get to hot this year but the last couple of days I think summer is ...
I started some tomatoes from seed at the beginning of April, and even though the seedlings came up within a week, they haven't grown very fast. They're still...
Hey, Ande, I have about a dozen of these barrels in my yard. Even though wood is "porous," as you said, what happens when wood gets wet? It swells. When...
