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    Help! grandfather burned my cucumbers

    my pepaw is very old school and at that age where you can't tell him anything. To make a long story short he came by the house and place a mixture of chicken compost and fertilizer around most my my garden. While I know he was just trying to help i think he burned up most of my cucumbers. Is...
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    home made pads

    not sure if I could ever really do this (kind of a tampon girl myself) but I came across it and thought I would share http://www.tinybirdsorganics.com/organiccotton/clothpads.html seems like a cool idea
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    Fire ants in my compost pile

    what does cornmeal do?
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    Fire ants in my compost pile

    Help! I went out to check on the compost pile today and to add some egg shells to the mix. When I grabbed a stick to put them down in the middle I found them. A huge ant bed has formed in my compost pile. What do I do?
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    Smackiesmommy's journal

    just finished My outside chores. 1.Rabbits and chickens are fed and watered 2.rabbit and chicken waste has been swept/gathered and placed in compost 3.Compost has been turned and watered 4.Garden has been watered. It is 11:30 and I am already dripping with sweat Dorrian's list of outside chores...
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    Smackiesmommy's journal

    Name: Courtney A.K.A Smackiesmommy Birthday: July 12, 1987 Hometown: Newnan, Ga Current Residence: Newnan, Ga Relationship Status: Married Political Views: Government should keep their nose out of my business Religious Views: Wiccan Activities: being a mommy and karaoke Interests: Interesting...
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    Raised vs tilled?

    Well because of money we did a tilled bed and boy was it a chore. We had a lot of rocks in our yard but my husband worked his butt off and worked through it. We now have a beautiful (and a little pittiful if you look at my romane) 16x16 bed.
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    Raised vs tilled?

    i asked for everyone's opinion so it is good to know. My husband wants a raised bed and I would rather till (because things are so tight in the money department right now).
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    Raised vs tilled?

    Which is best for a small family in your opinion? I know that there are pros and cons to both but I just wanted to know what the more experienced gardeners thought
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    home made butter...yum!

    now it is honey butter ya'll. Added a little veggie oil and now it spreads like heaven...my husband is going to love this stuff
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    chicken about to lay?

    according to this site the blood is normal. Mine look like this one
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    chicken about to lay?

    what is cocci? I just went down to check and we have our first egg!!!! whoot!!!
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    chicken about to lay?

    As you guys know I got my girls over the weekend from my uncle. I know they are of age and have laid before but I wasn't there. My Dom is doing a good bit of clucking today and when I went to feed them I noticed that one of them (not sure which one) has some blood in their poop. Since my Dom is...
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    Happy as a pig in mud!

    we have some more hard wire cloth so i can do that tomorrow. I have my girls in there tonight and am so excited.
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    Happy as a pig in mud!

    ok here is the finished product!
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    Happy as a pig in mud!

    OK.....so here are the photos of the coop as is. My husband is just as excited to know what you guys think about it.
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    Happy as a pig in mud!

    i think it is 1.3 acres (not much at all) but we will be using every inch. We got the nest built today along with a tray at the bottom. We will finish it tomorrow and I will try to get some before and after photos. My plan is to have chickens by sunday....I was given a feeder today so now I have...
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    Happy as a pig in mud!

    We got a new place over the weekend and after lots and lots of unpacking I finally got to start on my yard. I got my compost started today (whoot!) and started on the chicken coop. I hope to have it finished by sunday and have the chickens inside. I know that this isn't really news or helpful to...
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    home made butter...yum!

    I put it on toast with my strawberry jam...drool...just wish I knew how to make bread
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