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Crystal N

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Weird Vegetables!

It's harvest time for our vegetable gardens and it's inevitable that some will take on shapes that Nature didn't intend! If you have an oddly formed vegetable, post it here for all to ...»
enjoy!

Here's some I've seen:

http://www.walterreeves.com/food-gardening/o...

Walter Reeves
Walter Reeves Decatur, GA
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  • Crystal N
    Commented on Aug 13, 2012
    This Pepper plant grew like a monster - I put the cherry tomato eyes in it
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  • filled up, had to move some outside, the plants did way better than we thought,so we movd some outside 4

the green house my husband made from mostly all recycled stuff!!

he is a carpender by trade, one jobs he was on was take doen a building,he asked his boss if he could have the windows and some of the wood,he worked overtme to "pay" for them,this shown ...»
before the roof, which is made of 6gag. plastic. This is now the 2nd. year we are using it we did very good last year. will post another when I find it lol He built it all by himeself in 1 1/2 days.

Janet D
Janet D Berlin, NH
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    Commented on Jun 16, 2012
    I want one just like it - the husband, I mean - actually the greenhouse lol! Very nice!
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Ashley @ Domestic Imperfe... San Antonio, TX
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    Commented on May 17, 2012
    Did you use some type of resin to fill in the spaces? What kind did you use?
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Gardening: Mystery beauty

What is this plant? My husband attended a banquet today and these were used for the decoration. Apparently the sponsors didn't want them back because he came home with 3 of them. I love the color and lushness. Is it Kalanchoe?

Sharon
Sharon Atlanta, GA
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  • Crystal N
    Commented on Apr 12, 2012
    Those who said kalanchoe are right.
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If your tomato plant seems to be losing its flowers without making fruit, try tapping the flower clusters with a pencil

twice each day. Tomatoes don't need bees for pollination, just vibration to shake the pollen around on hot, humid days.
Walter Reeves
Walter Reeves Decatur, GA
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    Commented on Apr 06, 2012
    Yes, that works well, but it only works if you make a "buzzing" sound like a bee! lol
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Gardening: Overwhelmed by overgrown backyard

I have a shaded backyard that up until last year was completely wooded. We had a few trees hit by lightening so we had them cut down and the guys thinned it out a lot. Before the trees ...»
were cut you could barely see the fence. It's still too much shade for much grass so now weeds and brush have filled in where trees once were and it's an eyesore. I have no idea what to do with it. The shade, the slope and my 2 large dogs makes my yard a good challenge for a landscaper but that's probably not something we can do for at least 1-2 years. So my questions are:

1) What can we do in the meantime to at least make it pleasant to sit out on the patio?

2) How much should one spend on pro landscaping in comparison to the value of the home? I view home improvements as something for my personal enjoyment and not as an investment. However I wouldn't want to waste too much money on inappropriate landscaping for the area?

3) I want to get some quotes now so I can have a goal to save for this project. I have no idea if I should be looking at $2000 or $20,000. But I don't want to waste anyone's time since I can't start soon. When is a good time to contact companies for estimates?

N'neka
N'neka Stone Mountain, GA
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    Commented on Mar 27, 2012
    All great ideas - lots of wild and domestic shade plants would naturalize very well in that ...»
    area. I made a nature walk path through my woodland with pinned down landscape fabric with rocks and filled in the path with cedar chips. Then along path I added in some more top soil here and there and planted white and light colored impatients to give me a splash and color as I stroll the pathway. Bleeding hearts also add nice color in the spring and lovey greenery during the summer.

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