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A place for people to pool their knowledge about organic gardening -- tips and tricks for the novice and expert alike. 6 Jan 09 Anyone in the southwest? Hous... Im moving to el paso very shortly and am wondering if anyone can give me advice on what types of plants grow well in that climate... 5 Jan 09 Re: Killing mites indoors organically Snow... Good luck! Completely getting rid of the problem is tough indoors. Outside its much easier to get a handle on it... 5 Jan 09 Re: Killing mites indoors organically Deborah Rose this is a problem I have encountered and have had success in controlling. I would start with a daily misting and shading to keep the mites population down and make sure that you have good air circulation around your plants then I would start a two to three applications every two weeks of insecticidal soap or insecticidal soap mixed with a horticuture oil or insecticidal soap mixed with diluted seaweed extract... 5 Jan 09 Re: Building "farmy" things of metal & wood - ideas & plans? Deborah There is a series of 12 books wrote by a group in the mountains of Georgia called foxfire that shows how things were crafted in the pioneering days of the Appalachian Mountains and gives you the step by step instructions includes everything from welding, forging moonshining to log splitting etc... 2 Jan 09 Re: Cherry Tree Deborah I do not have direct experience with Cherry trees but what you are describing sounds like it may be bacterial canker: oozes a heavy gum in spring and fall leaves wilt and die in summer Fruit may get infected and has darkened depressions on the skin There is only one way to cure bacterial canker: cut out cankers and paint wounds with a 1:1 mix of lime sulfur and white latex paint after removing each canker disinfect hands and tools in a bleach solution (1 part bleach to 4 parts water) If an entire limb or shoots are infected and can not be saved than remove them completely and burn them if possible or dispose of them in a sealed black plastic garbage bag... 2 Jan 09 Re: Cherry Tree wil I think that cherrry trees ooze a clear kind of sap that looks like silicon gel anytime they get cut... 1 Jan 09 Cherry Tree Myst... Hello All, We have an old Cherry tree that is secreting a gooey sap all over. I think this might be indicating a disease or definciency of some sort... 26 Dec 08 Re: Favorite Seed Catalogs keeth Favorite Seed Companies thread from many moons ago greenthumbs.tribe.net/thread/...a8f2dfa8 And my posting with 4-yr old list of US, Canadian, and a few international seed companies (and an article on organic seed production) greenthumbs... 26 Dec 08 Re: you could start an herb garden! Robert your guys are nuts! ... 25 Dec 08 Re: organic farming small scale EM o... EM or effective microorganism will be the greatest tool for your new project. EM has great support in your area... 25 Dec 08 organic farming small scale jody i am in the process of starting a small self sustaining completely organic farm. i am a hard working and intelligent guy, but have a pretty limited knowledge base from which to start... 25 Dec 08 Re: you could start an herb garden! Lorenzo hmmm. . .perhaps i should be more "squirrelish!" ... 25 Dec 08 Re: you could start an herb garden! Mandy But you would have 'squirreled' them away, surely? ... 25 Dec 08 Re: you could start an herb garden! ... 25 Dec 08 Re: you could start an herb garden! ... 25 Dec 08 you could start an herb garden! Lorenzo i think squirrels are cute and fun to watch. they prefer nuts and if you make a feeder for them, they may leave your garden alone... 24 Dec 08 Re: Free Persimmonds ... 23 Dec 08 Re: Free Persimmonds EM o... I would love some! ... 22 Dec 08 Re: Favorite Seed Catalogs prai... for those in midwest... Bakers Creek Heirloom Seeds rareseeds.com/ ... 22 Dec 08 Re: Favorite Seed Catalogs ...
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