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  1. cmcanallen

    Texas Veggie Gardeners!! Stories, Tips and ADVICE!

    I just found the mesquito/ant trap online last week but so far it seems to be helping. Ants and mesquitos aren't gone but I'm getting bitten a lot less.
  2. cmcanallen

    Texas Veggie Gardeners!! Stories, Tips and ADVICE!

    I just found the mesquito/ant trap online last week but so far it seems to be helping. Ants and mesquitos aren't gone but I'm getting bitten a lot less.
  3. cmcanallen

    Texas Veggie Gardeners!! Stories, Tips and ADVICE!

    Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. It's been a madhouse here with the hubby being called out of town constantly, which means it's just me and the little one to keep everything running. Anyway, DIY hornet/wasp trap: 1. Take a gallon milk jug and cut an X into the side opposite the handle...
  4. cmcanallen

    What did you do in the garden today?

    Got my first harvest of the year! 12 cucumbers and a handful of greenbeans. The cukes are pickled and the beans are on the stove. Also restaked and thinned my tomatoes and added more support to my peas
  5. cmcanallen

    Texas Veggie Gardeners!! Stories, Tips and ADVICE!

    I have a DIY hornet/wasp trap that I use. They're bad here too. Or at least they were. If you want, I'll post the directions for it
  6. cmcanallen

    Texas Veggie Gardeners!! Stories, Tips and ADVICE!

    And unfortunately my plans to get chickens and guineas to help with the bugs got put on hold til fall due to budget issues.
  7. cmcanallen

    Texas Veggie Gardeners!! Stories, Tips and ADVICE!

    Anyone else having a bad time with ants this year? My garden and yard are covered in ant hills, fire, black and army. They don't seem to be inhibiting the plants, just biting the heck out of me. I'm trying natural means to get rid of them first. Grits and dried molasses went down in the...
  8. cmcanallen

    Texas Veggie Gardeners!! Stories, Tips and ADVICE!

    I had a bad squirrel problem when we first moved in. That is until my dogs realized that the squirrels tasted good. We also have a couple of outdoor cats that help keep them out of the yard. It's quite funny to watch the squirrels run all through the neighbors' properties but they will only run...
  9. cmcanallen

    Texas Veggie Gardeners!! Stories, Tips and ADVICE!

    I'm jealous you're getting anything out of your garden. The late frosts killed my first planting so I'm just now getting flowers from my squash, tomatoes and cucumbers.
  10. cmcanallen

    Texas Veggie Gardeners!! Stories, Tips and ADVICE!

    I've been able to stake up most of the plants that got blown over in the bad storms we got. Supposed to have some more storms come through tomorrow. Now I have ants galore. I'm hoping to get guineas next year to try to keep some of the ants and other bugs away.
  11. cmcanallen

    WORMS ANYONE?:-~)

    For those interested in the garden barrel and worm tower, check out half-pinthomestead.com they sell the plans, the plans plus the hard to come by parts and the fully assembled barrels for much cheaper the $300. I want to get some for my garden next year.
  12. cmcanallen

    WORMS ANYONE?:-~)

    For those interested in the garden barrel and worm tower, check out half-pinthomestead.com they sell the plans, the plans plus the hard to come by parts and the fully assembled barrels for much cheaper the $300. I want to get some for my garden next year.
  13. cmcanallen

    Am I the only one obsessed with miniature cows????

    I dream of having all different breeds of mini cows. Right now my husband and I are trying to find the right land for us and save the money to be able to purchase it. I love looking at all ya'lls pictures.
  14. cmcanallen

    Texas Veggie Gardeners!! Stories, Tips and ADVICE!

    I know that's where I've been lately. How are ya'lls gardens handing the bad weather, if you're getting it?All my mammoth sunflowers are laying flat after the 60 mile hour winds and heavy rain we dealing with tonight
  15. cmcanallen

    It's official, I can't wait anymore I'm going to plant inside

    Your sprouts look great. Don't forget to harden them before you plant them permantly outside, otherwise they'll wilt and die on you.
  16. cmcanallen

    Hugelkultur!

    Unfortunately, no. I'm going to need to plant my trellis posts two feet down so I'd have to dig it out anyway. Luckily it looks like it's just a thin layer of junk and I can reuse most of it after I crush it up. It shouldn't take more then a couple hours to clear it all out. I feel for you...
  17. cmcanallen

    Hugelkultur!

    Ran into the first issue while clearing out the brush against the fence. Apparently the old owners used the back fence as a dumping spot for old bricks, stepping stones, rocks and concrete; so now I have to clear the junk out before I can continue. Before pictures: The back and left side of...
  18. cmcanallen

    Hugelkultur!

    I just read an article off modern homesteaders facebook page about this. We've got a huge brush pile in the backyard that we've been waiting to burn. Just told hubby that he lost his bonfire materials. I'm going to try this in the area that I want to put in my grape arbors. Since those...
  19. cmcanallen

    BYC gardening thread!!

    I was told by a couple of local farmers that you plant them in the fall after the first frost. I'm waiting to plant my own crown till then. But again, no personal experience, this will be my first year with asparagus.
  20. cmcanallen

    BYC gardening thread!!

    That doesn't look like a weed, looks like your plant that with the seed still attached to the leaf. Leave it alone. It'll fall off as it grows.
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