Veggie garden idears

[R00TS]

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a note of caution: Lima beans should not be eaten raw. They contain a cyanide compound, a natural part of the plant's defense mechanism. The U.S. restricts commercially grown limas to varieties with very low levels of the compound, but all should be handled with care. Cooking the beans uncovered allows the poison to escape as a gas. To be perfectly safe, drain the cooking water.

These little beans are nutrition powerhouses, packing protein, fiber, iron, manganese, folate, thiamin, potassium and other nutrients into a modest calorie count, with just a speck of fat and no cholesterol.

[Pepper]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: R00TS</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Instead of purchasing expensive landscape cloth, herbicides or spending hours on your knees pulling weeds, good old fashion newspaper is a great substitute to control weeds. Use several sheets of newspaper as you would landscape cloth. Cover the paper with soil, mulch or landscape stones. It allows moisture into the soil and blocks most weeds for at least 3 years. The thicker the layer of paper the longer it will last. Eventually the newspaper composts into the soil. Also, run old newspaper through your paper shredder and add it to your compost pile. It will turn to compost within a few weeks.

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Been using newspaper as weed control for years. Saw it on HGTV

[Pepper]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kia</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

</div></div> and if u read u news online?

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Buy the Sunday paper when you plan on gardening. I buy two papers...it still works out cheaper than buying that plastic. And of course you are helping the environment.

[R00TS]

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http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/serviceplantfinder.shtml

excellent reference site

[Pepper]

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Oh, and BTW I use newspaper for weed control in my flower bed as well.

[R00TS]

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good to hear it works well Pepper

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[Nylah]

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WTH

and isnt that act banned in 48 of the 50 States

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Nylah</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

WTH

and isnt that act banned in 48 of the 50 States </div></div>

They were spoonin
They must have been grown in some kind of mold

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Big Pepper plants

dig a hole
tear the cardboard off a pack of matches. Now riphalf of the matches off and throw them in the hole and scatter around. Place dirt on top. set the plant on top and the roots will seek out the sulfur in the matches and flourish!

[R00TS]

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Pickles
When your cucumbers reach the size of pencil, place one in an empty ketchup bottle It will grow fast so keep an eye on it. When its fully grown in the bottle, break it from the vine and fill the bottle with apple cider and cap!

[Nylah]

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and the vinegar will take care of any baterical issues?

I am terrified to trying canning myself cause I am sure I will poison off myself

[R00TS]

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its just for fun Nylah a conversation piece.
Speaking of which, check out these

<span style="font-style: italic">Board rules Rootsie </span>

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Recycle Eggshells for Your Garden

Garden slugs crawl everywhere they go. And because they crawl, they won't cross over certain rough materials, such as eggshells. You can recycle eggshells for your garden to get rid of garden slugs. Just break up the shells so they're in small pieces. and put them near vegetable or flower plants you want to protect.

Salt is also very effective but they melt

[diabolical_Tanya]

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and here all this time I thought eggshells were some sort of organic fertilizer type thing

So what is the purpose of coffee grounds?

and in the movie 7 they mentioned banana peel, do you cut it up or compost it? or just throw it in there whole?