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Excellent Peach advice. I have been plucking the tiny peaches off but had no rhyme or reason to it.
Thanks! I looked up open center and I have been doing that it seems without knowing it. I guess...
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Look into plasticulture. It will revolutionize your gardening results. It will double or triple your production, you will use 1/3 the water and 1/3 the fertilizer you would normally, your plants...
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From your description, I assumed you might have two cellular phones. If that is true, it would be a wise idea to share a cellular phone to save another $20 or so per month.
My second suggestion...
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you can eat maple seeds well Ive eaten a couple and not died, you mentioned a maple if its got syrup it probably has a lot of seeds. I have even read about people making bread out of them once they...
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Do you have homeowner's insurance?
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I would love to try this but I don't have a way to run drip tape right now. All of my plants are watered by hand with a can.
My garden beds right now are four feet wide built raised in boxes made...
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This thread is not for folks who think that those who are low income are lazy.
We live on 780.00 a month. My husband became disabled about four years ago. I have always worked at a non profit...
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We are in Arkansas. There is a program to drop some of the taxes on the electric bill that I will jump in and take advantage of. The house is all electric so even by killing off central heat and ac...
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We have two phones so that if I am not at home my disabled husband can call and have contact with the outside world.
I have tried to replace the car with something else but that would entail...
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I'd do a raised bed with plasticulture. 80% to 90% of all produce commercially grown in the US is grown "on plastic" (plasticulture coupled with drip irrigation; you don't actually grow the plants...
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Wow! Sounds like you have a fun variety of fruits and vegetables going on! Sunflower seed brownies sound great!
Even if your melon vines go straight up, they may shade your garden too much,...
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Barbara,
I'm sorry for the situation that you are currently in. It looks like you are on the right path to try and make it better though. What state are you in...are you taking advantage of all...
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Plasticulture with drip irrigation is very cheap to do, the supplies last season after season if taken care of, and the upstart cost pays for itself in less than one season: no wasted money on...
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Plasticulture is a little bit of what I am doing now. I use dog food bags that have been split as covers for the soil and the plants come out. It helped to warm the soil/compost mix faster and I was...
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Given your income rates you should be eligible for grants for school. Like the pell grant or various others: http://www.moneymatters101.com/grants/arkansas.asp
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Yes we have insurance I pay it once a year with the taxes.
I have done some gardening successfully, This is my first year with so much. We do have the following fruit trees.
Apple,Plum and...
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Peach trees are four years old and are really good producers. This year will be a bumper harvest. I have problems with leaf curl every year. I have learned that everyone here battles it so I just...
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Yes! Here's what you do:
1. Cut black trash bags to completely open them up like a sheet.
2. Cover your entire soil area with these black sheets of plastic. The only space not covered in your...
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OP you say you are making, but its tight. Is there anything leftover at the end of the month?
I am not a proponent of getting student loans to live off of, but in your case it might be a good...
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Have you been pruning and removing some of the fruit on your fruit trees, especially your peach trees?
If not, you'll want to prune your peach trees in February using the "open-center" system. It...
