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I have done this before. (I live in Iowa)
Here is what I did. Take newspaper, lay down several layers, frame in the bed with whatever you want, or don't if you want a free form bed. Fill frame with finished compost (80%) with the rest being grass...
This really interests me. I have abundant wild black raspberries here, I think I may try a raspberry wine next year.
I have apple trees, but I am not sure what is the best way to get juice from the apples, do you need special equipment?
I had great luck with snap peas last year. One little packet of seed made so many that I was just so sick of snap peas. We could eat them every night!
Mine were trellised though, my yard and garden is surrounded by woven wire fence, and I grew th...
I have two backyard mutt chickens, one barred rock, one buff orpington, one speckled sussex, two easter eggers, and this spring I am getting two black stars, two Welsummers, and Two Giant partridge cochins!
I never grow sweet corn for the same reasons as everyone. I never grow cilatro because it always bolts for me, and it it very cheap.
I am considering not growing any zucchini or summer squash this year, the squash vine borers have always hurt my ...
Hostas! They grow so well in my yard all I have to do is put them in the ground with a little mulch, and they sure are lovely.
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- At 6:24am on February 9, 2009,
Matt Mayer said…
- My peach tree pictures are from my in-laws house, but they live just outside IC off Dubuque road. I have some peach trees planted up here in CR too but they are too young for fruit. I got mine from the Stark Bros catalog. As long as they are hardy to Zone 5 you should be fine. Except sometimes we'll have a late cold spell which will kill off the buds. That happens though.
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