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Posted: Feb/22/2008 5:59 AM PST
LOL, I like them raw, chopped up in some foods. On baked potatoes and in potato salad are a couple. |
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Posted: Feb/22/2008 4:02 PM PST
Add some fresh chopped chives, chopped cooked bacon, and some shredded cheddar to 2-3 beaten eggs, along with salt and pepper. Cook it like you would cook an omlet, but without folding, and make sure it cooks through. Serve on fresh baked biscuits, with or without extra bacon or cheese. Yummers! 
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Posted: Apr/13/2008 11:57 AM PST
Sounds so good, Tam! Think I'll have to give it a try!!
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Posted: May/28/2008 12:26 PM PST
I am consiering getting some nice large containers for lettuce and growing them in containers are something has been eating from root upwards and also from top downwards, so I have lost 5 heads already. I assume lettuce will grow beautifully in containers as well not so? I have several varieties planted thruhout the beds but they are all being attacked. Oh well |
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Posted: Jun/06/2008 2:00 PM PST
2 years ago I had my knee replaced the end of May so I planted tomatoes, herbs, and flowers in containers on my deck It was so nice to be able to go out and tend my garden even when I was barely mobile.... BUT I learned for tomatoes the bigger the pot the better. I got tomatoes but not like the garden |
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Posted: Jun/13/2008 9:11 PM PST
I found some basic container size recommendations for some veggies. cabbage at least 10 inches deep, and 12-24 inches spacing. cucumbers--12"x48"x8" and 12-16 inches spacing. eggplant--4-5 gallon and 1 plant per container. lettuce--12"x48"x8" and 4"-6" spacing for leaf and 10" for head. kale--12"x48"x8" and 6" spacing. peppers--1/2-4 gallon container and 14"-16" spacing. spinach--6" deep and 5" spacing. squash--5 gallon and 1 plant per container. tomatoes--4-5 gallon and 1 plant per container. zucchini--5 gallon and 1 plant per container. Hope this can help out. Tam |
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Posted: Jun/21/2008 12:04 PM PST
I saved this tomato from the trash at home depot and now it looks great . I need to move it outside now cause im out of window space but want to know when and how to fertilize it. Attachments:  |
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Posted: Jun/21/2008 1:24 PM PST
If you have good potting soil..you shouldn't need any until it flowers. Then there are several types of organic tomato plant food at Home Depot. The first one that comes to mind is the worm poop in a plastic bottle.. I'm currently trying bone and blood meal mixed with water. |
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Posted: Jun/29/2008 1:11 PM PST
I *love* having my veggies in containers. Since the bright sun is on the concrete driveway, hubby and I put cut-down rubber trash cans there to make a garden. It's doing better than the traditional plot on the side of the house. I have tomatoes the size of softballs just waiting to redden up and peppers by the dozen. The plants themselves are as tall as I am. And HURRAY!! For the first time in several attempts, I have actual eggplant on my eggplants!! We added cukes last month, and now there are tiny little babies. If anyone has reservations about growing veggies in containers, I'm here to say, "It works." The only problem is we're running out of room to park the truck! The only difference I've seen in the container garden is it needs more water and less fertilizer than the ground garden. I started to get blossom rot early with the tomatoes and called the ag. extension lady. It turned out to be too much nitrogen rather than too little calcium. I cut way down on the fertilizer and presto, no more problem. If I were to guess the reason for the success, it would be control over the soil. We used equal parts of peat moss, last years fall leaves, and top soil and mixed it all together. It made a nice rich light medium. Next year I'll save some of the fall leaves for mulch, too. That should cut down on water needs. |
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Posted: Aug/30/2008 7:19 PM PST
I have an interesting container setup, but I can't get pics to upload to this site yet... I find that some of the plants that would normally get attacked by bugs, do very well on my raised shelf that holds containers. I get almost no predation, and I love being able to tend to them without bending over! Watering is a trick, especially when it's in the dog days of summer. The sun beats on the containers, and the crops that make large root systems need a lot of water each day. This year, I put a row of mammoth sunflowers just in front of my containers, and it seems to help with the midday wilt. |
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