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Saturday, July 4, 2009
Cobwebs taking over vinyl siding?
50% Bleach and water, put it in a pump up sprayer, and go to town on those nasty webs. After it sits for a minute or two just hose it off with a regular water hose and high pressure nozzle.
Remember to wear old clothes, as the orange shirt I had on was speckled white all over!
I do have the spiders coming back now after a month or so, so when i clean them off again i will look for something to run them off.
Remember to wear old clothes, as the orange shirt I had on was speckled white all over!
I do have the spiders coming back now after a month or so, so when i clean them off again i will look for something to run them off.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Thunderstorm versus the Bell Peppers!
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Oven Dried Tomatoes
The Roma tomatoes are turning red like crazy, and im not sure what to do with them all. After a little research I found out I could dry them or can them, so I will try out drying first. Sun drying here in Texas would be good but we might have rain so in the oven they go. I sliced them in half added a dash of salt to each one and now I will let them go for about 8 hours. The next batch I pick will require my granddad's old pressure cooker, and I will test my canning abilities.
After about 8 hours looks like its working!. I'm not sure when they are done so I will just let them go a little longer.
After about 8 hours looks like its working!. I'm not sure when they are done so I will just let them go a little longer.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Tickle Me plants!
I bought these cute little plants as seeds online, about 3 bucks for 100. You can look for Mimosa Pudica and grow some for yourself!
Friday, June 5, 2009
Upside Down Tomatoes!
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Ive seen alot of talk about the upside down growing systems this year and thought I'd do a little experiment with it myself. I had some left over wood from a project and basically just built a long window planter on stilts. I cut 6 holes in the base and layered it with landscaping fabric. I used a bag of soil from the local nursery and picked 6 different types of tomatoes. I didnt get them labeled right so i dont have a clue which one is which.
They seem to be growing ok, a little slower than the garden tomatoes though. A bunch of these lil guys just popped out in the last few days.
When the hot Texas sun started coming out in the last month I had to water the planter almost daily, which I fixed by adding a layer of mulch on top, it did the trick and now the moisture lasts for a week or so.
Ive seen alot of talk about the upside down growing systems this year and thought I'd do a little experiment with it myself. I had some left over wood from a project and basically just built a long window planter on stilts. I cut 6 holes in the base and layered it with landscaping fabric. I used a bag of soil from the local nursery and picked 6 different types of tomatoes. I didnt get them labeled right so i dont have a clue which one is which.
They seem to be growing ok, a little slower than the garden tomatoes though. A bunch of these lil guys just popped out in the last few days.
When the hot Texas sun started coming out in the last month I had to water the planter almost daily, which I fixed by adding a layer of mulch on top, it did the trick and now the moisture lasts for a week or so.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Roma Tomatoes
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