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| manure cropping | 10/14/2009 |
Q: Do you have an opinion about gardening with manure?
A: Cole I know of no harm of using manure in raising a crop. Just make sure that it is finished ...
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| ornamental goards | 8/13/2009 |
Q: I planted a few gourd seeds for the first time and am starting to harvest them. This is quite an ...
A: Darlene Growing gourds are fun as you can see. When the stem turns hard and dry, then you can cut ...
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| top dressing corn | 8/6/2009 |
Q: I have a wildlife food plot planted in corn and lablab. It was planted June 1. On inspection this ...
A: Cindy Your observation sounds correct. Not knowing where you live and the corn is not tasselling yet ...
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| New PLant Growth | 8/3/2009 |
Q: I am desperate. About 8-10 months ago we sprayed Ortho ground clear to control weeds. It says will ...
A: John There are two things you may try. One is to get some charcoal and break it into small pieces, ...
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| stump and root removale | 7/19/2009 |
Q: I am clearing 20 acres of medium growth forest for pasture. I do not want to bulldoze the stumps ...
A: Doug What kind of trees do you have? If they are of a soft wood they will decompose faster than hard ...
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| pesticides | 7/10/2009 |
Q: Good Greetings. I wash my vegetables thoroughly before cooking so as to remove the pesticides ...
A: Remember when the plant is sprayed it goes on the leaf. The effect of the spray last just a few days ...
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| overseeding | 6/21/2009 |
Q: I am a new farmer and I live in Richland OR we are at an elevation of 2300'give or take a foot. I ...
A: Mike Don't know how thick the orchard grass is now. If you think it might be too thin to get a good ...
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| Earthworms on sidewalks | 6/9/2009 |
Q: On my daily walks, after recent soaking rains, if find dozens of earth worms in various stages of ...
A: H.D. Earth worms like moist soil, and need moist soil to breath. When they think it is too wet they ...
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| Earthwrms in my driveway | 6/3/2009 |
Q: Everyday the last five days I have about forty new dead earthworms on my driveway. I have not ...
A: Michael To my knowledge the only time I know earthworms to leave an area is because it is too wet. ...
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| glyphosate weed killer-nettles | 6/1/2009 |
Q: 5 acres that is heavily treed and covered with nettles between the trees-I thought about spraying ...
A: Tom The only other choice you have is to dig them out, roots are the main part you will be looking ...
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| Electric Fence | 5/26/2009 |
Q: How dangerous are electric fences used on a farm, assuming it was turned up quite high? Could they ...
A: Kate If a child did grab hold of the wire the break between the pluses of electricity should be ...
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| Lawn | 5/23/2009 |
Q: Richard I hope you can help. I live in western Canada, zone 2A. We have had a long winter and the ...
A: Bud I think you answered your question. As I was reading this my first thought was 'different kind ...
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| Irrigation Questions | 4/2/2009 |
Q: I have the following questions: 1- What is quick coupling valve? 2- Is a sprinkler and a bubbler ...
A: Adam When you do irrigate put enough water on to reach the roots. You can check this by digging ...
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| Irrigation Questions | 3/29/2009 |
Q: I have the following questions: 1- What is quick coupling valve? 2- Is a sprinkler and a bubbler ...
A: Adam Quick coupling valve is just what it sounds like. Some of the couplers fit together with a ...
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| over farming crops in soil depletion of minerals | 2/26/2009 |
Q: why does over farming with the same crops result to depletion of minerals in the soil?
A: Rachel Each crop takes a certain amount of fertilizer and minerals to produce its mature crop. If ...
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| Crop planting time in Missouri? | 2/17/2009 |
Q: We would like to know when farmers start planting in Missouri and how long after that would most ...
A: Jim You will need to ask someone in Missouri. Here in Oregon the frozen ground still has snow on it. ...
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| going organic. | 1/5/2009 |
Q: I want to start a organic hog farm. But I don't know where to go to get my organic cert. I called ...
A: James The only thing I can think of is to start locally. Is there someone in your area that is ...
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| Uncontrolled Ivy | 11/10/2008 |
Q: Noticed your answer for the Sacramento, CA area, and recommendation to use Round Up, spraying leaves ...
A: Chuck Yes, it will work on all green plant life. You will need to wait untill summer before ...
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| soil depletion | 11/9/2008 |
Q: sir please tell me the definition of soil depletion and its causes and effects specially on microbes ...
A: Sanmeet To put it simple, the soil is worn out. This can happen when plants are grown and they take ...
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| testing ph levels | 10/24/2008 |
Q: i am moving to talent to a house on a 2 acre lot and would love to start a veggie garden!!! i read ...
A: Samantha Your can take soil samples; dig one foot deep, save about one-half of a pint in a bag from ...
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| Orchard Grass and Timothy for horse Pasture | 10/10/2008 |
Q: I live in South Central Kentucky. I have about 12 acres of horse pasture I was going to overseed ...
A: Dennis You would be better off asking your County Extension Office for the dates. As of this ...
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| Hay field soil | 9/3/2008 |
Q: I have a 15 acre established coastal hay field. Soil is 1 1/2 feet of sand over red clay. I have ...
A: If it is alfalfa hay you can set the disk to run straight and this will cut the crown in half. I ...
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| soil prep | 7/26/2008 |
Q: Next spring I plan on vegetable gardening on a 75 x 75 foor plot. It is just a weedy field now. Is ...
A: Dave I would start now clearing the weeds out. Any weeds you may have will go to seed. A size like ...
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| worms coming in house | 7/2/2008 |
Q: We are getting earth worms coming in our windows and sliding glass door. The screens are tight but ...
A: Take them fishing. Just kidding, I am only guessing on this, there are two things I can think of. ...
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| agricultuer on sand | 6/21/2008 |
Q: give me sone i nformation on agriculture on sand
A: Mohit I need to know if it is sand or sandy loam? Sandy loam will have more plant material than just ...
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| Spreading Ivy | 6/5/2008 |
Q: My fence ivy has spread through the lawn.....We are cutting it to the ground. What is the best ...
A: Raphael Let your ivy vine, that you want to kill grow to about two feet long. By then you should ...
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| Weed killer | 5/14/2008 |
Q: Will Caseron kill my Aspen trees? I used it sparingly around the outside edges of the circle of the ...
A: Maureen I have never used 'Caseron'. Did you read the lable? Some weed killers will go to the root ...
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| sealing a boulder with clay | 5/13/2008 |
Q: .. I bought a modular last year with a yard that was eroding behind the house. After looking ...
A: Debi Sorry I don't know what to suggest as a way to seal the leak. I farm in sand. I thought clay ...
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| potato growing in pots | 5/7/2008 |
Q: I have potato's growing in deep barrels and large plant pots which I have filled with compost and ...
A: Ben The shoots are the stems that the leaves will come from. Just let them grow and produce leaves. ...
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| potato growing in pots | 5/6/2008 |
Q: I have potato's growing in deep barrels and large plant pots which I have filled with compost and ...
A: Ben Expose them to sun light for short periods of time until they get use to the sun, then leave ...
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| freezing amine 400 | 4/21/2008 |
Q: I have 5 gals on Amine 400. I'm sure it was froze last winter...is it still good. Has it reduced ...
A: John I have had the same thing happen to me. Let it thaw out, shake the 5-gallons to be sure all of ...
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| Red Potatoes | 4/13/2008 |
Q: I have read several articles on potatoes and none has really answered my question on a potatoe ...
A: Sylvia The blooms do not have any thing to do with the production of the tubers. It does not matter ...
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| Ivy Vines | 3/6/2008 |
Q: I live in Victoria, BC, and have an extremely serious problem with ivy as I let it go for too long a ...
A: Phyllis The bark covering the vines is their protection. Most chemicls can not pentrate it.You must ...
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| Ivy Vines | 3/6/2008 |
Q: I live in Victoria, BC, and have an extremely serious problem with ivy as I let it go for too long a ...
A: Phyllis No. Round-Up will be absorbed by the green leaves and then move to the roots where it will ...
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| Green Grass cuttings giving off heat | 2/26/2008 |
Q: Why do green grass cuttings give off heat? What is the reaction happening to make it do so? The ...
A: Naomi It is a chemical reaction when material decomposes. If the grass did not contain any water, it ...
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| Soil preparation. | 2/1/2008 |
Q: What can I do to fix my clay soil. I heard you can add lots of gypsom and sand. Is that true? Or am ...
A: Chris You were told the truth. Also adding leaves from the trees and grass clippings will also help ...
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| Cutting grass/brush | 1/23/2008 |
Q: Richard, I am about to purchase a rental property on 1/4 acre of land. I have little desire to mow ...
A: Richard Dragging a chain link fence behind your pickup would be so light that it would ride on ...
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| strimmer | 11/21/2007 |
Q: i have got a 2 stroke Flymo XLT 25cc strimmer. The first problem i have is it when i start it it ...
A: Toby, Lets start with the easy parts first. Is the air cleaner clean? Did you put in a new spark ...
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| Exessive weed growth | 9/10/2007 |
Q: I wish to convert a weed & brush infested area into a hard weed free surface. I wish to hack down ...
A: Jack If there has been that much growth of weeds think of all the weed seeds that are laying there ...
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| Soil testing | 4/27/2007 |
Q: My husband and I are building outside the city on lakefront property. Before we build we would like ...
A: Betty The only person that I could think of would be a building contracter. Anyone who has built in ...
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| aloe vera | 4/8/2007 |
Q: WHAT ARE THE KIND OF SOIL,MINERALS,FOR GROWING ALOE VERA PLANT/AND TEMPERATURES,FERTILIZERS,? ...
A: Elaheh I have raised aloe vera as a house plant only. It is a desert plant so it needs well drained ...
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| Transplanting | 3/30/2007 |
Q: When moving potted plants purchased from various outlets to the garden, my wife and I frequently ...
A: James Go slow when you expose the plants to the sun and wind. I would start out at an hour per day ...
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| Gardens | 3/24/2007 |
Q: How wide do I make my garden if i am going to plant bags of seeds?
A: Gabe I was trying to figure out how to answer this not knowing what type of seeds you might be ...
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| seed planting | 3/3/2007 |
Q: hey, my science teacher assigned me to do a proyect and i have to look for informtion on how do ...
A: First, I don't like helping with homework. Second, your teacher should teach you grammar. Third, you ...
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| hi | 1/14/2007 |
Q: what is the effect of sprinkler irrigation on salinity of soil and which one is better sprinkler ...
A: Using a sprinkler irrigation you can apply enough water to 'wash' the salt down below the roots. ...
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| Agriculture | 11/5/2006 |
Q: How does fertilizers,agrochemicals pollute soil?
A: Rachael Any thing in excess could be called pollution. If the amount that is applyed is what the ...
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| potatoe growing | 10/3/2006 |
Q: I would like to start growing potatoes in my back yard. Is it true that all I need is regular soil ...
A: Danny Yes, almost. As long as it is rich, healthy and well drained you can grow potatoes. You ...
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| Mango disease | 9/26/2006 |
Q: I live in Los Angeles, CA. We have a small mango tree that is about 15 years old. It is only about ...
A: Irene I do not grow trees, but you could look for the County Extension Office in the telephone ...
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| Red potatoes | 9/10/2006 |
Q: I just dug up my red potatoes. They were covered with scabs. They were also full of holes like ...
A: I have been looking as to how the diease that caused the scab is spelled. I know that it is caused ...
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| Potatoes | 7/27/2006 |
Q: Clark, I planted potatoes in the beggining of the summer and they now are quite tall. I have one ...
A: Ahmad First the potatoes vines will start turning yellow, this is a sign that they are starting to ...
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| garden soil | 7/21/2006 |
Q: I live in central Kentucky which has just a few inches of top soil with a base of clay. Aside from ...
A: John I have never had clay soil to work with. From what I could guess you will probly need to add ...
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| Growing potatoes in grass clippings | 6/26/2006 |
Q: Can potatoes be grown in grass clippings? Every year I take bags and bags of clipping off my ...
A: Ted Yes you could. Remember the green clippings will give off heat that could cook the roots and rot ...
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| Poison Ivy | 3/13/2006 |
Q: I just purchased part of my families homestead. I have a house that needs a lot of work. One of my ...
A: Maggie I would go to the hardware store or something like that and purchase some round-up and ...
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| soil preparation | 2/15/2006 |
Q: I was hoping you could tell me what to do about starting a garden. The area where I want to put the ...
A: Lisa The best thing is to first get rid of the green grass. I would suggest spraying the green grass ...
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| Potatoes | 1/23/2006 |
Q: Why do potatoes grow well in Ireland and Idaho? Does it have anything to do with the letter “I”? ...
A: Rob Advertising, advertising and more advertising. Ireland became famous because so many people ...
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| soil bin facilities | 1/6/2006 |
Q: i'd like to ask if you could tell me something in design and developing of soil bin facilities for ...
A: Jimi The structure of the soil is too complex to design a sample to show in a bin. First you need ...
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| Normal Day | 12/9/2005 |
Q: Can you please describe a normal eight-hour day to me, and HOW you go about preforming your job, and ...
A: Amy Since this is winter time all the ground is frozen and cannot be worked so I spend a few hours a ...
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| Land Prep | 11/25/2005 |
Q: I am new to land prep with tractors. Just got a new one. So many different implements. What is one ...
A: You did not state what size of tractor you have. I would hope it would be big enough to run a ...
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| Growing potatoes | 10/13/2005 |
Q: I planted some cut up pieces of white potatoe in the early summer. the plants about 5 of them grew ...
A: Larry That is a good question. I would like to know where you obtained your seed pieces, out of the ...
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| how we can prepare good soil... | 9/5/2005 |
Q: how we can prepare good soil for planting using remenats? What is the best way for planting ...
A: Fayzeh I need more information in order to answer your questions. What type of soil do you have? Is ...
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| Potatoes | 6/15/2005 |
Q: We planted our potatoes early this year (May 5). Last night we dug up two plants (five nice size ...
A: Kelly I'm confussed... In 40 days you had nice size potatoes? Mine have been in the ground since May ...
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| Vegy Garden | 4/29/2005 |
Q: I just started diging up the dirt to make it soft. I need some help on what to do from this point ...
A: Rhondal First thing you should have done was to have the soil tested to see what fertilizer you may ...
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| Farm Ecosystem | 4/20/2005 |
Q: This maybe outside your expertise but I thought I'd at least try: I have a question regarding grass ...
A: Reza The rate any grass will grow depends on, the type of grass-amount of sunshine it gets-amount of ...
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| Hot Weather | 2/18/2005 |
Q: Assuming that 2005 will be a very hot year, what would be the expectation of the effect of this hot ...
A: Ray If you have irrigation and have a good stand to shade the ground, you might get a good crop. ...
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| planting peanuts | 1/21/2005 |
Q: How does one get started, I have some raised beds in my backyard and would be interested in planting ...
A: Art, I would place the peanut seed in a pot to make sure it will sprout and then plant it where you ...
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| problem garden area | 8/22/2004 |
Q: we've got a space between sidewalk and the garage about 2' wide and very long, and has contained ...
A: Jacque First of all if you sterilize the ground don't expect to grow anything on it for four to six ...
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| shape of plots in spain and portugal | 8/3/2004 |
Q: flying from italy to portugal I saw hundreds of circular shapes which I think might be agricultural ...
A: Andrea What you saw is the irrigation system. It is called a pivot. Most are 1320 feet long. Some ...
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| Hello Richard,
I have a... | 7/26/2004 |
Q: I have a question concerning what can be grown in arrid lands. I purchased several acres of land in ...
A: If I knew where "Bonaire" was I might be able to help you more. Most of the counties have a County ...
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| fruit | 6/14/2004 |
Q: How many pounds of apples are in a bushel?
A: Andy Had to look this one up. The federal statutes is 50 pounds of ripe apples in a bushel. In ...
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| farming/pesticides | 5/22/2004 |
Q: hey richard, thanks for your help on my previous questions---i have another one for you---do you ...
A: that was nice. It would be my guess that what the worms did not eat the family was able to harvest. ...
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| agriculture | 5/20/2004 |
Q: ------------------------- thank you very much richard---that was very helpful---i had another ...
A: When you cut grass for hay it is cut while it is still green but before the seeds are formed. ...
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| agriculture | 5/19/2004 |
Q: can you please tell me what months the different crops,( corn, wheat etc.) would be planted on a ...
A: Keith, I was not born then so I can only guess. From what I have heard you could start planting when ...
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| potatoes - variety and postharvest handling for processing fresh-blanched-ready-to-cook potato products | 5/6/2004 |
Q: I am working for the local borough on a project researching the feasibility of a small vegetable ...
A: Melanie I am involved in fresh pack potatoes but there are two sheds here that that pack potatoes ...
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| tractor & disc | 9/16/2003 |
Q: My husband and I have recently bought 3 acres in the country. Our property which is part of a ...
A: Rachel I would first spray the Bermuda grass with Round-up so you could plant any other grass you ...
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| REQUEST OF EXPLANATIONS OF WORDS AND PHRASES TAKEN FROM THE BOOK "CRY ME A RIVER",BY ERNEST HILL | 7/29/2003 |
Q: Please, explain me the following words and phrases,taken from the book "CRY ME A RIVER",by Ernest ...
A: Giuliano; A "potato setter" would be a potato planter. From the age of the book, I would guess it ...
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| irrigation systems | 1/26/2003 |
Q: We are new to this farming life. We have about 3 acres planted in good grass/hay for our horses. We ...
A: I live just over the mountain to the East of you in Malin. I know what you are going through.I have ...
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| tbars | 7/14/2002 |
Q: I cannot find anyone else to help me. How do you remove (take out) old iron t-bars that are in my ...
A: I have been able to use a handyman jack and a small chain to pull them out, but mine were in sand. ...
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| GARDEN PREP. | 4/14/2002 |
Q: WE ARE TRYING TO PLANT A GARDEN THIS YEAR. WE HAVE USED THIS AREA EVERY YEAR.MY DAD ALWAYS TOOK CARE ...
A: Roy; It is too late to say 'help your Dad in the garden' to see what he was doing. The only thing I ...
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| Food Crop Altering | 4/19/2001 |
Q: I'm not quite sure if you can help me with this question or not. I'm trying to understand if ...
A: Gretchen; You are all ready eating altered food. The milk with vitamin D added is altered. People ...
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