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  1. Cobleskill

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    They aren't bad. I ate too many back in the '70s when times were lean.
  2. Cobleskill

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    I planted late tomatoes last summer on new ground. Never had grown tomatoes in the past. Blight killed them just as they were starting to get ripe. Sad to see all those nice tomatoes turn to crap. I have to think it came in on wind/rain. Planting early seems to work.
  3. Cobleskill

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    My bud is quite sensitive to hot. My son gave me a chunk of habernaro cheese to try. I broke it out and told him it was a step up from halapeno heat. He wanted some so I gave him a small chunk. He said he felt like he was being rooked, the small piece I gave him. After a couple minutes he...
  4. Cobleskill

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    My Grandmother used to say he, she whatever, is the berries. It meant nutty, wild, too much. I don't know if it was a common expression or not.
  5. Cobleskill

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    They must have to guard their fields. I wish I could get that kind of money, I would still grow them.
  6. Cobleskill

    The Garden Thread

    We could plant rice around here, but that's about it.
  7. Cobleskill

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    I never had a problem with coons in tomatoes, rodents, yes. Sweet corn, on the other hand, coons are a terrible pest. A good electric fence will discourage them.
  8. Cobleskill

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    You can plant beets 4 weeks before your last frost date and carrots and radish 2 weeks before. You could push that date quite a bit. Your raised bed will warm up and dry out earlier. I think you could go 6 and 4 weeks, maybe more.
  9. Cobleskill

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    Edible pod snow peas and regular peas can be planted now. You could stake a trellis fence away from the chain link. The peas are done in time to plant beans. Lattice or fence panels kicking around?
  10. Cobleskill

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    What does he do with them all? Must sell or give away some. That's a lot of plants.
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