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Thanks Petee I am on my way now. I found one under this address Penn State Jefferson County Extension Master Gardeners. Just had to take off the Pa and this one came up  Thanks again

Is there a website for your Master Gardeners. I have been to the Buds Gardeners page

Speaking of planting here is something I plan on trying this year also.  Space is alwasy limited and thought I would try this and hopefull I get my raised garden planters done here in a few weeks. I plan on making two 4x8  raised garden structures about three feet off the ground. I just have to add the legs and paint the wood with non voc environmentally safe paint not that it will be touching the soil or the plants but just in case to help preserve the wood. I will post pics of them when they are done.

I thought it was interesting and might be fun to try also Petee that and I am sure most people will not send in a soil sample for some reason or another. Thats why I posted it not that they will remeber this but I will repost it in the spring. It will at least get them a little info and they can add whatever they feel they need and hopefully it will help them out. 

I have sent soil samples in and it fhas been good. I have never added anything to my soil except mushroom compost every year but this is expensive for large gardens but I mostly plant just because I enjoy it and probably spend more on it than I get back but if I am going to spend money better on something I enjoy rather than on booze and gambling not that there is anything wrong in either of those in moderation. The compost seems to work well as I usually have a good garden.

I would encourage people to use the resources of Penn State especially if they are having problems with their plants that may be diseased. You can send in your plants to them also and they will help you identify the problem. I believe this is free a free service and they will give you the envelopes to send it in. I believe so Petee would know for sure.

That was very generous of them. Kudos

I dug up some of my pepper plants before the frost and brought them inside. I am hoping they make it so I can replant them. I just wanted to see how well they would do during the winter and if they would proivide peppers during this time or even after I replanted them. Guess I was bored that day.  My super chiles still have peppers on them and I have some bell peppers that are starting to get bigger.

Has anyone else ever tried this and what were your results?

An occasional grape will not hurt them. It is the constant feeding of them. I actually believe it is the grape seeds themselves that cause the problem.

It most likely is a dwarf tree. it is a healthy tree just doesn't produce any apples. If I had some space I would like to plant several more but really dont have the room yet. Although I have been looking at small farmettes and homes with some acreage. If I can find a nice place especially if it has a pond I will be moving.

There can be lots of reasons for a tree not producing apples.  Any idea what kind of an apple?  Maybe it needs a pollinator the frost gets it.

Not sure what kind it is. The neighbors have a nice tree and there is one in the lot next to them and they both produce apples. They are good size trees also. Mine is still rather small. I was going to see if the neighbors would let me get a few of their apples since they dont use them and I came home one  day and someone had picked them all already LOL

I have a apple tree inthe yard it has been there 12 years and I think I may have gotten one apple off it in those twelve years. Maybe we need to trim it as well. My wife did it a few years back but still no apples .

Bon If you need it cut down let me know I can do it for you.

we swear by them as well. We usually pout them around the house when we can get them.

LOL wish I would have read Steve's post first HAHA

Quince the fruit of love, marriage, and fertility.

You could make the national snack of Spain membrillo.

http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/membrillo_quince_paste/

must be a girl spider. i dont see any dirty dishes, socks or empty cheetos bags.

Hey Bon if it gets lonely it can come visit the hundred thousand or so spiders I have at work. Took theses pics a couple weeks ago at work when someone didn't believe me about all the spiders there.

BTW what kind of camera did you use. I have a nice camera but it never takes close up pics it keeps refocusing or is quite blurry. I tried getting close ups of these spiders especiallty where there were a a half dozen or so bunched up but it would not take them without getting blurry of course it could be the operator. I must need to put it on a certain setting. Gues I should read the instructions sometime.

Is there such a thing as a bad mountain pie combo 

Lucky you!

The deer have been been eating the tops of the potatoes we had planted but my wife started spraying them with some sort of blood based deer repellent and they have left them alone. They are busy eating the apples on the ground across the street. They are there everyday. The rest of the garden is fenced off and momma deer hasnt jumped it although anything that creps out through the wire they nibble off and so far no bugs or blight this year but the season is not done yet. I am just hoping the tomatoes start to ripen before they die off. The plants are starting to  but there are lots of tomatoes Hopefully they will start to turn soon.

No problem with anything this year in my garden. It is doing great.

Lol!!! Why not??? Little to high for you??

not the height just the climb. It would take 30 to 45 minutes to get up there if not more and I dont want to find out which one. There is no elevator LOL Walking up to the roof would be a good work out but I would rather hop the elevator up although I have walked up it many times. .

Should have let me know Bon I would have went to the roof at the Plant and waved to you because i sure as heck wasnt climbing all the way to the top of the stack LOL

Nicce Pics

Even choked up an old burly guy like me.

I saw this and just had to share it.

This little guy is called Rooty and he thinks the dog's water container makes an ideal piggy bath..