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  1. Thread: Root Cellar

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    Re: Root Cellar

    I would think that root cellars work by evaporative cooling - the moisture in the ground comes through the wall and evaporates, cooling the area. Plastic would stop that moisture migration. It...
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    Re: Growing rasberries

    Raspberries are either summer-bearing or fall-bearing. Summer-bearing raspberries such as Latham will bear fruit on canes that grew the previous year. The canes coming up now will produce fruit...
  3. Thread: Garage Project

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    Re: Garage Project

    It would help for us to follow your project by just reply to yourself in the original thread you started instead of starting new threads.
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    Re: Deep Freezer and Pesticides

    Whenever I cler the inside of our refrigerator I use a dilute Pure Vanilla Extract Solution - seems to clean and deoderize.

    Can't attest to its usefulness for pesticide odors, however.
  5. Thread: Weeds in lawn

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    Re: Weeds in lawn

    There are corn gluten-based seed-sprout inhibitors, but they do nothing for weeds that are already established.
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    Re: Short garage door opener?

    Boy - thanks for that link. I had 9' sectional doors installed in my garage so I could get my tractor inside with the ROPS up. This height requires commercial type door openers so I have put-off...
  7. Thread: deer accidents

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    Re: deer accidents

    Michigan had 58,000 auto/deer accidents in 2005.
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    Re: Growing Grass Plan Colorado

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    but I'm not working towards a "lawn" like the low-landers have. I am using a wild mix of existing Buffalo Grass, and seeding with...
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    Re: What is this and what do I do about it?

    Nothin' but a Myomycota (slime mold.) I think yours is a Fuligo septica - but I'm not an expert. I do know that if they get really big they start to crawl around like those old science fiction...
  10. Thread: squirels

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    Re: squirels

    I put 18" length of 6" Steel HVAC duct below my feeder and haven't had a squirrel up there since.
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    Re: seed starting w/ q plugs

    I use about a gallon for 50 pellets. I just keep filling the tray until there is water remaining in the bottom and the pellets are saturated.
  12. Thread: burns my *ss

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    Re: burns my *ss

    Michigan gets all of Toronto's trash exported into our state where it is landfilled. This has been a great cause for dismay for Michiganders, yet the Federal Government says we cannot block this due...
  13. Thread: Shower Pan

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    Re: Shower Pan

    Fine Homebuilding had two great articles that I used to build my custom-shaped, tiled shower. See Issue #141 pgs 66-71 on building the pan, while Issue #160 pgs 88-93 covers the entire construction...
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    Re: small fishing pier

    I had great success using float drums from DockBoxes.com.
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    Re: Soy Milk suspected in Infant Deaths

    The material is not paraphrased, it is a direct cut &amp; paste, thereby violating the Users Agreement for CBN:

    <font color="blue"> You shall not: Upload or post copyrighted material, including text,...
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    Re: Soy Milk suspected in Infant Deaths

    You shouldn't be pasting copywrited material directly into your posts, but should use the link instead.
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    Re: Puzzling problem, need ideas!!!

    High salt content will draw moisture from the air, similiar to the way calcium chloride is used on dirt roads to draw moisture to keep dust down. Dried urine will contain salts. This will not stop...
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    Re: Cultivate Wild Blackberries???

    Not an expert at this, but I think wild blackberries can carry viruses that can affect "domesticated" berry crops - ask your county extension agent.
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    Re: Using maganets to soften water?

    Not only is the milk soft, it doesn't hurt when it hits him in the shower.
  20. Thread: euthanasia pet

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    Re: euthanasia pet

    Some vets will come to your house for this service. Having been through it with our dog, it was hard enough just being at the vets and holding him when it was done. I think the added emotional...
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    Re: Beauty of the Hay Field

    Yes, Bavaria.

    I could have made it even easier by posting another picture, which I've attached.
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    Re: Beauty of the Hay Field

    Nice picture.

    Attached is one I took on our holiday, with freshly cut hay in the fields and recently baled hale next to the buildings.

    Can you guess where we went on our summer vacation?
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    When do you harvest hard-shelled squash

    I have butternut, buttercup and "Royal Ace" squash growing in the garden. Do I harvest them in the fall, like pumkins (after all the vines are dried), or should I be picking them now?
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    Re: Hello all, new member has question?

    We just kept cutting our weeds, and after a while only short green plants grow (grass, clover, plantain, etc.) It looks green, and is OK for walking.
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    Re: Bath Towels Turning Colors

    Anybody using acne medicine with Benzoyl Peroxide? That will "bleach-out" fabrics.
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