Denny Toot

Matt Turner wrote:

Denny Toot wrote:I suggest using Milorgonite . It is a relative cheap slow release low concentration fertilizer ( $10-15 fir 40 pounds) from Milwaukee sewage dried sewage treatment plant sludge.
Deer absolutely hate it.
I use to have trouble with deer snaking on my azaleas buds and rose buds
This works well for me in all areas of gardening .
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Is there any issue consuming plants that are fertilized with this?

How does it smell to humans?

No issues that I know off . I don’t smell it at all . NPK is 6-4-0.

I suggest using Milorgonite . It is a relative cheap slow release low concentration fertilizer ( $10-15 fir 40 pounds) from Milwaukee sewage dried sewage treatment plant sludge.
Deer absolutely hate it.
I use to have trouble with deer snaking on my azaleas buds and rose buds
This works well for me in all areas of gardening .
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I cut wood to heat with- nearly 100% oak and hickory. Also have a chipper that eats anything up to three inches .
I use the chips less (than an inch in size ) in my dear wife’s flower beds. They last about 2 year s and I move everything to the raised hugelculture beds  and replace with new chips. If I had a way to transport my chipper to the wood cutting farm I would shred the smaller stuff.

I have no clue about the chemistry but she likes the looks and I like the results. In my raised bed.

Dennis Barrow wrote:

Tala Chebib wrote:Would love a good recommend for a compact folding knife!

I have had the same Buck folding knife for over 55 years.  Couple new sheaths for it.  Even managed to take it with me when the "Man" sent me to the jungles.

That is one tough knife.

Did you order new Sheath ? My snap is not very secure anymore?

Two that I always have in the garden
A hori hori and my Buck 110 folder.

Welcome back

We are on 30 acres in middle of Missouri woods- lots of deer  come  to visit and enjoy drinking  from our farm pond.
We have many azealas and the deer  were eating the buds.
The only and very successful solution was Milorgonite.  It is a slow release nitrogen and Deer hate it. I now use it many ways . Nitrogen , Ramial wood compost activator,  fertilizer  in addition to  being the only deer deterrent that actually works.
Top of that it’s cheap. $12 for 40 pounds.

Now for raccoons !!!

I’m 77 and am just getting back in the gardening realm. Uncle Sam and various. Jobs kept me pretty busy ti a few years ago .
I grew up on a southern Illinois hill farm where Dad plowed disc’ed and  harrowed the vegetable garden and turned it completely over to Mom.
It was always from seeds direct in the ground. It worked for us and I guess I stick with the old ways. Only difference is here in Missouri  I got all clay and lots of rock that I can’t eat .
So I used sone old roofing steel and near rotten trees from the woods. And branches wood chips leaves what ever else I can find .



Wish Me luck

Jenny Wright wrote:

Denny Toot wrote:

How has tulle worked for you.
I am going to buy  the 70” width for my raised beds.

Last year I suffered attack of the white moths.  It was my first year and cabaggegot gobbled up o

I personally haven't used it yet but I've seen it used on YouTube with success. I have put up with the moths for a few years and I decided to try out using the tulle and see if I can get some pretty cabbages for once... I saw tulle recommended because the texture also deters voles and rabbits because their nails get caught in it. So I'll see if that holds true. I'm really hoping it does!

Like wise the cabbage. I tried BT, hand picking to no avail. I am also going to try tulle this year. Plan on sticking 3/8 rebar into ground. And using 1/2 black irrigation pipe over the fir the frame. Cheapest solution could come up with .

my raised beds (2x10) cut from roofing steel and pieces of landscape timber. All salvage .

By the way I put the cold frame out and sone topsoil/ peat nose in in and was 12 degrees warmer than outside. No sun all day to and will be 11 degrees tonight . Will check temperature in morning.

William Bronson wrote:Even the dollar store shower curtains are pretty good.
The best price to quality ratio I've found is with the one from big lots.
Here's my wintersowing/ cold frame experiment:

How has tulle worked for you.
I am going to buy  the 70” width for my raised beds.

Last year I suffered attack of the white moths.  It was my first year and cabaggegot gobbled up o