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[akroberts 1085]

A picture of the cushaw that still needs more time on the vine.

 

[farmerjan]

My vines are dead. Cut the last of the butternut squash off the vines today except 3 small ones where the vines were "protected" by some high grass and weeds, and are still green.... Some of the late potato vines are still green, and tomatoes and some pepper plants... a few of the Sunflowers leaves' are real green and there are about 4 or 5 that the birds have not bothered. Those are the ones bent way over...the more upright ones the birds have worked on. There are a bunch of seeds on the ground.
My squash patch had as high grass as you have, around the outside when I quit mowing!!!!!

 

[akroberts 1085]

My vines are dead. Cut the last of the butternut squash off the vines today except 3 small ones where the vines were "protected" by some high grass and weeds, and are still green.... Some of the late potato vines are still green, and tomatoes and some pepper plants... a few of the Sunflowers leaves' are real green and there are about 4 or 5 that the birds have not bothered. Those are the ones bent way over...the more upright ones the birds have worked on. There are a bunch of seeds on the ground.
My squash patch had as high grass as you have, around the outside when I quit mowing!!!!!

There's a few spots that are way over grown with morning glory vines. I'm going to put my garden in the same place next year so I will have to find a way to block them or just put some really heavy stuff on them and suffocate the nasty buggers.

 

[Baymule]

Start collecting cardboard and paper feed sacks. It really helps on smothering out weeds. Collect some bricks to hold it all down.

In the fall when roadside vegetable stands ge in pumpkins, they come in triple thick boxes. Superb weed smother our boxes! Watermelon boxes are triple thick too.

 

[akroberts 1085]

Start collecting cardboard and paper feed sacks. It really helps on smothering out weeds. Collect some bricks to hold it all down.

In the fall when roadside vegetable stands ge in pumpkins, they come in triple thick boxes. Superb weed smother our boxes! Watermelon boxes are triple thick too.

I have been getting a little bit of cardboard here and there. I'm going to go to the Dollar General right down the road and ask if I can take their boxes. Granted I will have to remove the tape and staples if any are on it but it will be worth the time.

 

[fuzzi]

I have been getting a little bit of cardboard here and there. I'm going to go to the Dollar General right down the road and ask if I can take their boxes. Granted I will have to remove the tape and staples if any are on it but it will be worth the time.

Walmart and other bigger grocery stores often have large cardboard sheets that are placed between layers of bottled water. I've gotten cardboard at Aldi's, too. Oh, and furniture stores have broken down boxes that chairs etc. came in.

 

[akroberts 1085]

Walmart and other bigger grocery stores often have large cardboard sheets that are placed between layers of bottled water. I've gotten cardboard at Aldi's, too. Oh, and furniture stores have broken down boxes that chairs etc. came in.

Here Walmart wants to break down all the boxes and toss them in a bin for removal. I know that Dollar General doesn't care if I take the boxes as long as I ask.

 

[Mini Horses]

Talk with a manager at any Dollar General they breakdown to recycle. But those rolltainers are taken away on delivery day. So, check & get delivery day -- but boxes from paper products most avail then.

 

[akroberts 1085]

Talk with a manager at any Dollar General they breakdown to recycle. But those rolltainers are taken away on delivery day. So, check & get delivery day -- but boxes from paper products most avail then.

I'm a regular at Dollar General so I can pretty much talk to anyone that works there and they will probably say sure because they don't like having the cardboard hanging around.

 

[SageHill]

Awesome squash! EEEEK on the snake - King Snake (eats the noisy ones) - still EEEEK!