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These ugly things are on my tomato plants. I can’t find out what they are. I sprayed this afternoon, but it rained, so I am sure I’ll have to do more tomorrow. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get rid of them?

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I got up real early, one day last week, to weed the garden. I wanted to get out there before the sun came up and before the kids demanded to be fed. I didn’t want them to panic and think their mother had left them forever without feeding them first so, I posted a note [...]

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Why I hate gardening:
weeds
 
and vines

Why I love gardening:
Squash blossoms

Baby squash

Peppers

Tomatoes

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After two weeks of planting we finally are able to have a harvest.  It is a wonderful feeling when you finally see fruit from all the labor you put into it.  What?  You don’t think we can have a harvest after two weeks?  Ok, I’m busted.  This harvest is from a plant that grew from [...]

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We like to take a look at our garden each day. It is so nice to see things starting to grow. So far we have some:
Tomatoes - These are cherry tomatoes. The larger tomatoes have not started blooming yet.

Onions - we think these are large white onions. They were sold in a large batch with [...]

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In the garden we husband and children, planted:
Three kinds of tomatoes
Two kinds of peppers
Cantaloupe
White onions
Collard Greens for the lizards
Yellow squash
Zucchini
Watermelon
 
From seeds which aren’t planted yet:
Radishes
Pole Beans
Lettuces (heat tolerant kind)
And this is what we didn’t plant.

A slug or something. Sir Husband found it and saved it in a jar because; “I knew you like to take [...]

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We decided to give gardening one more try.  We have had small gardens before, with very little success.  Mainly because we do not get enough sun in our backyard.  I know that sounds funny, coming from someone who lives in FL, but we live under oaks.  Great big oaks that meet above our house. 
Last year [...]

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