2nd Finger Joint Test for Moisture (in Soil)
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2nd Finger Joint Test for Moisture (in Soil)

Here’s an “old timey” way to check the moisture in your soil, to see if your plants need more water – the “2nd Finger Joint Test for Moisture”. Thanks go to one of our member’s grandfather, a South Dakota farmer/rancher, born in 1887, who taught her this method when she was a toddler, first learning … Continue reading

TIDBIT – squash flowers are male & female
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TIDBIT – squash flowers are male & female

Did you know that squash plants produce two sexes of flowers on them, and only the female flowers actually produce edible “fruit”? Here are some pix of a volunteer squash plant’s flowers – on the same vine – female and male. The female flower has the more complex “inards” (pix w. hand), while the male … Continue reading