Like the CD idea and I have lots of them, but my main issue is I have a large acacia tree and I live in a conservation area so it cannot be cut down!!! But all the pigeons in the county where I live perch on the branches and poop all over my patio, walk way and new garden furniture. I am really worried as I have a four year old boy and their poop is supposed to be dangerous if ingested or touched!!! Please help :-{

If you are not in a hurry, research the BEST tasting figs, and put an order in to UC Davis. Get your order in early. You will have to pay shipping, but out of my 3 varieties that I ordered last year and just received, 2 Varieties are leafing out (Panachee and Mission). The one I really wanted is lagging, but it's only been 2 weeks, and I have time. My research showed that Mission, Panachee, and Violet de Bouchet taste the very best. I heard it from the grapevines! I am trying 3 methods for rooting. The ones that are leafing out are in damp perlite and peat. Baggie method not showing any improvement at all, and then I laid some on their sides in shallow trenches in the dirt outside. Nothing there either. Here is a link that might be useful: UC Davis FREE cuttings for fruit trees

Well, 30" is better than a 4ft pallet (not by much). Let's see how berries do at market today - last year I always sold out of wild blackberries, but last week only sold 1 out of 4 pints of blueberries - guess too much competition, even if my prices were in line with other vendors', grocery stores are selling them cheap right now (not organic ones, but a lot of people at this market don't care - I might do better at a different market). That guy DH works with who bought the potatoes (and I gave him greens) last week "ordered" more this AM - took all but 1 of my zukes (I have to go hunt for more on some other plants), plus chard and mixed greens (the same kind I gave him free last week b/c they were leftovers). But he didn't want any more potatoes, or blueberries. I wonder if that means I've overpriced them? Yes, Marla, I will add the cost of any baskets I buy to my price (or at least when I do my taxes they will come off as an expense, as will gas to go pick them and free ones up). I do the same with jelly jars - people gripe about the cost of jam but when I explain I have to buy the jars, sugar, lemon juice, labels, ink (which I actually don't write off since we use the printer for other things but maybe I should deduct 1 cartridge a year), and pay for electricity (again, don't deduct b/c I haven't figured how much actually used to run well, can), they understand. Now if they would actually RETURN the empties like I ask, maybe I could drop the price (or actually, I've offered a deposit but no one's ever come back - I think I need to put a sticker on the jar). I think I'm going to make up a sign for today asking people to please return empty containers, and another one offering 10 cents for every canning jar they bring next week. Oh, and we're getting a drizzle now! Looks like it rained overnight too. Maybe I can plant the rest of my squash (Early Prolific, so short season, and maybe more Raven just in case SVB get the plants I have now). I hadn't wanted to plant anything else if we weren't getting rain. I'll check tomorrow to see how much we get today. At least I won't have to water my berries with the lettuce-washing water (though I will save it)!

Can't help with accesSories-chairs/ benches (cheap), but mulch and mushroom soil without seeds are available reasonably. Cheapest is haul yourself. Here is a link that might be useful: 1/2 hour from DowninGtown