daninmd
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ok, thanks. I have used shelled corn cob in my smoker before, works pretty good.
ok, thanks. I have used shelled corn cob in my smoker before, works pretty good.
Acpape0
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I burn the kernels .... The stove is similar to a pellet stove but works on positive pressure and is top fed
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Localzoo
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This is why I love the forum you learn something everyday....why not burn the cobs instead of the kernels? Just curious used to feed my pigeons corn to fatten them up for winter so never would have thought to use for heating
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daninmd
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interesting, never seen one before.
Acpape0
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It is a matter of btu per lbs. a high quality hardwood pellet will get about 8900 btu per lb. shelled and dry corn kernels get approx 9800 btu per lb.
Cobs are not fesable to burn.. Corn stoves work similarly to a pellet stove.. You add kernels to a hopper with a small auger at the bottom that feed the fire box. Cobs are way to big and give off very few btu
Btw fuel corn is tax free and last year I paid $162 at ton vs $229 per to of pellets plus tax.... And no the house does not smell like popcorn or make popping sounds
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daninmd
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hmm...no popcorn smell in the house? bummer
so corn is good for heating...and the cobs are good for smoking meat.
Localzoo
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Lol or making pipes.
Where we live there is no where to store corn without attracting critters or it getting ****...then it prob will be to wet to burn...sounds better than our oil right now.
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Acpape0
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I have officially hit the point in the season where we give away more vegetables than we eat
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daninmd
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yep, Im there too. had people over the weekend and made them take a ton of stuff.
on a bad note, I got a pretty good infestation of leaf footed bugs in my tomatoes now. going to start picking them a little earlier and letting them ripen in the house.
Acpape0
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I am fortunate enough to have a huge pray mantis population to help with problems like that
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daninmd
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do they eat leaf footed bugs?? I have a few mantis, apparently not enough.
Localzoo
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Adam might have to catch a few and take them over to your garden...
You could encourage beetles population by putting straw down around the base of the plants...if you have sunflowers they might be hanging out there in the mornings. If you kind find the copper colored eggs under the leaves just crush or remove them or the leaf.
Encourage more predators that eat them
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You could encourage beetles population by putting straw down around the base of the plants...if you have sunflowers they might be hanging out there in the mornings. If you kind find the copper colored eggs under the leaves just crush or remove them or the leaf.
Encourage more predators that eat them
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Acpape0
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Mantis and bird feeders keep most things under control ... Except those d$&@ slugs ... I will be outlining my garden in copper wire next year for them
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spazmattik
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Does anyone know whats up with these spots? My pepper plant did this last year with the first few peppers it produced and then it stopped. These are the first few this year so i dont know if that has anything to do with it.
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daninmd
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looks like blossom end rot. usually caused by inconsistent watering. peppers like consistent watering, if they dry out too much then get too much water this can happen. but they also don't want too much water, so kind of a pain. try getting on a regular water schedule and adding some fertilizer high in calcium but low in nitrogen (high nitrogen can block absorption of calcium). I would remove all the damaged ones and see if it can recover
tomatoes also suffer from this same issue.
Localzoo
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Very true.
Also removing a few of the peppers before (when they are small) actually reduces stress on the plant...allowing it to focus more resources to fewer peppers. In return you end up with bigger healthier fruit...
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spazmattik
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Awesome. Thanks for the advice guys 
chriscoli
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I've used this company before. I got some predatory mites to control thrips. Not sure if it worked, but there's a lot of good info on their website nonetheless.
https://greenmethods.com/
https://greenmethods.com/
daninmd
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cleared out most of my garden yesterday and ordered seeds for fall planting!
going with a bunch of root vegetables along with fava beans and edamame. hopefully planting one evening this week.
going to keep the tomatoes and cukes, but everything else is coming out.
going with a bunch of root vegetables along with fava beans and edamame. hopefully planting one evening this week.
going to keep the tomatoes and cukes, but everything else is coming out.
daninmd
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anyone else planning a fall garden??
