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Above is an oddball - this is known as "Horsetail," or "scouring brush." The plant has a high silica content, so it was once used to make scouring brushes for, you know, scouring stuff. It's a native plant that I collected out in the back-yonder.

Now these are my tomatoes and peppers. I started them from seed and have them planted closely in small tubs (I thinks these tubs were for dishwashing). I drilled holes in the botton for drainage. Despite what it says on the seed package, you cn actually plant things a lot closer than recommended, as long as you keep up on the fertilizer and water.

Here they are when I put in the seedlings:

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Here's after they grew a bit:

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And here they are today, ready to start crankin' out food:

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Here's a nifty and decorative way to grow peas (these are snow peas) - put an entire package of seeds in a single large pot, put some interestingly shaped twigs in the pot (around 2 feet high), water, and wait.

Here's a pic right after they started, and then one a couple of weeks later. These should also start crankin' out edibles soon...

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Pretty soon they'll reach the top of the sticks and start draping down. If I keep the pea pods picked, pal, I should get a LOT of peas. I've grown them before where I had so many that I couldn't even fit them in the freezer any more.