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This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.

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#1345- #TIFF, TIFF: Get Stuffed Message #1380
From: Mike Blake-Knox Gardening Forum · Garden Gate February 19, 1992 8:36 AM
John, Macs can UNzip files but there doesn't seem to a Mac version of the ZIPing program. There is a PC (freeware) version of the Mac Extractor program which will deal with both Stuffit and Compact Pro archives. As a result, I'd favor standardizing on two formats depending on which…
#1149 Early start on peas Message #1216
From: Mike Blake-Knox Gardening Forum · Vegetable Gardening February 17, 1992 6:54 AM
Shepherd, Do you have any words of wisdom on the pre-soaking issue? Your article in the Feb '89 Nat Gardener doesn't mention any specific techniques for the South. I've tried some of the agro-net over partial rows with indifferent results perhaps as my garden is still fairly well shaded at…
#1111 #Shitake Mushroom Message #1215
From: Mike Blake-Knox Gardening Forum · Vegetable Gardening February 17, 1992 6:54 AM
Bill, I've used Carolina Agro-tech's spawn. They're at (919)438-2674 and I think evenings were the best time to reach them. Mike
From: Mike Blake-Knox Gardening Forum · Vegetable Gardening February 15, 1992 1:37 PM
Alison, I was trying to see what I could do about getting on good start on peas this year. We're in Durham, NC and I've found they need to be started in February to mature before its too hot but I've had problems with the seeds rotting (even treated ones).…
#Shitake Mushroom Message #1094
From: Mike Blake-Knox Gardening Forum · Vegetable Gardening February 15, 1992 1:37 PM
Peter, I've been raising a few here in Durham, NC for several years. They're quite easy to do – drill holes in Sweet gum or Oak logs, put in spawn impregnated dowls and seal with melted paraffin. Then you just leave them! (or maybe soak them in water for a…