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Corn silk
Does anyone here eat corn silk? I love it. It is so sweet. I like it better than alfalfa, and if you're going to toss it, keep me a nice serving. Steve
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squashes
hello,i'm new to this forum.i've been growing squashes for the past three years,i've had moderate success with golden hubbard and butternut but how can increase productivity.i get three to four...
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fruit cankers
In my limited fruit experience do not replant in the same area. But, check with your local extension service for what's new in your area as far as diseases etc. and your best course of action. Ferdie
 
ID Please
Looks like a Lychee but is yellow inside with small seads. Anyone any idea what it is ? (I am in the UK btw) Thanks all +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Filename:...
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Mulberry canker
Hi. My 7-year-old black mulberry has canker and is looking very sorry for itself. Only half the tree has leaves, what few berries there were dropped off early, and it is definitely sicker than it was...
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Cold Summer
With only one day over 90F (July 3) gardeners and agriculturalist have been dismayed. Now on the 19th (92F), 20th (91F), and 21st (91F) we've added 3 more days of heat which now has tomatoes ripening...
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strawberry leaves with holes in
Ive had holes in the leaves on my strawberries all summer, i found a very few tiny about 3mm green caterpillars but not enough to be an infestation, so dont think theyre the usual sort. Apart from not...
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Voles attacking apple tree?
Hi. I have four three-year-old apple trees, all planted on a north-facing slope in a valley in East Cornwall. I gave them all deep mulch (including old carpet), cleared the pervasive bracken away and...
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too compact grapes
You may find that as the bunches mature, the stems between the grapes actually lengthen and the bunch becomes looser. That's what happens on my vines. There are also grape varieties where the bunches...
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Green Tomatoes
Has anyone got any ideas of what to do with green tomatoes. I've got a bucket load and I don't think I can deal with that much chutney.
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Tangerine bitter & fruit dropping too soon
Any ideas?
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Flowering on trees with fruit
I would appreciate it if anybody can refer me to a reference on the topic of whether leaving fruit on a tree alters the flowering and setting of new fruit for the next season. I have excess citrus...
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Tomatoes
I have a cherry type tomato in my green house that is FULL of flowers yet not one tomato has set. Too hot? I have shaken them to pollinate, they are hydroponic so the water is right, used the...
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Hi just intoducing myself
Only my second year and im wandering is there any lights available perhaps halogen for my budding tomatoes and peppers and Howaya doing
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Pruning Apple Espalier
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi all, just joined and looking for a bit of advice, hope I'm in the correct forum. I've read numerous books and...
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