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gardening season opener
yesterday it was warm enough to get outside and start some gardening tasks. i scraped a few hundred square feet after burying some garlic and onion seeds down deep enough that they'll have a tough...
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Beatin' the Bolt
In the past I've always had problems with lettuce/spinach/bok choi bolting way too soon . So this year I decided to plant them a lot earlier than I have in the past . The envelopes say "as soon as the...
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Gou Qi Zi raisins
Hi All, I have four prolific goji berry (Gou Qi Zi) plants in my garden. "Liver and Kidney Deficiency where Jing and Blood cannot nourish eyes with dizziness, blurred vision and diminished visual...
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Polyhalite for organic gardening
48% SO3 as sulfate 14% K2O as from sulfate of potash 6% MgO as from magnesium sulfate 17% CaO as from calcium sulfate Any comments?...
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maybe maybe
the weather may cooperate enough with me this week to be able to get back outside to finish off a few more gardens to have them ready for winter/spring. that's about all i've got going in gardening...
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First seed catalog for next season has arrived
Yeppers, the Pinetree seed catalog has already found its way into my mailbox. A lot earlier than usual this year too. I've already got a nice long list to order including some new varieties to try,...
 
Tip: mosquitoes
Hi All, This year, I could not step outside without being tagged three of four times. Half my time watering the garden killing them as the land on me. Got me two two gallon buckets, filled them with...
 
over winter onions?
Hi All, My onions are just starting to bulb up. Some are the size of golf ball. Most are smaller. The first freeze will be Wednesday night. Should I just let them go over winter? -T
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Time to plant garlic?
Hi All, The first freeze will be this Wednesday night. Is it time to plant garlic yet? -T
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Freeze
Looks like Wednesday will be the end of gardening. The weather service is predicting a 28F freeze Wednesday night. So pick everything Wednesday afternoon.
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scarification?
Hi All, What is the easiest way to perform "scarification" on small seeds? And do you do this before or after performing stratification (freezing) on them? Many thanks, -T Me thinks a bird eats the...
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what is a "Legacy Blueberry"?
Hi All, What is a "Legacy Blueberry"? Is it a another name for "heirloom"? Many thanks, -T
 
goji pruning question
Hi All, My four goji bushes are prolific. The fruit, although slightly sweet, is not so popular with us as it is also slightly bitter. I left 99% last years crop on the bush. I am told that drying the...
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bilberry pits
Hi All, My "2 EUROPEAN BLUEBERRY BILBERRY" plants finally fruited after four years. The fruit is bitter and sour. I spit them out. And that is easy to do and they contain a round pit the size and...
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Can tomatoes commit tomato homicide?
Hi All, I have a 20 gallon container with cage for growing my cherry tomatoes. I usually plant Sweet 100's, but for the last two years, the greenhouses have had failures on sweet 100's so I plant what...
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