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Best tomato ever
There is already a tomato thread going but it's broadly focused. On this thread I'm asking what's your single favorite tomato variety. My candidate is the Sun Gold Cherry, incredibly sweet and a...
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help plant to cover park fence
Tomato plants are easily grown from seed, especially with the assistance of a heated propagator to germinate them. Google will find you instructions suitable for the area you live in. In climates with...
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purple tomato
Anyone ever grown one of these? I was curious if any of you have some experience with them. Newworldcrops.com
 
what varieties of tomatoes should I plant this year?
I've decided to use the south facing side of the house to grow tomatoes this year. There are no trees giving shade, so it gets full sunlight all day long. In the spring and fall there is a small...
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25 ft high plum trees. To cut or not to cut that is the Q.
Hi folks. I have a sort of clump of plums at the end of my garden that have never been maintained in any way. And although there was an insanely enthusiastic crop of little plums had from them in...
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THE USE OF RAILROAD STAIRS IN A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
What do you think of using railroad ties as stairs. Are they appropriate for this type of setting? What are the safety hazards ?
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Strawberry weeding advice
Hi! We have a small garden (approx. 10' x 20') in our back yard with some strawberries in it. I'm in Southern California, and right now it's a combination of weeds, dead grass, and green strawberry...
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When do you plant garlic?
I am interested in the practice of growing garlic, I mean real garlic not elephant garlic etc. Around here some have planted already (late summer) and others will not plant for more than a month...
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Pear tree maintenance advice needed
Hello folks, I've just removed a mass of ivy that was growing around my pear tree, which is in the back garden of a newly acquired property. I was surprised to find a long gash in the trunk that was...
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Habanero peppers ..again
Last year I asked for advice on habanero peppers and they were a great success, in fact they have survived the winter on my window sill and are still producing small pea size peppers. My question is...
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Pricking out Tomatoes
My Moneymaker are no ready to pot up in 3" pots. should I take them from the window cill (65f) to a 10c greenhouse to pot on and bring back indoors or should I do the whole thing indoors. When will...
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Rhubarb
Looks like most of my rhubarb has survived another winter. Several are questionable but I am hoping the some or the others can be divided. Got them all weeded and the next move is to put some compost...
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Why Aren¹t G.M.O. Foods Labeled?
FEBRUARY 15, 2011, 9:00 PM Why Aren¹t G.M.O. Foods Labeled? By MARK BITTMAN If you want to avoid sugar, aspartame, trans-fats, MSG, or just about anything else, you read the label. If you want to...
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Going back to school concerning SOIL
Just in case we don't know it all. "7. Teacher says: "The remaining 10% (approximately), a very small fragment of the land area, represents the soil we depend on for the world's food supply. This...
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Awesome weather today.
How about that weather. The drug patrol helicopter circled my house again at about 100 feet .About 2 PM. And woke me up. They keep waking me up . As I work shifts. I gave them the finger last summer....
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