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What can I plant this late in zone 4?
Between the (former) rabbit that ate all my okra, 2 tomatoes, and a nibbled my pepper plants last week, and the douchebag lawn service that sprayed 2,4-d thru the chain link fence into my garden*, I...
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French Beans - Blue Lake
All the advice is to pick the pods asap so as to encourage further pod development. How is this so given that the pods develop from their flower, so therefore more flowers would have to develop in...
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13 years ago
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It was hot and humid...I tell you. mis weeding
Just out an hour ago and got into hand weeding. Going good just a few bug bites than as I looked at what I weeded I realized I planted those plants. Purslane hides well in with other plants not...
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13 years ago
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Strawberry ABC's
I have some strawberries planted in a wagon and not doing so good. I want to transplant them to a bed. What kind of soil? How much water? How frequently? I have heard they like to be "wet". Pointers...
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13 years ago
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A Zucchini!
Can't you tell I just picked my first zucchini. Two cucumbers yesterday. Tomatoes are starting to ripen. I am at the "O boy another." Probably won't be long before I start the "O drat, what I am going...
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13 years ago
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When will bare root tree bud?
I planted a self fertile bare root Stella cherry tree about a month ago. Planted according to directions e.g. Soaked roots for 7 hrs n planted out. There has been no growth/budding/green shoots...
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13 years ago
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Rocket seeds
As a new gardener I'm a bit desparate to know whether my rocket seeds have germinated, or whether what I can see in the tub is weeds! Does anyone know what the seeds look like once they've germinated?...
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13 years ago
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Has anyone tried planting ginger?
Just for grins, I planted a 4" chunk of ginger that I bought in the market and now, after about 3 weeks of waiting, it's sent up a shoot. I was just wondering if anyone else here has tried planting...
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13 years ago
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Newly germinated rocket lettuce seeds
I have planted, for the first time, rocket lettuce seeds. I understand that they take about 2 weeks to germinate in a hot JUne/July. I planted them 26th June. I have got a couple of what looks like...
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13 years ago
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garden pollinators
The question of how to improve fruit yields and the role of pollinators comes up quite regularly. This includes "vegetables" that are botanically fruits, eg tomato, chilli etc. Here are two references...
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chilies
I am not a gardener, but I can't get habanero peppers here [Holland] so I am growing them on my window sill. A few days ago I got about 20 buds, I thought bingo chilies. But now they are turning into...
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13 years ago
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Succession planting Extending the harvest
Inspired by the tread concerning beans. I plant about three weeks apart . Some plants can't handle the heat beans can. More on planting late below. Path: From: Billy Newsgroups: Subject: Re: Planting...
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peppers and greenhouse
Hi folks. This is my first year with growing my own veg - and I am learning slowly. As I eat a lot of peppers, I would like to stat growing my own BELL PEPPERS next year. I've read quite a few stories...
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13 years ago
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Ok - first tomato, first blackberry and sticky pots
Speaking of tomatoes, my understanding was that determinant tomatoes all ripped at the same time, but I have a Glacier with ripe tomatoes and just set, green fruit!? Is this another urban legend...
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13 years ago
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Petroleum and Plants
If BP can get away for $20B, it will be cheap.
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13 years ago
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