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syrphid fly
Well the Bumble bee has a partner this year and with the Melon vines I now see syrphid flies. Is there a good way to attract the hoverers? Are they pollen gatherers or Nectar eaters? There a perfect...
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Odd garlic cloves
This is my first visit here so apologies if this question has been asked before but... I planted garlic late last year and they've been doing really well, but when I checked them today I noticed that...
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13 years ago
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Please help identify this plant, known as Callaloo in Jamaica
My Jamaican gardeners have planted something they call Callaloo in my garden. The Wikipedia article lists a number of plants that are used for Callaloo but none of them are an exact match for this...
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pruning tomato flowers?
We have some indeterminate tomatoes (Cherokee Purples), which are growing well (knock on wood), and producing a lot of flowers, and (so far) some fruits. We cut a tree this year, so have actual SUN in...
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13 years ago
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snails and slugs
We have snails and slugs in the garden. Has anyone found a good way to get rid of them?
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Optimism, I Guess....
Well, despite a definite trend a/o this typing: , a few glimpses of blue sky and flashes of sunshine have me so optimistic that our days-long spell of unbroken clouds and rain is breaking, as to hang...
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13 years ago
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Mixed results from my garden.
Hello, Id like to report my garden results so far. I did the straw cover garden with ground cover for weed issues. In a Ruth Stout kinda That part is fantastic. Ive been following the advice from the...
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13 years ago
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Mould on young apple trees
I'm growing some apple trees from seed. They're about 3 months old and were doing really well, but recently started to develop what look like mould spores on the leaves and stem. I washed them all...
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13 years ago
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Tomatoes problematic this year (twisty, dark, short)
Year after year I've been growing 6 Early Girl tomatoes in a patch surrounded by concrete, the patch being 11 feet by 25 inches. I usually get terrific results. I dig out the soil about 2 feet down...
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13 years ago
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cucumber problems - help please
Ive got cucumbers in a grow bag in a greenhouse, last year in the same position they were great, lots of fruit and no problems, this year they are being treated exactly the same but after the fruit...
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13 years ago
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Plant I.D.
I almost forgot this yearly ritual of finding out what I am growing. First pic on left, with drooping purple flowers. I'd be ever so appreciative, if someone could tell me what it is. Thanks.
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13 years ago
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Edible berry?
Hello There have been many posts about edible berries but I could not find anything that looks like the one I'm after so please forgive a newbie if this has been handled before. I have a 6m tree/shrub...
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13 years ago
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Watering Tomatoes
With our amiable discussion of "blossom end rot", and the merits of avoiding water stress in the vine, solidly fixed in the rear view mirror, I send along some views on watering published by our local...
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13 years ago
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Human aided squash pollination
Early on, my kabochas (and related squash, I always seem to have some other _weird_ looking squash in the patch), are loath to set because: 1. There aren't any male flowers (with pollen) 2. The bees...
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13 years ago
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runner bean query
I have been growing runner beans for the first time. The first red flowers that came out have wilted after a few days. Is this normal? I have been using feed once a week. Any advice on any of this?
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