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Flying Dragons
I finally got my hads on three one metre high Flying Dragon citrus dwarfing rootstock plants today! I've been trying to get hold of some for ages but the nurseries who have it usually guard it...
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Too wet to plow ...
But I managed to till up a couple of strips out in the garden . I'll be planting some lettuce/spinach/bok choy soon , I'd like to get some harvested before it bolts this year . I was going to plant...
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plum eater in residence
I went to fix the net round my plum tree which has lots of nearly ripe plums. This is who I found waiting inside the net: This is one of the macrobats, they feed on fruit, nectar and blossom and they...
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What to do ...
What to do when I can't garden ? Why plan , of course ! I already know what I'm going to plant , just a matter of measuring out the areas and figuring out how many in each area . The 50' tape measure...
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seed hunting site
Friend passed on a neat site to me today. Take a look at: Lots of different seeds from many different companies at varying prices. I was fascinated by it. George
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Soil Testing?
Is this worth doing, and if so then how?
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Grapes
I did a little preliminary trimming on my grape vines the other day, but th en I decided to look on Youtube for some examples -- and I was shocked by t he huge size of the cultivated grape vines that...
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12/26
Went out this morning and harvested a small amount of cherry tomatoes and a large eggplant. Light frost yesterday didn't hurt them at all. We're having our Christmas at daughter's house this afternoon...
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all through the gardens
not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse... hope everyone has a wonderful and peaceful holiday, songbird
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All dead , all dead ...
Well , except for the lettuce and spinach , they just keep hangin' in there - the strawberries have finally decided to go to sleep , leaves are turning red and falling now . Time to start planning for...
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Debugging a transplanted rosemary plant?
My wife decided to try bringing one of our herb plants indoors for the winter, simply digging it up and transplanting it into a pot. Since then we've had a minor plague of small gnat-like bugs in the...
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First Catalog
This one is from Pinetree. They have some really neat things but I don't think I will be needing more seeds this year. First job is to see what I have and decide if I want anything new. Right now I am...
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Hardy !
We've had temps as low as 8? F here ... I was out by the garden today bringing in some firewood , and noticed the bok choi , spinach , and lettuce all still have green leaves - as do the strawberries...
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Odd Citrus Splitting
Hi, So Cal high desert area questioning. What could be the cause of one of three different citrus trees giving fruits that near to completely split o pen early in ripening? The one "splitter" in an...
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Winterizing Figs
I have seen a number of discussions regarding the traditional wrapping of f ig plants in northern areas. Apparently the goal is to minimize rapid freez ing and thawing and to keep the plant dry. I...
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