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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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cutting grape tomato
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Now I need a plow ...
A few weeks ago my wife asked me if I was still looking for a mower , she saw an ad online ... I am now the owner of John Deere model 317 yard/garden tractor with hydraulics . The front blade has...
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Beware of Planted Gifts
A neighbor of mine had some lettuce, cabbage and broccoli started and didn' t want to bother with them this fall/winter so she asked if I wanted them. Sure I said. It had been about a month when I...
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Ewww !
My tomatoes have gone all wilty , and they did it overnight ! Yesterday they were pretty and green , today they're all wilty and starting to turn dark . Peppers too , but the lettuce , spinach , and...
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OT Begonias OT
Does anybody here cultivate them ? We have 2 planter boxes with 3 nice plants in each . I read yesterday that they're considered perennials , and I'd like to try to keep these alive ... If I had...
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Tomatoes with sprouting seeds inside.
In the seven decades that I've been eating tomatoes, this is the first time that I have seen so many store bought tomatoes with sprouting seeds inside them. What gives? Do these new varieties bred to...
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diggin in the dirt
taking apart an iris garden, getting some of the sow thistle out of there, in mostly clay and somewhat of a low spot of course... most of the irises will be moved to a new place that has sandy loam,...
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Garden Forums
Are any of you participants in any of the gardening forums? Recommendations? MJ
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Until it freezes ...
We'll be eating salads that are at least in part from our garden . Bok Choy is just freakin' out , lettuce is doing OK and the spinach is lagging ... but we've still got lots of green onions in the...
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lima beans in heavy soil
just reading an older book and it recommends planting two seeds per hole in heavy soil so that one sprout can help make way for the other. since i know of at least one other person here who likes...
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oh i've missed this
planting... put in the garlic today and that meant doing some digging. i'll know later or tomorrow if my hand was able to take it, but so far it isn't complaining. not the best place to put garlic,...
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Blueberry pollination?
I was given a single blueberry plant several years ago but I understand tha t several plants are needed to achieve pollination. Is it possible I could split this root-ball up to produce the several...
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The End Is near !
Until next spring , that is . I'm just biding my time until the first hard frost . I still have lettuce , spinach , and bok choy producing - and the bok choy is doing the best and it's all volunteer ....
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Confusing Raspberries
I am a little confused about their behaviour and wondered if anybody could explain. I bought a cane last year and planted it and found it started to grow in the Autumn/Winter when everything else was...
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