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Epsom Salt, Part 2
It has been almost 2 weeks since I put Epsom Salt around the Peppers and Ro ses. The jury is still out and probably will be until fall, but the peppers are much greener and bushier. The roses have a...
 
gettin' there
one or two more days and the first round of major plantings will be done. strawberries are coming along nicely with a few dozen already appreciated by me, the birdies, and a mystery critter probably...
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Peru says no to GMO
Peru is the first country in the Americas to ban genetically modified foods, putting its food policy closer to that of Europe, than the United States or many of its South American neighbors. Even...
 
'superwheat' that boosts crops by 30%
... wonder how much nutrients this puppy sucks from the soil? it's gotta come from somewhere... songbird
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South Korea suspends all U.S. wheat imports
U.S. officials are racing to quash global alarm in the wake of news the strain of wheat, developed by biotech giant Monsanto Co (MON.N), had been found in an Oregon field late last month. The...
 
Unapproved genetically modified wheat from Monsanto found in Oregon field
Japan, the largest market for U.S. wheat exports, suspended imports from the United States and canceled a major purchase of white wheat on Thursday after the recent discovery of unapproved genetically...
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mandarins
What conditions make mandarins sweetest? Is there any special feeds etc?
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Monsanto Loses In Europe!!
I'm hoping to get my hands on a PCR this Fall. & This is what lab techs do :O) Fortunately, they grow many things like sweet corn, peas, gherkins, pickles, tomatoes, and poultry. Think Kansas. I think...
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Peppers, Epsom Salt
Oh I know, I don't mean to sound ungratefull Yes the first year we lived here there was no problem. (8 years ago) THe only thing that gets watered from the lake is the gardens. All of the potted stuff...
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Harvesting potatoes
Good morning to the Group from Arkansas USA . My question to the group is when is the best time to dig potatoes ,when they first bloom or when the plants die? Also does removing the blooms increase...
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What to do !!!
Hi There, I wonder if anyone can help year I planted small sweet bell pepper seeds in pots but because of ill health they never got planted out and because I was late planting them they didnt grow...
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Everything but the spinach ...
And lettuce is doing well out hrere in the woods . Well , I just got around to planting the zucchini a week or so ago , so it hasn't sprouted . I shoulda got some fresh spinach seed , this pack has...
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Habanero Help - Small Fruit
Pollinate less of them, perhaps. Pick off excess flowers. I'm no chilli grower, but as a general rule, for the same plant, if there are fewer fruit, the fruit are larger (within the range of size that...
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woodchuck humor
... yeah, they can still smell it even when it's down to almost nothing and still poke their noses in. i dislike poisons too for much the same reason. plus i hate the idea that a snake or other...
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today
I hardly see grasshoppers, but I certainly use milky spore for the darn JBs - of course, they fly in from elsewhere anyway, so the fact that I've treated this area with milky spore is no panacea. I...
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