Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

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How to ripen Butternut "Argonaut" squash?

I grew a 24 pound Argonaut squash this season. Because of the failing summer warmth I had to pull it when it was just b...
1 comments posted 3yrs
posted by eastman5063
1 comments posted 3yrs posted by eastman5063

green tomoatoews about to freeeze

Hi All, My cherry tomatoes are filled with green tomatoes that do not seem to want to ripen. And the first freeze is co...
6 comments posted 3yrs
posted by T
6 comments posted 3yrs posted by T

Garlic Yield

is getting close to planting time for garlic. which is mid-october-ish here in western new york. i'm learning from mist...
10 comments posted 3yrs
posted by fos
10 comments posted 3yrs posted by fos

OT: Dad Joke

As I suspected, someone has been adding soil to my garden. THE PLOT THICKENS! What??? It is a Dad Joke. It is not suppos...
7 comments posted 4yrs
posted by T
7 comments posted 4yrs posted by T

pepper seed question

Hi All, I have been following Songbird's instruction on how to collect Anaheim (California) pepper seeds. Wait till the...
2 comments posted 4yrs
posted by T
2 comments posted 4yrs posted by T

tomato harvest coming in

went out yesterday morning expecting to pick 6-8 buckets of tomatoes and ended up picking between 11-13 buckets instead...
7 comments posted 4yrs
posted by songbird
7 comments posted 4yrs posted by songbird

To hot to plant?

Hi All, I have noticed that I am unable to get ANY seed to germinate if I plant it after the thrid week in May. That is...
10 comments posted 4yrs
posted by T
10 comments posted 4yrs posted by T

sweet Oregon grape?

Hi All, Googling has failed me. Do you guys know if there is a such thing as a variety of Oregon Grape the has sweet(er)...
0 comments posted 4yrs
posted by T
0 comments posted 4yrs posted by T

sick zuke question

Hi All, I decided to grow four zukes this year. One of them looks pretty sick and is not growing. https://ibb.co/ZSqYhS...
3 comments posted 4yrs
posted by T
3 comments posted 4yrs posted by T

over winter onion sets?

Hi All, Since I can not grow onions from seeds, I was wondering if you guys had any suggestions for over winter onions...
2 comments posted 4yrs
posted by T
2 comments posted 4yrs posted by T

peas, onions, garlic, beans...

2nd picking of peas and pea pods. as contrasted to last year's pea garden the chipmunks haven't damaged a single pod or...
1 comments posted 4yrs
posted by songbird
1 comments posted 4yrs posted by songbird

seven and june bugs

Will seven kill june bugs ? If so do they have to eat the plants that are sprayed ? I was spraying my tomatoes and ther...
8 comments posted 4yrs
posted by rmowery42
8 comments posted 4yrs posted by rmowery42

Garlic Bed Mulch Crop

in a couple weeks our garlic is ready for harvest. last year we harvested the garlic, covered the bed with shredded str...
0 comments posted 4yrs
posted by fos
0 comments posted 4yrs posted by fos

Onion seeds, how long?

Hi All, It has been two weeks since I planted my onion seeds. Everything else I planted is coming up, but not the onions...
13 comments posted 4yrs
posted by T
13 comments posted 4yrs posted by T