Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

Gardening Resolutions Anyone?

I have two, I will not waste space in my garden trying to grow tomatoes that I have never had success with and I will k...

5 comments posted 14yrs

posted by mjciccarel

5 comments posted 14yrs posted by mjciccarel

the beans

finally finished shelling and sorting the soy beans and weighed them. 44lbs. all told we grew about 80lbs of dry beans...

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posted by songbird

7 comments posted 14yrs posted by songbird

Winter Project

The polycarbonate greenhouse I have had for 4 years is just about falling apart. It has cracked to the point that I am...

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posted by mjciccarel

4 comments posted 14yrs posted by mjciccarel

Figs

I have a patch of figs but I am never able to harvest more than a few before the first frost hits. I am wondering what...

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posted by galt_57

7 comments posted 14yrs posted by galt_57

hoehoehoe

i hope everyone has a great holiday! (or whatever in case you don't observe any specific one at all). songbird

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posted by songbird

2 comments posted 14yrs posted by songbird

Red Potatoes

If there is anyone still around I have a strange question. We bought 50 pounds of tiny red potatoes back in October and...

7 comments posted 14yrs

posted by mjciccarel

7 comments posted 14yrs posted by mjciccarel

glyphosate

Are You Eating, Drinking and Breathing Monsanto's New Agent Orange? Sayer Ji Special to Salem-News.com (NEW YORK) - In...

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posted by Wildbilly

2 comments posted 14yrs posted by Wildbilly

First sweet corn

I cut my first sweet corn of the summer tonight. It was very tender and juicy but only average in flavour. I feel that I...

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posted by secret

8 comments posted 14yrs posted by secret

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posted by derald

8 comments posted 14yrs posted by derald

potatos

when should I plant some potatos??

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posted by charlie100.953deb6

1 comments posted 14yrs posted by charlie100.953deb6

Three sisters method.

A friend told me about the Three Sisters growing method. Apearently It comes from the Native Americans who would grow C...

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posted by gonzo

25 comments posted 14yrs posted by gonzo

Water pH & it's effect on gardens & plants

I have a drilled well that goes down 220'. When it was drilled in 1995, the pH that came back with the first water test...

6 comments posted 14yrs

posted by nowhere

6 comments posted 14yrs posted by nowhere

inchelium red garlic

found the cite i noted earlier Derald. http://www.backyardgardener.com/plantname/pda_96c9.html no idea how reputable or...

6 comments posted 14yrs

posted by songbird

6 comments posted 14yrs posted by songbird

How did your garden grow in 2011?

This year I tried cabbage, sweet corn, eggplant, radishes, Brussels Sprouts and tomatoes. Cabbage did fantastic, so I m...

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posted by none

23 comments posted 14yrs posted by none

What is "Deep Watering"

What does the expression mean to you? In your garden, how do you know when you've accomplished the goal?

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posted by derald

3 comments posted 14yrs posted by derald