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Time to repot tomatoes?
Last year my tomatoes were over 2 feet tall before they started flowering. Somebody told me not to repot from 4 inch to their final place until they start to flower, but I can't find any info on this...
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Snow peas fencing. Question .
Due to the weather I put snow peas in seedling trays under lights for about 2 weeks tops. I guess about 50 plants. I didn't look at them for a couple three days. They are over a foot tall and tipped...
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New threats by Monsanto to family farmers
headline: Family Farm Defenders: Monsanto's failure to provide binding legal covenant to protect family farmers threatened by GMO contamination necessitates amended complaint 6/3/2011 NEW YORK - June...
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New to cucumbers
Hi I am growing the cucumber variety ?Tasty King F1 Hybrid?. Only thing is, the packet they came in have very little instructions. This is my first time growing cucumbers, and so I don?t know what to...
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Geranium cuttings
I could not advise you to eat them, although i'll tell you i'd probably eat them unless they're growing near spilt oil or chemicals, a septic tank, stagnant water, some animal/s corpse/s or fresh...
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Stupid weather
It's gone from fairly nice temps if rainy here to near 100° temps . I was just out sprinklin' the garden and noticed at least one of my lettuce plants has started to bolt . Dammit , didn't really get...
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Ripe Tomatoes, the Answer, Just for Fun
It was 7 days before they were bright red and delicious. The Roma's turned first. MJ
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potato planters - when to harvest?
ive tried growing potatoes in a planter for the first time and im under the impression i harvest once the plants flower. however, im getting abit of a jungle thats struggling to stand up in the...
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Slugs
Does anyone have any good ways to deter slugs? Preferably without using slug pellets.... My strawberries are looking really good and healthy but I have noticed quite a few leaves are being eaten and...
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Winter squash or pumpkin?
In another thread a ref was given: Wiki also says "In Australian English, the name 'pumpkin' generally refers to the broader category called winter squash in North America." I had heard that before...
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Pumpkins in the USA
Wikipedia says pumpkins are a warm season crop and in the US most grow in Illinois and are planted in July. obviously the US is a big place and has different climates in the north and south but in my...
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Dwarf Tomato Issues
Hi. First of all I need to let you know that I know nothing about gardening/growing. I'm giving it a go though :) I live in an apartment with 2 South facing windows so all my growing is indoors on a...
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Predatory flatworms.
Good pictures .
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Question about fertilizers.
How do you know this? which is released as the proteins in the organic material How do you know there are no salts in lucerne meal? Did you actually measure the pH? Why is this pH effect not seen when...
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Ripe Tomatoes
How long does it take tomatoes to ripen once they have stopped growing in size?
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