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What pollinates apples, besides bees?

What pollinates apples, besides bees? I'd like to plant apple trees -- only a couple -- in my yard. If I must have hone...
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posted by shoemakerted
17 comments posted 15yrs posted by shoemakerted

What¹s On My Food?

Again. Thanks to chatnoir for pointing me to this site. http://www.whatsonmyfood.org/ What¹s On My Food? is a searchabl...
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posted by Wildbilly
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by Wildbilly

Preen

Has anyone used Preen? It claims to stop weeds, does it work?
18 comments posted 15yrs
posted by schvantzkoph
18 comments posted 15yrs posted by schvantzkoph

Bell peppers, red, green, yellow, purple?

If you can pick any pepper when it's green and if any pepper will ripen to a different color then why would I buy a pep...
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posted by qazwsxed.811dc56
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by qazwsxed.811dc56

Tiller?

Does anyone have a suggestion for a new rear tine tiller? Due to my disability I can no longer use my 30 year old troyb...
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posted by speek
23 comments posted 15yrs posted by speek

OK to use ammonia on edible plants.

We use ammonia solution to kill slugs on plants but have been avoiding vegatables because we don't know if it is safe on...
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posted by CalWhoNOSPAM
48 comments posted 15yrs posted by CalWhoNOSPAM

Fish Fertilizer and saving fish stock

Strange thought entered my mind concerning the tragedy in Japan. With the higher levers do radiation entering the ocean...
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posted by b2forewagner
34 comments posted 15yrs posted by b2forewagner

Setting Plants Out

This is the time of year that people put out trays of seedling, to catch a little sun. Remember to take the covers off...
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posted by Wildbilly
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by Wildbilly

Grafting

My husband and I went to a course on grafting trees. They showed us how to do it. Then gave us some twigs to practice o...
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posted by susan_r23666
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by susan_r23666

Cucumbers

Hi Last year we tried to grow some cucumbers in the greenhouse but they really struggled and we got next to nothing for...
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posted by gingerbrad.80b9936
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by gingerbrad.80b9936

Cultivating Water Chestnuts

Hello all! Does anyone in the group know the best conditions and methods for cultivating water chestnuts? I'm hoping to...
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posted by dwoods
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by dwoods

jerusalem artichokes

Which part of my garden would be better for planting jerusalem artichokes - lower part which could get quite damp in ve...
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posted by queenmaeve2.80af076
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by queenmaeve2.80af076

Pre packed rhubard roots

I recently purchased a rhubard root that I purchased from my local plant shop. It was one of those that are in little p...
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posted by Grub.808f636
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by Grub.808f636

The Battle for Biodiversity

The Battle for Biodiversity: Monsanto and Farmers Clash By ANNA LAPPÉ MAR 28 2011, 12:48 PM ET Does genetic modificatio...
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posted by wildbilly
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by wildbilly

Spring? !?!?

Last week in Memphis we had temps in the 70's and lower 80's . Sooooo , because of those predicted temps I went ahead a...
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posted by snag_one
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by snag_one