Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

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from the Scientific American special edition titled _The End_ p. 23 acid rain returns from nitrogen emissions coal fire...
68 comments posted 16yrs
posted by songbird
68 comments posted 16yrs posted by songbird

??? for Garlic Mavens in Re: Vernalization

The grocery store garlic did O.K. although, the bulbs are a bit small. After keeping it in the fridge at 35° (all temps...
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by <balvenieman
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by <balvenieman

Best tomato year since the Reagan administration

This has been the best year that I've had for tomatoes since the 1980s, it's more than made up for last year's disaster...
17 comments posted 16yrs
posted by schvantzkoph
17 comments posted 16yrs posted by schvantzkoph

Bordeaux/Burgundy spray

Does anyone know how long Bordeaux or Burgundy spray has to be on peaches to give protection? I made up the copper sulp...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ask
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by ask

concord grapes made it

mostly... i got enough of a crop to make jam. :) :) :) (long-winded follows of course :) ) it was a lot of very picky b...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by songbird
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by songbird

Ripe Cantaloupe !!

My first melon to ripen this year, kind of late. Smells good! Cheers
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by martin_rid
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by martin_rid

Growing green beans

Does anybody know anything about growing green beans? We've always raised green beans every year but this year it's bee...
7 comments posted 16yrs
posted by djs0302
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by djs0302

sweet Corn

Probably a silly question.nWhats the best way to tell when sweetcorn is ready to pick? Do I pull the greenery back?
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by Mikemac100.6edca06
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by Mikemac100.6edca06

tips on growing chilli

hi ive just brought some chilli seeds (naga) and was wondering if anyone had any tips on growing them thx in advance
7 comments posted 16yrs
posted by anis.6ed75a7
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by anis.6ed75a7

Compost Heap

Up against our newly erected concrete garage which gets no sun as its north facing we have made a compost construction...
12 comments posted 16yrs
posted by any
12 comments posted 16yrs posted by any

The most droolworthy melon

Which is the best melon that you have grown in terms of intensity and quality of flavour, and sweetness? We have to get...
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by secret
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by secret

House plants that you can eat?

I have only one that is outside in a large pot right now. That s a Kiffer Lime which flowers when I have been real good...
9 comments posted 16yrs
posted by b2forewagner
9 comments posted 16yrs posted by b2forewagner

Summer found us

105°F in Santa Rosa, 107°F here. Opened up the house last night to cool off. The outside temp went to 53°F, the house t...
10 comments posted 16yrs
posted by wildbilly
10 comments posted 16yrs posted by wildbilly

Pepino Melon

does anyone know anything about growing these? I was given one as a present have watered it and its had a lot of son,,...
18 comments posted 16yrs
posted by Jimgentracer.6e9d586
18 comments posted 16yrs posted by Jimgentracer.6e9d586