Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

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Watermelon ?

How does one know that watermelons are ripe on the vine, other than the morning after coyotes ruin the whole patch? Sin...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by RedAlt5
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by RedAlt5

Sushi quality tomatoes

yum, just got my first tomatoes in this year and they are sushi quality! (northeast area) going to be a great year
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posted by bungalow_steve
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delaway perrenial cabbage aka kale?

g'day, looking to source seeds for the delaway cut and come again cabbage (common description), might be more closer to...
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posted by gardenlen0
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by gardenlen0

Bottom rot on my tomatoes...

I'm in Southern Ontario Zone 5b (Niagara escarpment) I have tomatoes in pots, two plants per pot, staked. Pots are 12"...
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posted by yup
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by yup

Help! When are Apricots ripe?

For the first time since we planted it eight years ago our apricot tree is fruiting. Here in Denver there are often lat...
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posted by thefronny
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by thefronny

What can I plant this late in zone 4?

Between the (former) rabbit that ate all my okra, 2 tomatoes, and a nibbled my pepper plants last week, and the doucheb...
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posted by zxcvbob
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by zxcvbob

French Beans - Blue Lake

All the advice is to pick the pods asap so as to encourage further pod development. How is this so given that the pods...
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posted by anthony123hopki.6b76827
11 comments posted 16yrs posted by anthony123hopki.6b76827

It was hot and humid...I tell you. mis weeding

Just out an hour ago and got into hand weeding. Going good just a few bug bites than as I looked at what I weeded I rea...
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posted by b2forewagner
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by b2forewagner

Strawberry ABC's

I have some strawberries planted in a wagon and not doing so good. I want to transplant them to a bed. What kind of soi...
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posted by pittmanpirate
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by pittmanpirate

A Zucchini!

Can't you tell I just picked my first zucchini. Two cucumbers yesterday. Tomatoes are starting to ripen. I am at the "O...
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posted by susan_r23666
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When will bare root tree bud?

I planted a self fertile bare root Stella cherry tree about a month ago. Planted according to directions e.g. Soaked ro...
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posted by Khanay.6b41c66
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by Khanay.6b41c66

Rocket seeds

As a new gardener I'm a bit desparate to know whether my rocket seeds have germinated, or whether what I can see in the...
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posted by SandyAtkins.6b373a7
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by SandyAtkins.6b373a7

Has anyone tried planting ginger?

Just for grins, I planted a 4" chunk of ginger that I bought in the market and now, after about 3 weeks of waiting, it'...
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posted by Pyde_piper
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by Pyde_piper