Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

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Master Gardener

Is anyone out there a Master Gardener through their Department of Ag? I am planning to take the class and become one and...
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mjciccarel
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by mjciccarel

Planting Potatoes

I've been growing potatoes for many years and plant the usual way; I plant them in a row, below ground level, and hill...
18 comments posted 16yrs
posted by pintiha
18 comments posted 16yrs posted by pintiha

Original Greenhouse Heating Question

Just to clarify the question, here's my original post to the home improvement group: We have a small greenhouse attache...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by pintiha
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by pintiha

Greenhouse heating question

In another newsgroup, there's a discussion about heating a greenhouse. Electric heaters were mentioned. Also kerosene,...
17 comments posted 16yrs
posted by deserttraver
17 comments posted 16yrs posted by deserttraver

Grafted tomato plants

Well, I knew you could do it; heck, the Sunday paper in the spring always has ads for "THE AMAZING POMATO!!! PRODUCES T...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by garygarlic
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by garygarlic

Burpee seeds

Wow brupee is really proud of thier seeds average about 5 bucks a package. Does anyone really pay that much?
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by a36guy
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by a36guy

GM crops & herbicide use

http://www.gmwatch.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11699:key-findings-from-gm-and-pesticides-reportInte...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ask
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by ask

Trees in the Home Garden

I love the idea of having a few more fruit and perhaps one or two nut trees in my backyard garden. So far two Apple tre...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by stevestamos
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by stevestamos

Holiday fun - a quiz on fruits and veges

I made this up for my own amusement and to annoy my family over Christmas dinner so thought I might share. One or two q...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by secret
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by secret

For those with moggies in Ole Blighty

The Guardian (U.K.): "A reply to a question in Notes & Queries yesterday recommended purchasing lion and tiger urine fr...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by secret
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by secret

Monsanto

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/business/6768757.htmlAP INVESTIGATION: Monsanto seed biz role revealed By CHRIST...
50 comments posted 16yrs
posted by wldbilly
50 comments posted 16yrs posted by wldbilly

Angelica

Does anyone have any experience of grwoing Angelica? I have a small plant in a pot and want to plant it out in the gard...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ask
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by ask

Squash Puzzlement

So, I grew a couple hills of Kabocha squash from seeds from a Seed Saver's Exchange member. Did reasonably well in a kn...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by garyusenet
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by garyusenet

Figs

I am thinking of trying something next Spring. My figs never produce more than a handful of fruit because it seems they...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by galt_57
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by galt_57