Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

Organic, and Tastier

Organic, and Tastier http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/03/dining/03curi.html. . . Plants sense and respond to any kind of...

7 comments posted 17yrs

posted by wldbilly

7 comments posted 17yrs posted by wldbilly

Greenhouse prep

I hopefully am going to put a greenhouse where my current garden .. errrrrrr......... patch of weeds is now. What would...

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posted by oldfart

11 comments posted 17yrs posted by oldfart

Another tomato plant problem - pics

Hi, Sorry, I'm sure you get this all the time, but recently some of my tomato plants have developed a black and yellow...

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posted by Miles.4ee4407

10 comments posted 17yrs posted by Miles.4ee4407

Introduction of benzalkonium chloride

'benzalkonium chloride' (http://www.useful-chemicals.com/?p=55) is readily soluble in ethanol and acetone. Although dis...

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posted by vikasm.4ec9e26

16 comments posted 17yrs posted by vikasm.4ec9e26

Open Req for Bean Varieties

For many years our (DW&I) favorite round green bean has been the "Delinel" variety. It is a thrifty, early and prolific...

2 comments posted 17yrs

posted by balvenie

2 comments posted 17yrs posted by balvenie

A Newcomer's Whine/Whinge

Yo, Brits: Did I spell "whinge" correctly? At any rate, at least temporarily, could we append our approximate geographi...

7 comments posted 17yrs

posted by balvenie

7 comments posted 17yrs posted by balvenie

Aminopyralid hits the USA

http://www.motherearthnews.com/Grow-It/Milestone-Herbicide-Contamination-Creates-Dangerous-Toxic-Compost.aspx?utm_conte...

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posted by phorbin1

6 comments posted 17yrs posted by phorbin1

Pollan Good Read On Cooking

Eight pages but insightful. Bill

7 comments posted 17yrs

posted by b2forewagner

7 comments posted 17yrs posted by b2forewagner

Tomato disaster

My plants are all dying, apparently I'm not alone the whole New England crop is being wiped out by Irish potato famine...

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posted by schvantzkoph

3 comments posted 17yrs posted by schvantzkoph

Tomato Harvest

Starting to enjoy natures bounty... :-) I've been pulling yellow cherry tomatoes off all week. Very tasty though he ski...

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posted by zeppo

15 comments posted 17yrs posted by zeppo

Contaminated Manure/compost

I apologise if this has already been posted elsewhere, You will be aware of the problems gardeners experienced last yea...

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posted by glallotments.4e606a7

1 comments posted 17yrs posted by glallotments.4e606a7

Is there an easy way to spot tomato worms?

I just found two of my tomato plants nibbled down quite a bit. I suspect tomato worms. We had these two years ago, but...

4 comments posted 17yrs

posted by bbb_bus_complaints

4 comments posted 17yrs posted by bbb_bus_complaints

Greenhouse Tomato disaster - help please

Hi For the second year running my greenhouse tomatoes are struggling with a vicious fungal infection. All the plants of...

4 comments posted 17yrs

posted by rhino666.4e40c6a

4 comments posted 17yrs posted by rhino666.4e40c6a

Jerusalem artichoke, where to plant

Hello. We have a root of dated Jerusalem Artichoke in the refrigerator. Where is a good local to plant this? It would b...

4 comments posted 17yrs

posted by darrellulm

4 comments posted 17yrs posted by darrellulm

Evict a groundhog family - mothballs ok?

Hello. We have a ground hog family living near the garden. They like to eat everything. will a few moth balls down the h...

7 comments posted 17yrs

posted by darrellulm

7 comments posted 17yrs posted by darrellulm