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Christmas
Hi All, Merry Christmas everyone! Many years all. -T
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Ed Lawrence
Ed Lawrence is a popular weekly guest on CBC Radio in Ontario Canada. < phone-in Q & A > John T. Gardening with Ed Lawrence
 
likely it for the season
we had a few days last week that were warm enough where i could get out and finish cleaning up a few gardens (burying garden debris), but that is likely the last of that sort of thing i'll be doing...
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cabbage
Is cabbage hard to grow? Zone 6B
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OT: Goober Peas!
Hi All, Okay, I can't resist. The name cracks me up! A "Goober Pea" is a legume (bean) that grows underground. It was not widely cultivated until the US Civil War, when the South started growing them...
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I need a lettuce recommendation
Hi All, Zone 6c. very short growing season. I have a spot open in next years plan that I'd like to fill with (leaf) lettuce. Any recommendations? Many thanks, -T
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Trellis?
Hi All, I am going to try my hand at growing schisandra this spring. It is a climber. Anyone have a favorite trellis for such? Many thanks, -T
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can i make a mess or what?
project i've been trying to get done this fall, weather has not been cooperating... another project i did get done (cleaning up this garden and while we were at it we put in The Road to No Wear) this...
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brr!
snow already. was hoping to get more work done on this project and i may be able to tomorrow and the next day, but then next week we're getting temperatures in the teens overnight and no days above...
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a few more nice days :)
felt good to be outside with some sunshine and it warm enough to raise a sweat when digging and mixing some wood ashes in a garden so i can get some garlic planted in there this week. after that i got...
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close to frost weather
might happen tonight. we've had a nice spell of a few weeks and i sure wouldn't mind a few more just like this as i can get so much done. not ready for cold weather yet, but had to turn the heat on...
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Need squash identity
Last year I bought some Delicata squash seeds and three of the 15 or so I planted produced fruit like this: Lots of nice, very large fruits. Watery, completely inedible. I left them out so the...
 
organic matter ???
Hi All, I just watched a video: Watch This BEFORE Buying Garden Soil for Vegetable Patch He makes the point that you have to add organic material even to the best imported soil. He makes his point at...
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Green mulch
  My wife has seen others do this , and has suggested I try it . I'm looking for suggestions for something to plant this fall with the intention of turning it under in the spring . I'm currently...
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All good things must come to an end
Hi All, All good things come to and end. According to the weather service, Saturday night will be 29F, then 26, 27, 26. So I harvested everything big and small. well, except the Goji's which adore the...
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