Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

Over night temp of 56F

Yee ha. Finally over 55F. Maybe the tomatoes will get busy now.

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posted by wildbilly

2 comments posted 17yrs posted by wildbilly

I think my corn might be better off than I thought it was

About a month ago I posted a message about the corn in my front yard. At that time, the corn plants--many of which were...

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posted by bbb_bus_complaints

4 comments posted 17yrs posted by bbb_bus_complaints

Garden Fences

Ok, I have rabbits, groundhogs, and deer. Please describe the fence I need around my garden.

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posted by galt_57

18 comments posted 17yrs posted by galt_57

Compost Heap. Horse Manure. Pathogens.

I have a couple of large compost bins on my allotment which I regularly fill with compostable materials from home, but...

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posted by ex

73 comments posted 17yrs posted by ex

The Blob is on my Plum Tree

This is a link to some pictures of "The Blob" (dark brown stuff wrapped around the branches, about a hundred of them, t...

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posted by bertbyfield

2 comments posted 17yrs posted by bertbyfield

Mutant radish?

I have had a bunch of radishes going wild this year that re-seeded from last year. All of them looked the same, with th...

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posted by masspete

3 comments posted 17yrs posted by masspete

propping up plants

I've had my fair share of broken branches on the tomato, pepper and squash. Not knowing what I'm doing, I've been tapin...

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posted by jeff_thies

8 comments posted 17yrs posted by jeff_thies

Leaves turning yellow

The leaves on my tomato plants are turning yellow, I also see it happening on one of my corn plants. Are the plants bein...

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posted by schvantzkoph

1 comments posted 17yrs posted by schvantzkoph

ants?

We have quite a lot of ants in our garden. I've always thought of them as benign, and just ignored them. But, earlier t...

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posted by gbeccles

3 comments posted 17yrs posted by gbeccles

Integrated Pest Management

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20090710/LIFESTYLE/907099928/1309/LIFESTYLE?Title=Backyard-bugsBackyard bugs They'...

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posted by wildbilly

1 comments posted 17yrs posted by wildbilly

Small front garden - what to plant?

Hi, I have a terrace house with a small front garden approx 1m x 4m. There is a small wall at the front just under 1m h...

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posted by davver79.4ce4ba7

2 comments posted 17yrs posted by davver79.4ce4ba7

Yellow leaves on plum tree

Hi all. I have a 4 year old vic plum planted last year. some of the older leaves are turning yellow. Would I be right i...

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posted by Halo.4cba8a7

13 comments posted 17yrs posted by Halo.4cba8a7

Starting a herb garden

Hello from down under. I am a new member and would like to start a herb garden that has the common herbs, like basil, c...

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posted by cherrylane

2 comments posted 17yrs posted by cherrylane

Can you re-use peat pellets? (2025 Update)

I have a bunch of peat pellets in which the seeds never germinated. They are all dried out now. Are they okay to use th...

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posted by bbb_bus_complaints

17 comments posted 17yrs posted by bbb_bus_complaints

Canning peppers

Does anyone know how to do this? We did some last year and of course can't find the book it was in. Do you blanch them o...

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posted by mjciccarel

1 comments posted 17yrs posted by mjciccarel