Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

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purely newbie question

Upon just a little walking around while tilling, I can see that foot traffic packs down the soil. Is it good to have de...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by oldfart
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by oldfart

The Great Roundup/Mulch Debate ..... part deux

When looking in my shed this afternoon, I discovered about two miles of six feet wide heavy weed barrier cloth, purchas...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by oldfart
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by oldfart

Flea beetles

I thought that they were such cute little bugs when I first saw them. My attitude has changed since they have turned th...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by wildbilly
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by wildbilly

Apricot fruit disease

hallo, can anyone tell me why the fruit develops a soft brown patch with a small gray bit in the middle of the patch an...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by karaman.48f03ad
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by karaman.48f03ad

mangetout peas

Hallo everybody, newbie to this forum, hoping for help. have surfeit of mangetout peas - is it possible to store in fre...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by karaman.48eaf5c
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by karaman.48eaf5c

Whar should I do about my peas?

I bought the seed in bulk from a neighborhood hardware store. The results so far have been outstanding, with 5' to 6' t...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by just_a_ghost
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by just_a_ghost

Roundup questions

My garden is weedy. I'm tilling it and preparing it to plant. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I waited a long time, I know. I have wh...
62 comments posted 17yrs
posted by oldfart
62 comments posted 17yrs posted by oldfart

Premature cherry ripening

Hi, I have a 4 year old Sunburst Cherry that fruits very well, it was in a pot but last November I planted it in the gr...
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posted by gasdoctor.48b0f26
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by gasdoctor.48b0f26

What Lurks Under The Surface?

I recently expanded a vegetable bed in my previously-neglected suburban back yard. I have some difficult clay-ish soil,...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by USENET2009
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by USENET2009

Soil Quality

What is the usual treatment for hard clay soil, should soil this bad be dug up and replaced? What I started with: http:/...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by MS
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by MS

When to pull up beets

First time beet grower, with a very small patch. How do I know when to harvest them? Robert in the hills of Tennessee
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by n5odj
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by n5odj

scattering seeds to the wind

Near the rock pile is some very damp ground. What are the odds if I just scatter seed on the damp ground that some of it...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by angie-web
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by angie-web

new to gardening & group

I have discovered gardening through my efforts to get parents, in retirement community, going on container gardening. F...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by angie-web
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by angie-web