Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

newspaper for mulch

I've seen suggestions for using newspaper for mulch and weed control. No doubt this works, but I've always been concern...

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posted by larrry.phillips

6 comments posted 17yrs posted by larrry.phillips

Protecting Fruit Trees

Hi, Been a while since I posted. Need some opinions. Its about to get very cold in the UK and I was wondering whether I...

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posted by gasdoctor.3fbbe16

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Artichokes

I'm wanting to grow some artichokes this year, but I'll have to do containers. We have no soil, just clay and rocks. Bi...

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posted by me

15 comments posted 17yrs posted by me

Ripening pears

Pears will ripen off the tree but is it necessary? How do you know the best time to pick them? What happens if you leave...

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posted by secret

37 comments posted 17yrs posted by secret

Mini-peppers

I was at Costco and picked up a bag of red & orange mini-peppers. I've never seen these before and would like to grow s...

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posted by roofernospam

6 comments posted 17yrs posted by roofernospam

Growing Fennel

Fennel is delicious roasted and ridiculously expensive at the store, so I'm considering trying to grow some in a raised...

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posted by ompomelet

14 comments posted 17yrs posted by ompomelet

Growing Leeks

I'm growing leeks for the first time this year, but don't anything about growing them, does anyone have any tips?

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posted by 4thFrog.3f22f36

12 comments posted 17yrs posted by 4thFrog.3f22f36

Seeds arrived today in the mail

Gotta decide which ones to plant this weekend and which need to wait a while. (I know it's still too early to start tom...

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posted by zxcvbob

4 comments posted 17yrs posted by zxcvbob

Vegetable oil Wonders

We are EXPORTERS of soya lecithin, vegetable oils, edible oils, soyabean meals, cottonseed meals and other oil feeds. T...

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posted by cont.3efe096

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First seeds started

I just put 103 Granex and 36 Red Burgundy onion seeds in starter pots today. I am starting them in the house because I...

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posted by susan_r23666

3 comments posted 17yrs posted by susan_r23666

Strawberry Plant

If you are thinking about planting strawberry plants this spring, you will need to purchase bare root plants. When usin...

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posted by joe

6 comments posted 17yrs posted by joe

My Allotments Updates 2009

Happy New Year to you all, my updates are back for 2009 with a new Viewer's Gallery for fellow plot holders to share th...

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posted by PLOTTY.3eb97b8

2 comments posted 17yrs posted by PLOTTY.3eb97b8

Basil in the winter

June to December I have all the basil I could want, planted in pots in the back yard. When that dies from the cold, I b...

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Protect Everbearing Strawberries

Hi, I have a 4 by 8 raised bed of everbearing strawberries in north Florida along the coast. I don't get many strawberr...

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posted by drbobeepe

1 comments posted 17yrs posted by drbobeepe

Orange Tomatoes

For several years Seed Savers sold a medium sized, orange cluster tomato seed. I think it was called the Flamme Jume (s...

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posted by nartker

4 comments posted 17yrs posted by nartker