Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

Unstaked tomatoes have gone crazy....what should I do?

Hi I planted about 12 Tomato/Cherry Tomato plants in a 4x4 patch. I didn't stake them particularly well and to cut a lo...

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posted by einnebcj.3d7d137

8 comments posted 17yrs posted by einnebcj.3d7d137

Eggplant - which best colder areas

We live near Vancouver, BC and have been trying to grow eggplants for the last two summers. First year nothing and last...

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posted by mht

10 comments posted 17yrs posted by mht

vegetable gardening

very informative site with many charts graphs illistrations on growing vegetables http://www.blogdivvy.com/growing-veget...

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posted by liferushdude

7 comments posted 17yrs posted by liferushdude

Storing and cooking Sunchokes

Last spring I planted one pound of Sunchokes. I expected to get at most ten pounds but when I harvested them today, I g...

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posted by neutrino1

1 comments posted 17yrs posted by neutrino1

Drying fresh rosemary

Would a food dehydrator do it? I'm actually interested in drying all of my excess herbs (sage, thyme, parsley, chives,...

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posted by ShanghaiMcCoy

9 comments posted 17yrs posted by ShanghaiMcCoy

Have a cool Yule

Happy Yuletide Season to everyone. The worst is over. The days are waxing again. Soon gardens of 2009 will be germinati...

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posted by wildbilly

7 comments posted 17yrs posted by wildbilly

Looking for greenhouse info.

My first attempt at growing vegatables in a small greenhouse, 8x10, was a complete disaster. Nothing to show for it at...

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posted by videochas

8 comments posted 17yrs posted by videochas

Has anyone grown pepino from seeds?

Is it a worthwhile thing to grow? It looks interesting in the seed catalog (but I've been duped by those things before)...

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posted by zxcvbob

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Problem with Lemon tree

Hope someone can help. I live in mid west France and I have a lemon tree. The first year I had a good crop of lemons bu...

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posted by metty54.3bec4b6

2 comments posted 17yrs posted by metty54.3bec4b6

Placed my first seed order for next spring

From a catalog I got called "Totally Tomatoes". They had several hard-to-find varieties I wanted to try: Tomato, "Legen...

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posted by zxcvbob

1 comments posted 17yrs posted by zxcvbob

Asparagus died

About 4 years ago, in the fall, I started putting the leaves from my apple tree on my prolific asparagus bed feeling th...

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posted by melnadja

2 comments posted 17yrs posted by melnadja

Composting temps

Anybody have good info or a link for minimum-to-ideal composting temperatures? Thanks!

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posted by uncdoogle

0 comments posted 17yrs posted by uncdoogle

help growing my chives

Ok i just recently put my chives under a 25 watt CFL, in a box with the light hanging over the plant about 4 inches awa...

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posted by GrowPro.3aba6f8

5 comments posted 17yrs posted by GrowPro.3aba6f8

Thai Pepper Plant

Hello,, I was given a thai pepper plant by a friend. I've had it for about a month now and everything was going great....

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posted by jce3rd.3aaa9d6

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A victory of sorts

I've been warring with gophers. Today, I caught my first one in a trap. There's finess involved in placing the trap, an...

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posted by toquerville

8 comments posted 17yrs posted by toquerville