Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

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Myallotments Wk's 14 & 15 Update

Hello all, it's great to have resolved my computer problems so that can resume with my updates of my progress here on m...
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posted by PLOTTY.279bce6
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by PLOTTY.279bce6

A bit more exposure of Monsanto's activities

This website is not known to be a hotbed of agricultural debate, but it is known as a forum frequented by some very int...
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posted by me
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by me

Cherry tomatoes in hanging baskets.

I'm going to plant out some cherry toms in baskets this year. After I've got the seedlings to come through, I plant the...
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posted by nightofjoy.2796886
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by nightofjoy.2796886

Raised allotment beds

Hi I got some great responses from my first post so i thought you might b able help with another query? I have taken ov...
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posted by mw80.2791426
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by mw80.2791426

Hawthorn

I have a hawthorn (Crataegus oxyacantha a.k.a. Crataegus laevigata). It is only 18" high. I want advice on shrubing it...
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posted by wildbilly
13 comments posted 18yrs posted by wildbilly

Asparagus

Where I live, we have wild asparagus all around. Is this different than cultivated asparagus? Can we just go out and di...
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posted by pittmanpirate
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by pittmanpirate

Pruning New Fruit Trees

Hi, I was wondering if someone could give me a correct answer. This Autumn / Spring I have planted about 20 fruit trees...
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posted by Markie.2786b67
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by Markie.2786b67

Question about growing herbs in containers

I've decided to try growing herbs this year. Because my limited ground space is taken up with vegetables I've purchased...
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posted by sebrady
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by sebrady

Anyone Grown Asparagus in Tubs?

I have too many ground critters who feast on my garden goodies, so I am trying to find out if there is some way of growi...
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posted by boron_elgar
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by boron_elgar

Plant a Garden, Get a Tax Break?

Plant a Garden, Get a Tax Break? By Roger Doiron, AlterNet. http://alternet.org/healthwellness/81769/excerpt: In recogn...
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posted by Charlie
26 comments posted 18yrs posted by Charlie

Terra Pretta...Charcoal Use in Soil

After reading Bill's posts about Rodale's compost work with leonardite dust and the essay by Rebecca Lines-Kelly that m...
29 comments posted 18yrs
posted by Charlie
29 comments posted 18yrs posted by Charlie

Compost ratio

I'm starting trying start my first compost. I keep seeing a carbon to nitrogen ratio of 30:1. Is that by weight or volu...
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posted by cl999
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by cl999

Uh-oh

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/07/opinion/07krugman.html?_r=1&oref=slogin Grains Gone Wild Article Tools Sponsored By B...
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posted by wildbilly
14 comments posted 18yrs posted by wildbilly

How to Buy Non-GM Foods

Other than the obvious ways to avoid GM foods, which is partly what we are about here, this is helpful information. Per...
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posted by Charlie
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by Charlie