Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

Finding community garden space

Any ideas on how to find some community garden space, or who to proselytize? I'm in the Newark, Ca. area. I saw somethin...

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posted by nope

16 comments posted 18yrs posted by nope

Happy Thanksgiving

I hope that you all, even in the shadow of evil, have a happy Thanksgiving. As long as you are on the right side of the...

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posted by wildbilly

18 comments posted 18yrs posted by wildbilly

Broad bean planting time?

I used to live in Devon. Obeying the locals I made sure my broad beans were planted on Boxing day. I have now moved to...

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posted by peterlavington

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Mites on tomatoes

Anyone have a suggestion how to safely kill mites on tomatoes in a greenhouse? Organics don't work. Hosing them doesn't...

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posted by minelli.family

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Pepper question

What kind of pepers are those small yellow pickled ones you buy in the store. I want to buy some seeds and cant find the...

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posted by no

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Planting Sunchokes

I live in Southern California and I just bought some Sunchokes (Jerusalem artichokes) to plant. Would they do reasonabl...

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posted by neutrino1

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Salvaged Tomatoes

I am in Zone 6/7 Lancaster, PA and three weeks ago I cleaned out my garden before the first frost. I salvaged a boat lo...

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posted by Mc.Germ

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Square Foot Gardening original show on video ? Mel Bartholomew 1980's

It's been a million years since I've seen one of the original Square Foot Gardening shows by Mel Bartholomew. I did fin...

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posted by Earthbox

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Questionable transplants?

I've been asked by a local nursery to grow a number of veggie starts for them this Spring. Among the plants they want a...

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posted by bilsgrdn

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Bees

FAQ¹s Colony Collapse Disorder What is CCD? Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) is the name given to the recent and seemingl...

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posted by wildbilly

0 comments posted 18yrs posted by wildbilly

Greenhouse Kit

My wife bought an 8 foot by 12 foot greenhouse kit from Harbor Freight, details at: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ct...

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posted by Pavel314

3 comments posted 18yrs posted by Pavel314

Growing Tea Ingredients

I am interested in growing my own ingredients for tea. Does anybody have any suggestions or know of where to point me fo...

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posted by jeremyb1

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garlic timing

We always plant garlic in the fall (Syracuse NY, zone 5.something). The stalks start yellowing in early or mid-July, an...

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posted by gbeccles

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shade tolerant veggies

Got this from a Colorado State website: In general, leafy vegetables are the most shade-tolerant, while those that frui...

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posted by nope

13 comments posted 18yrs posted by nope

I ate another beet

Thanks...Omelet?...whoever gave me the cooking suggestion. Just steamed the other beet I pulled, with the greens, added...

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posted by nope

2 comments posted 18yrs posted by nope