Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

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Broccoli survived the summer

Broccoli is supposed to be a cool-weather crop, so I planted some along with another winter crop. The other crop bolted...
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posted by aspasia
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by aspasia

Kale going to seed

My curly kale has done great service for over two years, this is its third spring. Now it is going to seed which it has...
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posted by compost
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chilean guava

Has anyone grown chilean guavas from seed? I had a lot of seed to sprout but they are not growing much larger than thre...
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posted by rtdrury
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My Allotments Wk42 Update

Hi all, just to let you know that i've posted my latest update from m allotments and their progress, thanks Steve. http:...
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posted by PLOTTY.192b207
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Harvesting Beet Greens

In reference to an earlier question of mine, and someone else's interest in the answer (Omelet I believe), I found this...
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posted by nope
32 comments posted 18yrs posted by nope

Garden, Garlic, and Soil Report

Just got done planting the garlic. This is our first go with garlic. Planted 75 big cloves. I read somewhere about plan...
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posted by Charlie
44 comments posted 18yrs posted by Charlie

United States fact of the day

In today?s America, there are more World of Warcraft players than farmers. http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrev...
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posted by me
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by me

Is it just me or is today a horrible news day?

"Through four generations, the corn treated the man-made chromosomes as if they were natural and passed them along to o...
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posted by me
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by me

And another from Chewswise on our government

"Keep the money flowing to king corn - that's the clear implication of comments by Collin Peterson, chairman of the Hou...
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posted by me
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Interesting aspect on King Corn, maybe

"Now two innocents, Ian Cheney and Curtis Ellis, follow in Pollan's footsteps, relying on the often-used but still effe...
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posted by me
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by me

Plant Cloner

My wife just bought a plant cloner, which looks like a picnic cooler with a clear top. You place cuttings in a holder s...
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posted by Pavel314
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by Pavel314

Harvest Festival in the Chicago Area

This weekend, Oct. 20-21 the Midwest Fruit Explorers (Midfex) is having their Harvest Festival at the Chicago Botanic G...
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posted by sherwindu
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Re(2): Herb and Vegtables

> >> I was just wondering if there are any suggestions for good herbs to >> grow. I currently grow Basil, Oregeno and s...
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posted by glenna
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New Zealand Seasonal Prospects?

Well, here in NZ, we are now up to Labour Weekend. But, really, the weather just isn't looking reliable at all. I am in...
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posted by Usenet2007
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by Usenet2007