Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

When is Delicata squash ripe?

The Subject says it all. We just picked an unripe one and would like to do better than trial-and-error. Thanks, Bob

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posted by bobengelhardt

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by bobengelhardt

Eating Green Tomatos

Hello, Is it safe to eat green tomatoes? I know there are lots of recipes for frying them but don't they contain a poiso...

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posted by steven

13 comments posted 19yrs posted by steven

Cabbage Maggot

Hello group I am very new to gardening and live in UK. My problem is that grew xprox. 50 cabbages and 50 cauliflowers a...

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posted by any

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by any

Wahhh!!! The garden's gone!

Between the heat (heat index has been anywhere from 102-125 the last couple of weeks) and the lack of rain, the veggie...

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posted by raeannsimpson

12 comments posted 19yrs posted by raeannsimpson

Birdhouse gourd update

I have two becoming even-more-prolific birdhouse gourd plants. The first one planted in the ground has several baby gou...

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posted by glenna

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While Rome burns ethanol....

Let 'em eat powdered cellulose... Prices for key foods are rising sharply http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/18902.ht...

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posted by furball

20 comments posted 19yrs posted by furball

Uses For Pineapple Mint?

So I scrounged some pretty looking herb out of a neighbor's garden last year which the neighbor had totally misidentifi...

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posted by YouCanCallMe_J

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by YouCanCallMe_J

vermiculture

I've got a compost can sitting out on my patio, no worms, starting to decay, mold, etc. If I used this to prime a vermic...

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posted by nope

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by nope

Rocks on top of a plant pot

I would like to ask the experts in the forum. I live in Dallas, TX area where strong wind and/or thunder storm is very...

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posted by xyz

27 comments posted 19yrs posted by xyz

Need a Sighhn? Ya'll ain't seen nuthin' yet

Yeppers, it is lookin' real good folks. Oil fixin' to go sky high, housing bubble done burst, stock market unwinding ni...

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posted by Charlie

13 comments posted 19yrs posted by Charlie

My Allotments Website

Hi all I'm back after a lovely holiday with my latest update from m allotments, thanks Steve. http://www.myallotments.co...

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posted by PLOTTY.13753a3

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by PLOTTY.13753a3

Celery in my garden

Hi, Our local store had celery to plant in the garden and so I did this year. However, I am not sure what to look for t...

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posted by dnlwhite

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by dnlwhite

Pixwell gooseberry

I have a Pixwell that is about 4 years old and has never born any fruit Do you need 2 of them for pollination? Also, I...

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posted by Ken.Lichtsinn.1365683

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by Ken.Lichtsinn.1365683

Pickled Vegtables

I pickled a bunch of peppers with onions and carrots and whatever else I could get out of the garden. I decided to try...

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posted by no

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by no

Too small squash - why aren't they growing?

I have a couple of squash plants growing really well up a bamboo wigwam They have produced loads of flowers, and then s...

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posted by Penny.O.134b0a3

9 comments posted 19yrs posted by Penny.O.134b0a3