Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

Billberry pants?

Hi All, Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), not Blueberry! I have been searching for Bilberry plants for a couple of years...

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posted by T

6 comments posted 7yrs posted by T

getting there

i have sprouts coming up from the beans i planted on the 3rd. :) not many chipmunks running around so perhaps i can kee...

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posted by songbird

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Earth Nails: History of the Dandelion

Hi All, If you have 11 minutes and 38 seconds of your life that you do not know what to do with, this is a fascinating...

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posted by T

2 comments posted 7yrs posted by T

When to start fertilizing?

Hi All, When to start fertilizing? 1) sprouts from seeds? 2) transplants from the nursery? Many thanks, -T

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posted by T

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What is wrong with my onions?

Hi All, The few onions that managed to make it through the winter were going strong, then suddenly it is like something...

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posted by T

16 comments posted 7yrs posted by T

Good, if late, weekend

*Finally* got some stuff into the ground. We've had an entertaining spring in western Ohio. We went from "chance of fro...

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posted by drew

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getting warm weather plants in

we've had a lot of rain this spring. the ground is pretty saturated. Saturday morning we had 4+ inches of rain so it al...

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posted by songbird

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Pumpkin Patch

I planted the pumpkins this morning. Hopefully, they'll do better than last year when all the pumpkin plants got drowned...

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posted by pintiha

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Any trick to planting onion seeds?

Hi All, I can't get onion seeds to sprout for my life. I plant them about 1/4 deep, about 3" away from each other, and w...

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posted by T

11 comments posted 7yrs posted by T

Another berry good day

  Looks like we may get tired of strawberries ... nah , that ain't happening ! Picked another basket this morning to be...

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posted by snag_one

4 comments posted 7yrs posted by snag_one

Grass Clippings As Mulch

We finally got a break in the rain for a few days so I mowed the lawn. I raked up the clippings and filled the lawn tra...

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posted by pintiha

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Pick pick pick !

  Strawberries , that is . With today's haul we have enough for a batch of jam ... half pints are in the dishwasher , b...

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posted by snag_one

6 comments posted 7yrs posted by snag_one

eggplant color question

Hi All, Last year I grew several Ichiban eggplants. On the same plant, the color of the fruit varied. Some were beautif...

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posted by T

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tip: weeds

Hi All, I am involved in a holy ware against the weeds again this year. The past two years, I though that if I just pic...

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posted by T

5 comments posted 7yrs posted by T

tip: Rosemary and bugs

Well now, I have been wondering if Rosemary was any bit effecting in repelling bugs with its strong aroma. Well, I fina...

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posted by T

2 comments posted 7yrs posted by T