Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

To sow or not to sow?

In the Vegetable Gardner's Bible, it cautions against starting peas and, beans indoors. Anyone have a clue as to why th...

9 comments posted 19yrs

posted by rosefam

9 comments posted 19yrs posted by rosefam

Tomatoes: tobacco mosaic/early blight?

Hi, Has anyone had their crops ravaged by either of these? It seems that I have one or the other. We gave some of the p...

7 comments posted 19yrs

posted by kwk61

7 comments posted 19yrs posted by kwk61

Cross pollination ???

Hi, I'm a novice gardener. I was planning on trying water melons and pumpkins in my garden this year. When I mentioned...

3 comments posted 19yrs

posted by GMZIMM

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by GMZIMM

Compost bin again

Live in TX hill country. Seen the different types of compost holding solutions (bins) available. The one I like most is...

1 comments posted 19yrs

posted by spamyourself

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by spamyourself

New to gardening

I live in Ohio (zone 5) and I'm starting a small vegetable garden in the backyard this year. It is 7'x8'. I figure it i...

24 comments posted 19yrs

posted by iron500

24 comments posted 19yrs posted by iron500

Coffee Grounds in Compost

I finally got myself a compost bin to speed up the process rather than my old method of "till it under and wait". I've...

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posted by mysterionNOSPAM

14 comments posted 19yrs posted by mysterionNOSPAM

Cold weather

Anyone else getting kicked by the unseasonable cold weather right now. My broccoli and other cool weather plants were s...

7 comments posted 19yrs

posted by susan_r23666

7 comments posted 19yrs posted by susan_r23666

A lemon tree question.

Hi, I rescued a small lemon tree this time last year from our warehouse - I'd say it was about 5 inches high then. I've...

0 comments posted 19yrs

posted by me

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by me

Make your own tree at a workshop near Chicago

Hi Everyone, My garden club Midfex (Midwest Fruit Explorers) is holding their annual Grafting Session on two weekends c...

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posted by sherwindu

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by sherwindu

Heirloom Chilis or Peppers?

I was wondering - is there such a thing as heirloom chilis or peppers? If so, where can I find seeds for these varietie...

3 comments posted 19yrs

posted by bracry

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by bracry

this years potato patch

g'day friends, ok bouyed with our success last year, we did the instant spud patch again, this time with a kilo' each o...

0 comments posted 19yrs

posted by gardenlen2

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by gardenlen2

Stink bugs

Hi, We live in the NNE suburbs of Philadelphia, PA. The last few years my vegetable garden has been overrun with stink...

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posted by schmuttis

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by schmuttis

Selecting a raised garden size

Selecting your Raised Garden size and location. Before planning your raised garden two decisions should be made: (1) Wh...

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posted by judwms

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by judwms

Excellent Database for Gardening, etc.

You may wish to check this Database for a very comprehensive and useful list on gardening and vegetables. http://oats.nu...

0 comments posted 19yrs

posted by judwms

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by judwms

Is it too late to salvage my apples?

My pet bunnies complete chew the bark around several apple trees. If I make cuttings now and stick them in the ground,...

8 comments posted 19yrs

posted by j0069bond

8 comments posted 19yrs posted by j0069bond