Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

Box garden question

I am building two large organic vegetable box gardens - 16 by 4 ft. and about 3 ft deep. I was wondering about how conc...

6 comments posted 19yrs

posted by jschwartz0

6 comments posted 19yrs posted by jschwartz0

Starting Indoors

Good day! This is my second year at vegetable gardening (turned out pretty good) and my first time starting things indo...

4 comments posted 19yrs

posted by ROT-13-sevneqbax

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by ROT-13-sevneqbax

Sluggo

I need a reality check. Anybody know about Sluggo Snail and Slug Bait? Epinions.com says,"new iron phosphate compounds,...

5 comments posted 19yrs

posted by rosefam

5 comments posted 19yrs posted by rosefam

First ...

asparagus spear picked this morning. Can't decide whether to keep it until I get more or just eat this one. Peas are ge...

5 comments posted 19yrs

posted by susan_r23666

5 comments posted 19yrs posted by susan_r23666

Choosing soil for a raised garden bed

Our rule of thumb for determining the soil needed for a 4 ft x 8 ft. x 12 inch raised garden is that it requires one cub...

0 comments posted 19yrs

posted by judwms

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by judwms

Spraying Apples

Can some one recommend/advice what product to use to stop an apple tree (apples) from getting worms. Thank you

1 comments posted 19yrs

posted by afco.jp

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by afco.jp

Mints

I grow a number of small edibles in large containers, in the interest of water conservation because I am in an arid zon...

8 comments posted 19yrs

posted by SPAM_FOILER

8 comments posted 19yrs posted by SPAM_FOILER

Polytunnel

What is a polytunnel?

3 comments posted 19yrs

posted by rdadams

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by rdadams

Non Gumbo

I grew okra for the first time this year and I am pleasantly surprised at how attractive and prolific the plant is. I n...

17 comments posted 19yrs

posted by hairyarms

17 comments posted 19yrs posted by hairyarms

Storage Shed for Keeping the Harvest?

It's barely spring and already I'm planing how to preserve this year's bounty. The question is, in late summer or early...

0 comments posted 19yrs

posted by YouCanCallMe_J

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by YouCanCallMe_J

Asian pear pollination question

I have two asian pear trees on my backyard. I planted them just last year. One is 20th century variety, and the other i...

1 comments posted 19yrs

posted by jimmy_sayavong

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by jimmy_sayavong

How best to use horse dung to grow veggies?

Hi, - finding it difficult to come up with a clear answer to the following. I'm sure there are some excellent knowledge...

8 comments posted 19yrs

posted by dave.thomas

8 comments posted 19yrs posted by dave.thomas

leaves under fruit trees

Is it better to remove leaves from under fruit trees or leave them to decay and serve as mulch? Trees in question are av...

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posted by frdmlstn

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by frdmlstn

Avocados

I have a question about avocados. Being from CA, I love them. I want to grow a tree, which I started to in CA, from a p...

18 comments posted 19yrs

posted by kdsexton

18 comments posted 19yrs posted by kdsexton

The Garden

A Garden See how the flowers, as at parade, Under their colours stand display'd: Each regiment in order grows, That of...

0 comments posted 19yrs

posted by rosefam

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by rosefam