Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

Warming up the soil.

I'm going to put some cheap plastic drop clothes over the bed. Only a buck for 9x12 thin clear plastic in the paint dep...

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posted by j0069bond

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by j0069bond

Can someone tell me what sort of pea this is?

This plant has come up in a compost heap. This heap receives the leftover props from a college Economic Botany course,...

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posted by monique

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Thoughts in the Garden

Not much chatter rec.gardens.edible. I suppose that, like myself, many of you are hanging around your germinating seeds...

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posted by rosefam

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by rosefam

Tomato seeds

I've been growing Burpee Salad Choice Hybrid saladette tomatos for the past 3 years. They've been great producers and t...

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posted by tom.delorenzo

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by tom.delorenzo

cheap seedlings

Which plants are cheap to buy in 6 packs? Tomatoes, peppers, and other warm season plants to me are cheaper to buy as s...

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posted by j0069bond

25 comments posted 19yrs posted by j0069bond

Another newbie with questions

Hello, I'm new here. I went over to alt. home. lawn.garden, and there doesn't seem to be any activity there pertaining...

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posted by kdsexton

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by kdsexton

GARLIC

Can someone help me with this problem? I have been growing garlic and onions for years and have always had healthy crop...

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posted by ltoth

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by ltoth

It's not easy being green

My lo cal recycling/composting/organics program allows --nay, demands!-- that I contribute offerings of animal parts: M...

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posted by address

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by address

Shredded Paper in Compost Pile

I understand I can put my shredded paper (bills and that type stuff) in the compost pile, right? Any limitations on how...

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posted by goomba38

40 comments posted 19yrs posted by goomba38

Which seeds need to be germinated first?

Well, finally got my grow lights up and my heating pad out. Now I need to decide which seeds should be germinated first...

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posted by rosefam

9 comments posted 19yrs posted by rosefam

junkets

This is not a political rant. :-) On a local radio gardening program (2GB here in Sydney) a caller asked was there a ho...

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posted by rookswood

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by rookswood

Tomatoes, Cukes in plastic well

Andy asks This year I am planting my tomatoes and cucumbers (North Texas) In little plastic wells so I can more selecti...

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posted by andysharpe

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by andysharpe

Must be spring

I walked out onto my deck this morning and the aroma of manure was strong. I live in the country, so I am not surprised...

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posted by susan_r23666

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by susan_r23666

How soon is too soon?

I'm going to plant tomatoes from seed this year rather than buy plants. I'd also like to have them ready by the middle...

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posted by schvantzkoph

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by schvantzkoph

Bell Peppers

I'm trying to do some of the cooking and had a great idea for stirred fried vegetables. My brain went into sticker shoc...

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posted by rdadams

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by rdadams