Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

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Zuch is fizzling

The plant looks fine: big green leaves, nearly 5 feet tall, lots of flowers. The zuchs grow to about the size of your l...
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posted by rosefam
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by rosefam

another tomatoe question

Help settle a bet: do tomatoe plants benefit from being misted (water mist)? thanks
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posted by ratcat
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by ratcat

Permethrin and Grapes

Has anyone used permethrin on their grape vines? I was told the EPA has not approved the use of this pesticide on grapes...
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posted by gwtx2
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snails versus beer? How does this work?

someone here (and another acquaintance) mentioned some trick involving beer to rid one's tomatores of snails. how does...
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posted by ratcat
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by ratcat

zucchini going golden

Hello--my first post, although I have been lurking for awhile. I have a single zucchini plant that has started manifest...
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posted by queendeb
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by queendeb

Do woodchucks eat clover?

We have quite a bit of clover in our 'lawn'. We also have a surplus of woodchucks. I've seen woodchucks sitting in the...
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posted by _g_bnotreallymyaddresseccles
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by _g_bnotreallymyaddresseccles

What is this bug

Please look that these pictures and tell me what kind of beetle this is. I see them when I work on my garden at night w...
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posted by neutrino1
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by neutrino1

Why are my cucumbers bitter?

I had a decent cucumber crop this year, but most of them have had a strong bitter taste on the stem side of the cucumbe...
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posted by anonymous
15 comments posted 20yrs posted by anonymous

Pruning tomatos

I think I need to prune my tomatos to yield better fruit instead of huge plant growth. I forget though, is it to pinch o...
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posted by andromeda4000
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by andromeda4000

How low to trim lettuce

My leaf lettuce is really taking off now - had the first salad tonight - really nice. When cutting leaves off - how low...
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posted by spacetrax
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by spacetrax

Crab apple polination partner

Hi, Two questions Firstly, I read somewhere that crab apples make suitable pollinatio partners for eating apples? I hav...
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posted by gasdoctor.2aoljy
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by gasdoctor.2aoljy

Any luck with zucchini?

Last year I could used zucchini to re-roof my house, this year could not re-roof a dog house. Not sure if it has been to...
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posted by higgledy
7 comments posted 20yrs posted by higgledy

Grape broken training shoot

Hi All, I am new to grapes and was following suggestions on how to train a grape vine and like a moron I broke off the...
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posted by msgrinnell
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by msgrinnell

ZATAR and Is there more than one kind of Tyme

Does anyone grow the spice Lebanese call zataar? What is it. I understand there is more than one variety of thyme. Can...
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posted by netter99NOSPAM
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by netter99NOSPAM