Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

What variety of artichoke do I have?

Several years ago I bought an artichoke plant from a guy at my local farmer's market. It has since multiplied into seve...

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posted by neutrino1

3 comments posted 20yrs posted by neutrino1

grafting onto black cherry

I have wild black cherry tree about 30 feet tall ... I don't want to cut it down, is it possible to graft some sweet ch...

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posted by lark

7 comments posted 20yrs posted by lark

Another snail barrier test

Did another experiment with pennies (US) using a hungry snail (I had it in a bottle for a couple of days). Bad news is...

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posted by sokura

10 comments posted 20yrs posted by sokura

Am I suffocating my plants?

Last night, with the weather forecast predicting lows in the 40s, a friend suggested I cover my tomato and pepper plant...

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posted by tmguchi

10 comments posted 20yrs posted by tmguchi

Soil trouble in wet New England

I have a new 8x10x1 ft raised bed this year in a higher and dryer part of my yard because my previous (not raised) beds...

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posted by jungle__jane

8 comments posted 20yrs posted by jungle__jane

Seaweed? A general fertilizer?

Is seaweed (in it's pure state) a good fertilizer for all types o fruits and vegetables? I am thinking more for growing...

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posted by guerseygrower.28867y

5 comments posted 20yrs posted by guerseygrower.28867y

Watermelon setting fruit...

...and they're sooooo *cute*....Little bitty "Sugar Baby" watermelons about the size of a dime. Hope the bugs dont get t...

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posted by dreidjax

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Cilantro

My cilantro is reddish-yellow. I grew it from seed, it was doing great, growing fast. But something happened and now it...

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posted by higgledy

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vine control (oh lord help me) Phx zone 10

So we have these AMAZING squash -Tohono O' Odham squash. We call them The Hideously Prolific. The white and green fruit...

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posted by anonymouswrds

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Why are my tomato seedlings wilting?

My indoor tomato seedlings (four varieties, 2 heirloom, same conditions as last year) started really slowly this year a...

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posted by sumacblaze

5 comments posted 20yrs posted by sumacblaze

Eggplant strawberry disaster

For photos of the problem please refer to Alt.binaries.pictures.gardens under the same subject line. As you'll note in...

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posted by Grlintrpted

4 comments posted 20yrs posted by Grlintrpted

using cut grass as mulch for vegetable plants

My gardener, after having screwed up once again by not bringing enough mulch for the vegetable garden, wants to put the...

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posted by alancalan

6 comments posted 20yrs posted by alancalan

Ever seen a rabbit do this?

So there I was, thinking I was in good shape with my new fence around the garden. It's 6' tall and graduated mesh start...

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posted by ken

18 comments posted 20yrs posted by ken

Broad Beans

Hello, we are growing broad beans for the first time. We were told we have to "pinch out the tops" to allow them to flow...

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posted by hellochicken

3 comments posted 20yrs posted by hellochicken

Tomato plants outgrowing cages

I have several caged indeterminate tomato plants growing in my garden. The cages are all about 5 feet high and one of t...

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posted by landrey

19 comments posted 20yrs posted by landrey