Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

What should you plant after garlic?

It was too late to plant tomatoes or peppers after harvesting garlic.

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posted by j0069bond

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Lemongrass

I have been growing Lemongrass for about 15 years. I have always grown it in pots, bringing them inside for the winter....

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posted by nartker

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Brussel sprout crisis

I had to pull up my brussel sprout plants since it was about 10 wind chill here close to St. Louis. I dug 6 up with roo...

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posted by joemcsmarty

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Reading fertilizer contents

I was reading this morning about a fertilizer that's 4-6-8. I'm confused. Are the numbers just proportional, so 4-6-8 i...

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posted by girasol83607

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Honeyberry

I got a new catalog today- "one Green World". Never dealt with the folks, but the description "Unique Fruits and Orname...

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posted by elbrecht

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ripening avocados

how do i ripen these things? I think they're the fuerte variety (green smooth skin) and they look ready to pick but the...

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posted by danielboom

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Its getting pretty cold..Cabbage Question

Hi: I live on the edge oof 5-6...St Louis area. I've got my brussel sprouts inside a little hoop house plastic wrap dea...

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posted by joemcsmarty

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A Winter Spa For The Birds!

A Guaranteed Way to Increase Your Backyard Bird Activity What's a sure way to attract birds to your feeders? Offer wate...

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posted by info

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dogs and varmints?

Our yard seems to have a critter magnet. Mostly, woodchucks, skunks, squirrels, occasional racoons, and a few deer. It...

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posted by _g_bnotreallymyaddresseccles

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What's the name of this apple?

A long time ago I ate red apples that had little yellow chunks in them that tasted like pineapple. They were the best ta...

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posted by wizzzer

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cutting back a bay tree

Hello all. My tree is several years old, in a pot. Despite my neglect, it has survived hot GA summers and frosts in the...

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posted by yabba

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Acid for berries

Does anyone know a good way to acidify soil for blueberries *other than* aluminum sulfate? We're not much into eating a...

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posted by girasol83607

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Covering Strawberries

Should strawberries be covered with say mulch for the winter? It is rather cold here in the midwest, but the strawberri...

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posted by sherwindu

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Planting Strawberries

Dig a wide shallow hole for each plant and make a mound in the middl over which you drape the roots, taking care not to...

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posted by JW-Tools.1yn9k0

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sulfur powder

on the package of sulfer powder it says not to use on curcubine plants. as i want to put out pumpkin plants next year i...

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posted by unknownsir

5 comments posted 20yrs posted by unknownsir