Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

Getting ready to start seedlings?

I'm looking over my goodies now. Mostly planning bell peppers in several colors plus cubanelles and shishitos. Tomatoes...

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posted by cshenk

20 comments posted 1yr posted by cshenk

Second attempt at seeds

Ok, last year got a lot of sprouts then a final cold snap hit late out of season just as I put them out. They also didn...

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posted by cshenk

12 comments posted 1yr posted by cshenk

Leaves and onion starts?

Hi All, My over winter onions are now four inches tall. Problem: my neighbor's trees are shedding their leaved for fall...

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posted by T

2 comments posted 1yr posted by T

And so it ends

Hi All, Tonight the temperature is suppose to get down to 30F and tomorrow it is suppose to get down to 22F. Hoses and...

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posted by T

1 comments posted 1yr posted by T

Gardening Dad Joke

Oh you all thought you were safe from me? Oh NONONONONONO !!! My friend Jack says he can communicate with vegetables. J...

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posted by T

0 comments posted 1yr posted by T

garlic for planting?

Hi All, Anyone have a favorite place to purchase garlic for planting? Some place the does not want $$$$$$ for them Many...

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posted by T

14 comments posted 1yr posted by T

suckers

Hi All, I notice that on my black berries and my goji berries that I am starting to get some suckers pop up. Leave the a...

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posted by T

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beans

September bean shelling season is here, well, sort of, i have a lot more to do, but this is the first small selection o...

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posted by songbird

0 comments posted 2yrs posted by songbird

The harvest begins ...

So far this week I've frozen 2 one gallon ziplocks full of tomatoes , today my wife canned 10 pints of green beans and...

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posted by Snag_one

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catching up

on weeding. a nice break for a few days in the weather so i can get a few extra hours a day in. i'm still behind in som...

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posted by songbird

0 comments posted 2yrs posted by songbird

Dead/dying plants?

Hi All, Is it normal to have a few pants here and there just up and die on you? SO far I have pulled out one dead zucchi...

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posted by T

1 comments posted 2yrs posted by T

onion bed prep question

Hi All, My onion bed is empty except for the purslane I am using for ground cover. I am getting ready to re-seed it. I...

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posted by T

2 comments posted 2yrs posted by T

bean planting list for 2024

i finally finished planting the last bean garden rather late this season so i'm not sure what i will get from those but...

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posted by songbird

11 comments posted 2yrs posted by songbird

When to plant onion seeds?

Hi All, Zone 6B First freeze comes the first week of October When should I plant my onion seeds? Many thanks, -T

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posted by T

0 comments posted 2yrs posted by T

morphophysiological dormancy

Hi All, I came across this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_ginseng The seeds exhibit a type of dormancy called m...

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posted by T

2 comments posted 2yrs posted by T