Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

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What's wrong with this tomato?

One of my bushes is producing fruit like this: http://sowell.ecs.fullerton.edu/otherprojects/gardening/tomatoProblem.JPG...
9 comments posted 21yrs
posted by Jag_Man653R-E-MOVE
9 comments posted 21yrs posted by Jag_Man653R-E-MOVE

parsnips skeletonized

.. and it happened in no more than five days. I was away on a trip, and the parsnips looked good when I left. I see no...
3 comments posted 21yrs
posted by simy1
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by simy1

First seed catalogue arrives.

And the winner again this year is.... the catalogue from our favourite seed company, Kings Seeds which arrived in yeste...
0 comments posted 21yrs
posted by RR
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by RR

Sunflower Questions

Ok, first of all, hello. I'm new here, and new to gardening (as o today!). I live in Sarnia Ontario, Canada (near Toron...
4 comments posted 21yrs
posted by Cricket_Fire.1s6uvy
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by Cricket_Fire.1s6uvy

peach picking

How ripe do peaches have to be before picking? (I'm in competition iwth squirrels.) My peaches are orange but hard. Wil...
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posted by divisekfluff
7 comments posted 21yrs posted by divisekfluff

Bird Netting

Last year the birds pecked the heck out of my berries, so this year I have netting on my thornless blackberries. How mu...
4 comments posted 21yrs
posted by galt_57
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by galt_57

Sweet Corn Development

My sweet corn patch is over 8' high now and the tassles are spread out, but I do not see any developing ears. Is this n...
6 comments posted 21yrs
posted by spam.me.not.pdavis
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by spam.me.not.pdavis

Concord Grape disease?

I seem to have some disease (or lack of nutrients?) on my concord grapes. The fruit, which is not yet ripe, is getting...
8 comments posted 21yrs
posted by cps
8 comments posted 21yrs posted by cps

Spineless edible cactus?

I was reading online about a variety of edible cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica, cultivar 1308) that is spineless. It was d...
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posted by prasifka
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by prasifka

swiss chard

When can I start swiss chard in lower Midwest? I'll be growing just a small patch of it.
37 comments posted 21yrs
posted by cricket_member
37 comments posted 21yrs posted by cricket_member

where to store bulbils

This year I have left scapes on a number of garlic plants, in part to give away (my garlic is very popular) and in part...
4 comments posted 21yrs
posted by simy1
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by simy1

ID of ?edible pea

Can anybody give me an ID on this pea? http://box.net/public/richwrig/dfiles/ClimbingPea.jpgIt grows in late winter/ear...
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posted by richwrigREMOVE
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by richwrigREMOVE

Charentais Melons Splitting Open

Hi, Only my second time to grow Melons once in Garland, TX in black clay. Now we have them in E.Texas, zone 8 in a sand...
4 comments posted 21yrs
posted by rmfoust
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by rmfoust

Keeping turtles out of melon patch?

Today I found a turtle munching into my largest ripening cantelope. This is UNACCEPTABLE behavior... How can I keep them...
31 comments posted 21yrs
posted by spam.me.not.pdavis
31 comments posted 21yrs posted by spam.me.not.pdavis

Nectarine Tree In Front Yard

I have more of an etiquette question than a growing question. My nectarine tree I planted four years ago is producing f...
18 comments posted 21yrs
posted by cuhulain_-98
18 comments posted 21yrs posted by cuhulain_-98