Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

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Tree debris for mulch?

We here in Ohio had a terrible ice storm before Christmas. Most of the trees in the area had substantial damage. We are...
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posted by euclid69
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by euclid69

I know it's cliche

I know it's a cliche by now, but, oh, local strawberries are *so* much better than what you can get in the stores! I st...
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posted by pperiwinkle
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by pperiwinkle

Meyers Lemons

I just bought a Meyers Lemon tree from Park Seed Company. I received a 2 year old tree in a one gallon pot. Although, t...
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posted by jaypelham
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by jaypelham

When to pick root vegetables

rashishes, carrots, garlic, onions, etc. How do you know how big they are without digging them up?
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posted by junk
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by junk

How much sun does garlic need

I want to plant some garlic in big pots. Does garlic need alot of sun?
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posted by romy
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by romy

Tahiti (Persian Lime) questions.

Hi - in the UK, I have a Tahiti (Persian) Lime in a pot on the kitchen windowsill plenty of afternoon sun - It's in cit...
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posted by mike.sendrove
11 comments posted 21yrs posted by mike.sendrove

Minute Pirate Bugs (Orius sp.)

Since we're on the subject of organic controls, has anyone tried using Minute Pirate Bugs as a beneficial control? Most...
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posted by pperiwinkle
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by pperiwinkle

Getting rid of Whitefly

I went out to the garden this morning to cut some end of season kale to bring to some co-workers and discovered they ha...
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posted by David
8 comments posted 21yrs posted by David

Bolting Broccoli

In Montgomery AL My broccoli is bolting. Should I just clip of the bolted shoots and hope for the best, keep gathering...
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posted by guesswhattodeletemartinmc
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by guesswhattodeletemartinmc

pollination + a small bet

Hello, My buddy swears that a bell pepper, (or anything else) will produce peppers without pollination and that the pep...
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posted by klaatu22
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by klaatu22

Questions about tomatoes and belle peppers

1) How long can tomato plants live? 2) They seem to like unpacked soil. If the soil gets packed they tend to get yellow...
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posted by anonymous
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by anonymous

Juglone persistence?

How long does juglone persist in the soil, and/or after trees are cut down? I expect the now-sunny area I want to plant...
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posted by frogleg
7 comments posted 21yrs posted by frogleg

pole bean, older leaves dried up and dieing

my brother called me today with an odd thing happening to his pole beans. he told me that about 3 feet up a few of his...
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posted by email
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by email

Missed it by this <> much!

Wahoo! No frost, and the plants all look good. Amazing how much the little buggers can grow in just a week. Penelope
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posted by pperiwinkle
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by pperiwinkle

Question about 2-stroke engines

I now have 3 tools with 2-stroke engines: a mini-tiller, a weedeater, and a leafblower. They all require different gas-...
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