Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

6440 Threads Posts
to

Best books for biointensive gardening?

I would like to learn, starting from almost total gardening ignorance, how to grow a substantial percentage of my famil...
8 comments posted 22yrs
posted by dan
8 comments posted 22yrs posted by dan

mango from seeds ???????

Has any of you tried this? Any success ?
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by hg
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by hg

Tomato pest

I am relatively new to gardening. 2nd year of raising tomatoes in the garden and 1st year of pests. I've been squashing...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by canwine
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by canwine

raspberry transplants

When is the best time to transplant raspberries? I live just south of Lake Michigan -- zone 5-6.
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by timcole
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by timcole

Planting question

Hi- I am a first year gardener and have a question. I have pulled up all of my turnips and beets and lettuce at this po...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by happee
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by happee

Tomato brownish ends NOT BLOSSOM END ROT

Hello All, My tomatoes may be having a problem with something that looks similar to blossom end rot. On the blossom end...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by dwsideri
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by dwsideri

growing zukes for seed

I'd like to let some go for seed for next year. How big is big enough? I just got back from vacation and picked two tha...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by d-duperault
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by d-duperault

Zucchini pollination technique

I have searched for and read several earlier threads about zucchini problems. My two zucchini plants put on fruit, but...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by dustyme
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by dustyme

Acorn Squash

  When are they ready to be picked ? Never planted them deliberately, but have a thirty foot by ten foot volunteer in a...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by 2Blues1723
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by 2Blues1723

Diogs where they don't belong

What can I do to discourage feral, and not so feral, dogs from coming into my property both in daylight and at night, c...
28 comments posted 22yrs
posted by SPAM_FOILER
28 comments posted 22yrs posted by SPAM_FOILER

"New Queen" watermelon variety

has anyone had any luck growing this variety? i have attempted to grow it beside many other varieties and every year it...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by brickled
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by brickled

Transplanting Asparagus

Hello all, I was wondering if anyone had any advice for moving an asparagus bed. I'm afraid I started the asparagus wit...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by Alyssa
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by Alyssa

Asparagus in TEXAS; is it possible??

Is it okay to try Asparagus in East Texas; zone 7-8? -- Rita Garland, TX 7a-8b
8 comments posted 22yrs
posted by noemail
8 comments posted 22yrs posted by noemail

Re: New veg grower to be

Hi there, I should be moving into my new house in the next few weeks. It alread has a small vegetable patch and I would...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by sparklygirl.19yzle
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by sparklygirl.19yzle

Japanese beetle concern

I remember a time when Japanese beetles were as plentiful as buffalo around here. This year there are almost none, even...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by mbear
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by mbear