Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

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Spinach as green manure???

Does anyone have any experience or advice on using spinach as green manure? I always have plenty of spinach seed that I...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by ramos
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by ramos

Need help in knowing when to harvest eggplant

I have quite a few eggplants and I don't know how to determine when I should harvest them. Firm yanking isn't releasing...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by shantip1
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by shantip1

Red pine needles as mulch?

We are planting a garden on the land that we just bought. The soil is a really sandy loam where we are putting the gard...
10 comments posted 22yrs
posted by cosmicNospam
10 comments posted 22yrs posted by cosmicNospam

is this the weed that's been popping up?

Hi again, I have this thing popping up in my garden now, and I think it's Cotton Morningglory (Ipomoea cordatotriloba f...
8 comments posted 22yrs
posted by novelno1
8 comments posted 22yrs posted by novelno1

How to get rid of aphids on chives

I have a window box with my herbs in and lately I have noticed black aphids on my chives (and a few on my coriander). T...
14 comments posted 22yrs
posted by Lissy.16nrxd
14 comments posted 22yrs posted by Lissy.16nrxd

Potatoes Reloaded?

So..... last years 1st attempt at growing potatoes was a bust. Built a wire cage everything looked good but the straw I...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by potatovirgin
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by potatovirgin

Insect Help Please

I have something attacking the leaves of my white eggplants but not the tomatoes, zuchs, lettuce or cucumbers. Suggestio...
9 comments posted 22yrs
posted by stevenfstein
9 comments posted 22yrs posted by stevenfstein

fruit tree leaves turned brown after spraying

SO I am using Agways all purpose fruit tree spray. It says it can be used on peaches, plums, pears, apples, grapes, etc...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by raydog153
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by raydog153

Tomato plants...HELP !!!

I'm an amatuer gardner. I bought three tomato sets and put them in a few weeks ago. All palnts took off and grew well.....
9 comments posted 22yrs
posted by dreidjax
9 comments posted 22yrs posted by dreidjax

horse compose

Hi, I'm starting my garden and my neighbors have horses. Does horse manure make a good compost for the garden? Are ther...
10 comments posted 22yrs
posted by alpinekid
10 comments posted 22yrs posted by alpinekid

Strawberry problem

My strawberry crop is being ravaged by rolly-pollies. Help! Does anyone know what can be done about this. The berries a...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by barfsky
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by barfsky

roasted root soup with nettle cornbread

Here's are 2 recipes coming from a kitchen gardener from the Pacific Northwest for your dining pleasure: http://www.kitc...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by rdoiron
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by rdoiron

Russian Garlic Babies

I grow Russian/Elephant garlic quite well in my mountain garden at Mount Tamborine in Queensland, Australia. I have tri...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by dannyb
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by dannyb