Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

Alfalfa Pellets ?

Hi All, I caught a gardening show on the radio. They recommended using alfalfa pellets after harvesting garlic and onio...

6 comments posted 2yrs

posted by T

6 comments posted 2yrs posted by T

Heat building in July in Virginia Beach

We've shifted (as normal) to the 90's with a lot of 'feels like' in the hundreds. Sadly all but 1 of my 6 squash died....

12 comments posted 2yrs

posted by cshenk

12 comments posted 2yrs posted by cshenk

When squash bugs attack

One must attack back , and right quick too I mean ! I went to check soil moisture this afternoon and found eggs ... and...

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posted by Snag_one

2 comments posted 2yrs posted by Snag_one

Aphids - this time on honeysuckle

I know this isn't an actual garden question, but I have some beautiful Coral Honeysuckle that for the past 3 years has...

14 comments posted 2yrs

posted by nowhere

14 comments posted 2yrs posted by nowhere

Strawberries running amok !

The strawberry patch is sending out so many runners it isn't funny . Already started 16 plants most of them I've given...

3 comments posted 2yrs

posted by Snag_one

3 comments posted 2yrs posted by Snag_one

Black vs. Black Beauty Zucchini

I've always called the zucchini that we grow just Black Zucchini and now when I search, all that comes up is Black Beaut...

6 comments posted 2yrs

posted by nowhere

6 comments posted 2yrs posted by nowhere

Made tomato sauce

Got enough fresh tomatoes to make sauce. It's simmering now. Just tomatoes, spices, later homemade sausage meatballs. I...

35 comments posted 2yrs

posted by cshenk

35 comments posted 2yrs posted by cshenk

garlic scapes

Hi All, My garlic has started to scape. I cut them off. Does scaping tell me anything about when to harvest? Many thanks...

4 comments posted 2yrs

posted by T

4 comments posted 2yrs posted by T

Cropping now

Virginia Beach, gardens are cropping all over. I'm getting 3-4 tomatoes a day plus as many cherry tomatoes. Already had...

0 comments posted 2yrs

posted by cshenk

0 comments posted 2yrs posted by cshenk

Squash bug repellent is in place!

Hi All, If both the web and my gardener are correct that Squash bugs hate the smell of onions, I now have transplanted...

0 comments posted 2yrs

posted by T

0 comments posted 2yrs posted by T

Killed my first squash bug!

And it was on one of my little pine trees on a pine needle! I squashed it between a green onion stem with my nitrile au...

0 comments posted 2yrs

posted by T

0 comments posted 2yrs posted by T

ground cover fabric

Hi All, When you guys use ground cover fabric to keep the weeds down, what do you use to secure the fabric to the ground...

8 comments posted 2yrs

posted by T

8 comments posted 2yrs posted by T

planting onion seeds for overwinter?

Hi All, I am going to try planting https://www.trueleafmarket.com/products/onion-seeds-imai-early-yellowfor over winter...

5 comments posted 2yrs

posted by T

5 comments posted 2yrs posted by T

strawberries

finally had enough of a crop to put up some freezer jam. had to try a new recipe because Mom bought the wrong kind of p...

1 comments posted 2yrs

posted by songbird

1 comments posted 2yrs posted by songbird

Followup: bunching vs green onion

Hi All, I asked this before but no one knew. The difference in taste between my green onions and my bunching onions...

2 comments posted 2yrs

posted by T

2 comments posted 2yrs posted by T