Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

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... and English. Am I alone? Mary
10 comments posted 23yrs
posted by mary.fisher
10 comments posted 23yrs posted by mary.fisher

Horn-like thing on tomatoes

Hi all! I planted seven different varieties of tomatoes this year: 1. Sungold - indeterminate cherry. 2. Green Grape -...
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posted by omenninger
5 comments posted 23yrs posted by omenninger

Celebrating kitchen gardens

If you're interested in getting more actively involved in your own sustenance, you might be interested in a new non-pro...
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posted by rdoiron
4 comments posted 23yrs posted by rdoiron

Tomato Blight & Potatoes

I am growing some Autumn potatoes (Carlingford & Charlotte) and they are just starting to sprout above ground level. Ho...
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posted by colin-cred
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by colin-cred

solarizing compost

over the last 2 seasons a problem with anthracnose has developed in areas i plant tomatoes...not really a problem if yo...
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posted by <me
8 comments posted 23yrs posted by <me

Interesting Basil

I bought a Basil plant this spring named Greek Columnar. It grows pretty much straight up and it has no flowers. The le...
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posted by susan_r23666
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by susan_r23666

Re: Preparing for Spring (Tomatoes)

>How about some recommendations for preparing a tomato bed for next >spring's planting? >Which nutrients to add to the...
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posted by frankhartx
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by frankhartx

Re: splitting figs

> I have a fig that's either a Brown Turkey or Celeste. Nursery had > them on sale because the labels got lost. > > It'...
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posted by bamboo
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by bamboo

Need tomato plants *now*

I'm in Miami. That should explain my request. :-) We're just getting ready to plant our veggie gardens here. Do you kno...
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posted by herblady
8 comments posted 23yrs posted by herblady

Rosemary Fuzz

My four yo rosemary bush has suddenly sprouted fuzz on every leaf! Wha' happened? The Ranger
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posted by cuhulain__98
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by cuhulain__98

Pumpkin question

Having never grown a pumpkin before, I'm wondering at what point I should remove the pumpkin from the vine. I have two...
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posted by nospam
5 comments posted 23yrs posted by nospam

Flat Pole Cabbage (2025 Update)

Flat pole cabbage is a British heirloom cabbage that used to be used as a fodder crop. There are stories of farmers pla...
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posted by fudge
6 comments posted 23yrs posted by fudge

Has anyone used "keyhole" beds?

I was going through an old copy of one of Mollison's Permaculture books and he mentions keyhole beds. Has anyone here t...
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posted by mdavis21
18 comments posted 23yrs posted by mdavis21

Nancy's Pet

Little Nancy's Pet Little Nancy was in the garden filling in a hole when her neighbor peered over the fence. Interested...
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posted by paxwax
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by paxwax

split apples

There has been plenty of rain this year since early spring. I have two apples whose apples have split on the tree. I do...
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posted by bluecuff
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by bluecuff