Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

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Old gardening books

Older gardening books are valuable because they chronicle varieties long gone and methods long fallen into disuse. This...
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posted by pottedmeatproduct
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Addition to Tire Gardening Report

I've made some minor additions/corrections to the Tire Gardening Report and one quite significant addition, which I'll...
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posted by pat
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Slaters - Any Danger?

Hi there, Around here, there are a fair amount of slaters, also called rolly-pollies, pill-bugs, sow-bugs etc. http://d...
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posted by anyone
4 comments posted 23yrs posted by anyone

If you like cherry tomatoes...

I've grown Sun Gold Tomatoes for the past 6 years here in southern NH, and I can't say enough good things about them. F...
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posted by toonartist_98
5 comments posted 23yrs posted by toonartist_98

Re: figs

> my figs are tiny this year. reason? > > ((.)) ')) Too cool, maybe?
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posted by len-gra
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by len-gra

Raised Bed (Small) What To Use?

Hi there... Living in an apartment block, I only have a very small bit of actual land. Most of my plants this year are...
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posted by anyone
13 comments posted 23yrs posted by anyone

Re: What eats radish leaves?

Flea Beetles are very tiny beetles that love to chew through the radish leaves. Organic gardeners use radishes planted...
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posted by PMORGAN2
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by PMORGAN2

tomato acidity

Previously I have been told that the need to acidify tomatoes before canning was not dependent on the soil but on the v...
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posted by fakedaddress
5 comments posted 23yrs posted by fakedaddress

Why are cucumber seeds so expensive?

Hello all, I would like to grow some cucumbers next year outdoors in the garden. Have been looking around for seeds and...
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posted by dommy.szdzz
4 comments posted 23yrs posted by dommy.szdzz

sudden cold spell--what to do with musk melons?

My musk melons were coming along nicely during the summer heat. We had more than a week of 30C+ temps and though I desp...
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posted by prasantrin
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by prasantrin

Plants that won't bloom

I moved into a new house about four years ago and brought with me a quince tree, some grape vines, and a lilac bush (am...
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posted by jdg
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by jdg

Drilling holes in compost barrel

I have two barrels I got from my local Saturn dealer. They had car washing solution in them, are of the 55 gallon size...
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posted by brianawm
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by brianawm

Banana squash news

About two weeks ago I posted that I only had one banana squash grow on a plant. I harvested it, and it was delicious. I...
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posted by salmonfry
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by salmonfry

Need help growing Concord grapes

I can't seem to find a good online source about growing concord grapes. I live in southern NH near the coast. What I'd...
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posted by toonartist_98
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by toonartist_98