Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

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Tomato height/size caging/staking

Two of my three tomato plants are outgrowing their cage/stakes. I have a indeterminate with a 4'+ above ground stake. T...
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posted by reader
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by reader

Peach tree bleeding like crazy

Sorry for the cross-post but this is urgent. My Peach tree, of about 8 years old, 7 feet tall, variety unknown, has sud...
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posted by poomchucker
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by poomchucker

Leafhoppers on runner beans

My runner beans (about a dozen plants now about 6-8 ft. tall) are infested with leafhoppers and are fading fast, althou...
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posted by tyratree
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by tyratree

strawberry question

We put in new strawberry plants this year and they looked really healthy all summer, putting out runners all over the p...
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posted by lauradog
4 comments posted 23yrs posted by lauradog

Molikhia??

I was recently provided some seeds for a middle eastern green. The individual that provided me the seeds, called it Mol...
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posted by gcdouglass
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by gcdouglass

Re: Carrots & Eggplant

>First time veggie gardener here. I planted a variety of veggies last >Spring and so far, so good. But I had never plan...
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posted by novinger
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by novinger

Tomato blight

My garden is located in Iowa and this year I had to move it into my yard in a spot that was lawn for 30 years. Previous...
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posted by anolz
5 comments posted 23yrs posted by anolz

why do my tomatoes lack flavor?

I'm looking for suggestions on what to improve or change for next year. This spring we planted 6 nursery 'Better Boy' p...
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posted by cyberplotterus
11 comments posted 23yrs posted by cyberplotterus

soil rejuvination question

what can I do to make soil fertile again if ihas been soaked in enough brine to kill vegetation My correct e-mail addres...
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posted by gn52
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by gn52

Newbie success

Sort of. Of my first 14 plants, 2 tomatoes and 2 canteloupe plants are still thriving (one other tomato plant is still...
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posted by prasantrin
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by prasantrin

Mid-season report from the Tomato Patch

Below is my report from 5/14/2003 with the mid-season update afterward. ---------------------- Greetings from Zone 6B....
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posted by ny4t
9 comments posted 23yrs posted by ny4t

Re: No Female flowers

> Just found you guys, so hi and help. We have always shied away from growing > zucchini in fear that it might overtake...
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posted by lblanch
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by lblanch

Re: Fresh horseradish

> My neighbor mailed me some horseradish from his garden because I enjoy > making my own. The package took a few days t...
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posted by im_a_user_th
7 comments posted 23yrs posted by im_a_user_th

Re: basil and cilantro

> > > >So, I transplanted the basil and cilantro plants in larger planters. Now > >half of them are dead. I did water t...
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posted by phaedrine_stonebridge
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by phaedrine_stonebridge

Birds & Tomatoes...

My roommate seems rather concerned with the possibility of birds destroying my developing crop of tomatoes. Only the ch...
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posted by walker333
8 comments posted 23yrs posted by walker333