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Re: Tomatoes with Potato Leaf

Aunt Ruby's is a regular leaf. Currently, there are, I believe, over 500 potato leaf varieties; in the last few years,...
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posted by markTHISEMAILDONTWORK
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Re: Question about "Foursquare" garden

Get the book "Square Foot Gardening" by Mel Bartholomew. his entire theory is based on 4ft x 4ft square beds, each divi...
0 comments posted 23yrs
posted by markTHISEMAILDONTWORK
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by markTHISEMAILDONTWORK

Fusarium Wilt question

Does FW make tomatoes inedible? I have a plant with a darn-near ripe tomato, but it's showing the obvious signs of the...
0 comments posted 23yrs
posted by orthwp
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by orthwp

What to plant now, later?

I'm in the Tampa area. What can I plant this time of year? Will my newly planted cucumbers, tomatoes and butternut squas...
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posted by jfma
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by jfma

Making sun-dried tomatoes

As I understand it sun drying tomatoes (or any fruit) is a race to get them dehydrated before the mould and fungus take...
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posted by TiredOfSpam
5 comments posted 23yrs posted by TiredOfSpam

Newbie...advice wanted

Hi, I'm 68 years old and as a teen ager sold veggies off a 3 acre plot. Kept a large garden for several years but gave...
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posted by allan.matthews
5 comments posted 23yrs posted by allan.matthews

Raspberry Vigor

My Jewell black raspberries are now in their third year, and quite simply, the quality of the berries sucks. Small and...
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posted by private
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by private

Re: Zuccini

You should do what I found out on this (or another) newsgroup several years ago: When you get both male flowers (regula...
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posted by jhthomas
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by jhthomas

First Tomatillo Today :)

Well, having never grown them before, I was really surprised to pluck my first fat little tomatillo from the vine today...
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posted by phaedrine_stonebridge
4 comments posted 23yrs posted by phaedrine_stonebridge

SOS: Please send rain!

Today we are supposed to break the record temp for this date. We will get to 117!!! It's miserable out there. I forget...
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posted by <roz
9 comments posted 23yrs posted by <roz

corn silks/ear shoots

I've got a small batch of corn and I wanted to help them along with pollination. Most have tassel-stalks fully emerged...
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posted by reader
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by reader

Re: What's eating my beautiful tomatoes?

>"Paul Okami" > wrote: > > > >> Is there some sort of "typical" worm or similar pest that likes tomatoes? >> If so, how...
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posted by frogleg
4 comments posted 23yrs posted by frogleg

Purple Pole Beans?

I just love purple beans (they turn green when you cook them). But all I have been able to find are the bush type. Does...
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posted by phaedrine_stonebridge
22 comments posted 23yrs posted by phaedrine_stonebridge

need fresh sweet pickles recipe

Does anyone have a recipe for sweet fresh vegetable pickles which can last for about a week? I do not want to go through...
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posted by zphysics1
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Re: do tomatoes use water overnight?

Generally they will use some water overnight, but not as much as during the day. If the soil is moist (under the surfac...
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posted by sligojoeSPAM2
11 comments posted 23yrs posted by sligojoeSPAM2