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Red eggplant?
Hi All, This red eggplant looks fun: I don't care as long as it tastes like an eggplant. What do you guys think? -T http://www.rareseeds.com/korean-red-eggplant/
 
A Dumb Carrot question
Hi Guys, You guys are going to love this question as it shows just how little I know about gardening. I know that if you take an organic potato (not sprayed with an anti sprouting agent), cut it into...
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last years seeds?
Hi All, I still have seeds I bought last year left over: tomatillo, zukes, and I forget. Would they still be good? Or should I buy new ones? Many thanks, -T
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Rain
Watching the 5 pm news today and the local station ran a runner along the bottom of the screen. 240 billion gallons of rain fell on Houston area these last several days. To bad we couldn't send some...
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Mulching Problems
I have been mulching for the past half-dozen years or more but I still don't feel I really know what I'm doing. The mulch I have available is chipper wood in various stages of decay which is provided...
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onion sets, etc.
hope to put some in this week, once i can dig them out of where they are stored in the garage. dunno if they will even be any good. hard to get to them until we get some stuff moved... flowers are...
 
Expecting Cold
The weather ;people are predicting a low of 26°F here in the Blue Ridge Mountain Foothills in NC. Trees and strawberries are blooming Thankfully I have not planted anything yet. Procrastination pays...
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A load of s**t
Arrived in my yard yesterday afternoon ... barn scrapings , from goats , sheep , chickens/ducks/other fowl . Another is coming today , this stuff has been composting in place for who knows how long ....
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Easter Sunday
Perused the garden a bit ago, the blueberries are setting fruit as is the fig tree. Hopes of a good crop makes me smile. Lots of bumble, mason, etc. bees are working the liriope, their favorite flower...
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vinegar and disk soap weed killer is not working
Damn things see to enjoy being sprayed. What am I doing wrong? I am using the 5% stuff. Can't find the 20% stuff Vinegar can kill weeds. How & where can you use it? Many recipes are questionable. See...
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Putting it by
huh... :) you should not need to order more if you can find any in there that are still alive. is it open? or if you open it does anything come out of it? i would hold off on the white paper and...
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Frozen !
Been a long one here too . I spent most of my day setting support columns for the kitchen into concrete . That's almost as much work as digging the holes ...
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Cold and windy
Not me, the weather. Woke up about 0300 this morning and it was cold, checked the thermometer and the temperature was at 39F. Had to get another blanket on the bed. Today the temps are up to 55F and a...
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"cloning" tomatoes
I'd like to try propagating tomatoes with cuttings . I have some rooting hormone powder , but am unsure of how big the plants need to be , and what to cut off to try this . Anyone been there and done...
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Black crowders again
Went out to peruse the gardens again this morning and it appears I have 98% of the black crowder seeds have come up. That's the best I've ever had on store bought seed. These are from Victory Seeds so...
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