Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

Squash bug control!

Hi All, Death to Squash Bugs!!! My gardener is hear picking weeds out of my zeroscape. I asked him it is was true about...

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posted by T

0 comments posted 2yrs posted by T

Tomato Blight

I didn't plant tomatos this year, because last year tomato blight killed off the plants. I used to get decent crops but...

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posted by Wanderer<dont

8 comments posted 2yrs posted by Wanderer<dont

The first battle of this summer's war on bugs

Squash bugs , the damn squash bugs are already hard at work(?) breeding a new generation to decimate my squash plants ....

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posted by Snag_one

4 comments posted 2yrs posted by Snag_one

Fruit picker

I just posted this to a response elsewhere, and thought someone here is more likely to find it useful I have several to...

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posted by bobnospam

1 comments posted 2yrs posted by bobnospam

pre-emergent question

Can you guys recommend a preemergent that can be used around an a organic garden (not on the garden) Many thanks, -T

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posted by T

6 comments posted 2yrs posted by T

OT: Gardening Dad Joke

Spring is here! I got so excited I wet my plants! What?? Dad jokes are not SUPPOSE to be funny!

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posted by T

0 comments posted 2yrs posted by T

onions planted yesterday

not sure what i'll do tomorrow but it will either be the tomatoes or the peppers. a nice gentle rain this morning which...

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posted by songbird

13 comments posted 2yrs posted by songbird

My solution to transplant shock

Hi All, Two yeas in a row I have noticed this. When I am transplanting my plants from the green house, I put some organi...

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posted by T

4 comments posted 2yrs posted by T

A different type of bean trellis

When I first planted the fruit trees out in our orchard I made these giant cages of concrete reinforcing wire to keep t...

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posted by Snag_one

2 comments posted 2yrs posted by Snag_one

Strawberry Jam

The first batch of strawberry jam from our garden is cooling on the kitchen counter ... the bit I tasted from the pan i...

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posted by Snag_one

1 comments posted 2yrs posted by Snag_one

Got almost everything planted now

Now for nature to do it's part! Next year, I'll start indoor seedlings 2 weeks earlier but too late now. Half of the ga...

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posted by cshenk

0 comments posted 2yrs posted by cshenk

Bees

I had an awesome surprise this afternoon . A hive I thought was dead has bees ! I'm not sure if they survived last winte...

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posted by Snag_one

3 comments posted 2yrs posted by Snag_one

Dang it!

Late coldsnap got me. Lost 4 trays of seedlings in the green house. All my red bell peppers. I will have to redesign th...

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posted by cshenk

25 comments posted 2yrs posted by cshenk

34 taters !

Have come up so far , most are big enough to start hilling . I have red beets getting big enough to start thinning , bu...

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posted by Snag_one

2 comments posted 2yrs posted by Snag_one

Storm was close!

Last night a wind storm swept in but this time the tree flowers made it, sheltered by the house. 50mph gusts. Some arou...

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posted by cshenk

14 comments posted 2yrs posted by cshenk