Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

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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
6 comments posted 2yrs
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!
0 comments posted 2yrs
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...
4 comments posted 2yrs
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...
25 comments posted 2yrs
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...
14 comments posted 2yrs
posted by cshenk
14 comments posted 2yrs posted by cshenk

Apple and Cherry trees in full bloom!

Here's the apple trees. The nearer one is a golden delicious and the further one, a granny smith. Crosspollenators. htt...
4 comments posted 2yrs
posted by cshenk
4 comments posted 2yrs posted by cshenk

4 more seedling trays setup

rI got 2 more in yesterday. Delicata squash and parsly. today lavendar and ancho chiles. Over the next week we finish t...
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posted by cshenk
0 comments posted 2yrs posted by cshenk