Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

drum brakes, different spring? ('04 Cavalier)

('04 Cavalier, rear brakes) Instead of the since-God-was-a-boy hold-down spring/pin/cup system, these brakes have a sin...

2 comments posted 11yrs

posted by gbeccles

2 comments posted 11yrs posted by gbeccles

Nitrogen 101?

Our county offers compost. ($20 for 6 yards.) They've had it analyzed,...

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posted by gbeccles

2 comments posted 11yrs posted by gbeccles

odd tasks

today i went out and rinsed off the plants. we'd had a pretty heavy downpour the other day and the plants were almost a...

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posted by songbird

4 comments posted 11yrs posted by songbird

First garlic harvest

Well , I got some now , how do I prep it for storage and store it ? Cool dry place , I figure , but I'm not sure how to...

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posted by snag_one

21 comments posted 11yrs posted by snag_one

Winter tomatoes grown under lights...

.. will remain just a dream for me it seems. Once upon a time in another life I grew certain medicinal herbs under arti...

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posted by shaun.at.pukekohe

17 comments posted 11yrs posted by shaun.at.pukekohe

AARRGHHHH ! TSWV !

Finally figured out - with the help of a couple of knowledgeable local folks - that my tomatoes have tomato spotted wil...

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posted by snag_one

8 comments posted 11yrs posted by snag_one

Advice sought: broccoli heading out too soon

Two years now, most broccoli plants have headed out very early, giving 2" to 4" heads. In the past, with same or simila...

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posted by mds

9 comments posted 11yrs posted by mds

Weeds finally gone

At least for now.Yesterday I picked 2 yellow zucchinis and 1 green. Sauteed them with some onion, garlic and oregano. A...

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posted by susan_r23666

1 comments posted 11yrs posted by susan_r23666

Bio-char questions

I often end up with a pile of charcoal from burning brush piles . I'd like to incorporate some of it into the soil in t...

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posted by snag_one

5 comments posted 11yrs posted by snag_one

My Garden

is doing pretty well now. We have most of the weeds under control but I need a couple more mornings to finish up. I can...

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posted by susan_r23666

6 comments posted 11yrs posted by susan_r23666

getting there

finally seeing the light at the end of the planting tunnel. two more gardens to go and i'll be done. the two that are l...

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posted by songbird

5 comments posted 11yrs posted by songbird

Can I sky water tiny zukes

Hi All, My zukes still have heir initial leaves. How long can I sky water them before I risk powder mildew? Many thanks,...

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posted by T

7 comments posted 11yrs posted by T

Did you know

That everything posted here shows up on gardenbanter.co.uk? At least they do attribute the posts to r.g.e and the origi...

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posted by snag_one

16 comments posted 11yrs posted by snag_one

can I separate my zuke sprouts in their cups?

Hi All, I planted zuke seeds in these cute little 3" peat moss cups. Three per cup. Not all the cups have sprouted (I k...

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posted by T

22 comments posted 11yrs posted by T

Birds and Cherries

I love birds. So much that I don't mind sharing some of my cherries. I also love cherries, and don't want the dang pesk...

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posted by m.w.evangelista

3 comments posted 11yrs posted by m.w.evangelista