Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

Life is Good

Today we made 9 1/2 pint jars of blackberry jam from berries picked on our land , and canned 4 quarts of home grown gre...

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posted by snag_one

12 comments posted 12yrs posted by snag_one

Mixed Emotons

Black swallowtail larvae in the parsley. Just bad timing, I guess.

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posted by derald

5 comments posted 12yrs posted by derald

It's Official

This is the worst gardening year I have ever had. The peppers have been a d isaster since I started them in January, th...

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posted by mjciccarel

9 comments posted 12yrs posted by mjciccarel

Tomatoe blight

No tomatoes this year :( Wiped out the cherry tomato plants and the larger varieties aren't producing much of anything....

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posted by John

4 comments posted 12yrs posted by John

The Harvest Begins

Just out checkin' the garden today , and we have green beans ready to pick . I've already picked a nice zucchini and on...

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posted by snag_one

4 comments posted 12yrs posted by snag_one

Surprise !!!!

I have been out of commission with a twisted knee so my gardening has taken a back seat for about 3 weeks now. Feeling...

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posted by mjciccarel

1 comments posted 12yrs posted by mjciccarel

Mushroom ID

I have found a patch of what I believe to be chanterelle mushrooms . Does anyone here have the knowledge to help me ID...

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posted by snag_one

20 comments posted 12yrs posted by snag_one

Squash stem root rot

sucks . There is apparently no cure , just yank 'em and toss 'em in the fire . Lost a zuke , a cuke , and maybe another...

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posted by snag_one

3 comments posted 12yrs posted by snag_one

Pointy Cucumbers

What is causing this? MJ

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posted by mjciccarel

2 comments posted 12yrs posted by mjciccarel

Pest ID help

While checking things out in the garden yesterday , I found 2 kinds of bugs on some of my tomato leaves . The small pea...

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posted by snag_one

8 comments posted 12yrs posted by snag_one

Aaaghhhhh , wilting zucchini

I was just out on a random check of the garden , found one of my zukes in a very wilted condition ... no frass near the...

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posted by snag_one

2 comments posted 12yrs posted by snag_one

Blueberries

Does anyone here grow blueberries? If so, what sort of conditions do they like please?

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posted by ask

8 comments posted 12yrs posted by ask

Friday the 13th!

Well, the "13th" started on the 11th and just.got.better. :-/ Phones for about half our street went out on the 11th and...

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posted by bluechick

24 comments posted 12yrs posted by bluechick

wild winds

a few days ago, could have been a tornado skipping over, but others just say strong winds, all i know is that it's not...

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posted by songbird

46 comments posted 12yrs posted by songbird

3rd time charm ?

Well , maybe this time my anaheim chilli peppers will actually germinate . Twice before I've planted , and twice planti...

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posted by snag_one

2 comments posted 12yrs posted by snag_one