Fruit and Vegetable Gardening

It's official

Its now Spring since it's 1 September today. But I knew it was Spring before the date arrived because of all the blosso...

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posted by Here

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[OT] Whatever Happened to:

rec.gardens.organic? Nothing since Sept. 2010.

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Tomato plant with no Tomatoes

I have flowers in 2 different sets but no tomatoes. What is the deal? I do not believe it is a pollenation problem. MJ

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posted by mjciccarel

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I just finished

Canning 18 half-pints of jalapenos from my garden . I used a very basic pickling recipe , 1c vinegar , 1c water 1tbsp k...

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posted by snag_one

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Slowin' Down

Well , here it is late August , and the garden is starting to slow production . Sometime this week I'll get the burner...

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posted by snag_one

13 comments posted 13yrs posted by snag_one

cherry tree leaves

something is eating holes in the leaves of my miniature cherry tree, have looked during daylight hours but cant see the...

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posted by billbishop.c911027

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Cherryplum Nadia

Hi everyone! I'm lookin' for some nursery where I can find this new hybrid cherry X plum called NADIA. It's an aussy ne...

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posted by SurfGirl.c872ce9

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Harvesting winter squash

I grow kabochas yearly. I've had two nemeses: 1. powdery mildew that sets in in July and pretty much kills the plants,...

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posted by man

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More beans

We started picking Romas on Sunday. Got enough for a meat then. Picked again on Monday afternoon and Wednesday morning....

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posted by susan_r23666

2 comments posted 13yrs posted by susan_r23666

Summer Squash Wars

(Orecchiette [Little Ears] With) Zucchini And Tomato Bel Mondo restaurant, Sydney Servings: 4 - 6 Preparation Time: 30...

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posted by wildbilly

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a half pound

the smallest quantity of seeds i could buy in bulk from the grain elevator was a half pound. i wished to get some winte...

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posted by songbird

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Picking beans

Picked my first Roma beans today. Got enough for a meal tonight. I may be swimming in them before the week is over. The...

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posted by susan_r23666

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Garlic storage games

I have been experimenting with garlic storage to get it to last as long as possible as I only grow one crop per year. U...

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posted by secret

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More Squash Bug Questions

Pulling weeks around the new batch of Cucumbers and Zucchini this morning i am seeing squash bugs again. I looked at th...

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posted by mjciccarel

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Dry Farming

Anyone in the NG have experience with so-called "dry farming"? If I'm correctly understanding what I'm reading on the W...

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