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yellow crooked neck squash
by audriana, Sat Jul 16, 2011 4:23 pm

Replies: 2

I planted seeds for yellow crooked neck squash and they did beautifully. My question is: why are some of my squash orange with bumps and others are yellow and smooth. I expected the yellow and...

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Last post by pickupguy07
Sun Jul 17, 2011 3:24 am
Some advice for a new gardner
by flmommaof4, Sat Jul 16, 2011 4:57 pm

Replies: 2

Hello to all. This is my 1st post and my first real garden. I've had a few veggie plants here and there but nothing like this. I grew up in philadelpdia with. A 5 by 5 concreat yard and finally after...

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Last post by flmommaof4
Sun Jul 17, 2011 12:56 am
Country Gentleman sweet corn pollination question
by albucsfan, Sat Jul 16, 2011 8:17 pm

Replies: 4

Sweet corn is about done for this year, and it did alright, considering the benign neglect it was treated with :lol: , but about half the ears had really hit or miss pollination, great big spots of...

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Last post by TZ -OH6
Sat Jul 16, 2011 10:46 pm
Cucumber leaves are drying (Pictures attached)
by plant lover, Sat Jul 16, 2011 7:10 pm

Replies: 2

It looks like my cucumber leaves are drying out but the cucumbers themselves seem pretty happy. In fact, I already picked 3 of them and they were delicious. Except the last one, which was a bit...

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Last post by BP
Sat Jul 16, 2011 10:43 pm
As I was weeding the garden . . .
by TheWaterbug, Fri Jul 15, 2011 4:53 pm

Replies: 17

I noticed how rapidly the weeds grow, even with very little water. Whenever my drip system turns on, the initial burst of pressure causes the hoses to spray a small stream of water about 3' long, for...

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Last post by Fig3825
Sat Jul 16, 2011 9:43 pm
Does rain cause hornworms to feed?
by Francis Barnswallow, Sat Jul 16, 2011 7:10 pm

Replies: 2

I've noticed a lot of damage on my tomato plants. There's evidence (chewed leaves/hornworm poop) when I check the tomato plants. Here's the thing, I can never find them unless it rains. Once it rains...

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Last post by Francis Barnswallow
Sat Jul 16, 2011 8:13 pm
Jalapeno harvest! (Pics)
by Suburban Farmer, Fri Jul 15, 2011 7:38 pm

Replies: 6

These are my fresh peppers, I'll be frying them up with tomato, onion, bacon. and eggs tomorrow morning. I also cleaned and organized my balcony space.

Almost all of the balcony plants were...

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Last post by mattie g
Sat Jul 16, 2011 5:10 pm
purple pepper problem
by siam2329, Sat Jul 16, 2011 6:46 am

Replies: 3

Hi,
My purple pepper plant seems stunted . I had one small pepper growing for about 2months. It never grew bigger than a large gumball. Some one told to me go ahead and pick it b/c the plant was...

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Last post by applestar
Sat Jul 16, 2011 4:30 pm
Sunflowers are blooming!
by TheWaterbug, Fri Jul 15, 2011 6:39 pm

Replies: 5

Well, not quite, but soon:

The plant is about 4 1/2 feet tall right now. I assume it'll keep growing while the flower develops:

There was supposed to be a whole row of these, extending another...

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Last post by csvd87
Sat Jul 16, 2011 4:22 pm
Protecting individual vegetables from sun, pests?
by sunnyvalley, Sat Jul 16, 2011 8:33 am

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I feel I'll be told this is a bad idea, possibly accompanied by laughter, but I'd like to understand why: Does a growing vegetable itself, such as a tomato or pepper, need light same as the foliage...

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Last post by applestar
Sat Jul 16, 2011 10:39 am
zone 7 and higher - where do you store your garlic?
by ameliat, Sat Jul 16, 2011 4:10 am

Replies: 2

I live in a house with a crawl space - no basement - Does anyone have any suggestions where I can store my garlic?

My laundry room is cool right now, but my husband is overwhelmed by the garlic...

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Last post by applestar
Sat Jul 16, 2011 10:21 am
What garlic are you growing this fall?
by gixxerific, Mon Jul 11, 2011 8:06 pm

Replies: 17

With all this talk of garlic lately. Let's hash out what your favorites are and what you are wanting to try for next year. Explain why if you can.

I grew Music and Chesnok Red this year because they...

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Last post by ameliat
Sat Jul 16, 2011 2:30 am
Aphids and Ant problem
by Francis Barnswallow, Thu Jul 14, 2011 4:01 pm

Replies: 9

Aphids keep appearing on my zuc plant and then the ants soon follow. Every day I have to spray organic soap to kill both of these pests. It works, but only for a few hours.....then they return.

How...

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Last post by DoubleDogFarm
Sat Jul 16, 2011 2:24 am
Is this Cucumber Normal?
by krk4hd, Fri Jul 15, 2011 9:28 pm

Replies: 2

My first cucumber is growing at a good rate, but it is curved and the end closest to the plant is fat. The end closest to the blossom is skinny, about half as wide as the other end.

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Last post by mmmfloorpie
Sat Jul 16, 2011 12:47 am
Some rookie questions: blueberries, leaf curl, etc.
by MrBoZiffer, Mon Jun 27, 2011 5:09 pm

Replies: 1

I've got a few questions I could use some help with, so any advice is appreciated.

1. I want to plant blueberries along a 90' fence line. I have acidic soil and there is good sun along this fence....

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Last post by CharlieBear
Fri Jul 15, 2011 7:26 pm
crows
by pickupguy07, Tue Jul 12, 2011 7:28 pm

Replies: 11

So; my first garden. and all seems to be going very well.
I got lots of tomatoes,.. canning most of them as they come ripe.
Now I got crows hanging around beating me to harvesting them.
I canned...

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Last post by CharlieBear
Fri Jul 15, 2011 7:18 pm
Daikon advice requested
by CharlieBear, Thu Jul 14, 2011 9:50 pm

Replies: 5

I planted Daikon (sp) japanese radishes for the first time this year to see what they are like. The leaves got huge like you might expect for something that is supposed to form a long root. Now it...

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Last post by CharlieBear
Fri Jul 15, 2011 6:54 pm
Cucumber Timelapse Video!
by Fig3825, Fri Jul 15, 2011 3:33 am

Replies: 4

Okay, so the Cucumbers finally grew past the camera for the most part. I unloaded all the pics and converted to video.

Here's the final Cuke Video !

Just as I mentioned in my last post, you can...

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Last post by BP
Fri Jul 15, 2011 5:41 pm
Advice on Thai Hot Chili Peppers?
by pizzarrhea, Fri Jul 15, 2011 1:35 am

Replies: 6

Just got a thai hot chili pepper plant from my local nursery, already had peppers on it and everything was on sale so I felt the urge to purchase one.
Has anyone grown these before? Any specific...

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Last post by soil
Fri Jul 15, 2011 2:40 pm
Not the best day
by TZ -OH6, Thu Jul 14, 2011 2:01 am

Replies: 15

Got up got out a bed, dragged a comb across my head, went down stairs ...and

1) a racoon had eaten and or torn down 1/3 of my flour corn
2) something big and dead in the woods behind the garden...

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Last post by digitS'
Fri Jul 15, 2011 12:07 pm
Potato problem?
by edreed20, Thu Jul 14, 2011 8:50 pm

Replies: 10

As you can see in the pics some of my potatoes arent looking as good as the others and I don't no why. For about the last few weeks to a month 3 or 4 of the plants have had lots of leaves curl and...

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Last post by 2cents
Fri Jul 15, 2011 1:02 am
Pest what will they stoop to next?
by gixxerific, Wed Jul 13, 2011 10:09 pm

Replies: 3

I have had a few problems with worms on my mators but I think it is going away not too many cuc beetles I have taken care of what I see.

But this one really gets me. I have some Brussels Sprouts out...

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Last post by gixxerific
Thu Jul 14, 2011 10:04 pm
potato hilling question
by Lex, Thu Jul 14, 2011 3:19 pm

Replies: 2

I've mulched my garden with 2-3 inches of oak leaves. Do I need to bother raking the leaves away and hilling soil on my potatoes, or will the leaves perform the same function?

And yes, I've read...

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Last post by CharlieBear
Thu Jul 14, 2011 9:44 pm
Please help identify this bug and these eggs
by Beansie_time, Thu Jul 14, 2011 6:54 pm

Replies: 2

I was watering today and out from under one of my zucchini plants crawls this guy:

I checked under the leaves of that plant and found these little horrors:

I'm assuming it's harmful since it...

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Last post by Fig3825
Thu Jul 14, 2011 8:07 pm
Only one female squash flower in entire garden (pic)
by Toppers, Thu Jul 14, 2011 4:19 pm

Replies: 3

Here is my garden with the squash growing healthy everywhere. Tons of bees and male flowers all over. So far, only one female flower has appeared. I did hand pollinate it, although it wasn't...

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Last post by soil
Thu Jul 14, 2011 7:03 pm
Mid July Update (Full of Pics)
by Suburban Farmer, Wed Jul 13, 2011 3:58 pm

Replies: 5

These are all photos of my current garden space, though my balcony is also full. Included in the set is a photo of my next target: the corner curbside patch. I'm happy with the results of my first...

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Last post by mmmfloorpie
Thu Jul 14, 2011 5:37 pm
June 21 Pictures
by jal_ut, Wed Jun 22, 2011 4:54 am

Replies: 27

Rather than put so many pictures in a message, I made a page on the net.

Click at your own risk. It is photo heavy.

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Last post by applestar
Thu Jul 14, 2011 4:25 pm
How does your garden Grow?
by Aorourke, Thu Jul 14, 2011 1:41 am

Replies: 7

From this

to this

and this

Next year I wont be so plant & dig Happy, as there are too many in there, but ill take what I can get this year!

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Last post by mmmfloorpie
Thu Jul 14, 2011 3:32 pm
Today's wheelbarrow haul. Zus doing well. golf balls too
by bogydave, Mon Jul 11, 2011 9:54 pm

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regular & jade pearl (I think) zucs.

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Last post by Bobberman
Thu Jul 14, 2011 1:32 pm
Cucumber problem
by filmnet, Wed Jul 13, 2011 6:18 pm

Replies: 2

Here is a shot of the leafs, its spreading around now. I have 10 plants anyone know about this

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Last post by filmnet
Thu Jul 14, 2011 12:13 pm
issues with cukes.....
by jordanleereynols, Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:30 pm

Replies: 2

I think i have some issues with the cukes. Sorry I have no pics, but here's what I have going on. First off, my plants are small, and really took a long time to take off from seedlings when I...

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Last post by applestar
Thu Jul 14, 2011 12:03 pm
Floating Row Covers... Protect cucumbers?
by Signal30, Thu Jul 14, 2011 12:18 am

Replies: 2

Do they work well? Had a relentless attack on my cucumbers and squash by cucumber beetles and squash beetles. Sevin killed the beetles (I made sure to use the exact amount), but was told that the...

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Last post by applestar
Thu Jul 14, 2011 11:42 am
What veggie is this?
by grapevine, Mon Jul 11, 2011 6:09 pm

Replies: 7

can you tell me what vegie this is.
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Last post by Bobberman
Thu Jul 14, 2011 5:07 am
Indoor Peppers (pic)
by somegeek, Tue Jul 12, 2011 8:14 pm

Replies: 4

These two Bhut Jolokias were planted roughly early March and have been under lights indoors since then in a tray(two 26W 6400k CFLs). Both are in 4 pots with a basic potting mix with maybe 30%...

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Last post by Bobberman
Thu Jul 14, 2011 3:58 am
hopeful for peppers this year!
by sheeshshe, Wed Jul 06, 2011 12:43 pm

Replies: 14

getting excited for hot peppers! I did some raised beds with garden soil hauled in this year. well, I put the peppers in there and they're doing great it seems! tons of flowers and I think that the...

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Last post by mmmfloorpie
Thu Jul 14, 2011 2:25 am
anyone ever grow a bhut joloki or Ghost pepper?
by buddy110, Wed May 18, 2011 9:58 pm

Replies: 17

I planted one today and I'm wondering if they require any particular soil type..or care. Maybe an acid soil??

Any advice appreciated.

thanks

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Last post by thegreg20
Wed Jul 13, 2011 10:57 pm
Bugs on my stringbeans
by Vicky, Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:30 am

Replies: 2

I planted a few rows of stringbeans (I forget the exact type but they are bushy in nature). When I water them, all these little bugs, like knats, come flying out. Two of the plants (out of 40 or so)...

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Last post by Kisal
Wed Jul 13, 2011 7:30 pm
Late planting of carrots
by Vicky, Wed Jul 13, 2011 4:17 pm

Replies: 1

Is there a fall planting time for carrots in the NorthEast? I am zone 6a.

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Last post by rainbowgardener
Wed Jul 13, 2011 4:29 pm
Zucchini Flowers
by Vicky, Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:34 am

Replies: 1

I am growing about 6 zucchini plants. My neighbor asked me to give her the flowers (In exchange she will make me a special Mexican zicchini flower treat). I would love to, but I am afraid that...

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Last post by rainbowgardener
Wed Jul 13, 2011 11:12 am
Can a beginner at gardening really save money?
by Signal30, Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:00 pm

Replies: 35

One of the biggest reasons I have heard some people promote vegetable gardening is to save money by not having to buy vegetables at the grocery store.

Seasoned veterans at gardening I think that's...

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Last post by pickupguy07
Wed Jul 13, 2011 4:00 am
Growing carrots
by davefromwestchester, Mon Jun 20, 2011 6:19 pm

Replies: 12

Hi all,

Last year we try some disorganized carrot growing, planted from seed, did some thinning out, but not in any orderly way in terms of a bed dedicated to them, sort of scattered, BUT the end...

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Last post by Bobberman
Wed Jul 13, 2011 3:45 am
2011 Garden in all its glory! (Pics)
by cherishedtiger, Mon Jul 11, 2011 7:40 pm

Replies: 4

Ok, so I finally got my photobucket account to work, I think it got hacked. But anyway all my previous questions that needed photos are well resolved... so I thought what the heck I would just share...

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Last post by cherishedtiger
Tue Jul 12, 2011 6:47 pm
Storm Damage to Corn - What Can be Done?
by Johnny & Nancy, Thu Jun 18, 2009 10:40 pm

Replies: 21

What can be done about our corn that was blown over in a storm.

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Last post by TZ -OH6
Tue Jul 12, 2011 2:31 pm
Balcony Garden
by BP, Mon Jun 27, 2011 2:15 am

Replies: 4

We've picked 6 strawberries so far. I think I messed up by not clipping the new plants on the runners because my berries are smaller and not as many. 10 of my plants are everbearing Berri Basket and...

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Last post by BP
Tue Jul 12, 2011 5:26 am
Raised bed garden question
by DRT, Tue Jul 05, 2011 8:37 pm

Replies: 22

This will be long so I will apologize up front. I have a 10x50 garden at the moment that is doing very well. I left what I felt like was enough room for a tiller between rows, but with the wet...

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Last post by Bobberman
Tue Jul 12, 2011 5:16 am
Anyone use pantyhose on squash vines?
by newag, Mon Jul 11, 2011 4:06 am

Replies: 1

Yesterday and today and saw flying (and landing) on my zucchini and squash plants the squash vine borer. :( I was able to spray them with insecticide soap and shoo them away each time (but they did...

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Last post by Bobberman
Tue Jul 12, 2011 5:06 am
My First Big Harvest of the Year
by ButterflyGarden, Sun Jul 10, 2011 1:40 pm

Replies: 14

A bucket of Sweet Basil, a bucket of Mammoth Basil, 3 White Radishes, 3 Chilli Peppers, some mint, 5 Strawberries, and 11 Tomatoes. Not bad for a little balcony garden. I grew everything in...

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Last post by PunkRotten
Tue Jul 12, 2011 3:05 am
Two onions for the price of one
by orgoveg, Tue Jul 12, 2011 2:20 am

Replies: 1

Someone posted a photo of an onion like this not too long ago. I wanted to add to that thread but I can't find it. I have an onion bulb growing in the middle of a stem. This is in my patch of...

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Last post by PunkRotten
Tue Jul 12, 2011 2:36 am
White spots on Jalapenos ?
by cherishedtiger, Fri Jul 01, 2011 4:40 pm

Replies: 1

So I planted some Jalapenos a few weeks ago and yesterday I was finally able to make it out to the garden after mowing down the jungle my backyard had turned into.
My banana peppers are doing great,...

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Last post by cherishedtiger
Mon Jul 11, 2011 8:41 pm
Horse poop anyone?
by theorganicartist, Mon Jul 11, 2011 1:43 am

Replies: 3

Hey hello all.....I'm new here and this is my first post. I just started a few weeks ago a 20'x22 garden all veggies. I started it in an area that use to be used as a riding ring so the ground is...

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Last post by jal_ut
Mon Jul 11, 2011 4:11 pm
Blue lake pole beans
by BP, Sat Jul 09, 2011 11:39 pm

Replies: 5

My vines are about 6-7 feet long but no flowers yet. When will I get flowers?

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Last post by greenstubbs
Mon Jul 11, 2011 3:45 pm
Paris Market Carrots
by ButterflyGarden, Mon Jul 11, 2011 1:43 pm

Replies: 2

I love to grow Paris Market Carrots. They are a small round carrot that is very sweet. I was wondering if anyone else grows them and how large your get? Any tips on getting them to grow bigger?

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Last post by applestar
Mon Jul 11, 2011 3:19 pm
Planting on top of cardboard or paper whats best!
by Bobberman, Sat Jul 09, 2011 5:15 am

Replies: 3

It seems to me that putting a paper base or a cardboard base over a area for new plantng keeps the weeds down! Wether making a raised bed or putting 6 inches of garden soil over paper or cardboard...

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Last post by rainbowgardener
Mon Jul 11, 2011 2:25 pm
New gardener, several problems
by krk4hd, Wed Jul 06, 2011 4:52 am

Replies: 11

Hi,

I am new to gardening and am having a rough time. Here are my problems:

1)tomato blossom end rot. I am thinking moisture is the issue. We have been having unbearably hot days followed by...

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Last post by Runningtrails
Mon Jul 11, 2011 2:04 pm
Flat & Wide cucumber stems
by StreedGardens, Mon Jul 11, 2011 12:12 pm

Replies: 2

I have been growing cucumbers for years (using the Marketmore varieties) and have never seen cucumber stems flat and over an inch wide. This is only on two plants out of over a dozen so it is not a...

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Last post by StreedGardens
Mon Jul 11, 2011 1:34 pm
Mad Hatters garden update.
by The Mad Hatter, Sun Jul 10, 2011 7:31 pm

Replies: 6

These are a few pictures of my garden. This is the second year for me, and its already 1000x's better than last year.

This is a Mariachi pepper plant that I put into a bucket. I had started this...

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Last post by The Mad Hatter
Mon Jul 11, 2011 10:49 am
Bell Pepper Problems
by parke.hk, Mon Jul 11, 2011 1:59 am

Replies: 1

I have a couple of issues with my bell peppers. I bought two starts that have both been flowering 3-4 weeks and one of the plants has a good size pepper on it. The plants look good, but aren't...

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Last post by rainbowgardener
Mon Jul 11, 2011 4:13 am
Visitor in my garden, identity?
by Fig3825, Mon Jul 11, 2011 1:35 am

Replies: 1

Anyone know what this fella is, a big bug at nearly 3/4 long. He might have been pushing an inch but I didn't have my tape with me. Based on what I was able to look up, I think it's a Green June...

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Last post by Kisal
Mon Jul 11, 2011 2:53 am
Pumpkins..
by Aya, Sun Jun 26, 2011 5:06 am

Replies: 37

How are everyone's pumpkins coming along? I managed to get one growing pretty good, and today I noticed it has 2-3 tiny vines starting to grow.. are they on track? I assume they are harvested in...

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Last post by bogydave
Mon Jul 11, 2011 2:42 am
Updates please on Eggplants.........
by gardenbean, Sat Jul 09, 2011 5:10 pm

Replies: 9

Would like to get everyone's comments on how their eggplants are doing. (Am in the proceess of learning to post up pics :roll: ) in the meantime mine are 3ft in height and I am seeing the beginning's...

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Last post by gumbo2176
Mon Jul 11, 2011 2:00 am
I'm amazed at these volunteer Pumpkins, now I have questions
by Beansie_time, Sun Jul 03, 2011 8:13 pm

Replies: 9

last fall a pumpkin I bought for my daughter fell off our back deck and splattered below. I left it there because if fell near a pile of leaves and pulled weeds and I was pretty much checked out on...

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Last post by Fig3825
Mon Jul 11, 2011 1:44 am
Red Noodle Beans
by albucsfan, Sat Jul 09, 2011 6:22 pm

Replies: 4

No complaints or problems, just a comment! Little man (6 yrs old) picked chinese red noodle beans out of the Baker Creek catalog...because red is his favorite color (sounds like a good reason...

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Last post by gumbo2176
Mon Jul 11, 2011 12:01 am
Bell Peppers in trouble.
by DRT, Sun Jul 10, 2011 2:27 am

Replies: 4

My bell peppers have not produced yet, they bloomed but the blooms fell off, and they are not growing anymore. They look like the leaves are burning up and they are starting to turn yellow. The hot...

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Last post by Ladybug027
Sun Jul 10, 2011 7:46 pm
Wrinkled Leaves w/ Bell Pepper Plants
by theperfectexposure, Sun Jul 10, 2011 11:03 am

Replies: 1

Hi everyone. Quick introduction about myself. My name is Jerry and I recently picked up gardening as a new hobby. Currently I am growing tomatoes, peppers, and herbs in 5 gallon buckets using a...

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Last post by jal_ut
Sun Jul 10, 2011 7:13 pm
Pepper problems
by Jeffross1968, Sat Jul 09, 2011 12:17 pm

Replies: 3

I have a few green pepper plants and some sweet and hot banana peppers. Currently having issues with each...

1) Banana pepper plants: While they began producing a couple weeks ago pretty nicely,...

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Last post by stella1751
Sun Jul 10, 2011 10:46 am
Thinning groupings
by Fig3825, Fri Jul 08, 2011 8:30 pm

Replies: 5

When I replanted somewhat recently (4-6 weeks ago), I placed 2-3 seeds in each location for the more dispersed plants like tomatoes, squash, eggplant, etc. I let most of them get around 6 - 8 tall...

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Last post by jal_ut
Sun Jul 10, 2011 5:28 am
should I give my onions chicken manure?
by sheeshshe, Fri Jul 08, 2011 6:25 pm

Replies: 11

is it ok for onions?

what about potatoes? ok for them?

Is there anything it isn't OK for?

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Last post by sheeshshe
Sun Jul 10, 2011 1:44 am
I pulled some Watermelon Radish today!
by Beansie_time, Sat Jul 09, 2011 3:58 pm

Replies: 9

Here is a pic of two of them:

I have a bunch more to pull but I'm waiting for my niece to come over because she and my daughter love picking the root veggies. I sliced up these two and mixed them...

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Last post by Beansie_time
Sun Jul 10, 2011 1:36 am
Fingerling Potato Plants: Is it Blight or Harvest??
by Brandywinegirl, Sat Jul 09, 2011 6:29 am

Replies: 4

I planted Fingerling Potatoes the first week of April. Between the rain & Colorado Potato Beetles, the plants look pretty bad. Dying now - it has been 3 months. Should I wait for the plants to be...

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Last post by Brandywinegirl
Sat Jul 09, 2011 9:01 pm
Cucs seem to be dieing :-(
by Matilda01, Thu Jul 07, 2011 4:32 pm

Replies: 12

I noticed the other day that the leaves of my cucs were wilting, figured I would let it go for a day or so because it's been quite hot out and thought maybe it was because of that.

I went out this...

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Last post by albucsfan
Sat Jul 09, 2011 6:44 pm
Something is eating my pepper leaves (pictures inside)
by oxygene, Sat Jul 09, 2011 12:39 pm

Replies: 2

After recently worrying about yellowed and crinkly leaves, I've noticed that something is eating my gypsy pepper leaves. :? I also noticed some strange white spots that seem to be burned/embedded...

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Last post by gixxerific
Sat Jul 09, 2011 2:11 pm
Which plants to mulch
by Father's Daughter, Thu Jul 07, 2011 12:06 am

Replies: 7

Someone I know is having a heck of a problem with weeds this year and I'm going to recommend they try using mulch, probably hay would be the easiest and cheapest at this point. They have tomatoes,...

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Last post by Bobberman
Sat Jul 09, 2011 3:12 am
help with blight please
by sheeshshe, Mon Jul 04, 2011 2:27 pm

Replies: 20

OK, so I get early blight every year. its in my soil I guess. this year it came extra early. before even any tomatoes set. and it keeps spreading and spreading. I've been trimming off the bad...

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Last post by sheeshshe
Sat Jul 09, 2011 1:09 am
Ladybug larvae eating plants?
by Fig3825, Fri Jul 08, 2011 2:11 pm

Replies: 4

Okay, so everything I've read has always told me ladybugs are beneficial insects. Yesterday, I found some leaf damage and flipped the leaf to find what I would swear was a ladybug larvae eating my...

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Last post by gixxerific
Fri Jul 08, 2011 10:22 pm
This year, Last year
by DoubleDogFarm, Mon Jul 04, 2011 3:34 am

Replies: 11

Just doesn't feel the same this year.

2011

2010

Eric

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Last post by gardenbean
Fri Jul 08, 2011 7:22 pm
Ladybugs
by gardenbean, Wed Jul 06, 2011 7:01 pm

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While in the garden, I came upon several(maybe a hundred) ladybugs that were scattered about. Since I have not garden as long as others here, is this natural to see as many ladybugs in one central...

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Last post by gardenbean
Fri Jul 08, 2011 7:18 pm
Brown spots on Cucumber leaves
by Mark1968, Fri Jul 08, 2011 4:21 am

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I am experiencing an odd problem that I have never had before on cucs. These brown spots are appearing on all of my leaves.

I water every morning, nothing unusual. I thought it was just my plants,...

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Last post by orgoveg
Fri Jul 08, 2011 5:43 pm
Pepper leaves are yellow and crinkled. What gives?
by oxygene, Wed Jul 06, 2011 4:54 am

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I'll start this off by saying that I'm very, very new to growing peppers and that I live in zone 3.

About two weeks ago I bought some pepper plants, including three gypsy peppers. Tonight I noticed...

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Last post by ThePepperSeed
Fri Jul 08, 2011 4:06 pm
Zucchini won't create female flowers
by Francis Barnswallow, Fri Jul 01, 2011 3:52 pm

Replies: 7

I found this zucchini plant growing in my backyard (I have no clue how it got there :? ) and I planted it around 2 months ago. It's growing very nicely but it's only creating male flowers. Is this...

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Last post by vegetable-gardener88
Fri Jul 08, 2011 1:52 pm
cucumbers - female flowers only
by agazzard, Tue Jul 05, 2011 11:32 pm

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I did a search but I didn't find anything useful...

I growing vegetables in a container garden in a nice big south-facing window. I have never grown vegetables before.
I'm having a problem with my...

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Last post by vegetable-gardener88
Fri Jul 08, 2011 1:43 pm
SVB egg removal?
by shaefins, Thu Jul 07, 2011 4:07 pm

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If you try to remove SVB eggs by hand, and some fall into the dirt, will they hatch and go back onto the plant? Or do they only survive if they hatch directly on the plant?

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Last post by nedwina
Fri Jul 08, 2011 1:00 pm
Ye Olde Kitchen Garden - NY Times article
by Blue Cohosh, Thu Jul 07, 2011 8:11 pm

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Educational little article about the heirloom vegetables of the Colonial era:

I'd somehow heard of Good King Henry, but the rest of the veggies discussed in the article were new to me.

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Last post by cynthia_h
Thu Jul 07, 2011 10:11 pm
Finally some pics -- slow going/less than planned
by applestar, Tue Jul 05, 2011 10:05 am

Replies: 16

Yucky weather patterns continue with mostly drought and I continue to be under the weather with less than stellar results in the garden.

I did finally take some pictures around the garden. As you...

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Last post by BP
Thu Jul 07, 2011 3:34 am
Odd question
by BP, Thu Jul 07, 2011 2:39 am

Replies: 2

Yesterday I noticed white bugs later to be identified as aphids on my container pepper plant on my 3rd floor balcony. My Girlfriend just described one and I showed her pics on google, it was on the...

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Last post by BP
Thu Jul 07, 2011 3:32 am
A line of 29 Taxi with no paying customers.
by DoubleDogFarm, Mon Jul 04, 2011 3:01 am

Replies: 8

So what do you do?

Saturdays Farmers Market was buzzing with people, but half the sales of the week before. Came home with a truck load of plants. :cry: That's it no more, the tomatoes and squash...

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Last post by gardenbean
Wed Jul 06, 2011 6:52 pm
Water Garden while on vacation
by dubele, Mon Apr 26, 2010 8:15 pm

Replies: 23

Hello,

I am new here...my first post.

I just planted a 10' x 16' garden. I just realized I won't be able to water my garden when I am on vacation......are there any options for watering while on...

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Last post by garden5
Wed Jul 06, 2011 5:19 pm
Peppers; Chili and Banana
by Ginger_Gnome, Tue Jul 05, 2011 1:32 am

Replies: 7

Hello HG's!

I was wondering if you could take a glance at these pictures and let me know when to pick peppers; what it looks like, the size, everything.

I have some peppers starting to grow and am...

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Last post by dave103069
Wed Jul 06, 2011 1:13 pm
New insect in my garden, seems to be the theme this year
by Francis Barnswallow, Fri May 13, 2011 11:33 pm

Replies: 17

I've noticed a few small green grasshopper looking bugs about a 1/3 of an inch in length on the garden tomato plants today.

I'm starting to get concerned about these guys.

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Last post by sheeshshe
Wed Jul 06, 2011 12:38 pm
Cucumber disease or nutrient deficiency?
by rochie1211, Wed Jul 06, 2011 1:41 am

Replies: 2

I have three cucumber plants that each are about 10 inches tall with five or six leaves on them. The leaves are about the size of my palm. The newest leaves appear healthy and dark green. One of the...

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Last post by DoubleDogFarm
Wed Jul 06, 2011 4:22 am
Zucchini Pickles
by The Mad Hatter, Mon Jul 04, 2011 12:50 pm

Replies: 2

My Zucchini plants are doing awesome. I have two very large plants that are producing by the tons. My wife likes it fried and grilled. I decided to try some pickled and can them up. I made twelve...

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Last post by The Mad Hatter
Wed Jul 06, 2011 2:52 am
Cuttings of different vegetables and plants
by Vorguen, Thu Jun 16, 2011 12:41 am

Replies: 16

hello, i have been having a lot of questions about cuttings, because it seems to really confuse me

recently i have been hearing you can even make cuttings and replicate your vegetables, even going...

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Last post by Vorguen
Tue Jul 05, 2011 5:27 pm
Garden Flowers
by lakngulf, Sun Jul 03, 2011 3:35 pm

Replies: 8

Each year I have volunteer garden flowers pop up everywhere in the garden. The bees LOVE them so I try to leave a good many. They do add some color to the garden this time of the year. I will let...

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Last post by applestar
Tue Jul 05, 2011 3:37 pm
Got some turnips.
by jal_ut, Sat Jul 02, 2011 10:40 pm

Replies: 13

Things are looking up. I have some turnips ready. The sugar peas are a few days off, but I snitched a few small pods any way.

92 today and the rel. humidity is 24%.

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Last post by DeborahL
Tue Jul 05, 2011 3:44 am
garlic bulbils
by soil, Sat Jun 25, 2011 4:33 am

Replies: 8

so it seems i have been doing myself a favor without knowing it for the past few years. planting the bulbils from the garlic scapes. heres a website with a good read about them. i can definitely...

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Last post by soil
Mon Jul 04, 2011 11:48 pm
My "Indian" corn
by TZ -OH6, Mon Jul 04, 2011 10:55 pm

Replies: 1

Here are some pics of my Painted Mountain flour corn.

Painted Mountain is a mixed gene pool made up of all the western native flour corns Dave Cristensen could get his hands on. He bred them...

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Last post by jal_ut
Mon Jul 04, 2011 11:05 pm
Purple Potatoes
by Susan W, Mon Jul 04, 2011 3:58 pm

Replies: 2

This should be in recipes, but figured more would read here.
I got a few things at the Farmers Market for the grill-time later today at my son's house. Tomatoes, corn, peaches and potatoes.

I am...

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Last post by Susan W
Mon Jul 04, 2011 10:04 pm
Latest harvest about to be a salad.
by gixxerific, Mon Jul 04, 2011 2:01 pm

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Thinned out my carrots picked a ton of lettuce some tomatoes and basil.

Those are Black Cherry, Couer de Bouef and OSU Blue tomatoes. There is cinnamon and licorice basil and about four kinds of...

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Last post by gixxerific
Mon Jul 04, 2011 7:14 pm
termites in my seed potatoes !
by donatello62, Thu Jun 30, 2011 11:16 pm

Replies: 11

Hello Garden Guru's
I cut-up Red Pontiac (seed) potatoes into pieces. One to three eyes per piece, layed them out in the sun to allow to dry for a few days and then planted them in a section of a...

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Last post by KelleBelle
Mon Jul 04, 2011 4:42 pm
Zucchini plants dying . . . HELP!
by Bruce 01, Sun Jul 03, 2011 7:19 pm

Replies: 7

Hi all. This is my first post and I am desperate to save my zucchinis if it's not too late.

I put the plants in the ground the end of May and they have been growing well. They started blossoming 2...

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Last post by Bruce 01
Mon Jul 04, 2011 2:02 pm
Harvested first eggplant
by gardenvt, Sun Jul 03, 2011 4:20 pm

Replies: 5

Friday, July 1st, we harvested and grilled our first Rosa Bianca eggplant. It weighed 13.4 oz and was about the size of a mayonnaise jar. This was our first harvest from the garden other than herbs...

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Mon Jul 04, 2011 11:50 am

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