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What’s wrong with my Bush beans?
It looks like I’m killing them slowly. I thought maybe they didn’t have enough water in the heat, but they look pretty bad in one section while others look ok
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Taters every where..
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Is it absolutely necessary to harden off plants?
I am in zone 4 and some of my seedlings really need to go out! I also need to get seeds in the ground. We get a lot of wind here (not gentle breezes). I was going to put the seedlings out last week, but we had storms pretty much all week - this happens every year about the time I try to harden them off. Usually it hails,…
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Tiny Italian Prune Plums!
I almost gave up on this tree, planted with the pear, the apple, and the cherry in 2016. I've already gotten fruit from those. But the plum...I got blossoms last year, but they froze one night, and the entire center of the tree died. IO pruned it back to green wood, and then ignored it all winter. I got lots of blooms ,…
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What happens when you grow brussel sprouts in the heat of summer?
I think this is a cool weather crop, right? But my daughter started some from seed about 6 weeks ago and they are going great. I'm wondering if I transplant them now, will they just bolt? I have really limited space so I don't want to experiment. My local county extension says they should be started in July and we started…
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Have you tried this when planting carrots?
Ran across this on another site and wondered if anyone has even heard of it. Take 1Tablespoon cornstarch and 1 cup water, whisk and boil until you have a smooth gel. Let cool, add carrot seeds and put into a squeeze bottle (like the reusable ketchup bottle that used to be on the table in every cafe) and squeeze out into…
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Re-planting after frost
Well, Saturday night we got a "once in 100 years" late frost. I covered what I could, and the greens were fine, but lost most of what was planted in the big garden bed. It is a set back... but, that's all part of gardening. Something almost always goes wrong. Well, maybe this time I can be more organized. Monetarily…
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Potatoes everywhere!
Potatoes everywhere! In previous years, I've always either tossed potato peels in the compost or thrown them away, depending on where I lived and the situation. I always bought "seed potatoes" to grow... chunks of potatoes with eyes. How dumb was I?!!! January of this year, I began burying kitchen scraps in an effort to…
