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QUESTION: Differentiating cherry tomato varieties by leaves

leakitty, member | May 3rd, 20121 comment

I pulled a lot of volunteer tomatoes from my yard from last year's harvest and want to replant only the large cherry tomato plants. Is there any way to determine which ones they are based on...

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QUESTION: Electric netting to keep out ground squirrels?

debnevada, member | March 10th, 20121 comment

I had a horrible garden summer last year with the rats and squirrels stealing the tomatoes and carrots in my garden. I was thinking about the electric netting to keep them out. Any...

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QUESTION: Too late for cover crops?

ToyBoy213, member | February 28th, 20121 comment

I live in the north east and forgot to plant cover crops in my raised beds last fall. Is there anything I can do now, to get the beds ready for the new plants I'll be putting in this spring...

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QUESTION: need suggestions on heating my greenhouse.

wildflowers23, member | February 27th, 20123 comments

I have a small hobby greenhouse an trying to figure out HOW to heat it with out killing my pockets! I had used a portable elctric one. Any thoughts. ideas would be helpful. I live in...

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QUESTION: Tropicals in Kentucky HELP!!

dwynn19, member | September 28th, 20111 comment

Since I live in North Western KY, I have to bring my tropicals (Limes,olive, tangerine, banana & palm trees) inside to our "Florida" room which faces Westerly sun. I struggle especially...

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QUESTION: What kind of pepper plant is this?

pepperpepperpepper, member | August 30th, 20112 comments

Im not even sure if it is a pepper plant but the guy i bought the Thai Hots from said it was. It was in the same pot as the thai hots so i said whatever and got it. 2 for 1. now im thinking its a...

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QUESTION: Broccoli with lots of leaves & no stalk

whisperingpines, member | August 22nd, 20112 comments

This is the 1st yr I have attempted to grow broccoli & I have lots of leaves but no stalk with any head of broccoli. Can anyone help me? What do the plants need?

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QUESTION: What kind of Pepper plant is this?

cootie20, member | August 13th, 20116 comments

i had a mix pepper plant to years ago that was to be a variety of hot peppers it wasnt sucessful in growing anything and i cut it down somehow i must have gotten seeds in my daisy plants and now i...

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QUESTION: need tomatillo help asap!

sanni2701, member | August 9th, 2011

Hi everybody, here in Germany my tomatillos and tomatoes started out great cuz we had really hot weather in early summer and now it's been all rain for 4 weeks. so guess what? right, fungus! im...

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QUESTION: My tomato plant is not producing fruit

beckdotcom, member | July 28th, 20114 comments

Hi! I am brand new at gardening this year, and planted an Heirloom Beefsteak plant the first week of June. The plant is now enormous... over 6 feet tall, and has branches that are taking over...

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QUESTION: Avoiding a corn problem

farmerbev, member | July 17th, 2011

I am not sure what went wrong but my corn had lots of nice ears, then suddenly the ears stopped growing and eventually turned bad. I am thinking it was an insect but being rather new to...

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QUESTION: Bitter lettuce

sfrac, member | July 15th, 20114 comments

My spring mix salad greens have been bitter from the first picking in early spring. Is there an amendment I can add to my soil to "sweeten " the lettuce?.. Last year tomatoes were planted...

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QUESTION: Japanese Beetles

Janni, member | July 14th, 20111 comment

The Japanese beetles are back. I hand pick them or knock them into soapy water in a little dish. They drown immediately but I am wondering if there is another way to trap them. I do...

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QUESTION: Pockmarked Zucchinis

growing, member | July 13th, 2011

My zucchini squashes are pockmarked. Can anyone tell me why?

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QUESTION: Tomato Trusses Keep on Growing

growing, member | July 12th, 20112 comments

I am growing indeterminate Ardwyna Paste tomatoes. The end of the bottom fruit trusses keeps on growing and producing more leaf and flowers. Should this tip growth be suppressed like leafaxil...

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QUESTION: Cucumber problem

1alto, member | July 11th, 20111 comment

We have been planting a garden for the past 8 years and have never had a problem with the cucumbers They are plentiful but a day after we pick them they get real rubbery and soft. What are we diong...

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QUESTION: Excessive potato green

joe_massie, member | July 8th, 20112 comments

I have good results with potato. I plant early, use specialized potato fertilizer and hill at least once. I get a good harvest but the plants have excessively tall plants. Last year the plants were...

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QUESTION: Staked tomatoes

VickSumm, member | July 7th, 20113 comments

I have staked my tomatoes for the first time this year. I put in 8 ft stakes. My tomato plants appear to be growing 4 inches a day. I am about to the top of my stakes. Now what do I...

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QUESTION: Garden Beetles

SlipcoversLoriann, member | July 6th, 20112 comments

Every year, out of nowhere, comes the beetles, cukes, squash, pumpkins, melons are attacked and very quickly. sos Loriann

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QUESTION: Bitter Cucumbers

rsporter, member | June 29th, 20113 comments

I just would like to know why some of my cucumbers are SO BITTER? I have to taste each one to find out if it is good and then the bitter taste gets in my mouth and I can't tell. I have a...

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