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    I wanna see your tomato trellis!!

    I have used bamboo from my yard for stakes but last year I used t-posts to stake my tomatos to. I use regular yarn, the cheap stuff, to tie the main stalk to and a friend of mine taught me to prune the tomato to 1 leader for more tomato production and less plant. I feel like this works very well...
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    John Baer Tomatos

    Thanks Steve! I'm not familiar with Bonnies Best either! But thanks for the attempt. As far as the Viva Italia goes, my local grower/friend assured me that they are not supposed to be like they were last year and he got stuck with half a commercial green house full of them that were intended...
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    John Baer Tomatos

    Thanks Ducks4You! I have been lurking for a while, I'm not a good poster. Just usually look to you guys for good garden info. :D
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    John Baer Tomatos

    I just started some John Baer tomato seeds on 2/4/10 and they sprouted on 2/10/10. I was wondering if anyone has tried these before and what they are like. They were a bonus seed packet from Jung's last year and I don't know anything about them. Thanks for you input! P.S. Did anyone else have...
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    Disease? Bugs? Squirrels? - Holes in Bean Leaves - Picture added

    I don't know what causes that but I get it on my green beans every year! I spray them with a mixture of granulated garlic and cayanne pepper steeped over-night then strained thru a towel. Pour into a spray bottle and add some dish soap. I just wing it for he amounts as I have lost the recipe...
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    black spots on roses?

    I am not much of a rose gardener, but I have black spot on my roses and have used the commercial stuff and it kept them alive but I hated it!!!! It smelled sooo bad!!! Then I found that I had aphids and sprayed them with a mixture of steeped garlic ( I use granulated garlic) and cayanne pepper...
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    winter squash: what kind is easy to grow?

    I'm sure it's not the region, so it could be my soil maybe. What would good squash soil be like? Is this a ph issue? I add cow manure every year and have added enough sand for good drainage. I tried waltham butternut and only got one mature fruit from 3 or 4 plants and that was at the very end...
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    winter squash: what kind is easy to grow?

    I have grown winter squash for a few years now with little produce! I was wondering what kinds are easy to grow? I live in NW OR.
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