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Well since that is pretty much all I have growing at the moment I'm calling it the onion farm. I planted about 100-125 onion sets, some shallots and a few garlic cloves about 2 months ago (can't remember exactly - I'm going to start keeping track from now on). Well today I planted another 60...

Well you are a little farther north than me but the rule of thumb for my neck of the woods is to trim your roses no earlier than Feb 14th (Valentine's day). We don't get hard winters here so roses pretty much grow the whole time. When you prune here the rose responds with new growth. Our...

How cold would it have to get to require me to cover up my onions, garlic and shallots? They are about 4-6 inches tall. I live in South Central Texas and we really dont' get a lot of cold weather but we do occassionally dip down to freezing overnight. Can they handle a few hours below...

Well I have a new set of tomato plants that are doing well - I have lots of little tomatoes and blooms (these are my fall tomatoes - we are lucky in this part of the country and can grow spring and fall). I also have some lettuce that is doing great. I transplanted my strawberry plants to a...

Burpee still has it online. www.burpee.com Hope that helps, aee96

I am in zone 8b and would like to try onions. Most of what I have read seems to indicate that onions do better from seed. So do I plant them now or wait until early spring? This will be my first attempt at onions. I'm hoping it works out, I'm going to try and grow all my own ingredients for...

They are a freestone peach, but I highly recommend Tropic Snow peaches. They are white fleshed and the best tasting peaches ever!

Unless you really want a lot of baby mice you better keep them seperated or get the boy fixed (if that's possible). When I was younger I had hamsters and they sure can reproduce. My mother took a whole batch to the pet store once and told them they better buy them from her or she was releasing...

I'm in South Texas and my blackberries ripen in late April - early May. They were very plentiful this year. I wish some had made it to the freezer. But I ate or gave away all of them. Amy

I've found 3 hornworms in two days. I hate them, but the chickens love them. Actually it's kind of gross to see 2 chickens play tug-o-war with one. I have a lot of basil planted in among my tomatoes so I'd hate to think how many there would be if I had no basil. Do marigolds repel...

I'm sure commercially they are blast frozen. Which of course, we can't do at home (or at least I can't). Maybe you could find some liquid nitrogen and dip them?

Well I'm a newbee peach tree owner (I put in 12 this year) so I'm still learning but have you been pruning them? I think peaches only grow on 2nd year growth. I haven't pruned my yet but I will next winter...

Well, will a squash dry like a gourd? I need to get a picture of the gourd. Maybe that would help.

I planted squash (both zucchini and yellow) from seeds and started plants about 3.5 weeks ago and they look sad. Haven't grown much and the leaves are yellowy-green. What are they needing? The bed was new this year. They are raised beds 10 inches deep. I filled them with half reclaimed...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_companion_plants I found this one helpful. aee96

My mom said my grandmother always grew spaghetti gourds when they were young. So I've been looking for them so I can grow them. My mother said they are long and skinny. My mother has a dried one that is probably nearly 30 years old (of course no seeds). I really want to find a few seeds...

I have a Meyer Lemon and a Mexican Thornless lime. I just use a general citrus fertilizer and the instructions say to fertilize every 3 months. My lime trees is 3 years old and about 3-4 feet tall. It is just now blooming and I'll get limes all thru summer and into fall. I then have to bring...

My strawberries have just started producing (I have about 12 plants). Well I turned over one of my almost ripe strawberries and saw that the bottom had been eaten! Would DE work to keep the bugs away? Or is there a good organic type spray I could use? I want to eat these berries so I really...

Blackberries only fruit on second year canes. So every year after the berries are picked you need to cut those branches/canes off. What is left growing will be what flowers and fruits the next year. Here's a good article: http://www.greenwoodnursery.com/page.cfm/24372 I think raspberries...

I want to grow tomatoes for making salsa? What kind of tomato is best? I want good flavor and not too watery (I like my salsa a little thick). Any suggestions? Thanks, aee96