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You have a wonderful variety of things growing, and they all look happy! I see your hens like the shade from your butterfly bush, I have one in my yard, a very pretty plant when in bloom. Now that's what I call an open air chicken coop..lots of ventilation!:D;) Personally I would be very...

They should never cross pollinate, same basic family but different genus.. Is there any use for them other than salsa's?

I had heard that if you sprinkle used coffee grounds around your carrot beds, the carrot rust fly that lays the maggots (that do the damage), can't smell the carrot greens. The smell is apparently what attracts them. I suspect the marigolds may do the same masking effect. Garden cloth is still...

Some good info about this problem, and what you might be able to do to prevent it. In some cases there is not much you can do. http://www.agrisupportonline.com/Articles/cracking_in_tomatoes.htm

I'm not familiar with that squash either, is it also know by another name? I know with winter squash it's a good idea to sun cure them, for better storage life. Simply leave them out in the sun for a few days. Rotate them, so sunlight can hit all of the fruit. Keep them dry, IE evening dew, if...

Soil conditions, PH, and proper watering methods play a huge roll, as others have suggested, but there is another important factor, as I have found out. Your choice of seed, or seedlings if bought from a nursery, can also play an important role in production. There is a huge variety of seeds...

I too have been generally disapointed with the quantity and size of my bell peppers. I recently learned from another post on this forum that they need lots and lots, of calcium. Egg shells, crushed oyster shells, and I would think bone meal as well, (although that wasn't specifically...

Perhaps this should be asked in another area of the forum such as the harvest, but since we are on the topic.. I have always found my home canned whole tomato's to be poor for sauces, (such as speghetti sauce) as there is too much clear liquid in the jar. Any ideas on how to get the thick...

Chances are pretty good it would break down quickly. If it's like most dry dog foods, it will have a mixture of meat, or fish meal, which would add nitrogen for sure. The other ingredients are usually grains, and vegetables, so that wouldn't hurt. Be interesting to see how the greens grow in...

Hmm..I didn't know the Garden variety differed so much from the wild..until I looked it up..interesting..wonder how the name Huckleberry got affixed to this plant. Good article on them.. http://www.liseed.org/solanunusual.html

Wow! Your winter squash are already finished? Mine are still in flower, although I do have several immature fruits on the vines. Amazing what a difference 17 degrees of latitude can do. I'm at 49*n19 min. You are at 32n43 min. Dog food fertilizer is a new one on me..lol Lots of protein..:) I...

Thanks everybody, glad you liked the photos.:) Actually this has been a bad year for the garden...:/...it is just finally starting to take shape, as things mature a bit more. I just can't water it as much as I'd like to, due to the drought conditions. We have had. 50 days without rain I heard...