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I put in a couple of Sweet 100 tomatoes this year (in addition to a few Arkansas Travelers, Romas, and some mystery seedlings and volunteer transplants from my neighbor). One took off, grew like crazy (~4' tall), set a bunch of brackets of wee tomatoes, and then suddenly drooped like it was...

I desperately want Rhubarb in my garden, but I think I'm out of luck. I've heard various opinions re Shading, watering, compost, overwintering-in-the-fridge, etc. Anyone have any experience pampering Rhubarb in the Deep South?

We've not had rain of any note for over 45 days. A light sprinkle twice, and one day of very light, brief, and intermittent showers. We're desperate for rain.

How many "cleaning up the yard" stories end that way? I'd borrowed a friend's giant limb-loppers to attack a large ornamental ginger in the corner of my garden. It's been on the "to be killed" list for 2 years, so I waded in on Sunday morning, nipping off giant grasses and piling up the...

I use a paper grocery bag, and toss the whole thing into the compost when it's time to dump. :) I put EVERYTHING into it. Paper towels, paper plates (we're working with a reduced kitchen currently, so paper plates are a necessary evil), veg peelings/trimmings, leftover rice (that my boyfriend...

If you want to get REALLY baffled by variety: http://www.cooksgarden.com/herbs/ But they do have pretty good descriptions of flavor and habit, so you can make some decisions about what you might want, what you can buy at Home Depot, and what you HAVE TO HAVE from a specialty online...

I've got a bunch of seedlings (tomatoes, peppers, cukes, zucchs, okra) set out, and it's time to feed them. Well, I think it's time to feed them. They've been in the ground for a couple weeks and haven't done much, so I was considering giving 'em a boost. I don't want to go out and buy plant...

I want to do fingerlings in big (~10 gal) pots. Would one "hill" them (I'd think this would be 1/2 deep planting, then adding soil gradually to fill pot)? Could I dump out the pot to harvest? Would the younger/smaller potatoes (due to the "hill", yes?) be good for next year's seed? Can I do...

I was wondering the same about Nasturtiums... Usually you can find them anywhere, but this year I can't find seed or seedlings. I've looked at Home Depot, and 3 or 4 smaller local nurseries/garden shops. No gaps in the seed displays, no seedlings on the racks (tho I'm not looking for...

Monkey Grass / Liriope: I don't think it's Bermuda Grass... that stuff appears to be like Centipede Grass, where the blades erupt sort-of individually from a runner that's above ground. I'll try to get some pictures of it tonight when I get home from work.

No idea what kind of apple will result tho, right? If I could be guaranteed a Pink Lady Apple Tree, I'd totally do it. :) Hell, I might do it anyway... I've got a couple Cripp's Pinks in my fridge. :)

Paper's been down 2 weeks now, with a thin layer of pine straw mulch on top. I need more pine straw. I have this really aggressive grass in my yard, apparently. It's kinda like monkey grass, but finer. 3-6 blades pop in each shoot, and several shoots sprout from a gnarly little root running...

Awesome! Thanks so much! I can put it in the ground, but I would prefer to put it in a big pretty pot on my front porch. My porch is covered, and gets afternoon sun. I have a timed irrigation system, so water would be consistent and regular. What do you think? Also... do you know of a...

I bought my neighbor an assortment of colored heirloom tomato seeds from Tomato Bob for Christmas. He started a bunch, planted what he wanted, then gave me the leftovers. Problem is, the labels on his seedlings faded away! I know I planted 1 Cherokee Purple (a slug got the other one...

What a great offer! I'm interested... in the peachy/white NOID one, if possible. Thanks!

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Friend of mine got 16' lengths of 6' tall bamboo fencing stuff (willow fence? Whatever... the bits of bamboo all wired together) for ~$24 each at Home Depot. Cutting a 6' fence in half would give you 32' of 3' tall fencing. You could plant some sort of viney thing on it to creep up and then...

When I want poop, I gotta shovel it out of my horse's stall and into garbage bags, then the bags go into the backseat of my car. When I get home, the bags get hauled around the side of the house (too narrow for the garden cart) and into my compost pile in the back. The people at the barn think...

I've got the Rubbermaid 2-wheeled Cart, which I like. I've got to make sure all my gates are wide enough to fit through, though. :)

Ideally, the light should be within 3" of the seeds as they sprout, and should be raised to juuuust clear the leaves as the seedling grows. The legginess you're experiencing is likely a result of the seedlings reaching for the higher light. They'll continue to reach if you don't lower the...