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    Why can't I grow spinach????

    Just a heads-up most of Ohio is either 6a or 6b now. (as of 2012) Iv' been growing Spring and Fall Spinach for sometime now and always had good luck with fall crop. Chris
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    Manure?

    I agree with you. I have Goats and some Cattle and there manure has way less weed seed than Horse manure. Now on the other hand Horse manure is "hotter" and has more nitrogen in it than say a ruminate animal because they don't digest there feed as well as a ruminate. [or even poultry as far as...
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    Why can't I grow spinach????

    I planted Longstanding Bloomsdale and cant complain seeds where up and out of the ground in about a week and a half and grew well. They just started to bolt but I did get 4 pickings off the row. Where you keeping the plant watered well? Chris
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    Potato's above ground = Epic fail.

    I believe that you can grow a good amount of potatoes above ground as long as the potatoes have plenty of moisture, nutrition, and you keep them hilled. I have always had fair to good luck planting the old fashion way [below ground] so I really never thought much about planting above ground but...
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    A look at some of the garden this year.

    Had to post this picture, I believe it is a cluster of Ladybug eggs on the bottom side of a Milkweed leaf. Chris
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    What is this weed

    I'll have to try it out back were it is just a open field. I believe the the Hardware store in town rents them out real cheep. I will have to use some spray weed killer up around the shed. Thanks catjac1975. Chris
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    A look at some of the garden this year.

    I'm going to be working out in the garden today so I will try to get some pics. of the Squash, pumpkin, cantaloupe and watermelon. Chris
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    A look at some of the garden this year.

    Mary, Skeeter, M.O.D., S.M.D. Thank You. Steve, Yup, thous second pictures were hot off the press. Chris
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    What is this weed

    Thank You all and thank you Steve that is what it is. Now I will be off to try to kill the crap. :P Chris
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    What is this weed

    I have been trying for some time to find out that this weed is, now what is it? It will get to be about 10 foot tall if I let it. Thank You, Chris
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    A look at some of the garden this year.

    Here are some of the tomatoes, I'll get better pictures as they get bigger. Tomatoes (Veeroma VF) Beans (2 rows of Green beans, Bush Blue Lake 274 and 2 rows of Kidney Bean California Red) Zucchini (a row Zucchini Select and a row of 8 ball) Chris
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    A look at some of the garden this year.

    thistle and Collector Thank You. Thistle, I just got done doing the third hilling on them. Collector, I when't back to a way my Dad and I used to plant tomatoes and it seems to be working very well. We would dig the trench for the potatoes then place the whole potatoes about 2 foot apart, now...
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    A look at some of the garden this year.

    Thank You Lucky, Steve and Lesa. Steve, Believe it or not those potatoes are only about 8 weeks old I planted them around the first week of April. There 2 foot tall and starting to but. I just hope there's potatoes under there. As for the tomatoes I gust got them in the ground, I'll get...
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    A look at some of the garden this year.

    I was out weeding some today and thought I take a few quick pictures of the garden. Spinach (Bloomsdale Long-Standing) Onion (Cobra) Beets (Detroit Red) Peas second crop (Impr Laxton's Progress) Potatoes (Kennebec and Russet Norkotah) I'll get more posted soon. Chris
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    Ventilation - what fan should I get?

    Get yourself a good exhaust fan, box fans just don't do all that well exhausting air. http://www.greenhousemegastore.com/product/megabreeze-shutter-fan/exhaust-fans http://www.tractorsupply.com/maxxair-heavy-duty-exhaust-fan-with-integrated-shutter-14-in-blade-3240617 Chris
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    Gardener vs farmer, where's that magical tipping point?

    Around here a Gardener is one that has a garden and uses that garden to produce food for there family. Now a Farmer is one that Produce Crops, Livestock, and Dairy Products that is both consumed by there family and is sold. Also you don't here the term "Hobby" Farm/Farmer they just get called...
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    Pruning Tomatoes

    I prune every time I weed the tomato rows. I either steak or grow my tomatoes on a cattle panel trellis and I will prune off all suckers and leave only the main and secondary leader I've had very good results doing this and have had very health plants. Here is a video that Growing Wisdom did at...
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    Purpose for the garden

    We could have the First National Garden Olympics, :D Rototiller Racing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4U4523Cfs6A Riding Mower Racing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLgcqSKCfHs&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzpLw15UfFg&feature=related Log Cutting...
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    Scary but True things you really didn't want to know about your Garden

    Here Ill give you a list of foods that inhibit Estrogen. ;) Berries Broccoli Buckwheat Cabbage Citrus Foods Corn Figs Fruits (except apples, cherries, dates, pomegranates) Grapes Green beans Melons Millet Onions Pears Pineapples Squashes Tapioca White rice Chris
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    Scary but True things you really didn't want to know about your Garden

    A good amount of foods contain Estrogen. Alfalfa Animal flesh Anise seed Apples Baker's yeast Barley Beets Carrots Cherries Chickpeas (garbanzo beans) Clover Cowpeas (black- eyed peas) Cucumbers Dairy Foods Dates Eggs Eggplant Fennel Flaxseeds Garlic Hops Licorice Oats...
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