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    What should I be planting when?

    I got tired of not knowing what did good and when. In Florida and maybe Ga a bit the books don't realy help except for companion and rotating and such. But I have to adjust my growing patern to work for my area. Like Sept. is a great time for all my cool veggies. I keep a rough diagram of my...
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    Suggestions on ways to protect tomatoes

    What about that black weed preventer cloth? Or is that hardwear cloth? Just around the sides?
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    New in Florida

    Hi Dennis I am in your area. Hint...plant heavy in Sept/October cool season veggies and the kids love sugar snap peas!
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    New in Florida

    Hi from Orlando!! Just remember most of the books are oppisite from Florida growing. Unless it's a florida book lol. I love the fall planting. And if you have kids plant lots of sugar snap peas in containers where the kids play for a quick fun snack! I put my seeds in about Sept. October. Then...
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    My Red Firehouse subs bucket garden

    Thank you I knew there was something about red ground coverings or something in one of my books. Will keep you posted.:D
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    My Red Firehouse subs bucket garden

    I was looking for a bunch of cheap buckets that had no bad Chemicals in it. So my friend told me they sell them at the sub shop for $2.00. And they are red. How cool? So I have 10 and I have roma tomato plants and cukes in them so far. Behind them on the fence is 4 by 4 wire that I had DH run...
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    Spacing for sprawlers

    So it's the seeds in the fruit that are funny and not the fruit itself? Cool!
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    First attempt at square ft garden

    Those would be good for keeping cutworms and such out!! Good Job on everything! I had such a bad crop of tomato last year that I went and got 5 gallon buckets from Firehouse Subs for $2. They are from the pickles they use. They are red too. I just put a drip in each of them today. The only one...
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    Spacing for sprawlers

    http://www.yougrowgirl.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5197 Here is kinda what I mean. Good luck!
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    Spacing for sprawlers

    Do those vine type plants cross pollinate? I read somewhere about a cuke and something polinating and getting a yucky fruit? I could be wrong though. Good luck. I will research and come back if I find it. But if the book says okay then go for it! BB Robin
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    Vine haircuts

    I had cukes last year on a tomato vine I got 2 and then it died. Not sure why but this year I put up wire 4 by 4 squares across my fence and hope to have more. And have more spots for other vines and plants that need staking. Good luck. I wrapped my sugar snapo peas around and around a tomato...
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    Big carpenter ants in compost

    I think I may have a nest in composter. Should I just leave it and mix as usual? Chickens having a field day eatting them. Is the too much dry you think? I put in a lot of coffee grounds from starbucks recently. Any ideas/ It maybe just that time of year. My hot composter is near my cold compost...
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    What Are You Planting Today, This Week, This Month?

    I am from Florida so thing are now coming to harvest. As I pull I put in my summer stock...I have carrots broccili, cabbage, sugar snaps all getting ready to harvest. Then I put in some squash by where carrots will be gone soon. And pole beans are climbing high. I started cukes but they died so...
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    This ought to be a good one.....who is from BYC??

    Yes me too and SS is good too. Florida gals sending some warm to all of you up north!! I have carrots and broccili almost ready. Sugar peas doing good and pole beans growing strong. Just put some started squash and cucumbers in.
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    How Did You Get Your Login Name?

    Haha!! Mine is ecopepper cuz I strive for eco, sustainable ways and I can grow a great pepper here in Florida.
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    Two years of growing Tomatillos--anybody got a good use for them?

    A little lime and Cilantro!! Yummy just add chips!!
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    raised bed gardening

    We have a 8" and 16" raised bed. The 16" was filled with straw and compost and didn't even reach 8" but I plan on just filling it with compost as much as possible. I just put the 6" to rest due to no sun on that side of house this time of year and play in the other till spring. The 16" raised...
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    Tomato blight from 2009

    I agree we had a pool party and I had a potted 100 cherry that was doing really good. Then about a week later plopped on me. Looked like a blight or tabacco mosaic. Then the ones by the pool pump where hubby smokes had same thing. I just went out today<florida> and found a new tomato on a plant...
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    cutworms in compost good??

    I looked at a tomato book that had a picture.........they were biege and had only front legs and the were fat and short...Wish I got a picture. I might get in the composter and look for more to feed the chickens and get rid of them....
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    winter garden

    A quick fix I have heard of is stringing christmas lights around plants. Just be careful of fire and all!!
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