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Thanks for the responses pat and oakland. i guess the lack of success with these crocus is the reason they were given up to me without a fuss. i'll give it a try anyway, split the goodies; half in the ground now in a very sunny spot, and wait until later with the rest.

i have about 30 corms of crocus sativus in a bag. When is it time to plant these little bulbs? Hopeing to get some saffron for the spice rack. I'm in zone 8b Oregon. any advice is appreciated! thanks.

I was experiencing difficulty getting carrots to sprout so I tried planting by moon phase last year. The carrots planted during waning grew better than carrots planted during waxing phase. I'm convinced that it makes a difference. All planting this year was done by moon phase using the...

I did one tomato plant is a very large container last year, it was an Early Girl and I mada a trellis so it could climb. It didn't do very well either; the tomatoes were smaller and the skin was a littler thicker than the ones in the garden. This year we set a determinate tomato in the same...

i'm in Portland, and there are quit a few folks in Oregon and Washington that i've noticed now and then. there's a thread on the second page that has a lot of Oregonians.

looks like leaf miner damage.

i would not prune the tops since the main stem is where the flowers, and fruit grow. I'm not sure if the suckers will grow flowers on indeterminate tomatoes. you could give it a try...just make sure there are enough flowers below the cut so you can get some fruit. it's possible that if the...

sounds like your tomatoes are doing great! what kind are they? if they are indeterminate, then they will grow more like a vine and get very tall. I have early girls and a couple of other indeterminate tomatoes on a frame that will allow them to get over 6 feet tall. I remove all the...

I've been told by Master Gardeners that beet seeds are actually a fruit that have more than one seed in their shell, that's why there are more plants from one seed. i've never tried transplanting beets. tell us how it turns out :)