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    Jiffy pots & I dont' mean the little tabs either...

    I dont like them at all. They cause the soil inside of them to dry out a lot faster than plastic and when you plant them they take too much time to break down and hinder the growth of the plant. they are also an added expense. The only thing I would use them for is something that is difficult to...
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    garden direction?

    if there is a slope and you are going to have raised rows they should go in the same direction as the slope for drainage purposes.
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    new to gardening

    Dick's book is good, my favorite though is The Vegetable Gardener's Bible by Edward C Smith. Published by Storey books. This is another Vermont book.
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    Tips For A Great Onion Crop.......

    I think I am going to order a few extra bunches and offer them for sale locally to support my habit:) I will plant them through the geotextile fabric and see how they do.
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    Just sprayed round up on all the garden area. Do you do this?

    We use geotextile road fabric as a plastic ground cover to eliminate weeds. Construction companies use this and you usually can buy a piece from them if they have an open roll, it comes about 14 feet wide. Commercial greenhouses also use it as floor/ground cover. It eliminates the weeds holds in...
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    Tips For A Great Onion Crop.......

    thanks for sharing. I think I am going to order from dixondale this year.
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    Seeding tomatos & peppers what to do?

    keep them warm. never let the pepper plants go below 55/60 degrees or they will be permanently stunted.
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    Planting strawberries

    keep the weeds out, set the runners and pick all the buds off of the plants the first year to promote vegetative growth.
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    Seed order in...

    I buy a lot of Harts Seed. They have great deals buying direct in bulk. A garden center near me carries a large selection of them.
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