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By "pests" are you refering to 4 legged pests or 6-8 legged pests? For rabbits and such, I have dogs and traps. For insects- long story: I try to use insecticidal soap and I have a garden that has been in place for several years, if I have an infestation of something serious that is tough to get...

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Hattie - Best of luck to you with the brandywines! Really the only way is by , like you said , experimenting. You'll have to figure out what works best for them in your garden. For years I tried to grow potatoes in our hard-as-rock clay soil with no luck at all until finally I dug a ditch, layed...

Hattie- I really don't know what would be best for you to try since I'm not familiar with your local conditions. Do you have a fairly long season? You could always wait a bit and just have "late" brandywines. Or maybe try a cold frame? The brandywines have always given me trouble unless they...

What is the deal with not planting tomatoes near black walnut trees? I remember hearing about it years ago , but it has slipped my mind. I have one garden that is maybe 15-20 ' from a very large black walnut tree and I'm just wondering. It has other things in it now and I have plenty of other...

agirly4chicks- You don't have lettuce yet in georgia? You guys that far south could probably plant most types of lettuce in early Febuary! Don't worry though, you'll figure it out in a year or two. You'll really enjoy your first salad! SO much fresher than anything store bought. BIG difference...

Hattie - Have your brandywines done anything yet? The "brandywines" that I have ( not really sure if they are or not) are a " german leafed" variety ( some say "potato leaf") and they just don't seem to start well indoors. I always have to start mine outside in direct sunlight to have any...

When they first get started brussel sprouts look a lot like cabbage ( a lot of other brassicas do too) As they grow you should be able to tell a difference. New growth comes out of the center of the plant, and it does look like a cabbage plant sometimes. Your brussels will eventually make a big...

Do you see bees working in your garden? They really work on squash and zuke blossoms a lot. If pollination has occurred , most varieties of squash grow very quickly so I think you would have them in about a week. Have you considered hand pollinating them? You can pull a male flower and just hold...

Ridgerunner - sorry it took so long for me to get back to you about budding peach trees. I've always called it " chip budding" so I wasn't sure what you meant ( so sorry). Chip budding and T budding are actually recommended for peaches , cherries and basically all of the "stone" fruits because...

I would recommend mulching. It is probably one of the best things you can do in the garden for your plants. Mulching helps control weeds , helps conserve water and at the end of the season you can till it back in and as it decomposes it adds nutrients and improves drainage. I have always used...

It takes a while after you first plant the crowns for it to come up and you have to regularly give them a good watering. When they first start coming up they look just like store bought asparagus except maybe a smaller diameter. I had given up on mine and then they started popping through...

Yes you can grow them. I'll leave it up to you to decide whether you want to or not. Most apple trees grown from seed do not turn out anything like the juicy crisp apple you just ate. Because of cross polination with other types you just really don't know what you'll get. Nothing wrong with that...

I do cuttings sometimes too. Hattie gave you some great advice , but I will add one thing. Tomato cuttings need a LOT of water until they can establish a root system. Almost constant drip irrigation if they are outside in the sun. I fill a flower pot or a bucket with holes in the bottom with...

With my garden I am fortunate enough to have decent soil so I don't really need the raised beds for that reason. I would like to eventually go around the edges of the beds with 4 x 4's or landscape timbers and then put pavers in between the beds. I just think the raised beds look so much better...

Looks good vfem! I wish I could get all fancy with raised beds and stuff , but my garden is big enough that it would cost a fortune. I might do a small one up here close to the house for herbs eventually. It will be really cool to see how everybody's garden looks in a month or two since we'll...

OK here's my update, 5 or 6 pictures. Onions [/img] Peas [/img] Lettuce [/img] Elephant garlic - my first try with garlic. [/img] Brussel sprouts [/img] My row of kale & onions [/img] I hope everyone else is enjoying Spring and all the veggies they have growing - I know I sure am!!! Only...

Hey guys! Just a thought on your worms : I was reading an article on vermicomposting that recomended using redworms aka red wigglers and thought I would mention that a lot of bait& tackle shops sell them by the dozen for fishermen, Not to be confused with canadian nightcrawlers , call around to...

Verticillium wilt maybe? It makes the center of the vines brown and mushy and can wipe plants out pretty quickly. Tomatos are also susceptible to nematodes, foot and root rot, several different "blights". Most of these take a while to kill a plant so I'm not sure. If you could describe what the...

Hey! Lucky for you, chestnuts are one of the few nut/fruit trees that grow true if you plant the seeds!(NO GRAFTING) We've always planted 10-15 chestnuts in a hill(no soaking or scoring) and let them come up for a year or two - then picked the strongest and planted them where we wanted them. Of...