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The other day I picked up "Crockett's Victory Garden" at a used bookstore. Probably one of the most practical gardening books that I have read.

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I included another pic so that you can see a little clearer how it was made. I used 1-1/4 PVC pipe & fittings. The long horizontal pieces of pipe are 52", the short horizontal pieces are 12", and the vertical pieces are 16". I did not glue it together (you can if you want) but I found it nice...

Thanks for the compliments. I saw the frames in the seed catalogs and could not justify the price. So it was a little bit of trial and error till I got where i liked it. I will do some measuring and get back to you. As far as the lights themselves, the fixture is just a shop light from...

I have been using flourescents for years. I made this frame about ten years ago out of PVC pipe.

Anyone raise Dragon Wind Begonias? I bought one this summer and it stayed beautiful until it was time to bring it in? I took the flowers off so that it wasn't so dirty in the house, but now I am noticing alot of the leaves are dying off. I was hoping to start some cuttings in the Spring and...

I bought the exact same thing this summer. For the price I was very impressed. The instructions said to have at least three people helping you, but I put it up by myself with exception to the roof. My wife helped me sit the trusses in place. I don't plan on trying to keep it heated all...

Does anyone make their own potting soil? I read an article the other day about using peat moss from a bale and vermiculite but it didn't give any ratios.

Thanks for the reply - I think I am going to leave them in the ground and hope for the best.

If you can't get over the fear I'll give you $16 for it. :)

I am new to the forum and you may have had much discussion on this already but the "late blight" has been causing a lot of problems in my area. One question that I have is about my potatoes. The plants were able to grow until they naturally died off and I usually let them in the ground...