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I earn amazon bucks by completing surveys online & accumulated enough to purchase a pretty simple greenhouse. Just kind of a "starter" to see if I would enjoy it or not. Any experience or suggestions what I could do for fall planting, or extending my harvest? Any info would be greatly...

I have been looking high and low for garlic bulbs to plant this fall. I preferred to get them thru a farmers market, since its local, no shipping fees and its a variety that works well in my climate. My mom convinced me to attend the market near her. I was so excited I ran into the "garlic...

Wow, I have had several catalogs over the past few years and requested a Bakers Creek (due to this forum). I am LOVING the catalog :D It just gives me such joy to look @ all the wonderful pics & descriptions. Its a must-have for me now...but now I have to decide what I'm going to get! :drool

I attempted to start my garden from seed this year. Everything was going good, but I don't have enough light for my tomato plants and they are looking pretty bad :/ Peppers are doing okay and the cukes, zukes and eggplants are still to be determined. Oh well, can't say I didn't try :hu Now I...

My mom surprised me today with an "eco-friendly" seedling tray :clap She said she saw it and thought immediately of me. Funny part, is that I saw the same thing at Menards and chose not to get it, cuz I was feeling cheap. Thanks mom :thumbsup

So, I was surfing around walmart.com and thought I'd look up gardening supplies. They had this coldframe on their website: http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=11336108#ProductDetail Only 2ft long and $125 :ep Thank goodness dh is good with his hands and can build me one for...

Today I went to pick up some additional tomatoes at a local farm near my house. I started talking tomatoes with the very nice woman and she warned me not to can or freeze blight ridden tomatoes. Now, I'm freaking out :barnie I just made a large batch of canned salsa and frozen tomato sauce...

I would buy this!! http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/grd/1334450540.html Isn't it gorgeous? My mind is racing thinking of different ways I could put this to use!

So I have been searching several months for a worm provider. I looked on the internet, but put the idea on hold, since I wasn't sure if I wanted to invest in almost $40 in a pound of worms! Then, I was searching CraigsList one evening and came upon a local guy who sells: worms, compost...

Tomato blight is pretty much taking out my entire garden :( I'm going to do things much differently next year...here is an article from our local news station: http://www.theindychannel.com/news/20368138/detail.html

My fam and I are going on vacation next Monday. We'll be returning Friday but I have to have my sister-in-law "babysit" my garden, chickens and dog. Now, I have all the confidence in the world that she'll do my dog and chickens right. My garden, however, is another story :rolleyes: Earlier...

What has been your best gardening investment? This year, it was a nice pair of clearanced, yellow gardening gloves with the sticky stuff on the outside, to help pull weeds :thumbsup Next year, I have a feeling it will be gettting my soil tested :rolleyes:

I need some professional opinions (that means you guys of course!). What the heck is going on with my tomato plants, I'm noticing this: Is it fungus? Any opinions or ideas would be greatly appreciated...thanks :frow

I have to brag, my dh chopped down a weird tree next to my garden a few days ago. I went out there during the peak sun-hours and realized I have an additional 5*20 area to till-up and cultivate next year :weee Its going to be my cucumber garden, I've had terrible luck w/bacterial wilt and need...

Ugh, I just knew something was going on :he The leaves on my cukes began to appear wilty, but I attributed it to the sun (I was in denial). Last year, wilt took all of my cukes except for one lonely plant. I'm so sad, I was really looking forward to pickles this year :barnie But I broke a...

After taking a preserving class and loving it...I am looking into becoming a Master Gardener. I am loving learning about gardening, preserving and would like to "expand my horizons." It is a commitment to sign-up for; a total of 18 classes, volunteer work, $95 and (cue scary music) a test...

I signed up for a canning class sponsored by Purdue University. I learned so much! It was great; only $10, I received a Ball Blue Book and learned a lot. The number one thing the instructor kept repeating was Safety. I used to think I could just can anything I wanted canned. Using all my...

I currently have 4 zuchhini plants. They are all doing great, all have little zuchhinis on them. This morning though I woke up, checked on my garden (while I'm letting my chickens out) and notice that 2 of my plants have literally tipped over :hu We did have storms last night. But the thing...

My cilantro is doing great in my herb garden, but I'm not sure if I need to thin it out like I do my basil? Or do I leave it full...This is my first year growing cilantro and I'm not sure if I'm doing things correctly. Thanks for any advice! :happy_flower

I planted my cucumbers near the fence line, in hopes that they would grow up it. Some of them are, but I want something else for the other-side that now houses other plants and they are starting to wrap around. What do you use? A stick or something shaped like an "A"? I'm just not sure...