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    Ground Cherries - I'm doing it wrong

    If you are refering to Aunty Mollies ground cherries then I am surprised you are having any trouble. BEWARE They self-seed very easily.... I grew them in Manitoba the first year at my 2nd house....after 3yrs they were still coming up but had spread to my whole garden.. I used a heating pad...
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    Pond Cleaning?

    I have used a pressure washer BUT BE WARNED the pressure can cut through the liner depending on the washer, the nozzel and how close you are to the liner when spraying. I put a couple of pinhole cuts in my old one this way. I have also used a push style curling broom which worked really...
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    Hydroponics medium?

    Hydrotron rocks is what I use in my bubblers indoors... Some people also use lava rock like you would put in a bbq... Rockwool is also good but might be a bit expensive for you..and I dont know how it would work outside I would probably just use some washed coarse pea gravel.
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    Big and/or weird - The strange veggie thread!

    That is a type of citrus....I wanna say Kafir Lime but I think I am wrong, I am pretty sure you just use the leaves for cooking though...
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    mushrooms... who grows them and what kind?

    I have grown a few different kinds of mushrooms over the years.. Button, ****ake, and a couple of other kinds.. I always prefered cloning the flesh to working with spores myself, but each to his/her own. I used to use Karo syrup (clear) and water as my closing mixture..... Peroxide is your...
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    OK Basil lovers please help!!!

    The hairy one looks like cuban oregano.... I didnt like the texture of it myself.... From what I remember mine had a bit of a wierd lemon flavour(almost sour)....the person I got my cutting from used to eat the leaves in his salads...
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    Hey Guys I got a question

    I use a heating mat to give mine a head start, heat is key to germination of peppers and most other plants for the garden with the exception of carrots (in my experience)...
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    scrawny, skinny seedlings - why?

    lack of light is most likely your problem... If I am growing with floro's rather than my 400W HID's I have the floro's practically touching the plants...
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    Sweet Basil Turning Black?!

    It looks like it was only sunburn....... if it was frost or cold they would be doing much worse.... I would be carefull to harden off your basil more in the future. Cheers.
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    Ideas for growing plants indoors in the winter for the chickens and us

    I grow indoors using both floros (40W tubes and CFL's) and two 400W HID's (mh and hps). I grew lettus, cukes, zuccini,tomatoes, lettus, swiss chard, radishes, snap peas,spinach and a few others over the winter My growing area is 6ftx12ft or there abouts.. Here are some cherry tomatos growing...
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    Long time not talk--white fly infestation-help!!

    Last time this happened to me I tried a couple of over the counter sprays..they just made the problem disappear for a day or 2. In the end I just mixed up a heavy blend of dishsoap and water and sprayed down my plants completely to the point where they were kinda white from all the soap. I...
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