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I noticed this morning that my snap peas have a odd whiteness to their leafs. They are still very young, they are in a pot that is movable (with a tomato cage to climb up) I live in South East Michigan and we've had a pretty mild spring so far. Any ideas what might be causing this white stuff on...

Can anyone tell me the name of this bug?

I was told that cumberland black raspberries can tolerate growing near a black walnut tree. I was a raised bed about 25 feet away from my black walnut tree, and the darn tree has been wilting and stunting the growth of anything I plant on 1/2 the bed, the other 1/2 of the bed does just fine...

I'm looking for ideas on rain water collection systems. Show me pictures, link to websites, anything. I'm looking for small rain barrels to larger scale things.

I'd like to see some photos of peoples home made or store bought worm bins. I'm thinking of starting one soon and need some feed back. Why do you like yours what would you change, what would you suggest? Thank yoU! Also what is a good website to get good quality worms from?

I'm thinking of trying my hand at some drip irrigation this year. The problem is I'm a little over whelmed when I try looking stuff up online. Does anyone have any good websites they can point me to for a beginner? Something low tech and not to pricey? Or does anyone have any ideas of their...

I think I might have blossom end rot in one or two of my tomato plants. I have about 16 plants all in the same area. And two of the plants are looking a little blah, and the green tomatoes on then are rotting at the bottom right as they start to turn red. How can I keep this from happening...

I got "bell peppers" from my garden resource program this year. I have about 8 of them. I noticed the peppers growing on the plants the other day...and well they are not bell peppers! Any one know what kind of pepper these are? Are they hot? What cn I used this type of pepper in? EDIT: I...

I remember reading some place that if you have alot of leafy green growth in your veggie garden but no vegetables on the plants it mean you soil had to much _________ or not enough ___________. Can some one fill in the blanks?

Does anyone on here use this product? http://www.arbico-organics.com/1202099.html I have a huge fly issue this year and was thinking of adding this to my Compost pile to see if it would help? What do you think? yah or nah?

What are some of your favorite home made insecticides (more natural ones preferably) Care to share your recipe? Have you tried any that just didn't work at all? Does anyone make their own Garlic Spray? How well do they work? Do they farm bees?

What is the ideal size bin for a worm bin? I was thinking of making one from plastic storage containers since I've seen so many "how to" websites for this style of bin and it seems easy enough. But I was wondering what size is best? Any one have any personal worm bins right now? What size is...

Does anyone know where I can buy seeds for ground cherries? Or if they happen to go by another name? I'm having a hard time locating any. Thanks!

Does anyone know of a good Heirloom variety of carrots that does well in Michigan? (zone 6) I am planning on growing a few types of carrots this year, so if you know any other just really yummy carrots please let me know.

Hello I am in the planning stages of my veggie garden this year. I was hoping to use the square foot garden method I was wondering if anyone knew of a program or a "key" of some sort that helped explain the number of different plants that can do in each square foot. THANKS!

does any one know of a web site that tell you how much to plant in each square of a square foot garden?

Any one in michigan happen to have any seeds for sale? I'm looking for some one local who saves their seeds from year to year. Mostly I am looking for Roma Tomato seeds but I am interesting in others as well.

Has anyone tried anything like this before? http://www.cheapvegetablegardener.com/2009/01/cheap-led-light-and-grow-box.html I am really interested in trying it. Would normal LED lights provide enough light for growing plants? I don't have any sunny windows to grow plants indoors and I...

I would like to add some color and excitement to my boring 6 ft privacy fence along the back of my yard. The problem is the fence makes a shade about 3 ft out from the fence. What tall colorful plants would be a good match for the mostly shaded area. It might get at most a few hours of sunlight...

What is a good site to buy supplies for a new bee keeper?