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The best heritage pumpkin ever!

Last post by Kbr42 « Thu Nov 15, 2018 7:16 am
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by WLLady » Wed Nov 14, 2018 9:02 am

So i was gifted 3 plants in return for a rooster earlier this past spring. i thought it was really really nice of the folks-a young couple just...

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Last post by Kbr42
Thu Nov 15, 2018 7:16 am
Building a "digester"

Last post by Ontario Chick « Thu Nov 01, 2018 4:17 pm
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by Ontario Chick » Sun Sep 17, 2017 6:45 pm
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or my version of, based on the Indore Method, (Sir Albert Howard) I would like to see if I can approximate is in my back yard using compost bins.
The...
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Last post by Ontario Chick
Thu Nov 01, 2018 4:17 pm
Question Brussels Sprouts

Last post by KimChick « Thu Nov 01, 2018 3:38 pm
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by Killerbunny » Sun Oct 07, 2018 5:22 pm

DO you guys blanch before freezing or toss them right in?

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Last post by KimChick
Thu Nov 01, 2018 3:38 pm
Our last GREAT potato for this season, a WINNER!

Last post by Ontario Chick « Sat Oct 06, 2018 6:01 pm
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by muffin » Mon Nov 13, 2017 10:01 pm
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Harvsted lots, put lots of seed potatoes away for next year, offering some NOW for sale...and as fresh eating potatoes the customers are very happy...
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Last post by Ontario Chick
Sat Oct 06, 2018 6:01 pm
2018 how did your garden grow?

Last post by TomK « Thu Oct 04, 2018 9:12 am
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by Skinny rooster » Tue Aug 28, 2018 9:59 am
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This year started out bad here, I had light frost until almost July, then it was really hot and dry, then really hot, humid and wet here.
First...
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Last post by TomK
Thu Oct 04, 2018 9:12 am
Tomatos, Show and tell...

Last post by Ontario Chick « Thu Sep 27, 2018 6:57 pm
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by Ontario Chick » Wed Jul 18, 2018 2:44 pm
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OK, I was in a hurry, whipped thru garden section, picked one of each the most peculiar sounding Tomato plants, beside the usual Sweet 100 - 1000 ?...
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Last post by Ontario Chick
Thu Sep 27, 2018 6:57 pm
Garlic Planting

Last post by Kbr42 « Thu Sep 27, 2018 11:31 am
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by Killerbunny » Wed Sep 26, 2018 4:43 pm

So with the crazy weather when are you planning to plant garlic? I am still picking a few tomatoes.

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Last post by Kbr42
Thu Sep 27, 2018 11:31 am
pollen bees

Last post by SusanH « Thu Sep 13, 2018 9:49 pm
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by WLLady » Sun Sep 09, 2018 8:37 pm

so i put up some solitary/pollen bee nests this summer to see what would happen....
in the one it seems the spiders like it but there are twigs and...

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Last post by SusanH
Thu Sep 13, 2018 9:49 pm
Neem Oil for fruit trees

Last post by Jaye « Fri Aug 31, 2018 5:32 pm
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by Killerbunny » Fri Aug 31, 2018 5:24 pm

Hi there
I have black spot on a young apple tree, Wealthy, likely due to the humid weather conditions. Anyone know the recipe for Neem oil spray and...

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Last post by Jaye
Fri Aug 31, 2018 5:32 pm
Patio potatoes

Last post by kenya « Mon Aug 27, 2018 8:48 pm
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by kenya » Thu Jun 21, 2018 5:31 pm
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Does any know? Do I have to water them a fair bit, I don't want to drown them. Should I put some cow manure on them? I would like to try for large...
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Last post by kenya
Mon Aug 27, 2018 8:48 pm
Asking for a friend...

Last post by windwalkingwolf « Tue Aug 21, 2018 3:01 pm
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by Dominion Link » Sun Aug 19, 2018 9:51 am

A friend of mine in northern Ontario has found this shrub growing in her fencerow. Anybody recognize it?
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Last post by windwalkingwolf
Tue Aug 21, 2018 3:01 pm
What is this?

Last post by Shnookie « Fri Aug 17, 2018 9:36 am
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by Shnookie » Mon Aug 13, 2018 8:46 pm
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Does anyone recognize this flower. It came out of a package of mixed seeds. The plant in the middle. It makes small flowers that are pale yellow with...
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Last post by Shnookie
Fri Aug 17, 2018 9:36 am
Garden 2018 wishlist and offerings

Last post by Farrier1987 « Mon Aug 13, 2018 6:57 pm
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by Farrier1987 » Tue Dec 26, 2017 10:05 am
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I know, its too early. As the wind howls and its -15 or so, the days are getting longer. Goats are showing, had to break a broodie a little while...
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Last post by Farrier1987
Mon Aug 13, 2018 6:57 pm
Bring out your Day lilies !!!

Last post by KimChick « Wed Aug 08, 2018 5:15 pm
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by Ontario Chick » Fri Jul 21, 2017 12:29 pm
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Tis the time and this year the deer didn't eat all of them, so here are my favorite 2
Big Smile , always makes me smile..
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Day lilly...
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Last post by KimChick
Wed Aug 08, 2018 5:15 pm
Question Celebrity Tomato

Last post by WLLady « Mon Aug 06, 2018 11:20 am
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by Killerbunny » Fri Aug 03, 2018 11:25 am
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I was being lazy so bought a couple of garden centre toms to go along with the heritage ones. Celebrity is now ripe and I wondered if anyone else...
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Last post by WLLady
Mon Aug 06, 2018 11:20 am
Sweet potato advice needed

Last post by windwalkingwolf « Fri Aug 03, 2018 2:26 pm
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by Farrier1987 » Fri Jul 27, 2018 4:15 pm

So I want to know, should I nip my sweet potato vines? Should I let them take root? And I hear they can be eaten like a green. I have only been...

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Last post by windwalkingwolf
Fri Aug 03, 2018 2:26 pm
New potatoes and perch today.

Last post by Killerbunny « Sun Jul 29, 2018 9:08 am
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by Farrier1987 » Tue Jun 19, 2018 8:49 am
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Tickled under a hill and they are there lurking. Going to have new potatoes, fried perch, salad, beet greens with the young beets about the size of a...
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Last post by Killerbunny
Sun Jul 29, 2018 9:08 am
Poison oak or poison ivy???

Last post by Jaye « Fri Jul 20, 2018 10:16 am
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by Colleen Kinzie » Wed Jul 18, 2018 2:41 pm
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Can anyone tell me what this is growing down by our pond?
Thanks
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Last post by Jaye
Fri Jul 20, 2018 10:16 am
Deer on the prowl

Last post by KimChick « Sun Jul 15, 2018 12:10 pm
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by KimChick » Tue Jun 26, 2018 11:17 am
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Grrrrr! Deer have found my flowers!
My phlox buds are gone and the lovely delphinium flowers beside them are gone. Some day lily buds were gone...
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Last post by KimChick
Sun Jul 15, 2018 12:10 pm
Question straw mulch=weeds?!

Last post by labradors « Sat Jul 07, 2018 5:18 pm
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by chicken » Fri Jun 29, 2018 5:50 am
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So I decided since I hate weeding I would put straw around all my vegetables this year. Now I have a field of grass growing and the worst case of...
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Last post by labradors
Sat Jul 07, 2018 5:18 pm
Question Growing Chamomile from seed

Last post by WLLady « Sat Jun 23, 2018 1:57 pm
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by KimChick » Sun Mar 04, 2018 1:54 pm
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Is there anyone who knows how and has been successful in growing German chamomile from seed?
When I lived in Southern Ontario, I could get plants...
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Last post by WLLady
Sat Jun 23, 2018 1:57 pm
Yukon Gold problems?

Last post by Killerbunny « Wed Jun 20, 2018 7:11 pm
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by Killerbunny » Wed Jun 20, 2018 2:46 pm

Never had any real problems with YG before. This year they were very slow to begin growing and now look very poor, only about 6 high and look odd...

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Last post by Killerbunny
Wed Jun 20, 2018 7:11 pm
Dill weed

Last post by Ontario Chick « Sun Jun 10, 2018 9:56 am
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by Farrier1987 » Sat Jun 09, 2018 7:41 pm

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They call it dill weed. Not sure if its because of its texture, or that it sprouts up everywhere once you have grown it for a year. You...

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Last post by Ontario Chick
Sun Jun 10, 2018 9:56 am
Summer Lilac

Last post by Farrier1987 « Tue Jun 05, 2018 10:15 am
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by KimChick » Thu May 24, 2018 1:00 pm

If anyone has a summer lilac (buddleia / butterfly bush), has it shown new growth yet? I think mine is dead.

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Last post by Farrier1987
Tue Jun 05, 2018 10:15 am
flowers for hens to eat

Last post by KimChick « Thu May 10, 2018 2:40 pm
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by KimChick » Wed May 09, 2018 11:39 am

Was sifting through Gardening, looking for info on plants & flowers safe for chickens, because they were munching on daylily leaves yesterday.
Found...

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Thu May 10, 2018 2:40 pm

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