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    I gave my landlord last year a couple of opalka tomatoes, he saved seeds. And planted them a week ago in the pot and they already 1 inch long! He brought them to me on sunday, cuz he planted them for me. So he got no problem with them, and i bought some failed seeds on ebay... I have to plant them to give him some tomatoes again)))

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    I'm super elated because I discovered that a shrub growing in my garden is a datura!

    I planted datura inoxia seeds that I gathered from wild plants (although apparently that's illegal...) two years ago and nothing took. This spring I planted datura metel from a seed pack and none of those took, either. Then, on the opposite side of my garden from where I had planted those, an interesting little seedling popped up.

    I let it grow out of curiosity. Now that it's a good 2 feet high, it's very clearly datura, although I can't tell which type. I'm sooooo beyond excited because I LOVE toxic flowers. I can't wait until it blossoms!!!

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    Also: I'm really excited because I finally identified this weedy perennial vine that I can't get rid of. It's called a moth vine and while it's really lovely, it attracts aphids and mildew like nobody's business, and seriously looks like a decomposing zombie plant. It's really gross!



    It is pretty though. This is what it looks like when it's not being eaten alive by millions of fat orange aphids. Too bad it's so susceptible to pests.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Melonie View Post
    ^^^tilling in some peat moss will improve soil 'looseness', as well as reducing pH at the same time. So will adding some ( month oid ) coffee grounds !!! And for dense soil, there simply is no substitute for a roto-tiller !






    Also, if you believe in 'companion' planting, setting up another trellis for pole beans right next to your trellis for cucumbers will cause both plants to do better.
    The coffee grounds seem to have done the trick. The vines are doing great and I already have some fruit - perfectly shaped and nicely sized. I'll pick one in a couple days and put it in my salad. Can't wait.

    My leafy greens did great - weeks of fresh romaine lettuce , endive , escarole , salad bowl lettuce and parsley.

    My vine veggies are looking great. Already picked a beautiful Bell pepper and had it in an omelet.

    Thanks again for all the great advice.

    So how are my fellow gardeners doing ?

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    My cosmos are blooming, my violets are still going strong, and my nasturtiums are getting so big that they're about to take over the property and evict me.

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    Everything in my garden is growing like crazy, but ...

    Other than my 'lesbian' cucumbers ( self-pollinating greenhouse variety), I'm not seeing much setting of fruits yet. If this keeps up much longer I may have to start manual pollination !!! I hate to resort to that, though, since it also serves as a means to spread early blight mold and other diseases from one plant to the next.

    Well, the news media HAS been reporting a huge reduction in the number of bees, etc.

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    I checked and the belgian endives/chicory didn't take which i was very sad about, I have no idea why they didn't take... on the plus side heaps of tomatoes, self sowing spinach, māche, beetroot, carrots and lettuce are growing though so that's something!

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    Once the fall planting season begins, I'm going to plant some green zebra and purple Cherokee tomatoes.

    I may even try squash again!

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    Spring is HERE! its been too long since anyone has posted in this great thread. According to a new study Women who live around greenery and flowers have a lower mortality rate. Summer is just around the corner. Go get dirty girls. Let's live foreeverrrrrrrr

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    First project for the new garden is a marble and stained glass fence. Then get started on my tomatoes.


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    Spring arrived here last month, then went away. I got out the tractor and rowed up the garden,but heavy rain is forecast for the weekend, and after that El Nino is supposed to fade, so I might have to put the cultivator on and flatten out the rows and plant flat this year.

    It was a mild winter and fairly wet spring, and the grass is doing well.

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    My squash is doing well, but I've got mildew gnats like crazy. I live waterfront, so they're impossible to get rid of. Grrrr.

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    Quote Originally Posted by slowpoke View Post
    Spring arrived here last month, then went away. I got out the tractor and rowed up the garden,but heavy rain is forecast for the weekend, and after that El Nino is supposed to fade, so I might have to put the cultivator on and flatten out the rows and plant flat this year.

    It was a mild winter and fairly wet spring, and the grass is doing well.
    What about the Snakes tho???


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    SO excited, I'm about to rent a house with friends and I will finally have a yard. I've never had a yard in my adult life since I've been a fan of tall buildings and city lifestyle, so this is new for me. I'm SO excited to start gardening I can hardly contain myself lol! I'm starting with roses and a vegetable garden. Any plant/flower recommendations for a newbie?

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    Quote Originally Posted by whirlerz View Post
    What about the Snakes tho???
    They don't eat that much.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Velveteen.Rabbit View Post
    SO excited, I'm about to rent a house with friends and I will finally have a yard. I've never had a yard in my adult life since I've been a fan of tall buildings and city lifestyle, so this is new for me. I'm SO excited to start gardening I can hardly contain myself lol! I'm starting with roses and a vegetable garden. Any plant/flower recommendations for a newbie?
    You can go to the grocery store, buy some ginger root, plant it. Makes a pretty flower.

    If you want something to eat, there is nothing better than homegrown tomatoes.

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    I don't have a garden but I've been growing in a greenhouse for two years now I will take some plants with me and move to Florida to start a garden with!!! I'm so excited I hope they do well down there!

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    I'm currently re-doing our garden.
    Soooo many weeds, it is driving me insane.

    So going to increase the terras. Yes, I will be doing it myself, fingers crossed.
    Then moving sowing new grass and moving my Rhododendrons.
    They're blooming right now, so I hope moving them won't stop that, they're so beautifull!
    Meanwhile in my room:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tsepmet1 View Post
    My squash is doing well, but I've got mildew gnats like crazy. I live waterfront, so they're impossible to get rid of. Grrrr.
    Have you tried putting down sticky tape or the fly tapes? Bright reds,orange even pink colors attract them. I get them on my porch garden all the time. I use sticky notes and then lather elmers glue on them. then just lay them down glue side up near the roots of my plants. Im in Florida lots of humidity. I suppose if you have a bigger space where your squash grow you can use bigger pieces of paper?

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    One of my neighbors has overdone it with the night blooming garden. It's to the point we cant sit outdoors at night time because the scent is overwhelming.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PhatGirlDynomite!!! View Post
    Have you tried putting down sticky tape or the fly tapes? Bright reds,orange even pink colors attract them. I get them on my porch garden all the time. I use sticky notes and then lather elmers glue on them. then just lay them down glue side up near the roots of my plants. Im in Florida lots of humidity. I suppose if you have a bigger space where your squash grow you can use bigger pieces of paper?
    I use insecticidal soap and sand on the top of the soil so they can't lay their eggs there. I also went and got myself a carnivorous hanging plant.

    I also live in Florida.

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    I just got a couple plants from Wal mart, a string of pearls (succulent) & a Rosemary herb plant. The herb plants are in those disolving dirt pots.


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    Got some squash. The tomato plants are overcrowded, making it hard to find the tomatoes.

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    Did you ever have fried zucchini flowers? yum.
    Watch out for those Snakes!


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    Quote Originally Posted by whirlerz View Post
    Did you ever have fried zucchini flowers? yum.
    Watch out for those Snakes!
    Didn't have a gun with me last time I saw a snake, and it was moving so fast it would have been long gone if I had tried to go get one.

    Maybe I will plant a few zucchini and try some.
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