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    shade vs sun for tomato plants

    You're very welcome :) About those Hab's again.... (Capsicum chinensis)..... Unless you have plans to winter over indoors one or two of each...
    Post by: Vera eastern wa, Jul 2, 2009 in forum: Fruit and Vegetable Gardening
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    shade vs sun for tomato plants

    I have a different take on sun and tomatoes. Tomato fruits can and do get sunburned if you are a grower that prefers to stake and train your...
    Post by: Vera eastern wa, Jun 23, 2009 in forum: Fruit and Vegetable Gardening
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    Kohlrabi

    I am growing them for the first time this year and started both varieties from seed via the winter sow method (see winter sow forum @...
    Post by: Vera eastern wa, Jun 23, 2009 in forum: Fruit and Vegetable Gardening
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    Medicinal: Can Camomile be transplanted

    Yes, Pineapple Weed has been used for tea but have read once it flowers the flavor becomes bitter. If you google it I'm sure you'll find more...
    Post by: Vera eastern wa, Jun 16, 2009 in forum: Herbs for the Kitchen
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    my plants are dying all the sudden

    From the description it sounds too me like over-watering is the issue.
    Post by: Vera eastern wa, May 28, 2009 in forum: Small Space Gardening
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    Grapefruit pips

    Just an update on my Grapefruit now at a little past 2 mos. old....previous pic in this thread was taken and posted on March 7th. It's loving all...
    Post by: Vera eastern wa, May 28, 2009 in forum: Citrus
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    General: Cutting back lavender

    Personally when I give any of my Lavender angustifolia a hard pruning I wait until I start seeing new growth and cut as low as I can just above...
    Post by: Vera eastern wa, May 13, 2009 in forum: Herbs for the Kitchen
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    Medicinal: Can Camomile be transplanted

    You're sure they are Chamomile right? Did you grow this last year and these are self-sown seedlings or something? If not be sure it's not...
    Post by: Vera eastern wa, May 13, 2009 in forum: Herbs for the Kitchen
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    Culinary: Trouble growing English Lavender

    I don't mulch any of my 15 or so plants for the winter. Even tiny self-sown seedlings survive the winters and they can be downright cold and with...
    Post by: Vera eastern wa, May 13, 2009 in forum: Herbs for the Kitchen
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    Seed starting formula for lavender?

    BTW Seed Formula is just a finer medium than potting soil for starting seeds; usually is made of milled sphagnum moss/peat moss and perlite. Of...
    Post by: Vera eastern wa, Apr 12, 2009 in forum: Plant Propagation
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    Seed starting formula for lavender?

    I started them with plain old potting soil using 2 different methods: 1. Indoors following cold moist stratification (L. 'Munstead') 2....
    Post by: Vera eastern wa, Apr 12, 2009 in forum: Plant Propagation
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    New farmer needs help

    For one if the ground is extremely sandy it is not going to hold on to much nutrients or moisture. Taller crops won't have much anchorage....
    Post by: Vera eastern wa, Apr 1, 2009 in forum: Fruit and Vegetable Gardening
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    Growing fruit in garden with lots of ants.

    No ants will not eat or damage your plants, but if you get any aphids the ants will "farm" them for their honeydew (excreatement) protecting them...
    Post by: Vera eastern wa, Mar 20, 2009 in forum: Fruit and Vegetable Gardening
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    General Seed Starting Method

    Thanks and Nope! No greenhouse here! All the containers go straight outside as soon as they are sown until they are transplanted. That is the...
    Post by: Vera eastern wa, Mar 20, 2009 in forum: Fruit and Vegetable Gardening
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    Planting cantaloupe help

    I don't remember centimeters, but space mine about 6" apart in a mound and keep only 2 per mound. I don't direct seed them anymore (that goes for...
    Post by: Vera eastern wa, Mar 20, 2009 in forum: Fruit and Vegetable Gardening