Forum: Heirloom Gardening
June 6th, 2012, 07:12 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 2,905
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Forum: Seed Saving
April 10th, 2012, 03:51 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,187
Re: Saving seeds from fruit eaten
If you bought the peach, then it doesn't "cost nothing," and if you're going to continue buying peaches for 7 years while you wait, you will likely spend more than the less than $20 that a grafted...
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Forum: Seed Saving
April 9th, 2012, 03:55 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,187
Re: Saving seeds from fruit eaten
Yes but it would take over 7 years for your peach seedling to produce fruit. Many who grow from seed try to find trees that will grow in their climate and fruit in three or fewer years.
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Forum: Heirloom Gardening
March 22nd, 2012, 05:27 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,181
Re: Moringa tree
Yes, thanks for the links Nullzero; I'm going to order seeds, as this sounds like a very promising but undemanding tree for windy spots on my property.
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Forum: General Digging
March 15th, 2012, 10:49 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 867
Re: Soil:A Community of Life
Yes, there is a reason why herbicides were turned to; because the chemical industry wanted to make profits off the new toxics it invented during world war II. A very easy option to suppress weeds is...
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Forum: General Digging
February 16th, 2012, 05:50 PM
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Replies: 2,762
Views: 77,190
Re: What did you do in your garden today?
Today I spent a good amount of time hand-pollinating the melons in my greenhouse, and then became annoyed when I realized that the culantro/vietnamese coriander that I thought I was having such good...
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Forum: Heirloom Gardening
February 13th, 2012, 06:45 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 757
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Forum: Heirloom Gardening
February 13th, 2012, 02:06 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 757
Re: Pepino, 2010 harvest
nullzero, sadly I don't. I only vegetatively cloned the best variety from my seedlings and then those plants all died after one more season. I don't think seeds ever give a stable pepino cultivar,...
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Forum: General Digging
February 13th, 2012, 02:04 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 492
Re: Blueberry Bushes
Pine is a fine mulch for blueberries, but it does not acidify the soil. You need to add the sulphur. Since I grow in raised beds, I also added a great deal of peat moss where I was planting the...
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Forum: Heirloom Gardening
February 8th, 2012, 11:19 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,360
Re: Yacon information sharing
Oh, I wasn't directing my comments about jicama to you personally, just sharing what I know about the crop with the thread since I am familiar with it locally.
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Forum: Herbs and Flowers
February 8th, 2012, 04:26 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 963
Re: Having a hard time finding these herbs!
Other than lime basil and spearmint, the varieties you list are propagated by cuttings only, as they won't grow true from seeds. You can mail-order the plants from Territorial Seeds, but I've always...
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Forum: Heirloom Gardening
February 8th, 2012, 03:32 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,360
Re: Yacon information sharing
Thanks, I'll try that out.
Regarding jicama's, they aren't very similar at all to yacon. The jicama is grown from seed and produces just one root, which is very crunchy even when cooked and has...
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Forum: General Digging
February 7th, 2012, 07:38 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 175
Re: Apples and Peaches flowering
I hope you can get a pollinator. Kiwi is generally unhappy in Hawaii so the plants aren't sold here, but it's too acidic for me anyway.
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Forum: General Digging
February 7th, 2012, 05:23 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 175
Re: Apples and Peaches flowering
Generally stone fruits perform very well in the upper regions of Hawaii; most famously on Kauai where there are groves of very old, wild plum trees that you need a permit to pick from. The cultivars...
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Forum: Heirloom Gardening
February 7th, 2012, 04:50 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,360
Re: Yacon information sharing
Can you tell me what method you use for cuttings? I have four plants in the ground right now and am interested to see if I can make more plants for this season.
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Forum: General Digging
February 7th, 2012, 04:37 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 175
Re: Apples and Peaches flowering
Yes, the nectarine tree I planted in the ground last spring is now flowering, setting fruit and putting on leaves. I had expected it to wait longer, but since the lowest it gets is the mid-forties...
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Forum: Heirloom Gardening
October 21st, 2010, 05:54 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 665
Re: Early Moonbean Watermelon
I'll keep white sugar lump in mind. Good to know you had great success with early moonbeam--the yellow color and great taste should sell well.
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Forum: Heirloom Gardening
October 19th, 2010, 10:07 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 665
Early Moonbean Watermelon
Has anyone grown this melon before? I got the seed from seeds of change and I selected it as a yellow-fleshed watermelon that was supposed to be good for the north, and thus also high-elevation...
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Forum: Heirloom Gardening
September 29th, 2010, 07:19 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 539
Re: I Grew a PASSIONFRUIT!!!!!
I'm growing a purple passion fruit vine right now; I've only had it for six months, but it's grown up our fence-trellis, and I hope one day it will produce something. I'm glad yours did.
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Forum: General Digging
September 24th, 2010, 06:10 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 828
Re: Litchi tomatoes
I tried growing these twice, and both times they barely produced anything except a few small, sour, shriveled seedy fruits of no value to me. I'm growing black surinam cherry trees instead--they...
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Forum: Heirloom Gardening
September 23rd, 2010, 04:58 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 589
Re: Let my orangeglo go too long!
Oh yes, watermelon juice is excellent; including the rind and seeds makes it more nutritious. You can also just put the flesh in a blender and then run it through a strainer for a good drink.
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Forum: General Digging
September 23rd, 2010, 04:53 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,705
Re: Jujubes
Good articles; I recently tried to grow some jujube trees from seed, but they all fissled out quite early on. It probably doesn't get hot enough for them in the summer here, anyway.
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Forum: Heirloom Gardening
September 23rd, 2010, 04:50 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,153
Re: Corexit bludgeoning
Oh yes, I'm chemically sensitive myself, and am so glad I'm nowhere near the gulf. I hope the person you mention is ok.
That's an interesting link on the possible stoppage of the gulf stream--I...
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Forum: Heirloom Gardening
September 21st, 2010, 11:38 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,153
Re: Corexit bludgeoning
Corexit is most certainly a highly dangerous poison that was pumped into the gulf in insanely unsafe levels as a PR tool for BP to pretend the oil is gone. I think it highly possible that people in...
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Forum: General Digging
September 13th, 2010, 08:50 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,221
Re: What will you do different next year?
Plant less tomatoes, wait until the sweet potato cuttings are bigger before planting out, and doing something about these raised beds are my plans, except instead of next year, it's just now.
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