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The tomato triffid, bulbs and planting dates.

by malissa,

(Originally posted December 01, 2012 at 11:47)

One of my tomato plant is now quite tall, taller than me. I was complaining to a friend today that I didn't know where I'd get the next stake from if it had to be taller than 6ft. She, rather wryly I thought, suggested I pinch out top shoots. What…

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Problems

by malissa,

(Originally posted December 18, 2012 at 07:40 ) One of my borage plants is limp. I've tried: tying it up, not watering it, watering it. The other, which gets the same sun, water and tying up is as tall and straight as you could hope for. Challenge. The parsley keeps wanting to bolt. It might n…

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Leaf matter does indeed turn into dirt

by malissa,

The recent rains defoliated the tree faster than usual. The same rains deterred me from clearing up the leaves. That rotting business happens really quickly when you've got enough leaves and enough water.

The sugar snap peas seedlings are less than happy, the brussels sprout is full of vim. B…

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