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I have grown collards, different kinds of lettuce, lots of herbs, some flowers including Sat, 21 Apr 2012 05:06:26 GMT http://www.family-gardens.com/weeds-or-.html http://www.family-gardens.com/weeds-or-.html Last year I planted some beetroot and radishes. They failed miserably. Now I am seeing the following plants come up. Might any of these be the ones I planted? Thu, 19 Apr 2012 02:15:45 GMT http://www.family-gardens.com/is-this-a-spring-onion-or-chive.html http://www.family-gardens.com/is-this-a-spring-onion-or-chive.html These have come up where I planted some (failed) brocolli last year. Can you identify? Sorry I am not sure what that is, some would call it a weed although Thu, 19 Apr 2012 01:59:16 GMT http://www.family-gardens.com/spring-onion-or-chive.html http://www.family-gardens.com/spring-onion-or-chive.html Planted some spring onions and chives last year. They did not come up or died. When weeding today in order to replant, I pulled up a few plants as in the Thu, 19 Apr 2012 01:55:59 GMT http://www.family-gardens.com/pruning-fruit-trees-first-year.html http://www.family-gardens.com/pruning-fruit-trees-first-year.html I have gotten some fruit trees, 1and half yrs.from Finland Last yr when they arrived I repotted them but resisted planting them in the garden so they could Mon, 16 Apr 2012 04:44:59 GMT http://www.family-gardens.com/fruit-tree-pruning.html http://www.family-gardens.com/fruit-tree-pruning.html I Have brought 2 new fruit trees and want to keep the like minatures so the fruit is not ti hight pick how do i do this please do i wait until next year Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:34:53 GMT http://www.family-gardens.com/march-2012.html http://www.family-gardens.com/march-2012.html Organic Matter Matters Undoubtedly, my greatest single delight of springtime occurs soon after the soil has thawed and the sun has warmed Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:06:41 GMT http://www.family-gardens.com/soil-amendments.html http://www.family-gardens.com/soil-amendments.html I have a small garden (100 sq. ft.) with very depleted soil. 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They are budding right now,but Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:52:06 GMT http://www.family-gardens.com/index.html http://www.family-gardens.com/index.html Organic Gardening is at the heart of the victory Garden Campaign. Family Gardens offers gardening advise, ebooks and supplies for people growing vegetables to create a sustainable future. A plantin Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:40:59 GMT http://www.family-gardens.com/tomato-with-yellow-leaves.html http://www.family-gardens.com/tomato-with-yellow-leaves.html I have 4 young tomato plants and 2 of them the leaves are starting to turn yellow.Am I over watering? Need calcium? How can I give then the nutrients needed Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:11:30 GMT http://www.family-gardens.com/planting-fruit-trees.html http://www.family-gardens.com/planting-fruit-trees.html We have a nectarine semi-dwarf in an old wine barrel. We want to transplant it now (Feb 19) but notice small flow buds are setting. 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