Category Archives: New Gardener

How to grow tomatoes – 1

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Bill

[Translate] Drawing: Texas A & M Univ. by T. Kohlleppel and D. Lineberger Like their cousins, potatoes, tomatoes are a member of the nightshade family native to South America and were once thought to be poisonous. Their genus name means, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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FSIS on the alert, but you can do better

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Bill

[Translate] Sometimes my meat-eating friends like to yank my chain about how hard (they think) it is to grow my own food instead of just toddling off to the supermarket “like a good little Nazi consumer”. Has that ever happened … Continue reading →

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Slugs on the ground, slugs on the ground; you can’t see your beets cause you got slugs on the ground!

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Bill

[Translate] Introduction Slugs and snails introduced to North America from other continents, most notably Asia and Europe, have overpowered the indigenous – and relatively harmless – varieties. Snails carry a shell made of calcium on their backs into which they … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Category Archives: New Gardener

How to grow tomatoes – 1

FSIS on the alert, but you can do better

Slugs on the ground, slugs on the ground; you can’t see your beets cause you got slugs on the ground!

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