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Asparagus (2)
Cilantro (2)
Fennel (2)
Garlic (7)
Lettuce (2)
Onions (2)
Squash (2)
Tomatoes (8)
- Can I compost diseased and pest-infested plant matter?
- How do I save tomato seeds?
- My beefsteak tomatoes are huge, but one side is ripe and the other is still green. What causes this?
- Why are my tomatoes still green?
- Will tomatoes grow from seed with no direct sun?
- Why are my tomatoes bursting open before they turn red?
- How do I build my own tomato cages?
- Will tomatoes grow in containers? I don’t have space for an in-ground garden.
Vegetables (5)
- Is it too late to plant asparagus crowns? Do I soak them fiirst?
- Yacon Tubers.
- My roses and veggies are turning yellow. How can I help them?
- Is there any problem w/cutting some of the leaves on zucchini or crooked neck squash. I have a raised bed and limited space
- When is the best time to pick jalapenos? Green or Red?
Fruits & nuts (5)
Herbs (4)
- How do I build a raised bed garden?
- Is it considered acceptable to build a raised bed garden on top of an area of my property that are leeching fields
- What are some of the soil basics I need to know to grow a great garden?
- How do I prepare my weedy backyard for gardening?
- What do I need to do to transform part of a compacted lawn into a vegetable garden?
- What's the best way to transplant my veggie starts?
- How do I decide where to put my vegetable garden?
- Do I need to have my soil tested?
- How do I build raised beds the quick way?
- How do I start vegetable transplants from seed?
- Do raised beds have to be a certain size or shape?
- What are some of the different ways of laying out a garden?
- What's the best way to water my garden?
- How do I keep track of what to plant when?
- What’s a good size for a first garden?
- What steps are involved in growing an organic kitchen garden?
- What is the best way to store comfrey concentrate?
- Can I compost diseased and pest-infested plant matter?
- Can I use the left over straw from growing my potatoes for compost even though some of the potatoes were diseased?
- Which is better: hot or cold composting?
- Can I compost old eggs?
- What are some of the soil basics I need to know to grow a great garden?
- Why is it important to know my soil type?
- Do I need to have my soil tested?
- What kind of setup do I need to make compost?
- How do I make compost tea?
- When and how can I add organic matter to my garden?
- Will year-old soil-less potting mix work for starting seedlings?
- What is the best method for winter sowing vegetable seeds in containers outdoors?
- What companies or organizations do you trust to get your seeds?
- How do I make and use soil blocks for seed starting?
- Too late for turnips?
- What's the best way to transplant my veggie starts?
- What's the difference between "hybrid", "heirloom" and "OP" varieties?
- My seedlings are getting too big for their pots but it's too cold to plant them outdoors. What can I do?
- How do I know the optimal time for starting seeds in my area?
- How do I start vegetable transplants from seed?
- What roots crops I can plant in the spring?
- What suggestions do you have for wind breaks?
- What are the advantages of raised bed gardens?
- Are you still an organic gardener if you use a fertilizer not specifically labeled organic?
- What is interplanting and why do gardeners do it?
- How do I build raised beds the quick way?
- Do raised beds have to be a certain size or shape?
- What are some of the different ways of laying out a garden?
- What is an effective way of controlling stink bugs organically?
- How can I protect my squash and cucumber plants from squash bugs organically?
- Will deer eat garlic plants?
- How can I control spiders naturally...or do I let them be?
- Can I use the left over straw from growing my potatoes for compost even though some of the potatoes were diseased?
- What are some good home made remedies for lawn weed control, pest control, fungus control, and fertilizer that really work.
- How to reign the earwig population back in?
- How do I keep grass from coming up in our vegetable garden?
- How do I prepare my weedy backyard for gardening?
- My seedlings fell over, but the tops still look okay. Can I prop them back up?
- There are great big holes in the leaves of my plants! What do I do about them?
- Is there any way to make weeding go faster?
- What kind of fence will keep all the local critters out of my garden?
Season extension (2)
Harvesting (5)
KGI website (19)
- Why does the KGI site have such intense password security?
- How do I avoid 404 errors when uploading pictures?
- How do I create content on the KGI website?
- How do I change my profile picture?
- How do I invite friends from profiles already on the site?
- How can I start a new group on the KGI website?
- Are the recipes on KGI's website printable in PDF format?
- How do I remove my account?
- Why did KGI change its web platform?
- What is the "status" box on my profile page for?
- How do I add a photo to the top of my blog post?
- How do I get a marker to appear on the group map?
- Is it still possible to access the old KGI community site?
- How to get to my page on the KGI site?
- Is there a way I can transfer my previous blogs, pictures, and other information from the old site?
- How can I create a blog on the new system?
- What are the differences between a pod, partner, and a group?
- Why can't I acess certain parts of the web site?
- How do I join the KGI website and community?
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