Raspberries

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• Starting a garden next year

  ... (I also want to grow chives, mint, strawberries, raspberries an blueberries,… More

• journal beginning

  Seems kinda late to be starting a garden journal, but what the heck. Piled up the last of the oak leaves and the pine needles in seperate piles with the Bobcat. Gonna need the pine needles to mulch all the blue berries come spring. The oak leaves I'll put in… More

• New from Northern IL

  Hi Everyone, My name is Kelly, I'm from Northern Illinois, and I'm new to the board and pretty new to gardening. When I was a kid, my mom did some fantastic work to our yards...creating amazing landscaping and my Grandmother's yard was sort of famous on her street for having… More

• Just signed in

  Hi, I am from south central Washington. I have a plot about 150'x50' that I want to turn into my garden. The clay soil needs to be amended badly. I thought I would begin by planting a fall cover crop of some type of grass (not lawn) and then mow… More

• which movie describes your gardenn/yard?

  I decided to recopy this and give it it's own thread! which movie describes your garden? Sitting in the doctor's lounge, I found an old magazine article from Oct/Nov 2005 Organic Gardening Mag and there was an interesting article. The bit was about which well known movie title best describes… More

• Italian Ice with Lemon Syrup and Tutti Frutti Syrup

  Italian Ice with Lemon Syrup and Tutti Frutti Syrup Recipe courtesy Michael Chiarello Recipe Summary Difficulty: Easy Prep Time: 10 minutes Inactive Prep Time: 1 hour Cook Time: 5 minutes Yield: 8 servings User Rating: No Rating Michael's note: These syrups are more on the tart side. If you prefer… More

• Harvesting and Using Fresh Cantalope

  Harvesting and Using Fresh Cantaloupe By Brenda Hyde Cantaloupe, is a muskmelon, as are the Casaba, honeydew, Persian and Crenshaw melons. Growing up I loved cantaloupe more than watermelon. Now, my daughter who is three, can eat half a cantaloupe at a time and definitely rivals my love of this… More

• my pet will die without, please i need to learn

  Hi, I’m new and have a question. I am going to be moving to Arcata, in northern California. It’s in the middle of the red wood forest and on the coast, meaning it’s wet and cold. Winter is coming and I need a garden. I have a pet skink (lizard)… More

• I'm new too introducing myself!

  Hi folks, glad to meet you'all! :) I'm just a retired (and tired) veterinarian displaced from upstate New York to Michigan recently employed at the MSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital (for about 13 yrs). We live in East Lansing and I guess I'm reverting back to my earlier years when I… More

• My Garden

  Hi All, check out my garden in my profile photos. I know it is not much to look at :0 and everything is in containers :0 but I am in the city and this is my very own person (everyday stresses of life) escape!! I call this my little back… More

• fruiting trees

  I have a wonderful problem, thought I'd ask you for suggestions. I was given a $100 gift certificate for use at a mail order garden catalog company. I was told to use some of it to purchase fruiting trees. We already have 2 apple trees and 2 pear trees. The… More

• Garlic

  ...nd in the next week or two. :D Also the first few raspberries are ready. More

• blueberries, blackberries,raspberries,etc

  does any one have any experience in growing these berries in zone 10..naples,florida? i'm not sure if i should plant them in full sun or semi sun/shade due to the heat down here??.. do i need to amend the soil? saw something once about having an acidic soil.... but i… More

• How long for raspberries?

  How long does it take to show anything? My tomatoes are already sprouting but my 'twig' isn't doing anything....and do they sprout from the twig or from the soil? Like, the roots growing upwards or something? Because I see a green something sticking up and I can't tell yet if… More

• Where can I find the way to make jam?

  I am growing some raspberries, and would love to find out how to make jam for this. Does anyone know? Also...is it possible to do like...apple preserves? TIA! More

• How do you get seeds from your plants?

  ...hey don't have to buy any next year. I think with raspberries, you have to like, break off a root stalk or something? What about tomatoes? Thanks! More

• Berry plants

  I would love to have some berry plants to plant outside that the kids could mess with. I have some wild blackberries that just grow along the ground and produce a few here and there that they love to go pick and eat. I would just like some more higher… More

• companion planting for fruit

  ...almonds olives pears/apples citrus trees avocados raspberries/currants I've read to keep fruit trees mulched, but was wondering if any plants or herbs can protect them from pests or improve their flavours thanks! More

• companion planting for fruit

  ...almonds olives pears/apples citrus trees avocados raspberries/currants I've read to keep fruit trees mulched, but was wondering if any plants or herbs can protect them from pests or improve their flavours thanks! More

• raspberries & japanese beetles

  We planted 1 year growth bear root raspberry bushes. They are just starting to show signs of life and the japanese beetles are after them. Tips on getting rid of the beetles? I'm not too concerned about whether we do this in a "green" manner since there isn't going to… More

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