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Gardening

HopeHoops

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1. I plant potatoes a month before the "last frost date".

Reply to beac (Original post)

Fri Jun 8, 2012, 07:55 AM

Jun 2012

It takes them a while to sprout, hosing them off before the sun hits keeps them from dying off, and they bloom before the beetles come out to destroy them. By the end of the season, all of the top-growth has died off but we always get a huge harvest.

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I'm a rebel. [View all] beac Jun 2012 OP

I plant potatoes a month before the "last frost date". HopeHoops Jun 2012 #1

And they say crime doesn't pay! beac Jun 2012 #4

Fortunately the bunnies don't like potato leaves. HopeHoops Jun 2012 #6

My tarragon overwintered and it's supposed to be extemely tender. beac Jun 2012 #8

Ours is in its sixth or so season. So is the rosemary. We changed growing zones this year. HopeHoops Jun 2012 #9

I use medicated body powder all over the garden. Denninmi Jun 2012 #2

A clever and deadly (to pests) rebellion! beac Jun 2012 #5

Brilliant! silverweb Jun 2012 #11

I try not to use soil in containers ... Denninmi Jun 2012 #3

Yes, if you are lugging them about, that's extra weight you don't need. beac Jun 2012 #7

I do that too. jp11 Jun 2012 #10

Well, I suppose I am a rebel, but Curmudgeoness Jun 2012 #12

The problems with garden soil in flowerpots XemaSab Jun 2012 #13

It's not exactly heresy XemaSab Jun 2012 #14

Sounds like a fair arrangement. beac Jun 2012 #15

Some of my best stuff came from the discount rack or end of season rejects. Denninmi Jun 2012 #17

I've found some treasures too, especially houseplants lately. beac Jun 2012 #19

Been Doing It For Three Years NeedleCast Jun 2012 #16

Yeah, what is that all about? Denninmi Jun 2012 #18

I pour boiling water through the soil in the pot at the end of the season to beac Jun 2012 #20