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How critical is the extra potassium in tomato fertilizer? - I know that fertilizers like Shake and Feed for Tomatoes, Texas Tomato Food, and others, have potassium amounts around 1 1/2 times that of n... Read More
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Just ordered a 50lb bag of this stuff - Osmocote 19-5-8 Slow Release Fertilizer w/minors. Looks like pretty good stuff, and has calcium and magnesium. My daily fertigation on a num... Read More
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Anyone know what pepper I'm describing? - Years ago when I worked in southeast Georgia, and the gulf coast Texas area, I worked with some guys who used to find these peppers growing ... Read More
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How many yellow/summer squash plants in a 15 gallon container? - Haven't grown squash in a container before, but remember them as being pretty large plants. How many can I grow in a 15 gallon container? ... Read More
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Has anyone seen this floor drain before? - My elderly father sent me this picture today. It is the top grate from the floor drain body in his basement floor. He said it's cast iron,... Read More
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Just sharing a few late winter misc container pics. - Has been a warm winter, and our container garden has done well. Actually kept a few tomato plants going all winter never covering them. Had ... Read More
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Just sharing a few late winter pics of our Hamlin orange tree. - The growth has been impressive in the two years since we planted it in March of '17. Seems to double in size each year so far. The new gro... Read More
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Just sharing a few late winter container tomato plant pics. - These three are exactly 8 weeks from seed. Just potted up two days ago. Closest is a Stupice, middle is a Creole, and furthest is a Big Beef... Read More
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Ruby Red Grapefruit set fruit 3 months apart - We purchased a small grapefruit tree last spring, and it had 3 grapefruit on it. About 3 months later it bloomed again, and set 10 more in t... Read More
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Will my Hamlin oranges survive 30 degrees? - I know the trees are cold hardy, but there are about 15 oranges on the tree, and it's supposed to get down to 30 degrees tonight for a coupl... Read More
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