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Which walnut varieties are best for eating?
It looks like English walnut (Juglans regia) is the tree that produces the walnuts you'd get in the supermarket. Does black walnut (J. nigra) produce nuts that are worth eating?
Are there varieties ...
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What are some non sweet white corn varieties
I've had some grilled white corn in some parts in south Mexico, prepared in different ways, they're all pretty good and non are sweet, I've been looking to grow some but most of the seeds I find say ...
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Mange Tout/Peas & Courgettes/Marrows
Is a mange tout merely an immature pea and there's nothing more to it than that? And while we're at it, is a courgette (zucchino for Americans & Italians) just an immature marrow and that's all?
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Is the “Paris Market” carrot a good variety for clay-rich soil?
I have tried growing carrots now and then, but they were always twisting around all of the rocks and squeezing through the clay, and I basically got a bad crop of strong flavored, tough carrots that ...
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Are there any varieties of Elephant Ear that are hardy enough to withstand a zone 6b winter?
When I look at Elephant Ear varieties in plant catalogs, they all say Elephant Ears are hardy in zones 9-10, sometimes 7-10. But I see people in my area growing them outdoors without winter ...
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What varieties of sweet corn are best for freezing?
Late fall / early winter means it's time to select seeds for next year's garden!
What varieties of sweet corn are good for both eating fresh and freezing? The seed catalogs seem to be silent on the ...
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What is the best sunflower for seed production in Pennsylvania zone 6b?
I have been growing mammoth grey stripe sunflowers for a while, but I want to know if there is a better producer for my climate. The area I would plant them in is a heavy, clay base soil. The average ...
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Are 'winter' varieties important when sowing beans & peas in late autumn/fall?
This list of jobs for November suggests sowing peas and broad beans. The comments section is more specific about varieties to go for, namely: Aquadulce for Broadbeans and Douce Provence for Peas.
How ...
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What are common places to try for alternatives to commercially available seeds?
Australia has a problem in that most garden and building centers where you can buy seed usually only sell one or two brands and there is such limited variety e.g. beans, lettuce, tomato etc. Also, the ...
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How is a Sugarcane Jujube different from a regular Jujube?
I have found the wikipedia page for Jujube but I could not find much on the Sugarcane Jujube.
What is the difference between these two varieties (if any)?
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What are the most fragrant non-double peonies?
Old-fashioned peonies are among my favorite perennials, easy to grow, spectacular in flower and awesomely fragrant. The old fully double varieties, however, have a serious weakness: a single rain ...
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What variety of tomato grows no taller than about 10 cm?
I saw a very small tomato plant (I think less than 10cm) in a tiny pot, and it was producing tomatoes. What varieties of tomato grow like this?
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What are the best deciduous shade trees for Phoenix, Arizona?
I'm looking for a medium sized deciduous shade tree to plant in Phoenix, Arizona to shade part of my house. It needs to be deciduous so that it will let the sun through in the winter and provide shade ...
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How can I identify an apple variety?
We put in four young apple trees a few years ago, two cookers and two eaters, four different varieties. Now that those puny trees have grown up and started to produce a substantial crop, we're ...
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Is there a dwarf nectarine tree that would be suitable for indoor/outdoor life?
I have an apartment in Brooklyn with a south-east facing deck. In the summer it gets a lot of light. Indoors, I also have lots of windows facing that direction. I'd like to get a nectarine tree ...
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French beans (Green beans): Dwarf v. Climbing
French beans (or "green beans") are widely sold in both dwarf (bush) and climbing (pole) varieties. If anything, my experience is that the climbing varieties are harder to find in seed outlets.
Apart ...
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Which types of broccoli are cut-and-come-again?
I grew two types of broccoli this year. One was monaco I think, and the other one I'm not sure about (maybe calabrese?).
We started harvesting the monaco more than a month ago and per this question ...
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Plum tree that is self-fertile, disease-resistant and a heavy cropper
I planted an Ouillins Gage tree some years ago and it died after an attack of bacterial canker, although two nearby apple trees, planted at the same time, were unaffected and are still thriving.
I'm ...
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Variety of pomegranate to grow in Pennsylvania (US Hardiness Zone 6b/7a)
I'm in south-central Pennsylvania and I've heard of hardy varieties of pomegranates that will grow in zone 6b/7a. What are some of the hardiest varieties that folks have successfully grown and ...
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What's the fastest-growing variety of cherry tree?
I really want to add a tree to my garden, but logistics and budget demand that I plant a sapling and nurture it into a healthy tree.
I really like cherry blossom, so a cherry tree would be ideal. ...
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What are some herbs and spices that are easy to grow indoors?
I currently grow Rosemary on my windowsill. What are some other herbs and spices that are easy to grow (and useful)? I live in South Carolina, USA. Plants are indoors = 65-75F all year.
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Why does one of my onion varieties (Red Baron) invariably bolt?
I plant onion sets every spring and, with the exception of Red Baron, they all flourish. The Red Baron variety invariably bolt in early summer, although they are planted and fed in exactly the same ...
