Questions tagged [leaf-vegetables]
Growing and harvesting vegetables that are primarily cultivated for their edible leaves.
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Is it okay to grow root vegetables in soil enriched by manure?
I have a few raised beds where I grow vegetables every year (organically). Vegetables I grow include root vegetables (carrots, beets), leafy (kale, lettuce), tomatoes, zucchini, cucumber, etc. Every ...
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What vegetable seeds should be planted right now?
I have a few outdoors vegetable boxes and live in the San Francisco Bay Area. To get a head start for the growing season, I would like to start by planting seeds indoors using a heating mat.
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Cleaning homegrown vegetables prior to consumption
I grow vegetables and fruit in my backyard. Everything is grown organically so I don't have any concerns with pesticide or chemicals on my edible fruits and vegetables. However, they do get exposed ...
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Has anyone seen this kind of eggs in their kale and strawberry?
I guess these are eggs of some pest which is infecting the kale and strawberry plants in our garden. Has anyone seen something similar to this? If yes, what did you do to get rid of them without any ...
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What is this dark leafy vegetable plant? What's causing holes in the leaves, and how can I help it?
I got a variety of seeds from a friend. Most were swiss chard and butter lettuce but this one is different. Also it's the only one that's getting riddled with little holes. What's eating it? What ...
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Best time to harvesting blue vates kale
I am growing kale and this is the first year. It is the blue vates variety. My question is when and how to harvest. Days to maturity is 65 days (and it has been 65 days since I started the seeds ...
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Right time to move vegetable plants outdoors
I have started germinating seeds indoors and they are starting to sprout. Once they have their true leaves I am planning to move them to 4" pots and still keep them indoors. I am growing different ...
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Can someone identify this?
I tried my hand at growing New Zealand Spinach this year. I sowed several seeds and they all came up, but a few of them do not look like the others! I don't want to accidentally eat something I ...
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How do I prevent holes in the leaves of my vegetable garden?
Something is eating the leaves of several plants in my vegetable garden. Can you help determine what is causing this and how I can prevent it?
This affects several of my vegetables: Turnips, Lettuce, ...
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Brassicas seed saving
I plan on growing a few different brassicas such as cabbages and bok choy, and I'd like to collect seeds from these open pollinated varieties so that I don't have to keep buying seeds.
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Gardening calendar for vegetable beds
I have 3 raised beds in my backyard that I want to maximize use for. Does someone have an approximate calendar (does not have to be perfect) which outlines what activities (growing, harvesting and ...
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Rollie pollies - are they harmful to vegetables? [duplicate]
I have a vegetable raised box where I grow various vegetables in spring and summer. I noticed quite a few Rollie pollies in the box. Wondering if they will harm my vegetable crop this year and what if ...
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Something is eating my vegetables - what is it?
I have a raised bed where I grow vegetables (Kale, tomatoes, cucumbers, beets, carrots, melons, etc.). Something comes by at nights and eats some of the fruits and vegetables, in particular the ...
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How can I have lettuce growing year-round?
I've got this lettuce, similar to the red leaf, ruffly variety. It seems to grow only during summer and autumn. I can't coax it into sprouting from the seeds I harvest at any other time of year, which ...
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At what point does kale stop producing?
I have some kale that I planted in a raised bed. It is growing well and I take out leaves as and when I need it. Of course, it keeps growing new leaves. My question is at what point will the kale ...
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can leafy greens push up through woodchips
I'm growing spinach, and swiss chard, but they don't seem to be sending up new shoots. Can these plants along with other leafy greens push up through wood chips?
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What is this low-growing leafy plant that looks like salad greens?
This is something I planted in my garden and forgot about whether it was a salad green or something else. I'd like to know what it is and if it's edible.
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Why are my calaloo leaves turning red, and are they still safe?
I am growing my own Calaloo in Canada from seeds obtained in Jamaica. As the plant matures the leaves are starting to turn red. Has anyone heard of this and are they OK to eat after they turn red?
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Reviving some soil using fertilizer, how long to wait before planting?
I had a planter full of a nice soil mixture but let it go dormant and dry out for a year or two. Recently I have kept it around some other plants, exposed it to more light, and applied fertilizer (...
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Will lettuce seeds germinate in summer?
When the ambient temperature is between 30 to 35 °C in summer, will lettuce seeds germinate?
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What's the environmentally safe way to get rid of worms that eat the vegetable plants?
We have broccoli, kale and onion in one of our vegetable beds. Some tiny worms are eating the leaves of both broccoli and kale. My question is, what are some of the environmentally safe ways to ...
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How can I save seeds from a large, fast-growing arugula plant?
I planted arugula seeds in small containers. They are all so tiny, except one plant that grew very fast and looks dramatically healthier bigger and just different from the rest of them. It might be a ...
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What disease does my Spinach have?
My spinach has some kind of black mold. I cant find anything about black molds on spinach on the internet, so maybe you could help me identify the illness of my spinach.
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What is eating my kale leaves
Something has been nipping away at my kale leaves. These are growing in a raised bed and I don't see any snails around. I have also covered up the bed with a net to keep away squirrels to the extent I ...
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What is this leaf vegetable with thin pale green stalks and mid-green leaves?
I thought I planted the Asian vegetable seed bok choy but what is coming out from the ground does not look like bok choy? Do you know what it is?
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Radicchio/Chicory from Seed
I am growing radicchio from seed for the first time and am worried about its germination.
Should I start the seeds in soil or soak them first? Also, would it be recommended to place the pot under ...
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Can Aspergillus sp. or other fungi infect other species beside grains and legumes?
I plant a peanut, lettuce, mustard greens, and spinach. After 3 weeks I noticed that my peanut have symptoms like yellow and brown dots on leaves. Several days later, the other vegetables get the same ...
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What is the name of this greenish plant?
Hello i have this plant with green leafs it has some yellow flowers but i don't know its name can you tell me what is the name of this plant?
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Bury Rodents Compost
Is it safe to bury a rat, approx 12" deep in my vegetable garden? I grow tomatoes, cilantro & peppers. Does it pose any health hazard?
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Can chard propagate itself?
I started some chard seeds in peat pots and then transplanted them into a raised bed a couple of weeks ago. Today, it looks like there are new chard seedlings coming up:
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holes in bell pepper
I'm at Seattle. Recently, I found holes on our bell pepper even when it's small.. Any ideas on what caused it? There're also some holes on leaves too, but not a lot. Shall I buy some oil or insect ...
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Wilting and stunted growth of vegetables in NFT Hydroponics System
My friends and I are starting a small scale hydroponics farm based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Recently we have experienced a problem in our system, mainly wilting, stunted growth, and yellowing leaves. ...
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This plant is growing in my garden, and it might be lettuce
I found this plant in my garden, and it might be a lettuce. It came a few weeks ago, and I'm not sure if it is edible.
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2nd Update: The flowers ...
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Best way to deter pests (gophers, squirrels, rabbits) from my fruit and vegetable area [duplicate]
I have planted fruits trees and vegetables (raised beds) in my side yard. Every summer i have visitors (not sure which ones) in the form of gophers, squirrels, rabbits (maybe), mice (maybe) that eat ...
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