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This is a yearly group seed swap event hosted by Tormato.
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MMMM Swap has its own forum!

Last post by pondgardener « Thu Sep 17, 2020 9:18 pm

by pondgardener » Thu Sep 17, 2020 9:18 pm

Due to increased activity of the MMMM Swap topic(s), members looking for information about the upcoming swap can now find that in one dedicated area. If there is a question...

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The Junction's 2022 Largest Tomato Contest

Last post by Yak54 « Fri Dec 02, 2022 2:32 pm
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by MissS » Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:48 pm
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The Junction's 2022 Largest Tomato Contest.

I think that it will be a fun competition. We purchased some seeds that are direct descendants of some of the largest tomatoes...
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Last post by Yak54
Fri Dec 02, 2022 2:32 pm
How's your weather?

Last post by Mark_Thompson « Fri Jan 27, 2023 5:30 pm
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Mine is lousy here in the KC area. It started snowing about 7:00 am and after an hour there's about 1/2 already. We're supposed to get 5 -7 total by Monday morning when the...
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Last post by Mark_Thompson
Fri Jan 27, 2023 5:30 pm
Carol Deppe Books, especially re:Late Blight

Last post by MissS « Thu Jan 26, 2023 2:13 pm
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by Mark_Thompson » Tue Jan 24, 2023 5:05 pm

Just read The Tao of Vegetable Gardening , what a cool book. In it she has a section called “Why It Will Soon Be Impossible to Grow Our Current Generation of Heirloom...

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Last post by MissS
Thu Jan 26, 2023 2:13 pm
Any word from our flood affected members?

Last post by Bower « Wed Jan 25, 2023 7:27 am
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by Kurt » Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:46 am

Hope they are all safe and sound out there in the NW/California.

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Last post by Bower
Wed Jan 25, 2023 7:27 am
Making Powdered Legume Innoculent From Granular?

Last post by GoDawgs « Mon Jan 23, 2023 5:11 pm
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by GoDawgs » Tue Jan 10, 2023 10:00 am

Every once in a while I buy innoculent for planting legumes. It's not really necessary if legumes have been grown in the spot in the prior five years or if the legumes...

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Last post by GoDawgs
Mon Jan 23, 2023 5:11 pm
Soil Temperature

Last post by GoDawgs « Mon Jan 23, 2023 5:49 am
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by karstopography » Fri Feb 25, 2022 10:55 am
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I’ve been messing around measuring this number recently and seeing what relationship air temperature and soil temperature might have with each other....
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Mon Jan 23, 2023 5:49 am
Galactic Magic Seeds

Last post by MissS « Fri Jan 20, 2023 10:09 pm
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by Mark_Thompson » Sat Sep 03, 2022 1:27 pm

Has anyone tried any of these fancy colored funny named fruits? Are they any good, do they produce well and handle disease or are they just pure marketing?

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Last post by MissS
Fri Jan 20, 2023 10:09 pm
unusual veg/seed sources

Last post by Danny « Thu Jan 19, 2023 8:18 pm
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by habitat-gardener » Sun Jan 15, 2023 6:20 pm

I subscribe to A Way to Garden, Margaret Roach's newsletter. She does a podcast, but I always just read the transcript. Anyway, today's is about unusual vegetables with Lane...

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Last post by Danny
Thu Jan 19, 2023 8:18 pm
Overwintering Tomatoes & Peppers

Last post by zeuspaul « Wed Jan 18, 2023 6:54 pm
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by Setec Astronomy » Wed Jan 18, 2023 5:11 pm

Boring Preamble: I usually wind up with a pepper plant in my garage over the winter because frost comes and I still have green peppers. The first time I did it, in the spring...

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Last post by zeuspaul
Wed Jan 18, 2023 6:54 pm
Speedy Seed Order Record!

Last post by TheMad_Poet « Wed Jan 18, 2023 5:43 am
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by GoDawgs » Fri Dec 30, 2022 6:31 am

I like to get seed orders in before New Years Eve. It's kind of a tradition and avoids the later rush. This year I'm ordering from just three companies and yesterday I placed...

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Wed Jan 18, 2023 5:43 am
What's your experience with grafted tomatoes?

Last post by Harry Cabluck « Sat Jan 07, 2023 5:56 pm
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by SummerintheSouth » Sat Aug 28, 2021 4:40 pm

Would like to hear from people who have grown grafted tomatoes.
What rootstock did you use?
Did you find it helped your plants survive blights, nematodes and other diseases?...

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Last post by Harry Cabluck
Sat Jan 07, 2023 5:56 pm
2023 Catalog Watch!

Last post by Cornelius_Gotchberg « Tue Jan 03, 2023 2:35 pm
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by Seven Bends » Mon Nov 07, 2022 11:54 am
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I enjoyed following along as people posted about their seed catalog arrivals last fall & winter, so I'm hoping some folks will want to do it again this year.

I received the...
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Last post by Cornelius_Gotchberg
Tue Jan 03, 2023 2:35 pm
Tomatoes Native to India

Last post by eyolf « Sat Dec 31, 2022 11:32 pm
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by eyegrotom » Wed Nov 02, 2022 3:41 pm

Looking for help with Names of Tomatoes that are Native to India.

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Last post by eyolf
Sat Dec 31, 2022 11:32 pm
Germination testing.

Last post by eyolf « Fri Dec 30, 2022 11:01 pm
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by eyolf » Wed Dec 28, 2022 12:13 am

Last spring, I grew out a variety that was getting a little long in the tooth, and also shared a few seeds.

It was embarassing to report to the gardener that asked that I...

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Last post by eyolf
Fri Dec 30, 2022 11:01 pm
"Resilience: Survive, thrive and farm another season!"

Last post by Yak54 « Tue Dec 27, 2022 3:12 pm
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by GoDawgs » Thu Nov 10, 2022 5:53 am

This morning my e-mail contained the latest blog from Sustainable Market Farming by Pam Dawling who goes by farmerpam. Pam is located in Virginia.

This is a great article...

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Last post by Yak54
Tue Dec 27, 2022 3:12 pm
Home Depot Has New Seed Displays

Last post by Acer Rubrum « Tue Dec 27, 2022 8:00 am
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by GoDawgs » Mon Dec 26, 2022 5:24 pm

The old washing machine finally died at the age of 16 so we went to Home Depot today to get another one. Lo AND behold, they had their new seed displays in, chock full....

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Tue Dec 27, 2022 8:00 am
Tomatosphere Project

Last post by MissS « Mon Dec 26, 2022 10:56 am
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by Toomanymatoes » Mon Nov 21, 2022 2:36 pm

I thought this was interesting and wanted to share. Might be fun for those of you who are educators. I placed an order for seeds for my community garden group, hopefully we...

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Last post by MissS
Mon Dec 26, 2022 10:56 am
Winter Kill Temps For Cold Hardy Vegetables

Last post by Bower « Mon Dec 26, 2022 8:55 am
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by GoDawgs » Mon Dec 19, 2022 5:17 am

Winter Kill Temps For Cold Hardy Vegetables is an article I ran across yesterday and since a big cold wave is running across the country, I'm posting this in case it's useful...

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Last post by Bower
Mon Dec 26, 2022 8:55 am
Disease Resistant Container Yellow/Orange Cherry?

Last post by Shule « Sat Dec 24, 2022 5:43 am
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by Cornelius_Gotchberg » Fri Dec 16, 2022 8:32 am

SERIOUSLY ; asking for a friend.

The Gotch

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Last post by Shule
Sat Dec 24, 2022 5:43 am
Worthless Garden.

Last post by worth1 « Wed Dec 21, 2022 6:00 pm
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by worth1 » Sun Mar 27, 2022 11:03 am
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I just planted my peppers yesterday
Serrano and the hot Greek pepperoncini.
Planted in same containers are...
Basil in one and dill in the other.
The other container has...
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Last post by worth1
Wed Dec 21, 2022 6:00 pm
Northern Hemisphere Garlic Ranchers/2023 Crop

Last post by svalli « Mon Dec 19, 2022 12:05 pm
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by Cornelius_Gotchberg » Fri Oct 21, 2022 5:48 pm
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Planted >360 cloves this afternoon in weather (76°F/24.4°C-n-dry) that takes this here Garlic Rancher's breath away.

Glass half empty?

Despite near perfect conditions, The...
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Last post by svalli
Mon Dec 19, 2022 12:05 pm
free download of Edible Memory: The lure of heirloom tomatoes and other forgotten foods

Last post by Cornelius_Gotchberg « Sun Dec 04, 2022 3:01 pm
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by habitat-gardener » Tue Nov 01, 2022 1:50 pm

Each month, the University of Chicago Press offers a free ebook download.
For November 2022, the free ebook was written by a sociologist and published in 2015:

Edible...

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Last post by Cornelius_Gotchberg
Sun Dec 04, 2022 3:01 pm
UKRAINE TRIBUTE GROW OUT, Interested?

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Over on another thread here, people have been talking about planting some Ukrainian garden varieties this summer to raise awareness and keep them in circulation as a tribute...
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Thu Dec 01, 2022 8:29 pm
The last tomatoes of 2022

Last post by JosephineRose « Thu Dec 01, 2022 11:37 am
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by Acer Rubrum » Thu Nov 17, 2022 9:20 am

So I'm finally down to the last tomatoes to have ripened on the counter. These are going in a beef stew. It was a pretty good season.
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On the...

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Last post by JosephineRose
Thu Dec 01, 2022 11:37 am
Jardín del Gotch

Last post by Cornelius_Gotchberg « Mon Nov 28, 2022 7:22 am
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Committed To The Deep 05/19/2022:

CUKES
*Sweet Success-4
*Diva-2

PEPPERS
*Gypsy-5
*Roulette-3

SQUARSH
*Waltham Butternut Squarsh-10

TOMATOES
*Amish Paste-3...
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Mon Nov 28, 2022 7:22 am

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