Homeowner Forum / Lawn and Garden / August 2008

Back on the subject of gardening....is there any specific/best time to plant
fall crops? I'm interested in cabbage, brocolli, etc., which take up to 90
days to produce. I'm guessing mid August they should be seeded, and the end
of august for root/green veggies? Anybody that has ...

We have about a dozen tomato plants (Cherokee Purple, Better Boy, Super
Marmandes, Brandy Boy).  Lots of good-sized tomatoes ... all GREEN.
It's been a wet summer, which I suspect it will continue to be.  And,
we're losing sun anyway.

Saw an image of what was called a Sparrows Hoop Rose (Sperry's Hoop
Rose). Can anyone provide any info on this and where I may find some ?

Losing my crop of beans due to flies eating them .  Any ideas other than
Sevin?   Tried this then it rained and next day they were back.  Will moving
margiolds into the beans help?
Desperate

Rare flower to bloom in Leiden
Wednesday 06 August 2008
The botanical gardens in Leiden expects its amorphophallus titanum, the world’s
biggest flowering plant, to bloom at the end of this month, reports ANP news

Do any of you have recommendations for books on foraging and harvesting
wild foods?  There are many available.  I don't know where to start and
am on a very tight budget.
I hope this is not off topic, and if so, could you please direct me to

I've seen many folks allude to their "allotment".   Is it like a
community garden in cities in the states, or something else?
Just curious.
tom

Just as our plums are ripening, wasps are moving in and eating them. See pic
here -
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/shazzbat3/wildlife/Aug7th011.jpg
Is there anything we can do about this? If we take the not yet ripe ones off

Hi
Can anyone give me advice as to where I may get parts for a Villier
Petrol engine rotovator Mark 7.  I have been told the rotovator is ove
60 years old

I think this is a "Marinka" but would appreciate if someone could please
confirm. It's a very lovely, delicate and slow-growing plant which I've had
for a couple of years and overwintered cut-back in my greenhouse.
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg182/cliveinkent/Image000.jpg

On the basis that comfrey and borrage leaves are good for seeping in
water to make a liquid feed, has anyone experimented with seeping
brunnera (perennial forget-me-not) leaves? This may sound ignorant,
but all these plants seem to have similar shaped, large leaves,

Can someone please help me identify this fuchsia:
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg182/cliveinkent/Image021.jpg
TIA

They taste fine.  Early in the season they were bitter...very bitter,
but now they taste fine.  Now they are almost white, w/ some streaky
light green.  What causes them to be this color.  I didn't buy a white
cucumber, I got them from lowe's, and they were supposed to be a

We have a couple of these. One is very floriferous. The other one has better
form, IMO. So gotta keep em both, right?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28721677@N06/2741699423/
Diana

There is an advert in the RHS magazine for an Earthmaker compost bin.
It's a peculiar shape and advertises with a bit of scientific
explanation.
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