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- Q.Fruit Trees, Berries And Grapes - I have apple trees, blueberries and blackberries in a (fruit garden). I plan to add cherry trees, raspberries and grapes ...
- Q.Hardy Kiwi And Jicama - Can I grow hardy kiwi successfully in Zone 4? Is the 10' spacing rule hard and fast? What about growing jicama ...
- Q.Getting Strawberries And Melons To Make Sugar (Be Sweet) - I am not having good luck raising either sweet strawberries, cantaloupes or watermelons. In Mississippi clay soil, we grew wonderful ...
- Q.Planting Area - How much land would be needed to plant the following? 1 Fuji Apple 1 Golden Delicious Apple 1 Granny Smith Apple 1 Honeycrisp Apple 1 ...
- Q.Growing Fruit And Vegetable On My Porch. - I know some of what I'm growing requires more light, but I do not want to move them off the ...
- Q.Ls It Feasible To Grow Fruit In Paint-contaminated Soil? - Workmen have covered my soil with painted rendering. l grow organically. Do l need to worry- is there anything l ...
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April 23, 2011Q.Fruit Trees, Berries and Grapes
I have apple trees, blueberries and blackberries in a (fruit garden). I plan to add cherry trees, raspberries and grapes to this fruit garden. I have concerns in regards to spacing them not too close, but within, the same area. Will there be any issues with soil competing or any harm to the crops due to sharing this space? I'm talking about a pair of apple and cherry trees, a pair of blueberries, three vines each of blackberries and raspberries, and three grapevines. All plants are very young. I just want to be sure this is not going to harm my hopeful bounty of harvest.
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Nikki on
April 23, 2011
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- Asked by
Anonymous on
May 20, 2011Q.Hardy Kiwi and Jicama
Can I grow hardy kiwi successfully in Zone 4? Is the 10' spacing rule hard and fast? What about growing jicama in Zone 4?
- Answered by
Nikki on
May 20, 2011
Certified ExpertA.Hardy species will grow in your zone. Here is more info: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/kiwi/growing-hardy-kiwi-vine.htm
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May 20, 2011Q.Getting Strawberries and Melons to Make Sugar (Be Sweet)
I am not having good luck raising either sweet strawberries, cantaloupes or watermelons. In Mississippi clay soil, we grew wonderful melons, but although the melons get ripe, they just don't seem to get really sweet. Any suggestions?
The soil here is more sandy than in MS, but not particularly more organic. We keep plowing the organic material back in . . . and we do fertilize.
- Answered by
Nikki on
May 20, 2011
Certified ExpertA.These articles will help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/strawberry/sweet-strawberries.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/melons/growing-melons.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/how-to-improve-clay-soil.htm
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Anonymous on
March 21, 2016Q.planting area
How much land would be needed to plant the following? 1 Fuji Apple 1 Golden Delicious Apple 1 Granny Smith Apple 1 Honeycrisp Apple 1 Fantastic Elberta Peach 1 O'Henry Peach 1 Donut (Stark Saturn) Peach 1 Snow Beauty Peach 1 Bing Cherry 1 Rainier Cherry 1 Van Cherry 1 Montmorency Cherry 1 Blenheim (Royal) Apricot 1 Harcot Apricot 3 Earliblue Blueberry 3 Duke Blueberry 3 Spartan Blueberry 3 Bluejay Blueberry 3 Northland Blueberry 3 Bluecrop Blueberry 3 Bluegold Blueberry 3 Blueray Blueberry 3 Jersey Blueberry 3 Elliott Blueberry 4 Nova Raspberry 4 Killarney Raspberry 4 Haida Raspberry 4 Fall Gold Raspberry 4 Honey Queen Raspberry 4 Brandy Wine Raspberry 4 Autumn Britten Raspberry 7 Earliglow Strawberry 7 Allstar Strawberry 7 Cavendish Strawberry 7 Jewel Strawberry
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Downtoearthdigs on
March 21, 2016A.Here are some links to help you get started on your venture.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/apples/apple-tree-planting.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/peach/peach-tree-care.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/cherry/cherry-tree-care.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/blueberries/growing-blueberry.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/raspberry/care-of-raspberry-plants.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/strawberry/growing-strawberry-plants.htm
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April 11, 2017Q.Growing fruit and vegetable on my porch.
I know some of what I'm growing requires more light, but I do not want to move them off the porch. So I was wondering what kind of light should I use on my porch?
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Downtoearthdigs on
April 12, 2017A.Here are some links that will help you with your gardening project.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/vgen/shade-vegetables.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/urban/urban-gardening-in-low-light.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/hpgen/what-are-grow-lights.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/environmental/how-light-affects-the-growth-of-a-plant-problems-with-too-little-light.htm
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richardsonpat1947 on
March 18, 2020
BradfordQ.Ls It Feasible To Grow Fruit In Paint-contaminated Soil?
Workmen have covered my soil with painted rendering. l grow organically. Do l need to worry- is there anything l can do to neutralise flakes of paint?
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
March 18, 2020
Certified ExpertA.You will have to contact your local sources regarding the paint's ingredients. Likely, it will leech something into the soil, making your organic efforts a little less organic.
Still, unless your area is a raised bed, and not contacting other soils, it will contain inorganic compounds anyway. Any runoff, or pre-existing materials in the soil will disqualify a garden from being fully organic, but that doesn't mean that your efforts are fruitless. The plants will still obtain the nutrients that they require. They will likely integrate the non-organic particles, too, though.
Two types of fungal spawn can be useful, here.
Stropharia rugosoannulata will be one species of mushroom that are very adept at cleaning soil. They will remove paints, residues, and any other petroleum based products. It will consume them, completely.
The other will be a Wood Blewit, or Lepista (Clitocybe) nuda. These mushrooms will, also, consume contaminants, while making use of leaf litter by cycling it into usable nutrients, faster. They tend to hunt and consume bacteria in soil, as well, making them very useful for soil remediation.
These articles will help you to produce spawn for your garden plot:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/mushrooms/growing-wine-cap-mushrooms.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/mushrooms/grow-mushrooms.htm
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