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Opuntia prickly pear nopales "paddle cactus" tunas: my quest for fruits to control blood pressure

44 replies [ 1, 2 ] 33 11

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Growing Cucumbers Naturally

40 replies [ 1, 2 ] 23 17

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Why would native Americans have planted and dried summer squash as opposed to winter squash?

25 replies 11 17

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Best plants to plant and forget? Perennials or self seeders.

31 replies 13

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Black Locust Uses

42 replies [ 1, 2 ] 2 1 2

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fire danger and fire resistant plants around house

21 replies 1 4 9

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Bush Cabbage

45 replies [ 1, 2 ] 2 13 2

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Unusual Plants We Should All Be Eating?

42 replies [ 1, 2 ] 10 3

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What are you planting in your zombie apocalypse-herb garden

32 replies 6 15

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Xenia Effect in corn?

30 replies 81 18

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Homemade Lactobacillus Serum

26 replies 8

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Permaculture solutions for Scotch Broom

58 replies [ 1, 2 ] 3 9 5

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What plant could I grow in my yard to use as dental floss?

40 replies [ 1, 2 ] 2 8

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Has anyone propagated lamb's quarter in any way-seed, etc.?

22 replies 13 10

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Shade Tolerant Edibles

60 replies [ 1, 2 ] 2 3

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Invasive species on purpose

21 replies 1 15

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Success planting caper seeds: plant for a super arid climate

35 replies 18 20

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Bamboo -- some fantastic structures and a link about the downsides of building with it

49 replies [ 1, 2 ] 5 11 3

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What is this—its taking over my tall grass area.

25 replies 12 5

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Growing Buckwheat Naturally

39 replies 9 14

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I can grow onions, what else?

34 replies 1 3

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Tomatoes - Stake or let them do their thing?

27 replies 3

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Vegetables You Can Eat and Replant

70 replies [ 1, 2 ] 5

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Best Veggies for a Continuous Harvest

35 replies 6 6

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Cold Climate Bamboo!

21 replies 3 13

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List of Nitrogen Fixing Plants?

11 replies

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Nitrogen Fixing Plants

23 replies 1 2

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Specific varieties of zucchini for resistance to mildew & squash bugs? (plus adventures with tatume)

19 replies 11 11

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Another reason to grow tomatillos: long storage, easy keepers

26 replies 3 3

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ANY uses for common thistle/hemlock?

11 replies 1 8

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My stinging nettle doesn't sting!

23 replies 5 5

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Replacement Ideas for Growing Tomatoes?

30 replies 1 1 6

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Transplanting nettles

8 replies 2

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Growing kudzu

79 replies [ 1, 2 ] 3

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comfrey

40 replies [ 1, 2 ] 10 12

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Squash Selection to Avoid Common Issues

31 replies 6 19

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how to take rosemary cuttings that don't die?

31 replies 3 18

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List of Legumes by size, climate, and zones.

17 replies

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Does Sepp Holzer's bone salve/sauce actually work? Share results with us!

10 replies 2

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understanding knapweed

46 replies [ 1, 2 ] 1 4

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Suggestions for an indoor, low light plant that has some sort of use?

48 replies [ 1, 2 ] 5 14

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Tell me about your favorite house plants!!

30 replies 18 11

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is this hollyhock?

23 replies 8 2

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Is this nettle?

25 replies 11 5

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The Pawpaw (Asminia triloba)

51 replies [ 1, 2 ] 7 1

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Vitamins for Plants

29 replies 10

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What is your Favorite Weed?

33 replies 4 9

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Invasive species – business

52 replies [ 1, 2 ] 17

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Growing Squash Naturally

35 replies 19 11

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Badass Tough Plants You Know Of

47 replies [ 1, 2 ] 6

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Plants and Trees with Beautiful Fall Leaf Colors

26 replies 1 16 14

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Weeds are perfect - lets reconsider

30 replies 1 1 20

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Pineapple, avocado, and ?

24 replies 5 9

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St. John's Wort Tincture not red

15 replies 2 5

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Comfrey Bocking 4 and 14: Clarification Please?

25 replies 7

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Rhubarb

33 replies 1 9 8

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Using Laurel Leaves for Mulch?

19 replies

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How to grow Maypop

28 replies 3 9

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blackberry control

50 replies [ 1, 2 ] 2 1 1

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prickly pear: persuading them to bear more fruit

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