Top-Set Onions


on Monday, March, 07 2011 @ 07:45:54 pm (322 words)
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I recently received a gift of some top set onions. Top set onions are onions that create the onion sets at the top of the scapes. The scape will fall over when the set matures, allowing it to contact the soil and start a new onion. Once you start a bed… more »

Mandevilla


on Friday, October, 15 2010 @ 07:10:23 pm (277 words)
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There are a variety of Mandevillas ranging in colours from red to pinks to yellows to white. Only a few of the varieties have been named and I have no idea if mine has a particular name or not. I did a simple search and could not find on… more »

Back Garden Fig Bush (Ficus carica ?Brown Turkey?)


on Friday, August, 27 2010 @ 11:54:58 am (259 words)
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In the back garden I have a brown turkey fig bush. Each morning I go out and gather the ripe figs for my breakfast. In the back garden I have a brown turkey fig bush. Each morning I go out and gather the ripe figs for my breakfast. Brown turkey figs will actually have two crops of figs; an early crop and a larger crop that ripens between t… more »